As the GIS program director for the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) and subsequently as director of Spatial Curriculum and Research at the University of Redlands, Diana has made substantial contributions to national efforts to promote the use of GIS&T across the university curriculum. Throughout her career she has published widely about GIScience education at multiple levels. Importantly, Diana's writings provide key arguments for the ways in which spatial and geographical thinking contribute to both GIScience in higher education as well as learning overall. Her publication The People’s Guide to Spatial Thinking (NCGE, 2013) exemplifies these perspectives. She has also worked both here and in Europe on numerous curricular and professional development projects including the Spatial Citizenship Project (SPACIT) and as the creative lead for TeachGIS.org.

Dr. Sinton's impressive catalog of educational accomplishments is only half the story. Diana’s contributions to GIScience education also come through her qualities as an enabler as well as an advocate. Her persistence, clarity of vision, and collegiality have been instrumental in moving GIS&T forward in both K-12 and higher education.

Currently, Diana Sinton is an adjunct associate professor at Cornell University and also serves as UCGIS’s Executive Director.