She joined the museum in 2019 and has since been spearheading numerous projects to improve AANM’s digital capabilities, update exhibitions, expand research and outreach initiatives, grow the Museum’s artist-in-residence program, and strengthen ties to the community. Previously, she was an assistant professor at Dartmouth College, head of research and collections at the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, Palestine and director of education, outreach and awareness at the Petra National Trust in Amman, Jordan. She serves on several boards and committees including ArteEast (NYC), CultureSource (Detroit), the Citizens Advisory Committee at the University of Michigan- Dearborn, and the general assembly of Taawon-Welfare Association (Palestine). Diana is Palestinian, was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up in Kuwait. She received her PhD in History and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University in 2004.
