Di is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law. She teaches on the School's initial teacher education programmes and the Master of Education degree, also serving as Advisor of Studies for Direct Entry students. Di is Chair of the Scottish Universities Inclusion Group. She was awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in February 2025.

Di's research interests lie in the areas of inclusion and teacher education. She holds a Professional Doctorate for research undertaken on stakeholders' experiences of the move from primary to secondary school. Di is active at School, University and national level in the arena of equality, diversity and inclusion, particularly gender equality, and served for several years as School EDI and Athena Swan lead. She was appointed as an Advance HE Athena Swan award panellist in 2022.

Di completed her initial teacher education at Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside, going on to teach in primary and specialist schools before joining a Local Authority's specialist teaching service. Her most recent teaching post was as an Inclusion Teacher, where she taught children with Autism and with Learning Difficulties. Di was Autism Specialist Team Leader for four years. She also enjoyed delivering continuing professional development opportunities for teachers, parents and carers.

Di is an independent fostering panel member for the Carolina House Trust and is a volunteer for Maggie's Dundee. From 2014, she served for 9 years as a Board Member for Dundee Women’s Aid, including four years as their Vice-Chair. She is also a keen pianist and flautist, and enjoys walks with her dogs, Ruby and Dexter.