[7] From 2010 to 2013, she was director of the graduate program at the Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture, after which she continued to serve as a faculty member.

[7][8] Her position at Bard College ended in a group show called "Anti-Establishment", featuring artists who, in her words, work with "novel collective relationships and emergent models of engaged citizenship.

[12] In 2013, Burton returned to the New Museum to become director and curator of its education and public programs, succeeding Eungie Joo [Wikidata].

[13] The Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University named Burton as its director in 2018, following the departure of Sherri Geldin [Wikidata].

[16] Burton is married to Tim Griffin, former editor-in-chief of Artforum magazine and a former executive director and curator of The Kitchen in New York.