Her specialty is in cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, protein tyrosine phosphorylation, pseudophosphatase roles in signal transduction, and protein interactions. Professor Hinton has a significant interest in protein interactions in cellular processes and conducts research and publishes frequently on this topic. Her most recent article, Antagonistic roles for STYX pseudophosphatases neurite outgrowths, was published in April 2017 and focuses on the function of pseudophosphatases in neuronal development. She is often invited to speak at international conferences such as Nassau, Bahamas in 2014 and Liverpool, United Kingdom in 2016 as the pioneer of her field. Her undergraduate and high-school researchers also present at meetings, where they win awards for their poster presentations.