Associate Program Director
Associate Dean for Research and Professor at UCLA’s School of Nursing.
Holli DeVon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Holli DeVon received her MS and PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois. Today, she is an Associate Dean for Research and Professor at UCLA’s School of Nursing. As a scholar, her research interests include the treatment and assessment of symptoms associated with ischemic heart disease. This has resulted in multiple publications and notable honors, such as the Fulbright Scholars Award in 2018 for her investigation on cardiovascular risk in HIV patients where she spent the entirety of her spring 2018 in Rwanda, working with research partners.
“Symptoms are the trigger for individuals that something is wrong. In the case of patients with acute coronary syndrome (heart attack), seeking care in a timely manner could mean the difference between life and death.”