Diana Bernardez completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California at Irvine. She then went on to complete her Bachelor of Nursing at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona in 2012 and her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX in 2019. Diana joined UTMB in 2022 as an Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner for the Geriatric House Call Program. She is a member of organizations such as the Galveston Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses, the Texas Nurse Practitioner Association, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.