Dr. Hernandez is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UT School of Nursing and serves as Division Chair of The Holistic Adult Health Division. She received her DNP Degree at The University of Texas at Austin and currently teaches in the undergraduate and graduate level at the UT school of nursing and is committed to educating culturally competent nursing leaders to serve the community. She is also the academic sponsor for The Hispanic Nursing Student Association dedicated to serving the community, supporting college students who want to pursue a degree in nursing by hosting internal/external transfer workshops as well as mentoring high school students who are interested in nursing. She was recently nominated to participate in the University of Texas Executive Management and Leadership Program, Spring 2020. The goal of the program is to develop expertise among university leaders to meet the business, leadership, and organizational challenges ahead for UT Austin.