Alona graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2000, and now continues there as a nursing lecturer and member of their clinical faculty, teaching Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, Medical-Surgical Nursing, and Primary Care of the Families courses. Alona’s clinical expertise includes emergency care, trauma and critical care nursing, cardiac care, military nursing, internal medicine, and family practice. Alona is working toward her PhD at the University of Hawaii, where her areas of interest include cardiovascular disease in women, physical activity, and diabetes research. In addition to her teaching role, Alona serves as the co-chairman of UNLV’s School of Nursing Faculty Search Committee. She is also a member of Zeta Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Nevada Nurses Association, and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.