Diana Lithgow

Diana Lithgow, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP-BC is a full Professor at the College of Graduate Nursing at Western University of Health Sciences. She lectures on Nurse Practitioner roles, health policy, and clinical topics, while precepting Nurse Practitioner students at the Laguna Beach Community Clinic for over 25 years. Her clinical practice spans 30+ years, focusing on underserved populations across pediatrics, geriatrics, and adult medicine.

• Education: PhD in Nursing from UCLA (2005), DNP in Educational Leadership (2018).

Research Interests include breast cancer biomarkers, fertility health knowledge, and health policy. Her PhD work developed an early clinical tool for breast cancer risk identification, while her DNP research led a multi-site national study on fertility health education for nursing students.

Scientific Awards include:

• California NP of Distinction (2000)
• California NP of the Year Award (1996)