Shirin Vellani is a Nurse Practitioner, who has experience working in a variety of specialized geriatric services programs. She is a PhD candidate in a collaborative PhD program in Nursing Science and Aging, Palliative, and Supportive Care at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on engaging older adults and their care partners with early stage dementia in advance care planning utilising virtual platform. She is also working as a RA for her PhD supervisor, Dr. Kathy McGilton at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and as a TA at the University of Toronto.