Dr Sujatha Shanmugasundaram (Dr Suja Shan) is a Lecturer in Nursing at University of Canberra. She is experienced in teaching, research, scholarship, and clinical practice (acute care, aged care, & palliative care) for nearly 35yrs. She has done several publications in peer reviewed journals and has presented her research papers in national and international conferences. Dr Shan has an extra ordinary contribution towards community service and professional organisation. Currently she serves as Australian College of Nursing Leadership Team Member for ACT Region. She recently served as a Middle east Regional Coordinator of Sigma, USA, and Chair -elect position of Gerontology of Mid-west Nursing Research Society, Illinois, USA. She was successful with several grants and awards. In particular, she received an Edith Anderson Education Leadership Award in 2012, Best Alumni Award in 2015 and Research Dissemination Award, Sigma, USA in 2015. Currently she involves in many numbers of collaborative research with national and international universities. In addition, Sujatha supervises HDR research projects. Her areas of teaching interests include aged care, research methods, palliative care, and research interests includes quantitative and qualitative research in palliative care, chronic illness, nursing education, simulation, COVID-19, & aged care.