Susan Bauer-Wu, Ph.D., R.N.

Susan Bauer-Wu, Ph.D., R.N, integrates her scientific research in mind-body medicine, clinical experience as an registered nurse, and personal meditation practice to improve the well-being of those who are stressed and feeling unwell, including individuals with serious illness and their loved ones, health care professionals and other helping professionals, and university students.

She is currently an Associate Professor of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and was previously an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and research center director at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. She has had a productive program of research focused on the effects of chronic stress and the benefits of mindfulness and compassion practices. She has provided significant service and leadership to major national and international organizations and has earned several esteemed awards. She teaches in training programs on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and contemplative end-of-life care, and also facilitates resiliency retreats and workshops for patients and families affected by chronic medical conditions and for health care professionals.

She is the author of Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious and Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness (New Harbinger Publications, 2011).