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Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Tussi and John Kluge Professor in Contemplative End-of-Life Care and director of the Compassionate Care Initiative at the University of Virginia (UVa) School of Nursing and executive committee and directorate member of the UVa Contemplative Sciences Center, with secondary appointment in the UVa Department of Religious Studies. Informed by a solid clinical foundation in oncology, psychiatric, and hospice nursing, her current work focuses on the use of mind-body and integrative approaches to bolster stress resilience and sense of well-being, for which she has garnered significant federal and foundation funding. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow, senior fellow of the Mind & Life Institute, Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, past-president of the Society for Integrative Oncology, and on the board of advisors of Mindful magazine. She has received other significant distinctions and awards and has served on a number of review panels for NIH and the American Cancer Society, among others. Besides her academic scholarship, Susan has authored a book for the lay public, Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious & Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion, & Connectedness (New Harbinger, 2011). Susan is also well recognized for her skills in teaching secular contemplative practices, and teaches courses and programs for people living with serious illnesses, health care professionals, and university students.