Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN - Emory University School of ...

Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN 

Associate Professor 

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing 

Emory University 

1520 Clifton Road NE, Room 226 

Atlanta, GA 30322-4201 

Office Tel: (404) 727-6348 

Email: susan.bauer-wu@emory.edu 

EDUCATION 

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Dates Degree Institution Major 

1983 B.S.N. State University of New York Nursing 

College at Plattsburgh 

Plattsburgh, NY 

1990 M.S. University of New Hampshire Oncology/Adult Health 

Durham, NH Nursing 

1997 *Ph.D. Rush University Focus: 

College of Nursing Psychoneuroimmunology 

Chicago, IL 

Post Doctoral Training 

1997-1998 American Cancer Society Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psycho-Oncology and 

Behavioral Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 

1999-2000 Oncology Nursing Society Foundation/OrthoBiotech Mentored Fellowship 

Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Massachusetts Medical School 

1999, 2010 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program 

Professional Training Program and Practicum (1999) 

Teacher Development Intensive (2010) 

Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of 

Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA 

LICENSES 

Registered Nurse, Massachusetts (active) and Georgia (active) 

CERTIFICATIONS 

1988-1996 Oncology Nursing Certification (national) 

HONORS AND AWARDS 

1989 Graduate Scholarship in Cancer Nursing, American Cancer Society 

1994-1997 Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship, NIH/NINR T32 NR07052 

(P.I., J. Zeller), Clinical Symptoms with Potential for Immunosuppression 

College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL 

1995 Doctoral Nursing Scholarship, Oncology Nursing Foundation 

1995 Luther Christman Award for Excellence in Published Writing

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Sigma Theta Tau/Gamma Phi, Chicago, IL 

1995 Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer Nursing, American Cancer Society 

1995 Doctoral Nursing Scholarship, Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Phi 

1995 Research Short Course Award (pre-doctoral), ONS/NCI 

1996 Cancer Federation Award for Academic Excellence (Rush University) 

1996 Community Service Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Phi 

1997 The Dean’s Award, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 

1997 National Research Council Travel Award (to present dissertation research at 

the 17 th UICC International Cancer Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 

1997 Research Short Course Award (post-doctoral), ONS/NCI 

1999 Oncology Nursing Foundation/OrthoBiotech Mentored Fellowship Award 

2000 Honorary Gold Leaf for the Tree of Life, Hope Lodge, Worcester, MA 

2000 Excellence in Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau/Iota Phi 

2000 STAR Award for Excellence in Graduate Nursing Education 

Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School 

2001 Community Service Award, QUOTA International (local), Worcester, MA 

2005 Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lectureship Award (in psychosocial 

oncology), 30 th Annual Congress, Oncology Nursing Society 

2006 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, State Univ. of New York, Plattsburgh, NY 

2007 Thomas M. Kloss Leadership Award, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 

2007-2012 Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Georgia Cancer Coalition 

2008-present Selected Lecturer, Lynn Lectures – Mindfulness and Integrative Medicine, 

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 

2009 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing 

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 

Academic Appointments 

1990-1992 Clinical Instructor in Medicine Dartmouth Medical School 

Hanover, NH 

1997-1998 Post-doctoral Fellow Dartmouth Medical School 

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Hanover, NH 

1997-1998 Adjunct Assistant Professor in Nursing University of New Hampshire 

Durham, NH 

1998-2005 Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts 

Graduate School of Nursing Worcester, MA 


Department of Medicine Medical School 

Division of Preventive and Worcester, MA 

Behavioral Medicine 


School of Nursing Amherst, MA 

2002-2009 Instructor Harvard Medical School

Department of Medicine Boston, MA 

2005-2007 Research Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts 

School of Nursing Boston, MA 

2005-2007 Visiting Scholar Boston College 

William F. Connell School of Nursing Chestnut Hill, MA 

2006-2007 Adjunct Faculty Yale University 

Adult Advanced Practice Specialty School of Nursing 

New Haven, CT 

2006-2007 Adjunct Associate Professor Northeastern University 

School of Nursing Boston, MA 


2007-present Associate Professor Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing 

(tenured, May 2009) Emory University 

Atlanta, GA 

2007-present Associate Professor Emory University 

Laney Graduate School Atlanta, GA 

Hospital Appointments 

1983-1984 Hematology/Oncology Nurse Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital 

Hanover, NH 

1984-1986 Psychiatric Staff Nurse Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 

Hanover, NH 

1986-1990 Oncology Nurse Clinician Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 

Hematology/Oncology Clinic Hanover, NH 

1990-1992 Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 

Breast Cancer Program Coordinator Hanover, NH 

Hematology/Oncology Clinic 

1992-1994 Palliative Care/Hospice Clinical Hospice Community Services VNA 

Nurse Specialist Dedham, MA 

1992-1994 Medical Oncology and Bone Marrow Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 

Transplant Nurse Boston, MA 

1994-2003 Lieutenant Commander (O4) Naval Medical Center 

Nurse Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve Bethesda, MD 

2001-2007 Director, The Phyllis F. Cantor Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 

Research in Nursing and Patient Boston, MA 

Care Services 

2007-present Member Winship Cancer Institute 

Cancer Prevention and Control Atlanta, GA

PUBLICATIONS 

[Total=58: Peer-reviewed=36, Invited opinion/review=4, Book=1, Book chapters=9, Other=8) 

(Bauer-Wu as last author indicates senior investigator/author) 


Peer Reviewed Articles 

1. Bauer, S.M. (1994). Psychoneuroimmunology and cancer: An integrated review. Journal 

of Advanced Nursing, 19(6), 1114-1120. [PMID: 7930092] 

2. Burrer, C. & Bauer, S.M. (2000). Insights into genetic testing for colon cancer: The NP role. 

Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, 4(6), 349-355. [PMID: 1858318] 

3. Iwamoto, R.R., Hockenberry-Eaton, M., Bauer, S.M., Meyers, P.A., Post-White, J., & 

Dahlquist, L.M. (1995). Managing treatment-related side effects of nausea and vomiting. 

Cancer Practice: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Cancer Care, 3(4), 203-206. [PMID: 

7620484] 

4. Rosenberg, H.J., Rosenberg, S.D., Ernstoff, M.S., Wolford G.L., Amdur, R.J., Elshamy, 

M.R., Bauer-Wu, S.M., Ahles, T.A., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2002). Expressive disclosure and 

health outcomes in a prostate cancer population. International Journal of Psychiatry in 

Medicine, 32(1), 37-53. [PMID: 12075915] 

5. Critchlow, J. & Bauer-Wu, S. (2002). Long-term care nurses’ perceptions of dehydration in 

the terminally ill. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 28(12), 31-39. [PMID: 12567824] 

6. Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2002). Psychoneuroimmunology Part I: Physiology. Journal of Clinical 

Oncology Nursing, 6(3),167-170. [PMID: 11998612] 

7. Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2002). Psychoneuroimmunology Part II: Clinical applications. Journal of 

Clinical Oncology Nursing, 6(4), 243-246. [PMID: 12087623] 

8. Lin, H.R. & Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2003). Psycho-spiritual well-being in advanced cancer 

patients: An integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 44(1), 69-80. [PMID: 

12956671] 

9. Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2003). Integrative tumor board: Nursing and quality of life perspective for 

recently diagnosed prostate cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2(1), 73-76. 

10. Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2004). Psychoneuroimmunology: Clinical applications. The Japanese 

Journal of Nursing, 68(3), 242-248. 

11. Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2004). Psychoneuroimmunology: Physiology. The Japanese Journal of 

Nursing, 68(4), 336-348. 

12. Partridge, A.H., Hackett, N., Gelman, R., Joffe, S., Bauer-Wu, S.M., Knudsen, K., Collyar, 

D., Schilsky, R., & Winer, E.P. (2004). Oncology physician and nurse practices and 

attitudes regarding offering results of trials to study participants. Journal of the National 

Cancer Institute, 96(8), 629-632. [PMID: 15100341] 

13. White, M.J., Zapka, J., Bauer-Wu, S., & Alexander, M. (2004). Interdisciplinary 

collaboration for health care professional education in cancer control. Journal of Cancer 

Education, 19(1), 37-44. [PMID: 15059754] 

14. Bauer-Wu, S. (2005). Complementary and alternative medicine in pediatric oncology: 

Critique. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 21(2), 115-118. [PMID: 15991661] 

15. Harvey, J., Bauer-Wu, S., Hawks, R., Kelly, K., Laizner, A.M., & Post-White, J. (2005). 

Consensus statement: Complementary and alternative medicine in pediatric oncology. 

Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 21(2), 122-124. [PMID: 15991661] 

16. Bauer-Wu, S.M. & Farran, C.J. (2005). Meaning in life and psycho-spiritual functioning: A 

comparison of breast cancer survivors and healthy women. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 

23(2), 173-190. [PMID:15883465]


17. Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2005). Seeds of hope, blossoms of meaning. Oncology Nursing Forum, 

32(5), 927-933.[PMID: 16136191] 

18. Fonteyn, M. & Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2005). Using qualitative evaluation in a feasibility study to 

improve and refine a complementary therapy intervention prior to subsequent research. 

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 11(4), 247-252. [PMID: 16290895] 

19. Bauer-Wu, S., Epshtein, A., & Reid Ponte, P. (2006). Promoting excellence in nursing 

research and scholarship in the clinical setting. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(5), 

224-227. [PMID: 16705290] 

20. Fonteyn, M., McDonough, K., Salazar, R., & Bauer-Wu, S. (2006). Support for frontline 

oncology nurses and administrators’ scholarly activities. Oncology Nursing Forum, 33(6), 

1061-1063. [PMID: 17152655] 

21. Hanser, S.B., Bauer-Wu, S.M., Kubicek, L., Healey, M., Manola, J., Hernandez, M., & 

Bunnell. C. (2006). Effects of a music therapy intervention on quality of life and distress in 

women with metastatic breast cancer. Journal of the Society of Integrative Oncology, 4(3), 

62-66. [PMID: 19442346] 

22. Kornblith, A.B., Dowell, J.M., Herndon, J.E., Rosenberg, S., Engelman, B., Small, E., 

Morrison, V.A., Atkins, J., Bartlett, N., Reid, T., Bauer-Wu, S.M., Cohen, H.J., Huss, H., 

Donnelly, J., Zuckerman, E.L., & Holland, J.C. (2006). Telephone monitoring: Early 

identification of psychological, physical and social distress in advanced stage cancer 

patients 65 or more years old, for the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB 119801). 

Cancer, 107(11), 2706-2714. [PMID: 17078057] 

23. Ott, M.J, Norris, R., & Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2006). Mindfulness meditation for oncology 

patients: A discussion and critical review. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 5(2), 98-108. 

[PMID: 16685074] 

24. Bauer-Wu, S., Barrett, R., & Yeager, K. (2007). Spiritual perspectives and practices at the 

end-of-life: A review of the major world religions and application to palliative care. Indian 

Journal of Palliative Care, 13(2), 53-58. 

25. Collinge, W., Walton, T., Kahn, J., Bauer-Wu, S., & McCorkle, R. (2007). Couples and 

cancer: Feasibility of brief instruction in massage and touch therapy to build caregiver 

efficacy. Journal of the Society of Integrative Oncology, 5(4), 147-154. [PMID: 19087758] 

26. DeSanto-Madeya, S., Bauer-Wu, S., & Gross, A. (2007). Living full lives: Activities of daily 

living of women with advanced breast cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(4), 841-846. 

[PMID: 17723984] 

27. Gross, A.M., Liu, Q., & Bauer-Wu, S. (2007). Prevalence and predictors of integrative 

therapies use in advanced-stage breast cancer patients. Journal of Oncology Practice, 

3(6), 292-295. 

28. O’Mara, A., Bauer-Wu, S., Berry, D.M., & Lillington, L. (2007). A needs assessment of 

oncology nurses’ perceptions of National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Supported Clinical Trial 

Networks. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(2), E23-E27. [PMID: 17573293] 

29. Bauer-Wu, S., Sullivan, A., Rosenbaum, E., Ott, M.J., Powell, M., McLoughlin, M., & 

Healey, M.W. (2008). Facing the challenges of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with 

mindfulness meditation: A pilot study. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 7(2), 62-69. [PMID: 

18550888] 

30. Fonteyn, M.E., Vettese, M., Lancaster, D.R., & Bauer-Wu, S. (2008). Using a team 

approach to develop a codebook to guide content analysis of expressive writing transcripts. 

Applied Nursing Research, 21(3), 165-168. [PMID: 18684411] 

31. Sullivan, A.M., Bauer-Wu, S., & Miovic, M. (2009). The Tong Ren Healing System: A


survey study. Complementary Health Practice Review; 14, 19-35. 

32. Norris, R., Lin, Q., & Bauer-Wu, S. (2009). Age and functional ability are associated with 

self-care practices used by women with metastatic breast cancer: An exploratory study. 

Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness 1(1), 71-77. 

33. Shaha, M., & Bauer-Wu, S. (2009). Early adulthood uprooted: Transitoriness in young 

women with breast cancer. Cancer Nursing, 32(3), 246-255. [PMID: 19295418] 

34. Bauer-Wu, S., Yeager, K., Norris, R.L., Liu, Q., Habin, K.R., Hayes, C., & Jurchak, M. 

(2009). Communication and planning at the end of life: A survey of women with advancedstage 

breast cancer. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 2(4), 371-376. 

35. Back, A.L., Bauer-Wu, S.M., Rushton, C.H., & Halifax, J. (2009). Compassionate silence in 

the patient-clinician encounter: A contemplative approach. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 

12 (2), 1113-1117. [PMID: 1969802] 

36. Hoffner, B., Bauer-Wu, S., Hitchcock-Bryan, S., Powell, M., Wolanski, A., & Joffe, S. 

“Entering a Clinical Trial: Is it Right For You?”—A randomized study of The Clinical Trials 

Video and its impact on the informed consent process. Cancer [e-Pub ahead of print, DOI: 

10.1002/cncr.26438] 

37. Bauer-Wu, S., & Decker, G. Integrative oncology imperative: Nurses need to be informed. 

Seminars in Oncology Nursing [In Press] 

38. Smith, M.E., & Bauer-Wu, S. Traditional Chinese Medicine for cancer-related symptoms. 

Seminars in Oncology Nursing [In Press] 

Invited opinion or review papers 

1. Bauer-Wu, S., Ruggie, M., & Russell, M. (2009) Communicating with the Public about 

Integrative Medicine. Institute of Medicine commissioned paper. 

2. Barton, D. & Bauer-Wu S. (2009). The emerging discipline of integrative oncology. 

Oncology, 23 (11 Suppl Nurse Ed), 46-49. 

3. Barton, D. & Bauer-Wu, S. (2009). Integrative oncology: Vitamin D. Oncology, 23 (11 Suppl 

Nurse Ed), 50-53. 

4. Bauer-Wu, S. (2010). Integrative oncology: Mindfulness meditation. Oncology, 24 (10 

Suppl Nurse Ed), 36-40. 

Book 

Bauer-Wu, S. (2011). Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully With Serious and Life-Limiting Illness 

Through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness. New Harbinger Publications: Oakland, 

CA. 

Book Chapters 

1. Bauer Boyarsky, S.M. (1992). Rehabilitative aspects in the care of the oncology patient. In: 

O’Donnell JF, Coughlin CT, LeMarbre PJ, editors. Oncology for the House Officer. 

Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, pp. 246-255. 

2. LeMarbre, P.J. & Bauer Boyarsky S.M. (1992). Complications of cancer and cancer 

treatment. In: O’Donnell JF, Coughlin CT, LeMarbre PJ, editors. Oncology for the House 

Officer. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, pp. 158-183. 

3. Bauer, S.M. (2000). Immunology. In: Yarbro CH, Frogge MH, Goodman M, Groenwald SL, 

editors. Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice. (5 th edition). Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 

35-47.


4. Post-White, J. & Bauer-Wu, S. (2004). Complementary and Alternative Medical (CAM) 

Approaches to Management of Cancer and Symptoms. In, Varricchio C, Ades TB, Hinds 

PS, Pierce M, editors, A Cancer Sourcebook for Nurses (8 th Ed.). Atlanta, GA: American 

Cancer Society, 73-80. 

5. Bauer-Wu, S.M., Cooley, M.E., & Healey, M.W. (2005). Clinical nursing research: current 

perspectives and future trends. In: Gullatte M, editor, Oncology Nursing Management: 

Principles and Practice. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Press, 553-572. 

6. Bauer-Wu, S.M., & Post-White, J. (2005). Immunology. In: Yarbro CH, Frogge MH, 

Goodman M, Groenwald SL, editors. Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice. (6 th edition). 

Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 26-39. 

7. Post-White, J. & Bauer-Wu, S. (2005). Psychoneuroimmunology: The mind-body 

connection. In, Carroll Johnson RM, Gorman LM, Bush NJ. Psychosocial Oncology 

Nursing. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Press, 465-486. 

8. Post-White, J. & Bauer-Wu, S.M. (2010). Immunology (chapter 2). In: Yarbro CH, Yarbro 

CH, Wujcik D, Gobel BH, editors. Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice. (7 th edition). 

Boston: Jones and Bartlett. 

9. Bauer-Wu, S.M., Cooley, M.E., & Yeager K. (2011). Clinical nursing research: Current 

perspectives and future trends. In: Gullatte M.M., editor, Nursing Management and 

Leadership: Principles and Practice. (2 nd edition). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Press. 

Other Publications 

1. Bauer Boyarsky SM. Quality of life in the breast cancer patient. Research review: Studies 

for nursing practice. 1990; 6, 2. 

2. Bauer SM. Use of complementary therapies in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. 

Developments in Supportive Care (ISSN No. 1091-4587) 1996; 1, 11-17. 

3. Bauer SM. Review of the book, Coping with chronic stress by Gottlieb BH 1997. Journal of 

Pain and Symptom Management. 1998. 

4. Bauer-Wu, S. Book and CD review, Here for now: Living well with cancer through 

mindfulness (E. Rosenbaum, Satya Press, 2005); Oncology Nursing Forum 2006; 33(3), 

658. 

5. Norris R, Bauer-Wu S. Book review, Being mindful: Easing suffering [C. Johns, Jessica 

Kingsley Publishers, 2004]; Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2007; 10(1). 

6. Bauer-Wu S. Book review, Restoring Hope in the Midst of HIV/AIDS [J.V. Lazarus, T. 

Karpf, T. Ferguson, R. Swift, Palgrave McMillan, 2008]; The Nightingale Initiative for Global 

Health 2008; http://www.nightingaledeclaration.net/global/care/. 

7. Bauer-Wu S. Psychology Today (magazine) blog on resilience, Living Fully and Letting 

Go, October 2011-present: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-fully-and-letting-go. 

8. Bauer-Wu S. Tips to better cope with cancer; Coping with Cancer (magazine). 

January/February 2012, 31. 

Research Abstracts and Proceedings 

1. Bauer SM, Donner E. Quality of life in the breast cancer patient: A longitudinal study 

[Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 1995; 22(2), 369. 

2. Bauer SM. Natural killer cytoxicity: Important methodological considerations for 

psychoneuroimmunology research [Abstract]. Alternative Therapies in Health and 

Medicine. 1997; 3, 88.

3. Touhey MJ, Boucher LA, Bauer SM. The American Cancer Society’s “Adventure 

Weekend”: Effects on social support and empowerment in women with breast cancer 

[Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum .2001; 28(2), 350. 

4. Bauer SM, Boyajian R, MacDonald L, Alexander MK, Zapka J, Coughlin-Strom J. An 

interdisciplinary course on perspectives of cancer prevention and control for nurse 

practitioner and public health students [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum. 2001; 28(2), 

356. 

5. Bauer SM, Hseih SF, Hseih CC, Lundquist D, Terrill E, Habin K, Ravnikar V, Balducci S. 

Treatment-related menopause in female cancer survivors: Prevalence and quality of life 

issues [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2001; 28(2), 339. 

6. Bauer-Wu SM, Rosenbaum E. Path to healing with cancer: An innovative supportive group 

using expressive and creative therapies, meditation and massage [Abstract]. Oncology 

Nursing Forum 2002; 29(2). 

7. Partridge, AH, Hackett N, Gelman R, Joffe S, Bauer-Wu SM, Knudsen K, Collyar D, 

Schilsky R, Winer EP. Oncology physician and nurse practices and attitudes regarding 

offering results of trials to study participants [Abstract]. Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 

2003. 

8. Bauer-Wu S, Healey M, Rosenbaum E, Blood E, Xu R, Ott MJ, Sullivan A, McLoughlin M, 

Kubicek L, Fonteyn M, Lovett B. Facing the challenges of stem cell/bone marrow 

transplantation with mindfulness meditation: A pilot study. [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology 

2004; 13(1), S10-S11. 

9. Norris R, Liu Q, Hseih C-c, Habin K, Bauer-Wu S. End of life decision planning in women 

with advanced breast cancer. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2005; 29(Suppl.), 

S185. 

10. Epshtein A, Bauer-Wu S. Improving the quality of nursing research: A research approval 

process. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2005; 32(2), 422. 

11. Fonteyn M, Vettese M, Hayes C, Hanley D, Bauer-Wu S. Using a working group to 

encourage and facilitate scholarship among nurse clinicians and managers. [Abstract]. 

Oncology Nursing Forum 2005; 32(2), 459. 

12. Bauer-Wu S, Gross A, Liu Q. Use of integrative therapies by women with metastatic breast 

cancer. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2006; 33(2). 

13. Norris R, Liu Q, Bauer-Wu S. Self-care and coping activities of metastatic breast cancer 

patients: Description and factors associated with use. [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology 2006; 

15(S1). [Also, Oncology Nursing Forum 2006; 33(2)] 

14. Norris RL, Bauer-Wu S, Charbonneau J, Gerberick A, Kubicek L, Healey M, Kaiser B. 

Development and implementation of a Web-based writing intervention for research with 

young breast cancer patients. [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology 2006; 15(S1), 57. [ 

15. Bauer-Wu S, Fulton M, Partridge A, Winer E. Oncology nurses’ attitudes and practices 

about informing clinical trials participants of study results. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing 

Forum 2006; 33(2). 

16. DeSanto-Madeya S, Bauer-Wu S, Gross A. Living full lives: Activities of daily living for 

women with advanced breast cancer. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2006; 33(2). 

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17. Gross AH, Mills J, Bauer-Wu S, Ott MJ, O’Rourke J, Hanley D. Developing and 

implementing support and renewal programs for nursing and patient care services staff. 

[Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2006; 33(2). 

18. Bauer-Wu S. Nursing perspectives on cancer survivorship theories. [Abstract]. Psycho- 

Oncology, Oct. 2006. 

19. Bauer-Wu S, Norris R, Powell M, Healey M, Habin K, Partridge A, Schapira L. A Webbased 

expressive writing intervention for young women with breast cancer. [Abstract]. 


20. Hoffner B, Hitchcock-Bryan S, Bauer-Wu S, Wolanski A, Joffe S. Recruitment challenges 

and innovations in conducting social-behavioral research within the context of biomedical 

clinical trials. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2007; 34(1), 174. 


21. Hitchcock-Bryan S, Bauer-Wu S, Powell M, Hoffner B, Joffe S, Parker C. Entering a Clinical 

Trial: Is it Right for You?—A randomized study of the Clinical Trials Video and its impact on 

the informed consent process. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2007; 34(1), 248. [Also, 

Journal of Clinical Oncology 2007; 25(18S), 9072]. 

22. West L, Bauer-Wu S, Liem J, Powell M. Factors associated with anxiety and depression in 

young women with recently diagnosed with breast cancer. [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology 

2007; 16, S92-93. 

23. Hamilton J, Bauer-Wu S, Liem J, Levandowski K. Visitors: Social support during bone 

marrow transplantation. [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology 2007; 16, S75. 

24. Bauer-Wu S, Norris R, Healey M, Powell M, Habin K, Partridge A, Schapira L. An 

innovative expressive writing intervention for young breast cancer patients: Feasibility, 

preference, and psychological effects. [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology 2007; 16, S78-79 

25. Fonteyn M, Healey M, Suzuki N, Bauer-Wu S. The Clinical Scholar: Formally recognizing 

nurse clinicians' collaborative activities. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2007; 34(2), 

494. 

26. Fonteyn M, Bauer-Wu S. Strategies to support oncology nurses’ scholarly activities. 

[Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2007; 34(2), 495. 

27. Grover M, Krumm S, Wenzel J, Shaha M, Bauer-Wu S, Snyder D. Professional 

bereavement and resiliency: What does this mean to oncology nurses? [Abstract]. 


28. Healey M, Deady A, Graham K, Conley K, Bauer-Wu S. Port-a-Cath access in pediatric 

oncology patients: A randomized pilot study. [Abstract]. Journal of Pediatric Oncology 

Nursing; October 2007. 

29. Collinge W, Kahn J, Walton T, Bauer-Wu S. Development and evaluation of the multimedia 

intervention program “Touch, Caring, and Cancer: Simple Instruction for Family and 

Friends”. [Abstract]. Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology 2008; 6(4), 179. 

30. Hanser SB, Bauer-Wu S. The impact of music therapy on women with metastatic breast 

cancer: A content analysis of participant responses. [Abstract]. Journal of the Society for 

Integrative Oncology 2008; 6(4), 181.

31. Bauer-Wu S, Cooley M, Whitworth R, Cohen TJ. Strategies to promote data management 

and quality control across multiple sites. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2009; 36(1), 

XXV. 

32. Shaha M, Bauer-Wu S. Early adulthood uprooted: young women with breast cancer 

experience the finality of human existence. [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum 2009; 

36(1), LXII. 


34. Bauer-Wu S., Cooley M, Yeager K, Whitworth R, Litrownik D, Cassels L, Nguy S, Reed G. 

Predictors of Symptom Experience in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients: A 

Longitudinal Study. Podium presentation at the 16 th International Conference on Cancer 

Nursing. March 7-11, 2010, Atlanta, GA. 

35. Yeager, K.A., Quest, T., & Bauer-Wu, S. The symptom experience of low income African 

Americans with advanced cancer. Poster presentation, 16 th International Conference on 

Cancer Nursing. March 7-11, 2010, Atlanta, GA. 

36. Yeager, K.A., & Bauer-Wu, S. Facilitators and barriers to coping with cancer in low-income 

metastatic breast cancer survivors: A qualitative analysis. Poster presentation, 5th Biennial 

Cancer Survivorship Research Conference. June 17-19, 2010, Washington DC. 

37. Nguy, S., & Bauer-Wu, S. Religious and spiritual coping among family caregivers of 

persons with early memory loss. Poster presentation, American Holistic Nurses Association 

30 th Annual Conference, June 3-6, 2010, Colorado Springs, CO. 

38. Habin, K., Shannon, K., Ryan, P.D., Lundquist, D., Banister, G.E., Bauer-Wu, S., Post, 

K.E., Forcier, A.G., Woodford, M.L., & Schapira, L. Genetic Information for Treatment, 

Surveillance and Support (GIFTSS): Initial evaluation of a program for the underserved, 

abstract accepted, 33 rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 8-12, 

2010, San Antonio, TX 

39. Bauer-Wu, S., Carmody, J., Cooley, M., Reed, G., Whitworth, R., Rosenbaum, E., 

LaCasce, A., & Flowers, C. A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness training for cancer 

patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Society of Behavioral Medicine 32 nd Annual 

Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 27-30, 2011, Washington, DC. Annals of Behavioral 

Medicine (2011), 41(2, suppl 1), s241. [Abstract citation winner] 

40. Ting, L.H., Bauer-Wu, S.M., DesBordes, G., Hasenkamp, W., Hue, G.E., Iovone, P.M., 

Jaeger, D., & Worthman, C.M. Use of a Personal Response System enhances teaching of 

neuroscience to Buddhist monastics. Society for Neuroscience 2011 Annual Conference, 

November 12-13, 2011, Washington, DC. 

41. Yeager, K., Quest, T., Higgins, M, & Bauer-Wu, S. The symptom profile of cancer patients 

in a public, inner-city hospital palliative care clinic. Southern Nursing Research Society 

2012 Annual Conference, February 22-25, 2012, New Orleans, LA. 

42. Bauer-Wu, S., Carmody, J., Cooley, M., Reed, G., Rosenbaum, E., Whitworth, R., 

LaCasce, A., & Flowers, C. A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness training for cancer 

patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Society for Integrative Oncology Annual 

International Conference, November 10-12, 2011, Cleveland, OH [“Best of SIO” abstract] 

43. Shields, A., Bauer-Wu, S., & Higgins, M. Disability status, not income, is associated with 

greater anxiety and distress in stem cell transplant patients. American Psycho-Oncology

Society 2012 Annual Conference, February 23-25, 2012, Miami, FL [accepted for Poster 

Presentation] 

44. Franco, R., & Bauer-Wu, S. Being a mother and growing through the breast cancer 

experience: A study of young women with breast cancer, American Psycho-Oncology 

Society 2012 Annual Conference, February 23-25, 2012, Miami, FL [accepted for Poster 

Presentation] 


45. Hasenkamp, W., Barsalou, L., Bauer-Wu, S., Dunne, J., & Patterson, B. Building a 

contemplative studies community: Bridging the sciences and humanities, 2012 International 

Symposia for Contemplative Studies, April 26-29, 2012, Denver, CO [accepted for Panel 

Presentation] 

46. Bauer-Wu, S., Butler, A., Rajendra, J., Pagnoni, G., Hasenkamp, W., Wilson-Mendenhall, 

C. D., McDonough, L., Drucker, J., Simmons, W.K., Dunne, J., Ozawa-De Silva, B., 

Feldman Barrett, L., & Barsalou, L.W. Population differences in emotional responses 

between cancer survivors, experienced meditators, and healthy controls, 2012 International 

Symposia for Contemplative Studies, April 26-29, 2012, Denver, CO [accepted for Poster 

Presentation] 

47. Sahdra, B., Bauer-Wu, S., Whitworth, R., & Saron, C. The first-person experience of 

intensive meditation training and associations with third-person socio-emotional-cognitive 

data, 2012 International Symposia for Contemplative Studies, April 26-29, 2012, Denver, 

CO [accepted for Poster Presentation] 

48. Back, A., Halifax, J., Rushton, C., & Bauer-Wu, S. Being with Dying: Integrative 

contemplative practices into palliative care, 2012 International Symposia for Contemplative 

Studies, April 26-29, 2012, Denver, CO [accepted for Panel Presentation] 

49. Salmon, P., Bauer-Wu, S., Vines, L., & Stewart, K. Cultural considerations to foster 

receptivity to mindfulness training, 10 th Annual International Scientific Conference for 

Clinicians, Researchers and Educators: Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in 

Medicine, Health Care, and Society, Norwood, MA [accepted for Presentation Dialogue] 

RESEARCH GRANTS 

Research Grants Awarded 

1998-2000 Treatment-related Amenorrhea in Female Cancer Survivors; (S. Bauer-Wu, PI); 

Funded: American Cancer Society, UMass Medical School Institutional Grant; 

Total direct costs: $10,000. 

2000-2003 Disclosure: Effects on Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer; (S. Bauer-Wu, 

PI); Funded: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; 

Total direct costs: $250,000 

2001-2003 A Feasibility Study of Mindfulness Meditation for Facing the Challenges of 

Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplantation; (S. Bauer-Wu, PI); funded: Friends of 

the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Total direct costs: $25,000 

2004-2006 Web-based Expressive Writing Intervention for Young Women with Newly 

Diagnosed Breast Cancer; (S. Bauer-Wu, PI); Funded: Cancer and Leukemia 

Group B Foundation; Total direct costs: $55,000

2005-2011 Mindfulness Meditation in Bone Marrow Transplantation; (S. Bauer-Wu, PI); 

Funded: NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research, 1R01 NR009257; 

Total direct costs: $2.8M 

2007-2011 Neural Substrates of Mindfulness Meditation in Cancer Patients Undergoing 

Stem Cell/Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant; (S. Bauer-Wu, PI); 

Funded: Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Research Fund 


2007-2009 Assistant Director, Pilot/Feasibility Studies Core 

Center for Research on Symptoms, Symptom Interactions, and Health 

Outcomes (5P20NR007798) 

2008-2010 Contemplative Practices for Persons with Early-Stage Dementia and their 

Family Care Partners: Fostering Well-Being and Connectedness; (S. Bauer- 

Wu, Co-PI); Funded: Emory Religion and Health Collaborative Seed Funding 


2008-present In-depth analysis of qualitative texts from intensive meditation retreat 

experience: The Shamatha Project (Collaborators: B. Sahdra and C. Saron, 

subcontract with University of California Davis) 

2009-present Caregiver Stress: Interventions to Promote Health and Wellbeing; (S. Bauer- 

Wu, Co-PI); NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research P01NR011587; 

Total direct costs: $3.4M 

2010 ARRA Summer Student Grant; S. Bauer-Wu, PhD – PI (project mentor: S. 

Dunbar; NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research: $11,073 ($7,531 direct 

$4,142 indirect) 

2011 In the Eyes of Others: Evaluating the Effects of Naikan Practice in 

Contemporary Japan and America on Positive Mental Health and 

Connectedness – Co-I. Emory Religion and Public Health Collaborative Seed 

Grant ($25,000) (Collaborators: C. Ozawa-de Silva [PI] and C. Keyes) 

Research Grants Pending 

2011 R25-A Contemplative Practice Educational Program for Cancer Clinician 

Resilience; S. Bauer-Wu, PhD – Co-PI. NIH/National Cancer Institute. 

(Collaborators: A. Back (co-PI, UWash), J. Brantley (Co-I, Duke), K. 

Steinhauser (Co-I, Duke) 


Mentored Research 

2002-2003 A Pilot Study Comparing Two Methods of Accessing Implantable Ports in 

Pediatric Oncology Patients (Mentee: A. Deady); Funded: Friends of the Dana- 

Farber Cancer Institute ($25,000) 

2005-2007 “Entering a Clinical Trial: Is it Right for You?”—A Randomized Study of The 

Clinical Trials Video and Its Impact on the Informed Consent Process 

(1S07RR018207-01) (Mentee: S. Hitchcock-Bryan); Funded: National Center 

for Research Resources 

2008-2009 Symptoms in End-Stage Cardiac Patients in Hospice (5P20NR007798) 

(Mentee/PI: W. Zhang); Funded: Pilot Grant for Symptoms, Symptom

Interactions, and Health Outcomes 

2011-present Understanding of Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors in Korean Americans 

with Type 2 Diabetes (PI: E. Cha); Funded: Sigma Theta Tau 

International/AADE Foundation grant 

2011-present Development of a Diabetes Prevention Program for Young Adults with 

Increased Risk for T2DM (PI: E. Cha); Pending: Mentored Research Scientist 

Development Award (K01) 

Doctoral Dissertation 

1997 Psychological and immunological correlates of surviving breast cancer: 

Influence of children. Chicago (IL): Rush University 

Master’s Thesis 

1990 Quality of life in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Durham (NH): 

University of New Hampshire 


EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, AND PROGRAM GRANTS 

2006 U56 seed grant, Interdisciplinary training of minority psychology PhD students 

to work with Dr. Bauer-Wu on psycho-oncology projects (Co-PI with J. Liem). 

2009 Emory’s Piedmont Project, Mindfulness: A Vehicle for Connecting with and 

Caring for the Environment, Oneself and One Another 

[Also see above, Research Grants Pending] 

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES 

Courses Directed 

Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing 

Fall 2008 NRSG 470 Professional Development III, Management/Leadership 

Spring 2009 NRSG 371H Undergraduate Honors Research (course 1 of 3) 

Fall 2009 NRSG 471H Undergraduate Honors Research (course 2 of 3) 

Spring 2010 NRSG 474H Undergraduate Honors Research (course 3 of 3) 

Spring 2011 NRSG 732 Theoretical and Scientific Bases for the Study of Clinical 

Phenomena (co-director) 

Spring 2011 NRSG 371H Undergraduate Honors Research I (co-director) 

Fall 2011 NRSG 471H Undergraduate Honors Research II (co-director) 

Fall 2011 NRSG 760 Clinical Research Practicum I 

Spring 2012 NRSG 732 Theoretical and Scientific Bases for the Study of Clinical 

Phenomena (co-director) 

Spring 2012 NRSG 371H Undergraduate Honors Research I (co-director) 

Spring 2012 NRSG 474H Undergraduate Honors Research III (co-director) 

Emory University, The Graduate School, Department of Psychology 

Fall ‘09-present PSY 730R Topical Seminar: Meditation Research Seminar (codirector, 

held throughout academic year, fall and spring)

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 

1998, 1999, 2000 GN 602 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Science 


1999 GN 720 State of the Discipline 

Collaborative PhD program, UMass Amherst and Worcester 

2000 GN 820 Advanced Research and Grantsmanship 

Collaborative PhD program, UMass Amherst and Worcester 

2000 GN 648 Behavioral Perspectives of Cancer Prevention and Control 

Interdisciplinary course for graduate nursing and public 

health students 

2000 XX 210 Creative Writing to Enhance Learning and Collaboration 

Interdisciplinary elective for graduate nursing and medical 

students 

University of New Hampshire, School of Health & Human Services 

1998 N 900 Theoretical Foundations of the Discipline 

Mini Courses Taught 

2000 Genetic Technology Interclerkship (medical + nurse practitioner students) 

University of Massachusetts Medical School 

2005 Stress Hardiness and Resiliency (graduate nursing students) 

University of Massachusetts Worcester, Graduate School of Nursing 

2006 Cancer Prevention, Control, and Coping Seminar Series 

University of Massachusetts Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 

Guest Lectures 

1998-2001 GN 630/633 Lecture topic: Research utilization/Evidence-based 

practice 

University of Massachusetts Worcester, Graduate School 

of Nursing 

1998-2001 GN 630/633 Lecture topic: Complementary/Integrative Therapies 



1998-2001 GN 673 Lecture topic: Behavior Change Models 



1998 Undergraduate nursing research course—Topic: Nursing Research 

Worcester State College, Worcester, MA 

1999 Undergraduate Health Psychology course: Topic: Mind-Body Therapies 

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 

2000, 2006 GN 720 Doctoral research colloquium 

UMass Worcester and UMass Amherst Collaborative PhD 

2003, 2004, 2006 Music Therapy graduate program, Topic: Psychoneuroimmunology

Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA 

2003, 2006 Expressive Therapies graduate program, Topic: Expressive Writing Lesley 

University, Cambridge, MA 

2005, 2006, 2007 Elective for medical students, Topic: Mind-Body Medicine for Cancer 

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 

Emory University 

2008, 2009 NRSG 732 Theoretical and Scientific Bases for the Study of Clinical 

Phenomena, Lecture topic: Transactional Stress-Coping 

Models 

2008 NRSG 371H Undergraduate Honors Research, guest lecturer 

2008 NRSG 371 Professional Development II, Evidence Based Practice 

Lecture topic: Ethical considerations within context of my 

research 

2008 NSRG 361 Developing Families, Lecture topic: Mind-body therapies 

for pregnancy 

2008, 2009 Inter-professional Simulation Training Day, Group 

Facilitator 

2008 NRSG 700 Evolution of Nursing Science 

Lecture topic: Mixed methods research and triangulation 

2008, 2009, NRSG 701 Health Policy Seminar 

2010 Lecture topic: Experience with Institute of Medicine 

2010 BSHE 542 Measurement in Health Behavior Research 

Lecture topic: Behavioral intervention research 

2010 NRSG 507 Theory and Research 

Lecture topic: Mixed methods 

2010 REL 358R Religion and Healing: Tibetan and Western perspectives 

Lecture topic: Mind-body research with cancer patients 

2011 REL 370-004 Buddhism and Activism 

Lecture topic: Contemplative end-of-life care 

2011 BSHE 560R Chronic Diseases in Public Health 

Tertiary prevention: Reducing suffering associated with 

cancer and dementia through contemplative practices 

2011 REL 310 Modern Buddhism 

Lecture topic: Meditation in non-traditional settings 

2011 NRSG 576 Clinical Decisions and Procedures for the ENP 

NRSG573R Family Nurse Practitioner IV 

Lecture topic: CAM/ Mind-body approaches 

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Doctor of Philosophy Advisement, Emory University 


2008-present Dissertation Chair, Katherine Yeager; Symptom Experience and Self 

Management in Low-Income African Americans with Advanced Cancer, Emory 

University School of Nursing (F31 awarded) 

2009-present Committee member, Laura McClelland Nelson; From Compassion to Client 

Satisfaction: Examining the Relationship Between Routines that Facilitate 

Compassion and Quality of Service, Emory Goizueta Business School 

2010-present Dissertation chair, Debbie Stevens; Racial Discrimination as an Added Burden 

to Family Caregiving Stress, Emory University School of Nursing (Hartford 

Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship awarded) 

2011-present Committee member, Ruth Grossman; Vitamin D Supplementation in Cystic 

Fibrosis Patients, Emory University, Laney Graduate School, Graduate Division 

of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Nutrition and Health Sciences 

Doctor of Philosophy Advisement - Other Schools/Universities 

1999 Committee Member, Amy L. Kenefick; Pain and Functional Status of Nursing 

Home Residents, University of Massachusetts Amherst/Worcester PhD Nursing 

2001 Committee Member, Jean E. Boucher; Telephone Intervention: Hope for 

Cancer Patients, University of Massachusetts Amherst/Worcester PhD Nursing 

2003 Chair: 2000-2001, Committee Member: 2001-2003, Margaret Laccetti; Building 

a Story: Word Patterns and Quality of Life in Women with Advanced Breast 

Cancer, UMass Amherst/Worcester PhD Nursing 

2003 Chair: 2000-2001, Committee member: 2001-2003, Hung-Ru Lin; One 

Thousand Words of Luck: Narratives and Analysis of United States Resident 

Chinese Immigrants with Metastatic Cancer, UMass Amherst/Worcester, PhD 

Nursing 

2007 Interdisciplinary PhD Examiner, Anna Petterson; Ovarian cancer and art 

therapy: Drawing on experience, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia 

2010 Dissertation Reader, Anna-leila Williams; Development and Psychometric 

Testing of the Determinants of Meditation Practice Inventory, Yale University 

School of Nursing 

2010 Committee member, Laura White; Stress Reduction for School-Age Girls: 

Mindful Awareness for Girls through Yoga, Boston College School of Nursing 

Master’s and Undergraduate Honors Student Research Advisement 

1998-1999 Cheri Burrer, “Genetic Testing for Colon Cancer”, University of Massachusetts 

Worcester 

1999-2000 Megan Touhey and Lisa Boucher, Evaluation of “Adventure Weekend” for 

Breast Cancer Patients, University of Massachusetts Worcester 

1999-2000 Richard Boyajian, “Cancer Survivorship: Health Behaviors and Quality of Life”, 

University of Massachusetts Worcester 

2000-2001 Jennifer Critchlow, “Long-term care nurses’ perceptions of dehydration in the 

terminally ill”, University of Massachusetts Worcester


2000-2001 Kay Zedlitz, “Quality of Life in Patients with Implanted Cardio-Defibrillators” 

University of Massachusetts Worcester 

2009-2010 Scott Nguy, “Spirituality and Coping in Caregivers of Persons with Early Stage 

Alzheimer’s Disease”, Emory University 

2009-2010 Meredith Lucas, “The Experience of Using Complementary/Alternative 

Medicine for the Symptoms of Distal Symmetrical Polyneuropathy Among 

Individuals with HIV/AIDS”, Emory University 

2011-present Kay Stewart (former Emory P.E. faculty), “Contemplative Education, Spiritual 

Inquiry, and Human Flourishing”, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (mentor 

team) 

2011-present Anna Shields, “Socioeconomic status and psychological functioning in 

hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients” 

2011-present Rachel Franco, “Being a Mother and Growing Through the Breast Cancer 

Experience: A Study of Young Women with Breast Cancer” 

Other Mentoring/Student Research 

Other graduate students mentored who worked on my studies for their research practica: 

Eileen Terrill, University of Massachusetts Worcester 

Katherine Post, Boston College, Chestnut Hill 

Bonnie Dirr, Simmons College, Boston, MA 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

1986-present Oncology Nursing Society 

1989-present Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society in Nursing 

1994-1997 Association of Military Surgeons in the United States 

1994-1997 Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society 

1994-1997 Midwest Nursing Research Society 

2011-present Society of Behavioral Medicine (and previously, 1996-2000) 

1999-Present American Psychosocial Oncology Society 

2001-2007 Eastern Nursing Research Society 

2003-2006 Council of the Advancement of Nursing Science 

2009-present American Nurses Association (and previously, 2003-2007) 

2005-2007 International Society of Quality of Life Research 

2005-present Society for Integrative Oncology (board of directors, 2008-present; President- 

Elect, 2011-present) 

2011-present American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 

National 

(excluding Scientific Review Panels [listed further below]) 

1994-2000 Oncology Nursing Society, Psychoneuroimmunology and Complementary 

Therapies Special Interest Group, Coordinator and Newsletter Editor 

1996-1998 Founder and Session Facilitator, Rejuvenation Activities, Oncology Nursing 

Society Annual Congresses 

1999-2007 Reviewer, Oncology Nursing Society: Schering Lectureship Award, 

Distinguished Researcher Award, congress abstracts, scholarships

2001-2006 Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Oncology Nursing Committee, Vice Chair; 

Chair, Nursing Science Subcommittee 

2001-2003 Oncology Nursing Society, Research Advisory Council, Scientific group 

2001-2006 Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Quality of Life Committee 

2003 Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science annual conference planning 

Committee, Research In Clinical Settings Conference 


2005-present Society for Integrative Oncology, Scientific Planning Committee (2005-2008, 

2010, 2011, 2012) and abstract reviewer (2005-2010), membership committee 

(2006-2008), Board of Directors (2008-present), Web site taskforce (2010), 

President-Elect (2011-present) 

2008 Institute of Medicine, Lead Author for commissioned paper on Public 

Communication of Integrative Medicine, in support of IOM’s Summit on 

Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public (held Feb. 2009) 

2008 Mind and Life Institute, Francisco J. Varela Memorial Grant Award, reviewer 

2009-present Upaya Institute, Contemplative End of Life Care, associate faculty 

2009 Fetzer Institute, Consensus Conference on Compassionate Healthcare, invited 

participant 

2010-present Senior Fellow, Mind and Life Institute 

Regional 

2010-present Georgia Alliance for Palliative Care, Member 

2010-present Georgia Cancer Coalition Statewide Survivorship Collaboration 

2011 Georgia Cancer Coalition Research Awards, Reviewer 

EDITORSHIPS AND EDITORIAL BOARDS 

Board Memberships 

1994-1999 Editorial Board Member, Oncology Nursing Forum 

2005-2010 Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology 

2009-present International Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of Nursing Research 

2009-present Guest Editor, Integrative Oncology department, ONCOLOGY Nurse Edition 

2011-2012 Guest Co-Editor, Seminars in Oncology Nursing (February 2012, Integrative 

Oncology special issue) 

Ad hoc Manuscript Peer-Review (3-6 times per year) 

Cancer Practice, Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing, Integrative Cancer Therapies, 

New England Journal of Medicine, Patient Education and Counseling, Psycho-Oncology, 

Quality of Life Research, Spine, Stress and Health, Western Journal of Nursing Research 

LOCAL/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION 

2005-2008 Staff Bereavement and Resiliency Program 

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University 

Hospital, Baltimore, MD, PI: S. Krumm 

2005-2009 Factors that Influence Breast Cancer Risk Appraisal in Older Women

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation research study, PI: R. Wood 

2005-2009 The COUPLES Project: Care Options Uniting Partners Living with 

Empowerment and Support, NIH/NCI SBIR grant, PI: W. Collinge 

2007-2008 Human Media, Whole Person Care, audio program for nurses, NIH/NCI SBIR 

grant, PI: D. Freudberg 

2008-2010 University of Pennsylvania’s Mind-Body Research Consortium, Affiliate 

2008-present Difficult Conversations: Transition to End of Life Care 

Center for Communication in Medicine, Funding: CDC, PI: B. Bandman 

2011-present Education of Palliative Care Providers in Applications of Complementary 

/Integrative Therapies, NIH/NCI SBIR grant, PI: W. Collinge 

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC REVIEW 

2000, 2001 NCI-F Study Section, NIH NCI Ad Hoc Reviewer 

2004 Mind-Body Interactions and Health RFA Study Section, NIH Reviewer 

2005 Behavioral Medicine Intervention and Outcomes Study Section (member 

conflict), ZGR1 RPHB J, NIH NCI Grant Reviewer 

2005 Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior IRG -- Behavioral Medicine 

Interventions and Outcomes Study Section (member conflict), ZRG1 RPHB 

J(03), NIH Grant Reviewer 

2005 Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes IRG – Mechanisms of Emotion, 

Stress, and Health Study Section (ad hoc), ZRG1 BBBP-D(02), NIH Grant 

Reviewer 

2005 U.S. Army, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Scientific Peer Advisory 

and Review Services, Collaborative Cancer Center, Reviewer 


2006 Chronic Conditions and Biobehavioral Medicine IRG, Special Emphasis Panel, 

ZRG1 RPHB-B 03 M, NIH Grant Reviewer 

2005 NIH Grant Reviewer, Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior IRG -- Behavioral 

Medicine Interventions and Outcomes Study Section (member conflict), ZRG1 

RPHB J(03) 

2006 NIH Grant Reviewer, Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes IRG – 

Mechanisms of Emotion, Stress, and Health Study Section (ad hoc), ZRG1 

BBBP-D(02) 

2006-2009 NIH/NINR Study Section Member, NRRC IRG 

2009 NIH Special Editorial Review Panel, ZRG1 HDM-G(58)R 

2007-present American Cancer Society, Peer Review Committee on Scholarships and 

Professorships in Cancer Nursing (Chair, 2011-present) 

PRESENTATIONS 

[*invited; all are podium presentations unless noted otherwise] 

International 

1996 Finding Meaning, Spirituality, Perceived Stress, and Psychological Distress in 

Breast Cancer Survivors and a Comparison Group of Healthy Women, Sigma 

Theta Tau International Conference, Jamaica, West Indies

1998 Psychological and Immunological Correlates in Women with Breast Cancer: 

Influence of Being a Parent, UICC International Cancer Congress, Rio de 

Janeiro, Brazil 


2006 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship Theories, International 

Psychosocial Oncology Society, Venice, Italy 

2010 Research on Contemplative Practices in Cancer Care, Tibetan Medical 

College, Men-Tsee-Khang, Dharamsala, India (guest lecture at medical 

school) 

2010 *Being with Dying: Compassionate and Mindful End-of-life Care, A 

Contemplative-Relational Approach, Sponsored by Bangalore Hospice Trust, 

Bangalore, India (with Roshi Joan Halifax) 

2010 *Caring for the Dying and Terminally Ill, Sponsored by The Foundation for 

Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and CANSUPPORT, 

New Delhi, India (with Roshi Joan Halifax) 

National 

1995-2000 Various symposia, lectures and workshops, Oncology Nursing Society 

Annual Congresses; Topics: complementary therapies, 

psychoneuroimmunology, and spirituality and cancer 

1995 *Caring for the Body, Mind and Spirit: Our Patients & Ourselves (plenary) 

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

1997 *Psychoneuroimmunology: A New Paradigm for Psychiatric Nursing (plenary 

speaker), Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN 

1998 Psychological factors predictive of survival after autologous bone marrow 

transplantation, Society of Behavioral Medicine Congress, New Orleans 

1999 Psychological & immunological correlates in breast cancer survivors: 

Influence of children, 5 th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, 

Newport Beach, CA 

2000 *The Role of the Nurse in Integrated Cancer Care: Innovations Across the 

Country, Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference, Washington, DC 

2000 *Nursing’s Role in Complementary & Alternative Medicine (plenary) 

Harvard Medical School’s Conference on Complementary and Integrative 

Medical Therapies, Boston, MA 

2001 Treatment-related menopause in female cancer survivors: Prevalence and 

quality of life issues, 6 th Annual Cancer Nursing Research Conference, Ponte 

Vedra Beach, FL 

2001 *Integrative Nursing Care, Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference, 

Washington, DC 

2002 *Cancer Survivorship, Quality of Life, and Integrative Therapies (keynote, 

public lecture), Helen Moss Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 

Cleveland, OH

2002 *Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Top 10 Questions 

Breast Cancer Update Conference, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 

2003 *Ethical Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer 

(plenary panel), Harvard Medical School’s Conference on Complementary 

and Integrative Medical Therapies, Boston, MA 

2003 Expressive writing for metastatic breast cancer patients: Effects on 

symptoms, adjustment, and quality of life three months later, 7th National 

Cancer Nursing Research Conference, San Diego, CA 

2003 *Clinical Scholar Program: A Mentored Research Experience (invited) 

Council for Advancement of Nursing Science and the National Institute for 

Nursing Research Conference Research in Clinical Settings National 

Conference, Bethesda, MD 

2004, 2005, 2006 *Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care – Meet the Professor (invited), 

Harvard Medical School’s Practical Aspects of Palliative Medicine Course, 

Boston, MA 

2004 Facing the Challenges of Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant with 

Mindfulness Meditation: A Pilot Study, American Psycho-Oncology Society 

annual conference, Orlando, FL 

2004 Facing the Challenges of Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant with 

Mindfulness Meditation, 2 nd Annual Scientific Conference on Mindfulness- 

Based Interventions, Worcester, MA 


2004 Mindfulness Meditation in Oncology Practice (post conference workshop), 2 nd 

Annual Scientific Conference on Mindfulness-Based Interventions, 

Worcester, MA 

2005 Mindfulness Meditation in Clinical Practice Settings (panelist) 

Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Boston, MA 

2005 *Research Challenges in Integrative Oncology, 2 nd International Conference 

of the Society of Integrative Oncology, San Diego, CA 

2005 *Survivorship Issues, 8 th National Cancer Nursing Research Conference 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 

2005 *Seeds of Hope, Blossoms of Meaning 

Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lecture (keynote speaker) 

Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress, Orlando, FL 

2005 *Beyond Just Getting By: How to be a Nurse Thriver (plenary speaker) 

Scripp’s 25 th Annual Nurses’ Symposium, San Diego, CA 

2005 *Seeds of Hope, Blossoms of Meaning (keynote speaker) 

Cancer Patient Education Network’s 15 th Annual Conference 

Winston-Salem, NC 

2005 *Healing and Renewal: Our Patients and Ourselves (keynote speaker) 

Tri-County Oncology Nursing Society Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL

2006 *How to be a Thriver: Your Patients and Yourself (keynote speaker) 

Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York, Syracuse, NY 

2007 *How to be a Nurse Thriver (plenary speaker) 

Genesee Valley Oncology Nursing Society, Rochester, NY 

2007 Perceptions of medical wrongdoing: Analysis of narratives by women with 

metastatic breast cancer, International Conference on Communication in 

Healthcare, Charleston, SC 

2007 *Meaning in Life: The Breast Cancer Experience (invited speaker) 

Controversies in Breast Cancer: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy 2007 

New York, NY 

2007 *CAM in Palliative Care: What’s the Evidence (keynote speaker) 

Queen’s Medical Center Annual Palliative Care Conference, Honolulu, HI 

2007 *Thriving: Characteristics of Remarkable Patients (plenary speaker) 

Queen’s Medical Center Annual Palliative Care Conference, Honolulu, HI 

2007 *Clinical Trials 101: How to Interpret Research Papers and Presentations 

4 th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, 

San Francisco, CA 

2007 A Web-based expressive writing intervention for young women with breast 

cancer. 9th National Cancer Nursing Research Conference, Hollywood, CA 


2008 Beyond the MBSR Manual and Study Protocol: Refining Instructors’ Skills 

and Maintaining the Essence of Practice, 6 th Annual Scientific Conference on 

Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Worcester, MA 

2008 *Integrated Mindfulness and Loving kindness Intervention for Seriously Ill, 

Hospitalized Cancer Patients, Mind and Life Summer Research Institute, 

Garrison, NY 

2008 *Beyond Just Surviving: How to Thrive After Cancer (keynote, public lecture), 

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Salt Lake City Affiliate, Salt 

Lake City, UT 

2008 *Resiliency in the Healthcare Workplace: A Critical Issue Whose Time has 

Come (keynote speaker), Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Salt 

Lake City Affiliate, Salt Lake City, UT 

2008 *Mindfulness Based Interventions for Cancer Patients: State of the Evidence 

(grand rounds), University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake 

City, UT 

2008 *Mindfulness Training for Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant Patients 

5 th International Conference Society for Integrative Oncology, Atlanta, GA 

2009 *Resiliency and Self-Care for Nurses: The Time has Come (keynote 

speaker), 21 st Annual St. Luke’s School of Nursing Alumni/Nursing Education 

Conference, St. Louis, Missouri


2009 *Mindfulness Practices for Women with Breast Cancer: Coping with 

Symptoms and Uncertainty, University of Texas Arlington, Annual Integrative 

Medicine Symposium, Dallas, TX 

2009 *Contemplative Neuroscience Overview, Integrative Healthcare Training, 

Urban Zen, New York, NY (with Joan Halifax) 

2010 *Whole Systems Approaches—Homeopathy, Panel Commentary, Society for 

Integrative Oncology 7 th International Conference, New York, NY 

2010 The Science and Practice of Contemplative Interventions for Palliative Care 

Clinicians, Pre-Conference Workshop (with A. Back, J. Halifax, and C. 

Rushton), Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and 

Palliative Medicine, Boston, MA 

2010 Predictors of Symptom Experience in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant 

Patients: A Longitudinal Study, International Conference on Cancer Nursing, 

Atlanta, GA 

2010 *Mindfulness in Cancer Care: State of the Science, University of New Mexico 

Cancer Center, grand rounds lecture, Albuquerque, NM 

2010 *Contemplative Practices in Cancer Care, Zen Practice and the Emerging 

Science of Alleviating Suffering, Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM 

2011 *Insights Gained from a Decade of Research: Mindfulness Based Practices 

for Cancer Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant, 9 th Annual International 

Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators: 

Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and 

Society, Norwood, MA (plenary speaker) 

2011 A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness training for cancer patients 

undergoing stem cell transplant. Society of Behavioral Medicine 32 nd Annual 

Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC 

Regional/State/Local 

1994 *Expanding Scenes of Care: Applying Mind-Body Concepts in Practice 

(plenary speaker), Rush University, Chicago, IL 

1997 *Complementary Therapies in Oncology Care (public lecture) 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 

1998 *The Doctor Is In: Tending Body, Mind, and Spirit (public lecture) 


1999 *Emerging Clinical Research Issues in Female Cancer Survivors 

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Woods Hole, MA 

1999 *Psychoneuroimmunology: What is it and how does it relate to the care of our 

patients and ourselves (plenary speaker), MetroWest Medical Center, 

Framingham, MA 

2000 *Developing a Program of Research 

Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Phi Chapter at-Large, Worcester, MA

2001 *Psychoneuroimmunology and Complementary Therapies: What’s the 

Connection with Palliative Care (plenary speaker), Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

Medical Center and St. Anselm’s College, Manchester, NH 

2001 *Psychoneuroimmunology-The Mind-Body Connection: Implications for 

Psychiatric Nursing (keynote speaker), Dartmouth-Hitchcock and New 

England Psychiatric Nurses Association, Rockport, ME 

2001 *Psychoneuroimmunology and Integrative Therapies in Nursing Practice 

(plenary speaker), St. Anselm’s College, Manchester, NH 

2001 *Female Cancer Survivorship: Issues, Interventions, and Notes on Nursing, 

Sigma Theta Tau/Framingham State College, Framingham, MA 

2002 *Managing Cancer: A Wellness Approach (plenary speaker) 

Rush University, Chicago, IL 

2003 *Treatment-Related Menopause in Female Cancer Survivors, 

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 

2003 *Mind-Body Interventions for Advanced Cancer Patients: Meditation and 

Expressive Therapies, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 


2003 Expressive writing for metastatic breast cancer patients: Effects on coping, 

disease status, and healthcare utilization over three months, Eastern Nursing 

Research Society Conference, New Haven, CT 

2004 *Mind-Body Interventions for Cancer Patients, General Medicine, Fellowship 

Monthly Conference, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 

2004 *Mindfulness Meditation in Oncology: Research and Clinical Experience 

Mind/Body Medical Institute (Boston area Mind Body Journal Club) 

2004 *Nursing Research in Clinical Settings 

Eastern Nursing Research Society, Quincy, MA 

2005 *Behavioral Intervention Research, Nursing Research Dialogues University of 

Massachusetts Boston, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Boston, MA 

2005 *Building a Program of Research, Nursing Scholarship Seminar 

Northeastern University, School of Nursing, Boston, MA, 2005 

2006 *Thriving After Cancer: Seeds of hope, Blossoms of meaning (keynote, public 

lecture), Hartford Hospital’s Emily Fritt Annual Symposium, Hartford, CT 

2006 *Tools and Techniques in Qualitative Data Analysis 

Colloquium on Qualitative Research in Health, Boston University, Boston 

2006 *The Future of Music Therapy, Boston Globe’s IDEAS Symposium (public 

forum), Boston, MA 

2006 *Living Full Lives: Activities of Daily Living for Women with Advanced Breast 

Cancer, Boston Oncology Nursing Society, Cambridge, MA


2007 *Mindfulness Intervention for Cancer Patients: Randomized Trial in Progress, 

Research Roundtable, Center for Research on Symptoms, Symptom 

Interactions and Health Outcomes, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of 

Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

2007 An Innovative Expressive Writing Intervention for Young Breast Cancer 

Patients: Feasibility, Preference, and Psychological Effects (poster) 

Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute Scientific Symposium, Atlanta, GA 

2007 *Mindfulness Intervention for Cancer Patients: Randomized Trial in Progress 

(grand rounds), Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory School of 

Medicine, Atlanta, GA 

2008 *CONSORT and TREND Statements: Useful Guides for Research Design 

and Publication Research Roundtable, Center for Research on Symptoms, 

Symptom Interactions and Health Outcomes, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School 

of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

2008 *Mindfulness Intervention for Cancer Patients undergoing Hematopoietic 

Stem Cell Transplant: Important Considerations for Research and Practice, 

Emory’s Collaborative for Contemplative Studies seminar, Atlanta, GA 

2008, 2009 *Mindfulness: Coping with Uncertainty, Living with Ease (public talk) 

Winship Cancer Institute’s Cancer Survivors’ Celebration, Atlanta, GA 

2008 *Mindfulness and Compassion Practices: An Overview with Application to 

Hospice Care, Hospice Atlanta Ethics Committee, Atlanta, GA 

2008 *Letting in the Light: Opening Up to Nursing Research (keynote speaker) 

Emory Healthcare Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research 

Conference, Atlanta, GA 

2008 *Mindfulness Practices: An Overview and Application to Palliative Care, 

Emory University Hospital and Emory Crawford Long Hospital Palliative Care 

Program, Atlanta, GA 

2008 *Mindfulness Practices in Rehabilitative Care 

Center for Rehabilitation Medicine Continuing Education Course 

Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA 

2009 *Resiliency and Self-Care for Nurses: The Time Has Come 

Emory Winship Cancer Institute’s Oncology Nursing Symposium 

Stone Mountain, GA 

2010 *The Health Benefits of Meditation, Bonnie Brown Johnson Women’s Health 

Lectureship, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA 

2010 *Mindfulness and Loving-kindness Training for Cancer Patients Undergoing 

Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant, Boston area Mind-Body Research 

Seminar, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 

2010 *Predictors of Symptom Experience in Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell 

Patiients, Winship Cancer Institute, Cancer Control and Population Sciences 

monthly seminar, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA


2011 *Mindfulness and Compassion Practices in the Seriously Ill, Medical Center 

Hour/Compassionate Care Lecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 

2011 *Contemplative Practices for Persons with Early-Stage Dementia and their 

Family Care Partners: Fostering Well-Being and Connectedness, Emory 

Religion and Public Health Seed Grant Research Symposium, Emory 

University, Atlanta, GA 

2011 *Mindfulness and Sustainability: What’s the Connection?, Green Lunch 

Faculty Lecture Series, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

2011 *Mindfulness-based intervention for stem cell transplant cancer patients: 

Results of a multi-site, randomized controlled trial, Celebration of Research in 

Nursing, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 

Atlanta, GA 

2011 *Managing the Stress of School and Life through Mindfulness, undergraduate 

student orientation, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory 

University, Atlanta, GA 

2011 *Beyond Loss, Illness, and Suffering: Living Fully through Mindfulness, 

Compassion, and Connectedness, Sun City, Fort Mill, SC 

2011 *Calm in the Storm: Living Fully, Our Patients and Ourselves, Nursing and 

Patient Care Services Grand Rounds, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, 

MA 

2012 *Mindfulness, Touch, and Cancer, Georgia Cancer Coalition sponsored 

Integrative Oncology Conference for Cancer Patient Navigators, 

Intercontinental Buckhead, Atlanta, GA 

2012 *The Art of Mindful Living, Shallowford Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA 

Experiential Sessions, Workshops, Retreats/Training Programs 

1999-2002 Path to Healing with Cancer, monthly group – mindfulness meditation, art, 

writing, and massage, Hope Lodge, Worcester, MA (with Elana Rosenbaum) 

2001-2006 Retreats to Renew: Clarity and Creativity for Healing, Co-Founder and 

Facilitator (with Elana Rosenbaum) 

2002-2005 Mind-Body Approaches to Healing and Living Well Beyond Cancer, Guest 

facilitator, Facing Forward series for women with breast and gynecologic 

cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 

2002-2005 Path to Healing: Meditation and Creative Therapies to Cope with Cancer, 

Monthly group, The Wellness Community of Boston, Newton, MA 

2002-2006 Healing retreats for women with breast cancer and their partners, periodically 

~3x/year, Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Harvard, MA


2004, 2007 Creating Balance and Peace in a Life of Blessings and Losses (full day 

retreat for healthcare professionals), Cape Cod Cancer Center and Hospice 

and Palliative Care of Cape Cod, Dennis, MA 

2005 A Couple’s Retreat for Individuals with Cancer and Their Spouses/Partners 

(weekend retreat), Sponsored by Forest Moon: Celebrating Survivorship, 

Plainfield, MA 

2005, 2006 Mind/Body Therapies in Symptom Control (half day workshop) 

Harvard Medical School’s Practical Aspects of Palliative Medicine Course, 

Boston, MA 

2005-2007 Staff Renewal Retreat Program, Facilitator, Nursing and Patient Care 

Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 

2005 Beyond Cancer: A Weekend Retreat of Renewal and Connection (for people 

with cancer and their loved ones), Sponsored by Forest Moon: Celebrating 

Survivorship, Canaan, NH 

2006 Living with Dying: Mindfulness Practices in Palliative Care (full day 

workshop), 4 th Annual International Scientific Conference on Mindfulness- 

Based Interventions, Worcester, MA 

2006 Renewing the Spirit: A Weekend Retreat (for people with cancer and their 

loved ones), Sponsored by Forest Moon: Celebrating Survivorship, 

Canaan, NH 

2008 PAUSE: Present moment Awareness, Unflappable, Self-care, Eating 

mindfully, Optional weekly activity for students, Nell Hodgson Woodruff 

School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA 

2008, 2009 Mindfulness experiential, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Faculty 

Development Day, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

2008 An Introductory Workshop of Mindfulness in Everyday Life, 

Sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Salt Lake 

City Affiliate, Salt Lake City, UT 

2008-2009 Drop-in Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga Sessions for Faculty, Students, and 

Staff, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Rollins School of Public 

Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

2009-present Being With Dying, Professional training program in contemplative end-of-life 

care, Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM (with Joan Halifax) [intern faculty, 

May 2009, associate faculty 2010 to present] 

2009 Mindfulness for Palliative Care Professionals, half-day experiential workshop, 

Emory Palliative Care Program, Atlanta, GA 

2009 *Part 1 - Mindfulness and Compassion Practices: Opening the Door to 

Wholeness, Health, and Connection; and Part 2 – No More Procrastinating: 

Developing a Meaningful and Realistic Self-Care Plan, 21 st Annual St. Luke’s 

School of Nursing Alumni/Nursing Education Conference, St. Louis, Missouri 

2009 Meeting Suffering: Clarity and Calm in the Care of Serious Illness, University


of Massachusetts Medical School, Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health 

Care, and Society, Oasis Institute, Amherst, MA (with Elana Rosenbaum) 

2010 Public/university-wide guided meditation, Tibet Week, Emory University, 

Atlanta, GA 

2010 Self-care and renewal all-day retreat and workshop, University of New 

Mexico Center for Life (Integrative Health Center) staff program, 

Albuquerque, NM 

2011 Introduction to Mindfulness (four-week series in February), Faculty-in- 

Residence program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

2011 Fresh Perspectives on Spring: Meditation and Poetry (4-week series in April), 

Faculty-in-Residence program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

2011 Living Fully: Our Patients, Ourselves, two-day retreat/workshop for hospice 

professionals, CanSupport, New Delhi, India 

2011 Renewing the Spirit: Weekend Retreat for Cancer Patients and Loved Ones, 

sponsored by Forest Moon: Celebrating Survivorship, Hawley, MA 

2011 Mindfulness and Touch for Cancer Patients and Family and Professional 

Caregivers, Society for Integrative Oncology Annual Conference, Cleveland, 

OH (workshop with William Collinge) 

2011 Renewing the Spirit: Retreat for Cancer Patients and Loved Ones, November 

5-6, 2011, Hawley, Massachusetts, sponsored by Forest Moon: Celebrating 

Survivorship (co-facilitated with Deb Steele) 

2011 Leaves Falling Gently: Living Well with Cancer, November 13, 2011, The 

Gathering Place, Cleveland, OH 

2011 Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation, December 10, 2011, Sun City, Fort 

Mill, SC 

2012 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (8-week course for faculty, staff, and 

students), Emory University, Atlanta, GA (January – March 2012) (co-taught 

with Kay Stewart) 

Media Coverage 

2000 News Channel 5, Boston (expressive writing study) 

2004 Prevention Magazine, May 2004, p. 58 (Dear Diary Therapy) 

2004 Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Smart Women series (expressive writing) 

2004 Slate News, www.slate.com (decision-making for genetic testing) 

2006 Mamm Magazine, April 2006 (hope and coping with cancer) 

2006 Boston Globe, On Call edition, July/August 2006 (nursing research) 

2006 Connecticut Valley Spectator, New Hampshire/Vermont, August 2006 

(therapeutic retreats for cancer patients and families) 

2007 On-line news, www.healthday.com, February 2007 (expressive writing)


2007 Heal, Living Well After Cancer, Winter 2007, 1(3), 41 (mindfulness for cancer, 

“healing wherever you go”) 

2008 Atlanta Hospital News, May 2008 (nursing research) 

2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Doctor Is In health blog. November 2009 

(mindfulness meditation helps cancer patients and caregivers) 

2009 Semana. Magazine (Colombia, South America). December 2009. Interviewed 

for article, “Vivir el presente”/”Living for Today” (mindfulness in everyday life) 

2010 Nursing Spectrum, national nursing magazine. January 2010. (mindfulness 

meditation for nurses and patients) 

2010 Medscape Oncology, conference news highlights, March 2010 (symptoms in 

hematopoietic stem cell patients) 

2011 Shambhala Sun, interviewed as part of panel discussion, January 2011 (“The 

Power of Mindfulness”) 

2011 Here on Earth, Wisconsin Public Radio, August 25, 2011 (“Mindfulness and 

Cancer”) 

2011 KQRN Q107 FM, Mitchell, SD, September 12, 2011 (“Let’s Talk”) 

2011 AM1400 KKZZ, Los Angeles, CA, September 14, 2011 (“The Kim Pagano 

Show”) 

2011 Atlanta FOX5 News, October 19, 2011 (“Life After Illness”) 

2012 Cure magazine, January 2012 (“Mindfulness meditation can ease stress 

during cancer treatment”) 

2012 Greenwise newsletter by Publix, January 2012 (“Tips for Coping with Stress”) 

2012 Quantum Health magazine, February 2012 (“Mind-body medicine”) 

UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Emory University Wide Service 

2007 Conference committee, Mindfulness, Compassion, and the Treatment of 

Depression, October 17-18, 2007 

2008-2009 Search Committee, Rollins Professor and Chair of the Department of 

Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health 

2008-2010 Research Administration Advisory Committee 

2008-present Winship Cancer Institute: Cancer Prevention and Control (Member 2009present, 

Strategic Planning Committee (2009-2010), Oncology Nursing 

Symposium Planning Committee (2008-2009), Guest presenter at two (Bone 

Marrow Transplant and Multiple Myeloma) support groups (2012) 

2009-2010 Sustainability Institute, member, Green Lunch planning group 

2009-2010 Laney Graduate School Advisory Committee 

2009-present Teaching Consultant, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence 

2009-present University Senate 

2009-present Faculty Council 

2009-present Emory Collaborative for Contemplative Studies, core member 

2010-present Scholar, Emory Cares 4 U 

2010-present Faculty-In-Residence, Clairmont campus 

2010-2012 Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, neuroscience curriculum development 

2010-present Palliative Care Advisory Committee

2011 Public Scholarship Faculty Seminar (invited participant) 

2011-present Religion and Public Health Faculty Seminar (invited participant) 

2011-present Provost Faculty Advisory Committee 


Emory University School of Nursing Service 

2007-2010 Research Committee (Chair, 2008-2009) 

2007-present PhD (Graduate) Faculty Committee (PhD Admissions Committee, 2012) 

2008-2009 Search Committee, Dean of School of Nursing 

2008 Coordinator and Facilitator, National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine, 

Two half-day programs for the School of Nursing 

2008-2009 Academic Affairs and Student Services Coordinating Committee 

2009 Nominating Committee 

2009-present Faculty Committee on Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure 

2009-2011 Faculty Search Committee 

2009-2010 Awards Taskforce 

2010 School Life Health and Fitness program, weekly guided meditation sessions, 

faculty mentor/co-facilitator 

2010-2011 Curriculum Committee 

2011 Fuld Fellow Selection Committtee 

2011-present Development Advisory Committee 

2012-present Search Committee, Associate Dean for Education 

University Service 

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), Boston, MA 

2001-2007 Social and Behavioral Research Scientific Review Committee and IRB Panel 

D DF/HCC Office of Research Subjects 

2001-2007 Nurse Executive Board 

2001-2007 Fellowship Steering Committee, Palliative Care Training Grant 

2002-2007 Cancer Nursing Program-in-Development, Program Leader 

2002-2007 Psychosocial Oncology/Palliative Care Program Steering Committee 

2004-2007 President’s Cabinet 

2004-2006 Healing Environment Committee 

2004-2007 DF/HCC-University of Massachusetts Boston Senior Leadership Council 

2004-2007 DF/HCC-University of Massachusetts U56 Internal Advisory Committee 

2005-2007 Internal Advisory Board, U56 Pilot Project, Fast Track BSN to PhD nursing in 

cancer disparities, DF/HCC and UMass Boston collaboration 

2005-2007 Co-Coordinator, Nursing & Patient Care Staff Renewal Retreat Program 

2006 Planning Committee, Boston Area Cancer Survivorship Conference 

2006 Strategic Oversight Committee, Perini Family Survivors Center 

2006 Strategic Oversight Committee, Disparities Program 

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 

2000-2002 Advisory Committee, Osher Institute Conference on Complementary and 

Integrative Medical Therapies 

2002 Planning Committee, International Breast Cancer Conference ’02 

2005-2007 Research Collaborative Advisory Council, Institute for Nursing Healthcare

Leadership, Consortium of Harvard-Affiliated Nursing Services 


University of Massachusetts Medical School/UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, MA 

1998-2000 Human Subjects Committee 

1998-2001 CPACE—Integrated Cancer Control Curriculum (NIH #1R25 CA71737) 

1998-2001 Institutional ACS Grant Review Committee 

1998-2001 Executive Cancer Committee, Cancer Education Subcommittee 

1998-2001 Scientific Council, UMass Cancer Center 

1998-2000 Curriculum Committee, Graduate School of Nursing 

1998-1999 Conference Planning Committee, Chair, Spirituality in Health Care 

1998-2001 Annual Conference Planning Committee, Chair, Excellence in Nursing 

1999 Millennium III Research Grant Committee, Graduate School of Nursing 

1999-2000 Faculty Advocacy Council, Graduate School of Nursing 

2000-2001 Academic Standards and Admissions, Graduate School of Nursing 

2001 Search Committee, Director of Research, Graduate School of Nursing 


1987-1992 Breast Cancer Support Group, Founder and Facilitator 

1990-1992 Cancer Patient Education Committee, Founding Chair 

1991 Cancer Patient and Family Library, Founder, Norris Cotton Cancer Center 

1997-1998 Familial Cancer Program, Member, Norris Cotton Cancer Center 

1997-1998 Complementary and Alternative Therapies Clinical Initiative Task Force 

1997-1998 HIV and Complementary Therapies Conference Planning Committee 

1997-1998 Cancer Survivors Day Committee 

Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL 

1995-1996 Cancer Survivors’ Annual Celebration of Life, Founding Chair 

Community Service (Related to Professional Work) 

1991 Cervical Cancer Screening Project, Chairperson 

Upper Valley Unit, American Cancer Society, New Hampshire Division 

1991-1992 Board of Directors and Committees’ Member, Patient Services & Public 

Education, Upper Valley Unit, American Cancer Society, New Hampshire 

1991-1994 WE CAN Weekend, Committee Member and Program Facilitator 

American Cancer Society, New Hampshire Division 

1994-1997 Wellness Resource Center, Program Coordinator (volunteer role) 

The Rush Cancer Institute, Chicago, IL 

1997-1999 Adventure Weekend for Women with Breast Cancer, Advisory Team & 

Facilitator, American Cancer Society, New England Division 

1999-2000 Leukemia Society of America, Team-In-Training Member 

Anchorage, AK Marathon ’99; and Boston Marathon 2000 

1999-2004 Path to Healing with Cancer, Founder and Facilitator, American Cancer 

Society Hope Lodge, Worcester, MA (monthly cancer support group) 

1999-2001 Innisfree Cancer Help Program of New Hampshire, Inc. 

Research Advisory Board and Retreat Facilitator 

2000-2003 Parish Nurse Ministries, Inc., Board of Directors, Worcester, MA


2002-present Virginia Thurston Healing Garden: A Community Support Program for 

Women with Breast Cancer, Board of Directors (2002-2005) and Advisory 

Board (2005-present), Harvard, MA 

2005-2006 The Wellness Community of Boston, monthly group facilitator 

2005-present Forest Moon: Celebrating Survivorship, Jacksonville, VT 

Board of Directors and retreat facilitator (2005-2009, 2011), Advisory Board 

(2009-present) 

2009-present The Cancer Resource Foundation, Inc., Boston, MA, Board of Directors 

2010 Covenant House of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, meditation and stress management 

class for homeless youth (January 2010) 

2010 Nomads clinics, Limi Valley, Humla region, Nepal (three weeks, October 

2010) 

* Rush University changed its Doctor of Nursing Science (DNSc) degree to PhD in January 2007; DNSc graduates of 

Rush may use PhD credential, which is reflected in the transcript. 

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