Virginia LeBaron

Virginia LeBaron (Nurs ’96 CM), the Kluge-Schakat associate professor of nursing at the UVA School of Nursing, published her first book, Caring in Context: An Ethnography of Cancer Nursing in India (Routledge Press, 2024).  The book is a vivid and compelling account of how most of the world experiences cancer, and how nurses bear witness and respond to the suffering of others when they have little means to help—or for complex reasons, choose not to.  Caring in Context has been hailed as “essential reading for clinicians, researchers and policy makers who care about human rights” and a “crucial book for all who are interested in global health.”  Caring in Context’s unique perspective and accessible style will appeal to a wide and interdisciplinary audience, from practitioners, academics, and advocates to anyone interested in the complex context of the human experience.  The hardback and ebook are available at Routledge Press and the paperback is currently available through the author’s website.