Jim Bakken
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Chief Communications Officer, Public Relations
As chief communications officer for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine, Bakken leads teams that set and execute internal and external communications strategy. Prior to joining UAB in 2012, Bakken spent a decade working with a diverse client base at two full-service communications firms. Bakken spent eight years in Nashville at McNeely Pigott and Fox – one of the largest PR firms in the Southeast – prior to launching Peritus Public Relations in Birmingham in 2010. Bakken has served on the board of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and has been a Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 honoree.
The College of Arts and Sciences faculty will host the first in a series of interdisciplinary forums aimed at solutions to global issues.
UAB physician will host a webinar on infertility issues through UABMD.
Nursing schools team to engage alumni in meaningful dialogue about the changing role of nurses in disease prevention and coordination of health care.
UAB Medicine has named Dennis Stanek its Emergency Management Director.
Three UAB educators have been recognized for their work in education programs for the blind.
If you have big plans for the year ahead, de-clutter your mind before trying to tackle them, one UAB psychologist says.
Oral histories of life in a Birmingham landmark will be presented Jan. 26.
Community Week International Bazaar will be Jan. 25.
UAB graduate will lead the U.S. prison system.