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.
An informational meeting and orientation for anyone interested in growing vegetables, flowers and small fruit at a site on campus
UAB representatives received several honors and were elected to leadership roles for next year’s Alabama YMCA Collegiate Legislation Conference convention
This is the first time in the Launchpad event’s eight-year history there will be back-to-back competitions.
UAB study finds lack of traumatic brain injury education among military veterans; movies and TV dramas spread misinformation.
The 16-week program consists of bike riding and treadmill walking, as well as four overnight stays.
UAB was one of the largest recruiting centers for the CombiRx study.
UAB has 3 of 15 national UNCF/Merck scholarship winners honored for research work.