Lori Bakken
Associate Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Affiliate Faculty, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Evaluation Specialist, UW Cooperative Extension
475 N. Charter St.
2414 Sterling Hall
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-5239
Fax: (608) 265-1171
Biography
Lori L. Bakken joined the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in the School of Human Ecology in July, 2010. This is a new, joint appointment with Wisconsin Extension, focused on promoting evaluation and program planning throughout the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Bakken has been a faculty member of the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2002, previously in the School of Medicine and Public Health. She is also an Affiliate Associate Professor in the School of Education.
Dr. Bakken’s research focuses on determining key variables that influence learning and successful career development of clinical research scientists. As part of a federally-funded project, she developed an inventory to assess clinical research self-efficacy that is being used across the nation by leading academic medical centers and she has published numerous manuscripts in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals.
She also has served as a member and Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Association of Clinical Research Training and was a member of the national Evaluation Liaisons Committee for the NIH K12 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development training awards.
Outreach & Extension Work
Position Priorities (Campus-Based Evaluation Specialist)
- Build synergistic relationships with colleges and departments across the UW-system engaged in evaluation and community-based work.
- Teach a graduate level course in evaluation of community-based research, education, and outreach efforts.
- Collaborate with campus colleagues in engaging graduate students in community-based research and evaluation.
- Support Cooperative Extension’s internal capacity building efforts to build individual, team, and organizational evaluation capacity.
Community-Academic Partnerships
- Orion Family Services, Parent Skill Builders Program Evaluation
- Center for Nonprofits and the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association, Community Health Center Incubator Program Evaluation in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin
Consulting Activities
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Consultant, University of North Texas Health Sciences Center (Cruser, des Anges, PI), Competencies in Research in Manual/Manipulative Medicine and CAM
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Consultant/Advisor, Rutgers University (Lev, PI), Efficacy Intervention to Promote Research Careers
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External Advisor, Howard University (Taylor, PI), Howard University SBIRT Medical Residency Program
- Consultant/Advisor, MD Anderson Medical Center (Chang, PI), Improving Retention of Minority Trainees: Mentoring in Scientific Communications
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Consultant, Louisiana Technical University (Carpenter,PI; O’Neal, Co-PI; Davis, Co-PI), Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID): Creating a culture of success for women in engineering and science.
Honors & Awards
- 1998 Research in Learning Award, University of Wisconsin, Graduate Program in Continuing and Vocational Education
- 2007 Puestow Research Award for significant research contributions made toward advancing the field of medicine, University of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine
Education
| 1980 | Bachelor of Science, Medical Technology, University of Wisconsin |
| 1991 | Master of Science, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin |
| 1998 | Doctor of Philosophy, Continuing and Vocational Education (distributed minor in the medical sciences), University of Wisconsin |
Experience
| 2002-2005 | Chair, Association of Clinical Research Training Program (K30) Directors (Later called the Association for Clinical Research Training) Evaluation Task Force |
| 2003-2006 | Member, Board of Directors, Association of Clinical Research Training Program Directors |
| 2004-2006 | Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors, Association for Clinical Research Training Program Directors |
| 2004-2007 | Director for Evaluation, Training and Education to Advance Multidisciplinary Clinical Research (TEAM) Program |
| 2004- 2005 | Co-chair, NIH K12 Multidisciplinary Training Award Evaluation Committee |
| 2005-2007 | Member, NIH K12 Multidisciplinary Training Award Evaluation Committee |
| 2005-2006 | Program Developer, Graduate Program in Patient-oriented Research |
| 2006-2007 | Chair, Task Force to Develop a Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation |
| 2007-2010 | Chair, Task Force to Develop a Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation |
| 2010 | Graduate School Committee on Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research |
| 2010-present | Integrated Specialist, University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Extension, Program Development and Evaluation |
| 2010-present | Member, American Evaluation Association |
Research Interests
My goal is to be recognized as a leading scholar in the career development and education of health and biomedical researchers. Hence, my research uses Social Cognitive Career Theory as a conceptual framework to understand learning processes and barriers to career development in diverse populations of scientists. I’m primarily interested in women and racial minorities who are underrepresented in academic positions within the United States. Consequently, my leadership and service activities, grant awards, and publications are typically interrelated in ways that enrich my professional goals.
Patents/Copyrights
Clinical Research Appraisal Inventory (unofficial copyright)
Selected Publications
Bakken, L.L., Byars-Winston, A. and Wang, Min-fen. Viewing Clinical Research Career Development through the Lens of Social Cognitive Career Theory. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2006;11(1):91-110.
Mullikin, E.A., Bakken, L.L. and Betz, N.E. Assessing Research Self-efficacy in Physician-Scientists: The Clinical Research Appraisal Inventory. Journal of Career Assessment. 2007; 15(3):367-387.
Klink, J., Byars-Winston, A., and Bakken, L.L. The Relationship Between Coping efficacy and Perceived Family Support in Premedical Students. Medical Education. 2008; 42:572-579.
Cruser, d. A., Bruce, D., Brown, S., Bakken, L. L., Licciardone, J. C., Podawiltz, A. L., and Bulik, R. J. Biomedical research competencies for osteopathic medical students. Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care. 2009; 3:10-21.
Lev, E., Kolassa, J. and Bakken, L.L. Faculty mentors and students’ perceptions of research self-efficacy. Nurse Education Today. 2010; 30(2):169-174.
Bakken, L.L., Byars-Winston, A., Gundermann, D. M., Ward, E. C., Slattery, A., King, A., Scott, D. and Taylor, R. Effects of an educational intervention on female biomedical scientists’ research self-efficacy. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2010; 15(2):167-183.
Teaching
- Inter-HE 501, Evaluation Research in Practice
- Department of Continuing and Vocational Education 701, Research Methods
- Department of Continuing and Vocational Education 609, Seminar Course
- Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis 724, Facilitating Learning for Adults
- Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis 925, Seminar in Dissertation Research
- Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis 725, Research Methods and Procedures in Educational Administration
- Department of Medicine 990, Multidisciplinary Research Seminar
