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Suzanne B. Bakken serves as Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Alumni Professor of the School of Nursing at Columbia University, holding key administrative roles including Vice Dean of Strategic & Innovative Research, Director of the Center for PriSSM, and Director of the Reducing Health Disparities Through Informatics Training Program. Her career centers on leveraging informatics to advance health equity through community-engaged solutions.
Her academic foundation includes:
- BS in Nursing from Arizona State University
- MS from University of California - San Francisco
- PhD in Nursing from University of California - San Francisco
Dr. Bakken's research program operates at the critical intersection of informatics and health equity, specializing in community-engaged design of informatics tools, information visualization techniques, and health communication strategies. Her work spans clinical decision support systems, community informatics interventions, and patient self-management tools with emphasis on reducing disparities among Latinx, Hispanic, and other underserved populations through culturally tailored approaches.
Recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on applying advanced computational methods like digital phenotyping and natural language processing to address health disparities. Key trends include developing unsupervised learning models for sleep pattern analysis in Latinx adults, extracting symptom clusters from nursing documentation, and creating accessible infographics for dementia caregivers - all demonstrating her commitment to translating informatics research into actionable health equity solutions.
Her scientific recognition encompasses:
- Virginia K. Saba Award for Nursing Informatics Leadership (2021)
- Franciois Gremy Award of Excellence (2019)
- International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame induction (2018)
- Nursing Informatics Award from Friends of NLM (2018)
- Election to National Academy of Medicine (2015-16)
- Presidential Teaching Award from Columbia University (2004)
- Fellowships in American College of Medical Informatics (1997) and American Academy of Nursing (1995)
Through her directorship of the Reducing Health Disparities Training Program, Dr. Bakken mentors emerging researchers in health informatics while shaping national research priorities via service on PCORI's Methodology Committee, NIH's NexTRAC subgroup, and National Academies advisory groups. Her leadership directly influences funding mechanisms and policy frameworks for health equity research.
She spearheads the Center for PriSSM and Reducing Health Disparities Training Program, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations that combine community stakeholders, data scientists, and clinicians to develop and evaluate informatics interventions addressing social determinants of health in vulnerable populations.
