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Caitlin Bakker receives continuous appointment

By May 24, 2018September 16th, 2023No Comments

Caitlin Bakker

Caitlin Bakker, MLIS works at the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) providing research support services, including data management, scholarly publishing, and citation tracking and analysis. She was promoted to Associate Librarian and awarded continuous appointment, which is analogous to tenure, at the Board of Regents meeting in May.

“In her four years at HSL in our newly-created Research Services liaison position, Caitlin has systematically engaged faculty across the Academic Health Center (AHC) ​and advanced​ ​research,” said Lisa McGuire, Associate Director of the Health Sciences Libraries.

Professional contributions

“Caitlin developed and has led the Policy and News Media service, which demonstrates the impact of AHC faculty research across news sources and policy proposals, taught bi-weekly​ in the Medical School’s required Family Medicine Clerkship​ course, and advanced clinical practice as a member of the Cochrane Collaboration’s Urology group,” said McGuire.

In addition to her primary job responsibilities, Bakker has a demonstrated commitment to the University Libraries. “Caitlin has chaired​​ the Research Services Coordinators group and is an active member of our Research Data Boot Camps,” McGuire added.

Bakker has also established a long and impressive list of professional contributions​, including service, ​contributed & invited presentations​,​ and published articles.

“I want to share my heartfelt congratulations to Caitlin on reaching this career milestone,” said McGuire​.​ “​W​e are so ​​fortunate to have her as a colleague in the University Libraries and as a collaborator with University of Minnesota researchers and faculty.”

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