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Kirsten Whitten Associate Lecturer
Business Management

Kirsten Whitten, PhD, is a Lecturer of public relations (PR), crisis communication, marketing and digital communication with more than 30 years of experience. She has a Ph.D. in communication with a focus in PR from Regent University, an MA in Integrated Marketing Communication from Emerson College and a BA in English Writing & Literature from Wheaton College. Dr. Whitten is a member of PRSA Boston and has received numerous awards from the Publicity Club (Pub Club) of New England, has been published in the IABD Business Research Yearbook and has lectured on the subject of “writing for PR” at several industry and trade conferences. Her dissertation showcases her commitment to the industry in its title, "Managing Interdepartmental Collaboration of Social Media Relations: Investigating the PR/Com Role in the Leadership and Collaboration of Social Media Relations Practices across Organizations." She is also co-owner of G.T. Graphics in Hanson, Mass., an integrated marketing communications firm she owns with her husband.