Pamela Whitten

Pamela Whitten
Whitten in 2023
19th President of Indiana University
Assumed office
July 1, 2021
Preceded byMichael McRobbie
5th President of Kennesaw State University
In office
July 16, 2018 – June 30, 2021
Preceded bySam Olens
Succeeded byKathy Schwaig
Personal details
EducationTulane University (BS)
University of Kentucky (MA)
University of Kansas (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsTelecommunications, Telemedicine
InstitutionsUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
Michigan State University
University of Georgia
Kennesaw State University
Indiana University
ThesisTranscending the technology of telemedicine: A case study of telemedicine in North Carolina (1996)
Doctoral advisorBeverly Sypher

Pamela Sasse Whitten is an American scholar in communication studies, currently serving as the 19th president of Indiana University since July 2021. She previously served as the 5th president of Kennesaw State University from 2018 to 2021 and as provost at the University of Georgia from 2014 to 2018.