Dr. Caitlin Anderson, Chair and Teaching Associate Professor

Caitlin is a white woman with dark brown hair. She is wearing black framed glasses, a light blue blazer, and a white v-neck blouse underneath. The background is the blurred path to Dallas Hall.Dr. Caitlin Anderson is a chair and teaching associate professor of the Department of University Foundations at SMU. She earned her doctorate in education policy and leadership from SMU and earned her master’s degree in educational administration from Texas A&M University, with an emphasis in student affairs administration in higher education. Dr. Anderson has been teaching at SMU since 2012 and is the recipient of SMU’s highest honor, the M Award, as well as a three-time nominee for the HOPE teaching award. She was previously the Director of the Hilltop Scholars Program at SMU.

Dr. Anderson’s research interests include college student community engagement, college honors programming, and academic programs and their relationship to college student retention. She is a frequent presenter of college student well-being and the effectiveness of first-year programming at professional conferences nationwide.