Dr. Caitlin Anderson, Chair and Teaching 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 professor of the Department of University Foundations at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. She earned her doctorate in education policy and leadership from Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ 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 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ since 2012 and is the recipient of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’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 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ.

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.