Caitlin Snyder
Caitlin Snyder
Instructor
Contact Info:
Campus: McNichols Campus
Building: Engineering
Room: 329
Phone: (313) 993-1575
Email: snydercr@udmercy.edu
Areas of Expertise:
AI in Education
Multimodal Learning Analytics
STEM+C Learning
Collaborative Problem Solving
Degrees
- B.S. Computer Science and Mathematics, Xavier University (2016)
- Ph.D. Computer Science, Vanderbilt University (2024)
Biography
Caitlin Snyder has joined the University of Detroit Mercy's College of Engineering & Science as a Computer Science Instructor. She grew up in Detroit and has come back to the city after earning her PhD in Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. Snyder also holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Xavier University.Her research interests are primarily focused on AI in Education. Her dissertation research centered around leveraging multimodal learning analytics to better understand and support students' collaborative problem solving. Snyder is passionate about the involvement of students and teachers in the design, development and application of AI in the classroom.
In addition to her research, Snyder is a huge fan of Detroit sport teams (Go Lions!), an avid reader of fiction, and loves dogs.