She serves as the co-coordinator of the Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program and as program director of the Cambridge (UK) Schools Experience. Her research focuses on literacy assessment, policy, and building teacher capacity. She is currently working with a primary school in Cambridge, England in building a knowledge-rich curriculum and studying the professional development support needed to build capacity across teaching staff and leadership. Dr. Dennis serves on the editorial review board of The Reading Teacher and is an associate editor of School University Partnerships journal. Dr. Dennis was selected as a 2014 PDK Emerging Leader. Additionally, she serves her field as a member of the Literacy Research Association's Policy and Legislative Committee, and the International Reading Association's Presidential Task Force for Teacher Education Reform.