Denise Dennis, Ph.D.

Dr. Dennis is a former OSEP scholar and a recent graduate of FSU with a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction focused in Special Education. She collaboratively studies reading interventions and curriculum using primarily qualitative and mixed methodologies. She is also supporting local research practice partnerships that include MTSS, Special Education, and coaching. Dr. Dennis values mentoring and supporting undergrads through programs such as UROP and providing guidance and coaching to grad students through collaborative research. Her primary research interests include behavior that impacts educational opportunities, the intersection of social validity/fidelity/MTSS, and how reading impacts and is impacted by behavior.