Jeffrey Dennis is a Senior Research Specialist and Travel Instructor with NJTIP @ Rutgers. He has been with the program since July 2015 and his primary responsibilities include teaching individuals with disabilities, senior citizens, and others how to utilize public transit safely and independently. Mr. Dennis creates individualized travel curriculums for his customers to meet their independent travel goals and is the lead content creator in creating and editing customer video testimonials to help further the NJTIP mission. Mr. Dennis is also the Principal Investigator for the One-on-One Training Program at NJTIP @ Rutgers which offers travel instruction to individuals who have gone through the NJ Transit Access Link Application Process and have been recommended for Travel Instruction.

In response to COVID-19-related travel restrictions, Mr. Dennis was the lead designer for virtual travel training and virtual field trips. These virtual tools provided the necessary continuity for NJTIP’s customers and small-group travel instruction. As a testament to the success of NJTIP’s virtual training, Mr. Dennis presented at a national conference for the Association of Travel Instruction on his virtual curriculum design and virtual field trips.

Mr. Dennis was named to the Board of Directors for the Association of Travel Instructors in August 2023. He has presented at several state and local meetings and conferences on travel instruction and mobility options throughout the state.

Mr. Dennis received a B.A. from Rutgers University in 2008 in Psychology with a focus on Child & Adolescent Development. He worked for the Douglass Developmental Disability Center from 2008-2015 serving the needs of young adult students with autism spectrum disorders.