She has undertaken significant research in productive research teams that contributes to a greater understanding of teacher retention and early career teachers’ work. For example, she has contributed to new knowledge about the complexity of early career teachers’ work and how policy and school leaders can enable them to be successful as they make the transition to the workforce. Dr Sullivan is currently investigating how school leaders enact policy in micropolitical ways to retain quality early career teachers. Anna Sullivan is the founding director of the MCERA and was appointed the inaugural Chair of the Board in May 2016.