Amy L. Reynolds (she/her)

The primary focus of my scholarship is on multicultural competence and training in counseling psychology and higher education. Specifically, my research has centered on expanding the multicultural knowledge base through scholarship on race, racial identity, and racism-related stress, queer and trans identity, acculturation, and other multicultural issues; exploring training and curricular applications in counseling psychology, and increasing understanding of multicultural change efforts in higher education. Additionally, my research has explored college student mental health issues, including the impact of politics on mental health and counselor training.

• PhD, The Ohio State University (1988)
• MA, The Ohio State University (1984)
• BS, Miami University (1982)

• Lifetime Commitment to Education and Training Award; Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs; 2020-07-09;
• STAR Faculty Award for Service; Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo; 2016-05-04;
• Fellow; American Psychological Association, Division 17; 2015-04-30;

• Trainer for Cultural Competence, Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Competition: Behavioral Health-focused Inter-professional Education and Practice for Graduate Students in Integrated Care Setting.; Local; Health Resources and Services Administration; Awarded; (-)

• Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Mueller, J. A. (2019). Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs: Advancing Social Justice and Inclusion (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Mueller, J. A. (2014). Creating multicultural change on campus. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

• Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Mueller, J. A. (2019). “A change is gonna come”: Embracing paradigm shifts to dismantle oppressive structures. Journal of College Student Development, 60, 659-673. [60th Anniversary Issue]

• McCubbin, L., Alex, R., Bergkamp, J., Malone, C., Wang, D.C., & Reynolds, A. L. (2023). Returning the colonizer’s gaze: Interrogating whiteness in our training programs. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000436
• Ponce, A., Ciftci, A., Hagstrom, S., Nadkarni, L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2023). CCTC 2020: Addressing Social Responsiveness in Health Service Psychology Education and Training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(1), 4–13. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000421
• Wright, A. J., Williams, N., Starling, T., Reynolds, A. L., & Garcia-Lavin, B. (2023). Deep structure course and curriculum liberation for social responsiveness. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(1), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000434
• Reynolds, A. L. (2022). Grasping at the root: Transforming counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 50(8), 1126-1149.
• Johnson, A. J., Bisantz, A. M., Reynolds, A. L., & Meier, S. T. (2019). Mobile mental health technologies: Unique challenges and solutions for an effective user centered design methodology. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 63(1), 1908-1909. DOI: 10.1177/1071181319631101
• Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Mueller, J. A. (2019). “A change is gonna come”: Embracing paradigm shifts to dismantle oppressive structures. Journal of College Student Development, 60, 659-673. [60th Anniversary Issue]
• Johnson, M. J., & Reynolds, A. L. (2018). Factors influencing academic success among African American college women: The impact of African American acculturation and religiosity. Journal of Black Psychology, 44(5), 403-421. doi.org/10.1177/0095798418777400
• Altabef, D. L., Meier, S. T., DeLucia, J., & Reynolds, A. L. (2017). Therapist response to a distressed client: Differences in active listening and changes in negative affect. Counseling and Psychotherapy Research, 0, 1-6.
• Dipeolu, A., Cook-Cottone, C., Lee, G., Donnelly, J. P., Janikowski, T. J., Reynolds, A. L., & Boling, T. (2016). A concept map of campers’ perceptions of camp experience: Implications for the practice of family counseling. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 1-8. doi: 10.1177/1066480716628566
• Reynolds, A. L. (2016). Planting a forest: The legacy of Louise Douce. The Counseling Psychologist. 44, 1-20. doi: 10.1177/0011000016640602
• Reynolds, A. L., & Altabef, D. (2015). Addressing helping competencies in student affairs: Analysis of helping skills course syllabi. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 52, 1-12. doi: 10.11080/19496591
• Huston, J., Meier, S., Faith, M., & Reynolds, A. (in press). Exploratory study of automated linguistic analysis for progress monitoring and outcome assessment. Counseling and Psychotherapy Research.

• Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Robinson, C. (2021). Embracing the complexities of race, racism, and social justice in changing times. In C. L. Wijeyesinghe (Ed.), The Complexities of Race: Identity, Power, and Justice in an Evolving America (pp. 240-266). New York: NYU Press.
• Pope, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2017). Multidimensional identity model revisited: Implications for student affairs. In C. Wijeyesinghe (Ed.), Enacting intersectionality in student affairs: New Directions for Student Services, No, 157 (pp. 15-24). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Reynolds, A. L. (2017). Counseling and helping skills. In J. Schuh, S. Jones, & V. Torres (Eds.), Student Services: A handbook for the profession (6th ed.) (pp. 452-465). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Reynolds, A. L., & Mitchell, S. (2017). Counseling emerging adult women. In M. Kopola & M. Keitel (Eds.), Handbook of counseling women (2nd ed.) (pp. 170-181). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Reynolds, A. L., & Singh, A. A. (2017). Counseling issues for Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer women. In M. Kopola & M. Keitel (Eds.), Handbook of counseling women (2nd ed.) (pp. 275-289). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Reynolds, A. L. (2016). Addressing the needs of LGBTQ youth: A counseling imperative. In J. Ponterotto, M. Casas, L. Suzuki, & C. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (4th ed.) (pp. 385-393). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

• Reynolds, A. L. (2022, May 11). Powerful Mentorship, Social Justice, & Transformation with Dr. Amy Reynolds. [Podcast]. In APA Division 17 Podcast. On the Couch with Liberation. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1620421/episodes/10595779
• Wright, A. J., Williams, N. J., Starling, T., Reynolds, A. L., & Garcia-Lavin, B. (2022, March 3). Transforming Counseling Psychology Curriculum & Praxis. [Webinar]. In APA Division 17 SAS Professional Development Series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSM2xjYz68s
• O’Shaughnessy, T., Walinsky, D., Hinger, C. L., Solie, S., & Reynolds, A. L. (2020, January 22). Watch what we do not what we say": White allies centering liberation to dismantle white supremacy [Webinar]. In APA Division 17 Series, 12 months of exploring a counseling psychology of liberation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hB6iSLbWPc&feature=youtu.be
• Reynolds, A. L., Fassinger, R., Toporek, R., McGillen, G., Angyal, B., Nolan, S., Wiley, M. O., & Loewy, M. (2020, May 21). White Counseling Psychologists working to uproot anti-Blackness [Webinar].
• Bautista, E. C., Cadenas, G., Faloughi, R., Greene, C., Mosley, D., Nikalje, A., Reynolds, A. L., & Singh, A. (2019, October 22). Building a counseling psychology of liberation: Exploring liberation principles in our own lives [Webinar]. In APA Division 17 Series, 12 months of exploring a counseling psychology of liberation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmKYHLnMeYU&feature=youtu.be
• Pope, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2019, October 2). Multicultural competence in student affairs: Advancing social justice and inclusion. [Webinar]. In Higher Education Student Affairs Live. http://higheredlive.com/multicultural-competence-in-student-affairs-advancing-social-justice-and-inclusion/

• Reynolds, A. L. (2022, July). Transforming Counseling Psychology from the Inside Out. Invited keynote at the 2022 British Psychological Association Division of Counselling Psychology (DCoP) Conference: Edge of Awareness [virtual].;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2022, April). “And the students shall lead us…Co-creating Counseling Psychology.” Invited keynote at the 2022 Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Virtual Conference.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2022, March). Transforming Counseling Psychology Courses and Training Curriculum: The Need for Cultural and Pedagogical Humility. Invited talk at the Council for Counseling Psychology Training Programs Conference [virtual].;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2022, May). Transforming Training: “Things gotta change around here.” Invited keynote at the 2022 Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Conference.;
• Pope, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2021, February). Creating an inclusive curriculum. Invited campus-wide presentation as part of the UB Office of Inclusive Excellence, Inclusive Pedagogy Series.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2021, May). Allyship Training. Invited workshop for the Minority Genetic Professionals Network. Two part workshop on May 4th and May 18th.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2021, September). Multicultural interventions and social justice as levers for campus change. Invited presentation at the UB Graduate School of Education, “Make Good Trouble” Now: Teach-In for Racial Equity.;
• Reynolds, A. L., & Wells, G. (2020, November). Is being an ally enough? Invited campus-wide presentation as part of the UB Office of Inclusive Excellence, Let’s Talk About Race Series.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2019, July). Prejudice, discrimination, and identity. Invited presentation at The University at Buffalo 25th Annual Cora P. Maloney College/Ronald E. McNair Program Undergraduate Research Conference, Buffalo, NY.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2020, May). Ready or not: Using systemic change theories to dismantle oppressive structures in higher education. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), New York, NY. (conference cancelled);
• Reynolds, A. L., & Wijeyesinghe, C. L. (2020, May). Using intersectionality in teaching and training: Strategies for pedagogy, facilitation, and self-awareness. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), New York, NY. (conference cancelled);
• Jones, S. R., Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Wijeyesinghe, C. L. (2019, May). Integrating intersectionality into teaching and training: Tensions, challenges, and opportunities. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), Portland, OR.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2018, October). Leadership for multicultural change. Invited presentation at College of St. Benedicts, St. Joseph, MN.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2018, October). Strategies and tools for creating multicultural campuses. St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2018, October). Understanding whiteness and being a White ally for racial justice. Invited presentation for the Committee on Social Justice and Inclusion, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2019, February). Embracing social justice: The role of DCT as ally, advocate, or disruptor. Invited plenary at the Council for Counseling Psychology Training Programs, Albuquerque, NM.;
• Reynolds, A. L., & Pope, R. L. (2019, May). Multicultural change on campus: Advancing multicultural competence and social justice. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), Portland, OR;
• Renninger, S., & Reynolds, A. L. (2018, March). Navigating the turbulent waters of competency, remediation, and due process. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs, San Antonio, TX.;
• Reynolds, A. L., & Griswold, K. (2018, April). Cultural awareness. Invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Professional Development Series at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.;
• Reynolds, A. L., & Pope, R. L. (2018, May). Developing multicultural competence for inclusion and social justice. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), New Orleans, LA.;
• Reynolds, A. L., & Worthington, R. L. (2018, May). Responding to hate-based threats and bias on campus. Invited presentation at University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD.;
• Reynolds, A. L., Pope, R. L., & Jones, S. R. (2018, May). The promises and complexities of integrating intersectionality into pedagogy, classroom teaching, and our responses to classroom dynamics. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), New Orleans, LA.;
• Pope, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2017, June). Understanding and combatting racism. Invited presentation at Sisters of St. Francis Annual Meeting, Stella Niagara, NY.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2016, September). Creating a diverse campus – making a difference in the lives of ALL students. Invited presentation at Ball State University, Educating a Diverse Nation. Muncie, IN.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2014, June). Creating multicultural counseling centers. Invited presentation at the College Counseling Centers of New York Annual Conference, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY.;

• Fish, J., Reynolds, A. L., McCubbin, L. D., & Mihecoby, A. L. (2022, June). Building Sacred Spaces: Centering Indigenous Peoples in Counseling Psychology. Invited talk at the Society for Indian Psychologists (SIP) Conference [virtual].;
• Green, C.E., Reynolds, A. L., & Worthington, R. L. (2022, January). Challenging the status quo: Doing anti-racism work from different positionalities. Symposium at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. [virtual];
• Reynolds, A. L., Nadkarni, L., Ponce, A., & Ciftci, A. (2022, February). Centering social responsiveness in our training: Our collective responsibility and accountability practice. Roundtable at the Teachers College Winter Roundtable Conference in Psychology and Education.;
• Singh, A., Cokley, K., Hargons, C., Toporek, R., & Reynolds, A. L. (2022, January). Community care as resistance against surveillance, trolls, and hate in our digital worlds. Symposium at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. [virtual];
• Jantzer, A. M., Reynolds, A. L., Worthington, R. L., & Bacon, P. (2021, March). Counseling Psychologists as change agents on campus: Pursuing justice and inclusion. Symposium at the virtual annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology.;
• Manges, M., McCabe, E., & Reynolds, A. L. (2021, March). J.K. Rowling and the Harmful Effects of Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFS). Symposium at the virtual annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2020, August). Infusion of multicultural content in Counseling Psychology curriculum. Symposium at the annual virtual meeting of the American Psychological Association Conference.;
• Reynolds, A. L. (2020, August). Infusion of multicultural content in Counseling Psychology curriculum. Symposium at the annual virtual meeting of the American Psychological Association.;
• Reynolds, A. L., Perez-Rojas, Flores, L.Y., Miller, M., Wilcox, M., & Frantell, K. (2021, February). Critical Multicultural Counseling: Necessary Transformation for Decolonized and Liberatory Education. Roundtable discussion at the virtual annual meeting of the Teachers College, Winter Roundtable.;
• Toporek, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2021, February). Call to Action, Call to Connection: Anti-Racism Allies, Collaborators and Co-conspirators. Roundtable discussion at the virtual annual meeting of the Teachers College, Winter Roundtable.;
• Jantzer, A. M., Reynolds, A. L., Worthington, R. L., Green, C., & Mobley, M. (2020, May). Counseling Psychologists as change agents on campus: Pursuing justice and inclusion. Symposium at the Counseling Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA. (conference cancelled);
• Pieterse, A. L., Wilcox, M. M., Paiko, L. A., Martin, C., & Reynolds, A. L. (2020, May). Considering antiracism in Counseling Psychology training: Attending to content and process. Symposium at the Counseling Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA. (conference cancelled);
• Reynolds, A. L. (2020, May). Decolonization and the curriculum. Invited roundtable at the Council for Counseling Psychology Training Programs, New Orleans, LA. (conference cancelled);
• Jones, S. R., Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Wijeyesinghe, C. L. (2019, March). Integrating intersectionality into teaching and training: Tensions, challenges, and opportunities. Symposium at the annual meeting of the ACPA-College Student Educators International, Boston, MA.;
• McFadzean, J. A., & Reynolds, A. L. (2019, January). Exploration of a racist act: Examining the link between racial identity and racial psychological trauma. Poster session at at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.;
• Miller, M. J., Reynolds, A. L., Langrehr, K. J., & Shin, R. Q. (2018, August). Advancing change in multicultural and social justice training in Counseling Psychology programs. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.;
• Mueller, J. A., Pope, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2019, March). Multicultural competence: Advancing social justice and inclusion. Symposium at the annual meeting of the ACPA-College Student Educators International, Boston, MA.;
• Reynolds, A. L., & Worthington, R. L. (2019, January). Trigger warnings: Hate groups, threats of violence, and mental health on campus. Symposium at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.;
• Toporek, R., Reynolds, A. L., & Singh, A. A. (2019, January). White liberalism in psychology: Moving from ally to accomplice in dismantling White supremacy. Symposium at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.;
• Johnson, M. J.., & Reynolds, A. L. (2018, February). Factors influencing academic success among African American college women: The impact of African American acculturation and religiosity. Poster session at the 35th Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.;
• McFadzean, J., & Reynolds, A. (2018, April 18). Exploration of a discriminatory act through the lens of skin color, racial identity attitude, and psychological distress. Poster presented at University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education Symposium, Buffalo, NY.;
• Mitchell, S., Reynolds, A. L., & Jeong, J. (2018, June). The political is personal: The election and student mental health. Symposium at the College Counseling Centers of New York Conference, Brockport, NY.;
• Mitchell, S., Reynolds, A. L., & Jeong, J. (2018, June). The political is personal: The election and student mental health. Symposium at the College Counseling Centers of New York Conference, Brockport, NY.;
• Jones, S. R., Pope, R. L., Reynolds, A. L., & Wijeyesinghe, C. L. (2017, March). Four scholars dialogue about our evolution in thinking about identity. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American College Personnel Association, Columbus, OH.;
• Mitchell, S., Reynolds, A. L., & Jeong, J. (2017, June). Counselors’ Perspectives: The Impact of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election on College Student Mental Health. Symposium at the College Counseling Centers of New York Conference, Brockport, NY.;
• Mitchell, S., Reynolds, A. L., Jiang, J., & Meija, K. (2017, June). The political is personal. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Counseling Centers of New York Conference, Buffalo, NY.;
• Reynolds, A. L., Ciftci, A., Imani, A., Burdine, K., & Koch, J. (2017, January). Multicultural competence of faculty: Moving forward or losing ground? Roundtable at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Portland, OR.;
• Flash, L. J., Mueller, J. A., Pope, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2016, March). Initiating and sustaining multicultural change: Lessons and strategies. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American College Personnel Association, Montreal, Quebec.Psychology in Action: Future Opportunities and Challenges), Atlanta, GA.;
• Koch, J. M., Reynolds, A. L., Inman, A., Ciftci, A., Heesacker, M., & Burdine, K. (2015, August). Do what I say, not what I do: A discussion of faculty multicultural competence. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, ON.;
• Reynolds, A. L., Del Pilar Grazioso, M., Jimenez, T., Cervantes, J., Da Silva, J., Contreras, M. P., Fromm Reed, S., Singh, A., & Jimenez, J. (2015, August). Critical issues facing youth in crisis from prevention, advocacy, and intervention perspectives. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, ON.;
• Reynolds, A. L., Ecklund, T., & Fish, J. (2015, August). Race related stress, academic motivation, cultural congruity, acculturation, and resilience of Native American students. Poster session at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.;

• Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
  06/01/2016-05/26/2023
• Consulting Editor, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  06/01/2016-05/26/2023

• Member, APA Presidential Working Group on Enhancing Belonging (Initiative of President Thema S. Bryant), 2022-present
  01/14/2022-08/05/2023
• President, Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17, American Psychological Association, 2021-2022
  08/06/2021-08/07/2022