Amy L. Reynolds (she/her)
Department Chair
Professor
COUNSELING, SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Specialty/Research Focus
Cultural Competence and Humility; Clinical and Career Counseling; Diversity; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Gender, Culture, and Equity; Cultural Competence; LGBT+ Studies; Multicultural Competence; Queer and Trans People and Perspectives; Higher Education; Race, Inequality, and Education; Racism and AntiBlackness; Mental Health; Social Justice; Training and Supervision
Professional Summary:
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.
Education and Training:
- PhD, The Ohio State University (1988)
- MA, The Ohio State University (1984)
- BS, Miami University (1982)
Awards and Honors:
- 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;
Recent Publications:
Journal Special Issue:
- 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]
Journal Article:
- 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
- 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.
Book Chapter:
- 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.
Recent Activities:
Editorial and Review:
- 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
Professional Service:
- 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