His teaching and research interests are microeconomics, labor economics, public economics, and the economics of education, with a particular focus on access to and completion in higher education and the local effects of government policies designed to encourage economic activity. Reynolds teaches principles of microeconomics and the economics of labor markets. He also teaches managerial economics to Kent's MBA program and is a three-time winner of the Outstanding MBA Professor Award. He holds a BA in economics and Japanese from Williams College and a PhD in economics from the University of Michigan.