He received his Masters and Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. His research interests are in the field of computer graphics and include non-photorealistic rendering and applied perception in graphics and visualization. Reynold's publications have appeared in the leading journals on computer graphics as well as several international conferences. Reynold has several ongoing collaborations with other faculty in the Computer Science Department to explore the use of eye-tracking technology for content-based image retreival and visualization of large multidimensional data sets. Reynold teaches a variety of courses ranging from introductory computer science to graduate courses in computer graphics. In addition to these academic pursuits, Reynold is actively involved in recruiting and mentoring underrepresented students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.