He received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2010 and also holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and an M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Concordia University Chicago. While at Harvard, he twice received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Student Teaching. Prior to his doctoral studies, he practiced law with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the international law firm of Mayer Brown LLP. At UIS, Dr. Reinbold regularly teaches Analytical Methods (PAD 503), International Poverty, Inequality, and Development (PAD 521), U.S. Social Policy (PAD 522), and various other courses.