Reynolds, Cecil R. (1952–)

Cecil R. Reynolds earned his doctoral degree from the University of Georgia in 1978, with a major in school psychology and minors in statistics and clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Reynolds studied under Alan Kaufman, author of various tests, including the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC).

Dr. Reynolds was a faculty member at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1978–1981), where he served as Associate Director and Acting Director of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurement following the death of its founder, Oscar Buros. Dr. Reynolds is currently a professor in the School Psychology Program at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where he has been a professor since 1981.

Dr. Reynolds has authored more than 300 scholarly publications and has been the author or editor of 39 books, including The Clinician's Guide to the BASC, Clinical Applications of Continuous Performance Tests, Handbook of School Psychology, the Encyclopedia of Special Education, and the Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Dr. Reynolds has been actively involved in test development since 1978, working as research or psychometric consultant for tests such as the KABC, Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test for Adolescents and Adults, and the revision of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude. Dr. Reynolds is also the author of several widely used tests of personality and behavior, including the Behavior Assessment System for Children and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. He is also senior author of the Test of Memory and Learning, the Clinical Assessment Scales for the Elderly, the forthcoming Elderly Memory Schedule, and co-author of several computerized test interpretation systems. He is senior author of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales.

Dr. Reynolds has been president of various professional organizations, including the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology. He is also a past president of the National Academy of Neuropsychology; APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics); and APA Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology). Most recently, in 2004 and 2005, he was President of APA Division 16 (School Psychology). Dr. Reynolds has received numerous honors and awards. Among his awards are the Distinguished Research Scholar Award from Texas A&M University (1995), Senior Scientist Award by the American Psychological Association, Division 16 (1999), Distinguished Clinical Neuropsychologist Award by the National Academy of Neuropsychology (2000), Lifetime Achievement Award in Neuropsychology by the National Association of School Psychologists Neuropsychology Interest Group (2003), and Distinguished Alumnus Award for Lifetime Achievement by the University of Georgia (2005).