Dr. Nelson Reynoso is a Psychology Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Bronx Community College of the City Univrsity of New York.

Dr. Reynoso is a founding member of the Dominican Studies Institute at the City College and a founding member of the Association of Latino Faculty and Staff at Bronx Community College. He has held public office in the Board Trustee in the Board of Education in Bergenfield, New Jersey Department of education.

His teaching philosophy is student-centered, emphasizing culturally relevant material and student growth. As educators, het recognizes, affirms, and responds to students’ differences and provides instruction that is responsive to their cultural needs. Integrating a culturally responsive teaching philosophy in his teaching has enabled him to connect with students in a deeper way. Following this approach, he helps his students eliminate barriers to learning and achievement and open doors to their achievement and to reach their full potential. Dr. Reynoso uses a series of culturally contextual teaching methodologies to engage students in the learning process

Education

Ph.D., New York University
M.A., City College, CUNY
B.A., City College, CUNY
A.A., Kingsborough Community College, CUNY

Courses Taught at BCC

FYS 11: First Year Seminar
PSY 11: Introduction to Psychology

Recent Publications

Reynoso, Nelson (2025). Promoting Resilience and Inspiration: An Autoethnographic Study of Dominican-American Students. Springer

Reynoso, Nelson, and Sharon Utakis. “SUPERANDO BARRERAS: CASE STUDIES OF THREE RESILIENT DOMINICAN STUDENTS AT AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.” Caribbean Studies, vol. 49, no. 2, 2021, pp. 53–74, https://doi.org/10.1353/crb.2021.0018.

Utakis, S., Reynoso, N., & Ramírez, A. B. (2020). “Estoy aquí, estoy allá”: Stories of Transnational Dominican Migrants and Their Retirement. US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal, 4, 67–85. https://doi.org/10.7560/OHJ404

Utakis, S., & Reynoso, N. (2009). “No Tengo Otra Opción – Ya Me Voy”: Stories of Family Separation Told by Dominican Immigrants.

Reynoso, N. A. (2017). Flourishing in a New Country: Resiliency among Dominican English Language Learners at Bronx Community College. HETS Online Journal, 8(1), 85–118. https://doi.org/10.55420/2693.9193.v8.n1.252

Reynoso, N. In T. Ingram and M. Gonzalez, Building a College Community,
Dubuque: Kendall Hunt, 2009.

Reynoso, N. (2008). Academic Resiliency among Dominican English Language
Learners. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 32 (2-6) 391-434.