Reginald graduated from the Specialist Training College, Winneba, Ghana (now University of Education, Winneba, Ghana) with a 4-Year Teacher’s Diploma Certificate in Physical Education. He also received a Master of Education Degree in Teacher Education and Physical Education from Alabama State University and a doctorate  in Teacher Education, Physical Activity Education, and Behavior Analysis in Sport and Physical Activity from Ohio State University. He is now Professor Emeritus and a specialist in physical activity, teacher education, curriculum/instructional design and evaluation.

He was the Director of Teacher Education in Physical Education at the University of Virginia from 1986 to 1989 and the College at Brockport, State University of New York. He spent the bulk of his years in tertiary education (1989 to 2007) at the College at Brockport. During these years, Professor Ocansey maintained mutually beneficial international relationships between the US and Ghanaian universities. For example, he created the College at Brockport-University of Education Collaborative initiative, and he is the architect of graduate level study at the University of Education.

He is a member of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE), a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), founder of the Ghana Physical Education and Sport Thinktank (GPEStt™) and the Director of Active Living and Wellness Alliance Group in Ghana (ALWAG™). He is a Principal Investigator and Ghana Representative for Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance, Global Observatory for Physical Activity, and  Walkable Communities and the Built Environment for Physical Activity. Several peer-reviewed publications have emerged from his leadership.