diff --git a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
index 54df8c71..87ad89cd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def page_params
   #     teacher_snap: @teacher.snap,
   #     teacher_school_website: @teacher.school.website,
   #     piazza_password: Rails.application.secrets[:piazza_password],
-  #     reason: @reason
+  #     denial_reason: @denial_reason
   #   }.with_indifferent_access
   # end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/teachers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/teachers_controller.rb
index e178e976..cbcf35ba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/teachers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/teachers_controller.rb
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def update
   def request_info
     @teacher.info_needed!
     if !params[:skip_email].present?
-      TeacherMailer.request_info_email(@teacher, params[:reason]).deliver_now
+      TeacherMailer.request_info_email(@teacher, params[:denial_reason]).deliver_now
     end
     redirect_to root_path
   end
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def deny
     @teacher.denied!
     if !params[:skip_email].present?
       # TODO: Update dropdown to select the email template.
-      TeacherMailer.deny_email(@teacher, params[:reason]).deliver_now
+      TeacherMailer.deny_email(@teacher, params[:denial_reason]).deliver_now
     end
     redirect_to root_path
   end
diff --git a/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb
index fe1904ec..4acb1634 100644
--- a/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ def welcome_email(teacher)
          subject: email_template.subject
   end
 
-  def deny_email(teacher, reason)
+  def deny_email(teacher, denial_reason)
     @teacher = teacher
-    @reason = reason
+    @denial_reason = denial_reason
     set_body
     mail to: @teacher.email_name,
          cc: CONTACT_EMAIL,
          subject: email_template.subject
   end
 
-  def request_info_email(teacher, reason)
+  def request_info_email(teacher, request_reason)
     @teacher = teacher
-    @reason = reason
+    @request_reason = request_reason
     set_body
     mail to: @teacher.email_name,
          cc: CONTACT_EMAIL,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def liquid_assigns
     base_rules = {
       bjc_password: Rails.application.secrets[:bjc_password],
       piazza_password: Rails.application.secrets[:piazza_password],
-      reason: @reason
+      denial_reason: @denial_reason
     }
     base_rules.merge!(@teacher.email_attributes)
     base_rules.with_indifferent_access
diff --git a/db/seed_data.rb b/db/seed_data.rb
index f08a9157..deccbc0d 100644
--- a/db/seed_data.rb
+++ b/db/seed_data.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module SeedData
 
   @basic_email_with_reason = <<-DENY_EMAIL
     <p>
-      {{ reason | strip_tags }}
+      {{ denial_reason | strip_tags }}
     </p>
   DENY_EMAIL
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module SeedData
     <p>[Your Name]</p>
     <p>Below, you can find the reason as to why it was rejected </p>
     <p>
-      {{ reason | strip_tags}}
+      {{ denial_reason | strip_tags}}
     </p>
   DENY_EMAIL1