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Department(s):
Psychology
Title(s):
Assistant Prof.
Office Location
UHB 3137
Phone Number
217-206-8204
Email
hboli01s@uis.edu
Area of Expertise
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Psychology
Teaching

Hypatia Bolívar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She received her PhD in Psychology with a concentration in Behavior Analysis from the University of Florida. Her research interests include experimental analyses of human behavior, contingency management interventions for substance use, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Bolívar also enjoys mentoring students in research and getting into graduate school.

Research

Selected Scholarship Activities

Publications

  • Kurti, A.N., Nighbor, T.D., Tang, K., Bolívar, H. A., Evemy, C. G., Skelly, J., & Higgins, S. T. (2022). Effect of smartphone-based financial incentives on peripartum smoking among pregnant individuals: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(5), e2211889. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11889
  • Bolívar H. A., Klemperer E. M., Coleman S. R. M., DeSarno M., Skelly J. M., & Higgins S. T. (2021). Contingency management for patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1969
  • Dallery, J., Stinson, L., Bolívar, H., Modave, F., Salloum, R., Viramontes, T. M., & Rohilla, P. (2021).mMotiv8: A smartphone-based contingency management intervention to promote smoking cessation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 38-53. doi: 10.1002/jaba.800
  • Bolívar, H. A., Elliott, R. J., Middleton, W., Yoon, J., H., Okoli, C. T. C., Haliwa, I., Miller, III, C. C., Ades, P. A., & Gaalema, D. E. Social smoking environment and associations with cardiac rehabilitation attendance (2021). Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 41(1), 46-51. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000518
  • Bolívar, H. A., & Dallery, J. (2020). Effects of response cost magnitude on resurgence in a human operant laboratory. Behavioural Processes, 178, 104187. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104187

Presentations

  • Bolívar, H.A., & Shen, F. C. (Oct 2023). A departmental effort to create more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and socially just syllabi. Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Annual Conference on Teaching, Portland, OR.
  • Bolívar, H.A., & Zaleski, D. (Aug 2023). Does a social justice-informed syllabus impact students’ perceptions of the instructor? American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Bolívar, H.A., & Zaleski, D. (Apr 2023). Syllabus design and retention of syllabus information. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Zaleski, D. & Bolívar, H.A. (Apr 2023). Promoting diverse perspectives scale. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Bolívar, H. A., & Fernand, J. K. (Sept 2022). Ethics continuing education events at association for behavior analysis international annual conventions (2016-2022). Association for Behavior Analysis International International Convention, Dublin, Ireland.


Involvement

Recent University Service Activities

  • University of Illinois System ACCESS 2030 Task Force - UIS Representative
  • UIS Personnel Policies Committee
  • UIS Affiliate of the National Coalition Builders Institute
  • UIS Safe Zone / Brave Space Committee
  • UIS CAP Honors Program Senior Symposium Faculty Evaluator
  • Psychology Department Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Committee Chair
  • Psychology Department Curriculum Committee
Teaching

Courses Taught

  • PSY 201 - Principles of Psychology
  • PSY 302 - Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSY 353 - Psychology of Addiction
  • PSY 310 - Psychology of Pseudoscience
  • PSY 416 - Psychology of Motivation
  • PSY 457 - Applied Behavior Analysis