Miriam L. Wallace is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Illinois-Springfield, and Professor of English. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College and holds her PhD from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Literature.
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.
As an instructor, my primary focus is to create a comfortable and active environment for my students to engage in and learn. I do my best to employ teaching strategies that will engage students in best learning and study practices. My goal is to help students understand that even if psychology is not their primary academic or career interest, it is a field that can can positively impact many aspects of their life.
