Esther Adewusi

Hypatia BolÃvar 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. BolÃvar also enjoys mentoring students on research and getting into graduate school.

Office Location

UHB 3137

Research

Selected Scholarship Activities

Publications

Kurti, A.N., Nighbor, T.D., Tang, K., BolÃvar, 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
BolÃvar 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., BolÃvar, 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
BolÃvar, 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
BolÃvar, 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

*Indicates student mentee.

BolÃvar, H. A. (2024, October 10-13). Talking to undergraduate students about substance use and behavioral addictions. [Participant Idea Exchange Session]. Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Annual Conference on Teaching, Louisville, KY.
BolÃvar, H. A., *Doan, M., *Trujillo, R., & Anderson, M. (2024, May 23-27). Review of acceptability measures in contingency management research. [Poster]. Association for Behavior Analysis International Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
BolÃvar, H.A., & Shen, F. C. (2023, October 5-7). A departmental effort to create more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and socially just syllabi. [Poster]. Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Annual Conference on Teaching, Portland, OR.
BolÃvar, H.A., & Zaleski, D. (2023, August 3-5). Does a social justice-informed syllabus impact studentsâ¿¿ perceptions of the instructor? [Poster]. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
BolÃvar, H. A., & Fernand, J. K. (2022, September). Ethics continuing education events at association for behavior analysis international annual conventions (2016-2022). [Poster]. Association for Behavior Analysis International International Convention, Dublin, Ireland.

Psychology

Phone Number

217-206-8204

hboli01s@uis.edu

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 CAP Honors Program Senior Symposium Faculty Evaluator
Psychology Department Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice 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

Assistant Prof.