Psychology

Abigail Kroke

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Abigail Kroke Directory Sat, 08/19/2023 - 05:15

Area of Expertise

Psychology

Office Location

3135 UHB

Research

Social Psychology, Zero-Sum Perspective, Health-Related Social Beliefs & Conspiracies

Psychology

Phone Number

217-206-6573

Publications

Publications

Ruthig, J. C., Kroke, A. M. (2024) Improving Accuracy in Predictions about Future Performance. Current Psychology.

Dzikon C., Kelly, A., Hazel, K., Kroke, A. (2024) â¿¿I felt more mentally presentâ¿¿: Examining student metacognitive skills, perceived stress, and academic resilience before and after a classroom mindfulness intervention. College Teaching.

Kroke, A. M., Ruthig, J. C. (2023). Conspiracy beliefs predicting health behaviors: an integration of the theory of planned behavior and health belief model. Current Psychology.

Kroke, A. M., & Ruthig, J. C. (2022). Conspiracy beliefs and the impact on health behaviors. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14(1), 311-328.

Ruthig, J. C., Kroke, A. M., Holfield, B. (2022). Anticipating academic performance and feedback: Temporal shifts in performance estimates and primary and secondary control strategies. Social Psychology of Education, 25(1), 55-73.

Conference Presentations

Clabaugh, C., Milner, R., Combs, C., Kroke, A., Ruthig, J. (2022, May) Improving Accuracy in Performance Estimates. UND Undergraduate Showcase, Grand Forks, ND

Kroke, A., Ruthig, J., Combs, C. (2022, April) Reducing the Zero-Sum Perspective of Gender Status: Preliminary Findings. Midwestern Psychology Association Conference, Chicago, IL

Kroke, A., Ruthig, J., Holfeld, B., Milner, R., Clabaugh, C. (2022, April) Anticipating Academic Performance and Feedback: Temporal Shifts in Performance Estimates and Control Strategies. Midwestern Psychology Association Conference, Chicago, IL

Kroke, A., Ruthig, J. (2021, April) Social Perceptions of Men and Womenâ¿¿s Online Disclosure of a Negative Interpersonal Experience. Western Psychological Association Conference, Virtual

Combs, C., Kroke, A., Ruthig, C. (2021, May) Older Married Couplesâ¿¿ Positive and Negative Emotions Over Time. UND Undergraduate Showcase, Grand Forks, ND

Kroke, A., Fisher, W., Ruthig, J., Kehn, A. (2020, April) Zero-Sum Perspective of Gender Status and Discrimination Toward Female Leaders. Midwestern Psychology Association Conference, Chicago, IL (Conference Cancelled).

akrok@uis.edu

Teaching

Courses Taught:

PSY 201 - Principles of Psychology

PSY 302 - Research Methods

PSY 310 - Social Influence

PSY 331 - Social Psychology

Assistant Prof.

Hypatia Bolivar

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Hypatia Bolivar Directory Fri, 08/19/2022 - 05:15

Area of Expertise

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Psychology

Teaching

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.

Travis Bland

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Travis Bland Directory Mon, 12/07/2020 - 08:58

Area of Expertise

Ethics

Human Resource Management

Management/Administration

Psychology

Public Administration

Public Policy

Travis Bland is the Interim Dean of the College of Health, Science, and Technology. Dr. Bland received his Ph.D. from the Center for Public Administration and Policy at Virginia Tech. Professor Bland specializes in evaluating public programs and is a strategic planning and organizational health and design consultant. His research interests include front-line behavior, social welfare policy, and behavioral science (psychology of human decision-making and employee motivation and performance). Dr. Bland is a contributing author to Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level (New York: Routledge). His research has been published in Public Management Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Public Integrity, Public Organization Review, the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Public Administration Quarterly, The Innovation Journal, and the Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance.

Office Location

HSB 303

College of Health, Science, and Technology Administration

Phone Number

217-206-7816

Publications

Bland, J. T., & Kriz, K. (2025). Supervisor autonomy support and the PSM¿employee engagement relationship. Public Management Review. Published Online. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2025.2488940
Bland, J. T., Dooley, T., & Williams, A. M. (available online first, 2025). Trauma-informed HR: The work-life interface and the adverse spillover effects of nonwork, anti-black discrimination. Public Personnel Management. Published Online. https://doi.org/10.1177/00910260251320389
Sprong, M.E., Hollander, H. Blankenberger, B., Rumrill, S., Lee, Y., Bland, J.T., Bailey, J., Weber, K., Gilbert, J., Kriz, K., Buono, F. (2024). The road to reintegration: Evaluating the effectiveness of VA Healthcare in Vocational Rehabilitation Retention for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 15, 107-123. https://doi.org/10.2147/sar.s462882
Funderburg, R., Dooley, T., Bland, J. T., Dooley, T. (2024). Community affluence as a barrier to housing affordability: the siting of low-income housing tax credit projects in Illinois' capital region. In Kraeger et al.'s Social (In)Equality, Community Well-being and Quality of Life. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bland, J. T., Williams, A. M., Albertson, N. (2023). Empowerment and discretionary HR practices: Moderators of the PSM-organizational commitment relationship. Public Management Review, 25(3), 575-600. DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2021.1985317
Manuel Roman-Basora & Bland, J.T. (2021) Separate and unequal: A sample of disparities in five American unincorporated territories, Public Integrity, DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2020.1859241
Williams, A. M. & Bland, J.T. (2020). Drivers of social engagement: Investigating the employee voice-advice sharing relationship. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 40(4). 669-690. Available here.
Bland, J. Travis and Williams, A. M. (2018). Collaborative ties within: Public organizations and the latent capacity for advice network formation. Public Organization Review. Available here.
Bland, J. T. (2018). Authentic participatory engagement: Community Action and the foundational principle of maximum feasible participation. Public Administration Quarterly, 42(2). Available here.

Researchgate Profile

School of Public Management and Policy

jblan7@uis.edu

Involvement

Faculty Advisor, Christian Student Fellowship
Jobs for Life Instructor
Volunteers at West Side Christian Church.

Teaching

PAD 657. Advanced Public Management Seminar, PAD 652. Public Management Seminar, PAD 502. Organizational Dynamics, PAD 505. Public Sector Human Resource Management, PAD 538. Public Service Ethics and Leadership, PAD 552. Strategic Planning and Management, PAD 541. Nonprofit Sector Human Resource Management

Interim Dean CHST

Associate Prof.

Area of Specialization

front-line behavior, social welfare policy, behavioral science (psychology of human decision-making and employee motivation and performance), behavioral ethics

Marcel Yoder

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Marcel Yoder Directory Mon, 12/07/2020 - 08:58

Area of Expertise

Psychology

Sports

Superstitions

Marcel is a professor in the Exercise Science program in the School of Health Sciences. He earned his undergraduate degree at Goshen College (1992; IN), master's degree at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana (1995), and his doctorate at the University of Louisville (1999; KY). He has served as the campus faculty athletics representative since 2004 and earned the Dave Pariser Faculty Mentor award from the NCAA in 2017. He has published and presented in the areas of teaching and learning, social psychology, and sports psychology. His teaching interests focus on psychology, sports, and mental health.

Office Location

1 University Plaza

Research

Marcel enjoys supervising student-led research that looks at the effect that therapy dogs have on children's cognitive and motor performance and the relationship between sleep and athletic performance.

School of Health Sciences

Phone Number

217-206-7228

Publications

Marcel has published in the area of self-enhancement bias and high-impact teaching and learning strategies.

myode1@uis.edu

Involvement

Marcel serves as the campus faculty athletic representative.

Teaching

Marcel's current teaching includes: EXR 201: Introduction to Excercise Science, EXR 341: Sport and Society, EXR 363: Exercise and Sport Psychology, & EXR 480: Motivation

Professor

Area of Specialization

Marcel earned a Ph.D. in experimental psychology with a specialization in social psychology at the University of Louisville in 1999. He later re-specialized into sports psychology and is a certified mental performance consultant administered by the Association of Applied Sports Psychology.