
Department(s):
Psychology
Title(s):
Assistant Prof.
Area of Expertise
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.
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