Daniel A. Bolivar -

Daniel A. Bolívar

Master in Data Analytics
Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychology
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla

About

I am an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychology, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia. My research interest includes applying statistical and Machine Learning methods to generate valuable insights into social behaviors, mental health, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and psychometric properties.

I hold a Master’s degree in Data Analytics from Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia, where I conducted my research project under the supervision of Jorge I. Vélez. Prior to that, I earned a BSc in Psychology from the same institution. My research experience includes investigating statistical and social phenomena as part of the Center for Research in Human Development (CIDHUM) at Universidad del Norte, and The Storymodelers research initiative.

Since 2023, I have been working on integrating different disciplinary perspectives to construct a comprehensive understanding of safety and security in hard-to-reach environments, using slums and informal settlements as case studies. Additionally, I have been involved in designing and validating surveys to measure these concepts effectively. Currently, I am focused on identifying common functional genetic variants that influence the age of onset in individuals with sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as well as variants that increase susceptibility or contribute to the progression of AD in the Colombian Caribbean region.

Please feel free to contact me by email. You can find my CV here.

Research

Published

As of September 2024, I have coauthored 3 ISI/SCOPUS research papers. You can access some of these publications below, or directly from Google Scholar, Research Gate, ORCID or CvLAC .

Bautista-Gomez, M. M., Millán De Lange, A. C., Palacio Sañudo, J. E., Zuluaga, L. S., Bolívar Pimiento, D. A., Toloza Perez, Y. G., … & Ospina, M. (2024).Psychosocial risk profiles to address future health emergencies: a country study during the COVID-19 lockdown period in Colombia. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1323490.
Restrepo Cervantes, D., Chamorro Coneo, A., Bolivar Pimiento, D. et al. A Psychometric Analysis of the Moral Disengagement Scale (MDS) in Association to Bullying Roles in Colombian Youth. Int Journal of Bullying Prevention (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-024-00215-y
Palacio-Sañudo, J., Bolívar, D., Aragón, J., Romero, D., Jiménez, V., Llanos, A., & Maya-Jariego, I. (2023).Psychometric Properties of the Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) in the neighborhoods of Barranquilla, Colombia. Apuntes De Psicología, 41(3), 181-191. https://doi.org/10.55414/ap.v41i3.1551

Work in progress

⁠Exosomal mRNA Signatures as Predictive Biomarkers for Risk and Age of Onset in Alzheimer’s Disease. (With Jorge I. Vélez, María I. Mosquera-Heredia, Oscar M. Vidal, Ernesto Barceló, Ricardo Allegri, Luis C. Morales, Carlos Silvera-Redondo, Mauricio Arcos-Burgos and Pilar Garavito-Galofre).
From Focus to Fulfillment: The Connection Between Regulatory Focus and Sexual Satisfaction in Young Colombians. (With Duban Romero, Moisés Mebarak and Franyeli Gomez).
Profiling attitudes toward migrants: Cases cities of Barranquilla and Cúcuta. (With Katherine Palacio, Erika Frydenlund, Jose Padilla and Humberto Llinás).