Dr. Jay E Hinnenkamp
Assistant Professor
Summer 2026: By Appointment
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, Utah State University (2020)
- MS, University of North Texas (2013)
- BA, University of Minnesota Morris (2005)
BA, University of Minnesota-Morris (2005)
MS, University of North Texas (2013)
PHD, Utah State University (2020)
Areas of Expertise
- Learning
- Behavior Analysis
- Quantitative Models of Choice and Learning
- Social Behavior
- Conditioned Reinforcement
Publications
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Galizio, A., Collette, P., & Hinnenkamp, J. E. (2025). Choice for variable or repetitive play behavior in a neurotypical child. Single Case in the Social Sciences, 2(4), 14–34.
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Hinnenkamp, J. E., Dunthorn, A., Galizio, A., & Rogers, T. (2025). A free-operant olfactory choice procedure to asses...
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Galizio, A., Collette, P., & Hinnenkamp, J. E. (2025). Choice for variable or repetitive play behavior in a neurotypical child. Single Case in the Social Sciences, 2(4), 14–34.
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Hinnenkamp, J. E., Dunthorn, A., Galizio, A., & Rogers, T. (2025). A free-operant olfactory choice procedure to assess preference for social and nonsocial scents in female rats. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 124(1), e70030.
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Peck, S., Rung, J. M., Hinnenkamp, J. E., & Madden, G. J. (2020). Reducing impulsive choice: VI. Delay-exposure training reduces aversion to delay-signaling stimuli. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
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Rung, J. M., Peck, S., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Preston, E., & Madden, G. J. (2019). Changing delay discounting and impulsive choice: Implications for addictions, prevention, and human health. Perspectives on Behavioral Science, 121.
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Renda, R. C., Rung, J. M., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Lenzini, S. N., & Madden, G. J. (2018). Impulsive choice and preexposure to delays: IV. Effects of delay- and immediacy-exposure training relative to maturational changes in impulsivity. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 109(3), 587–599.
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Hinnenkamp, J. E., Shahan, T. A., & Madden, G. J. (2017). How suboptimal is suboptimal choice? Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 107(1), 136–150.
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Stein, J. S., Renda, C. R., Hinnenkamp, J. E., & Madden, G. J. (2014). Impulsive choice, alcohol consumption, and pre-exposure to delayed rewards: II. Potential mechanisms. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 103, 33–49.
Presentations
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Duffy, S., Galizio, A. I. B., Hinnenkamp, J. E., & Feild, J. (2026, May). Social preference in dominant versus submissive rats [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Mitchell, T., Galizio, A. I. B., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Thornsbury, K., & Neal, J. (2026, May).
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Duffy, S., Galizio, A. I. B., Hinnenkamp, J. E., & Feild, J. (2026, May). Social preference in dominant versus submissive rats [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Mitchell, T., Galizio, A. I. B., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Thornsbury, K., & Neal, J. (2026, May). The presence and absence of olfactory discriminative stimuli on variable and repetitive responding in rats [Poster presentation]. Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB), San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Neal, T., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Galizio, A. I. B., Mitchell, T., Thornsbury, K., Field, J., & Patel, K. (2026, May). Loss stimuli and terminal-link length effects on female rats' choices in the suboptimal choice procedure [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Thornsbury, K., Galizio, A. I. B., & Hinnenkamp, J. E. (2026, May). Partner preference in female rats: An operant demand approach to social and sexual reinforcer valuation [Poster presentation]. Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB), San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Mitchell, T., Galizio, A. I. B., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Neal, J., Thornsbury, K., Sintic, M., Yule, J., Spencer, J., Lindelof, E., & Duffy, S. (2025, October 31). Comparing reinforced behavioral responding in rats with random number generation using four-response sequences on a lag schedule [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, Richmond, VA, United States.
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Neal, J., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Galizio, A. I. B., Mitchell, T., Thornsbury, K., Feild, J., Patel, K., Spencer, J., Sintic, M., Lindelof, E., Johnson, A., & Yule, J. (2025, October 31). Investigating the impact of scent stimuli that uniquely predict food and no food on rats' choices for probabilistic food in the concurrent-chains procedure [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, Richmond, VA, United States.
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Sintic, M., Hinnenkamp, J. E., & Galizio, A. I. B. (2025, October 31). Comparing Gemini Pro 2.5’s variability performance to a random number generator [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, Richmond, VA, United States.
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Thornsbury, K., Galizio, A. I. B., & Hinnenkamp, J. E. (2025, October 31). Assessing sexual motivation and partner preference in rats: Methodologies, limitations, and future directions [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, Richmond, VA, United States.
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Hughes, K., Rogers, T., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Galizio, A., & Thornsbury, K. (2025, May). Autoshaping of the mouse’s lever press for social reinforcers [Poster presentation]. Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB), Washington, DC, United States.
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Mitchell, T., Galizio, A., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Neal, J., Feild, J., Patel, K., & Thornsbury, K. (2025, May). Reinforcing behavioral variability in a multiple schedule with olfactory stimuli [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, Greenville, SC, United States.
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Neal, J., Hinnenkamp, J. E., Galizio, A., Mitchell, T., Feild, J., Patel, K., & Thornsbury, K. (2025, May). The role of olfactory stimuli in promoting suboptimal choice in female rats [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC, United States.
Awards
2025-2026: Most Valuable Professor (MVP) by MTSU Student Athletes.
2019-2020 CEHS Graduate Student Teacher of the Year, Utah State University.
In the Media
https://news.mtsu.edu/2024/01/16/january2024-out-of-the-blue-abaprogram/
Courses
PSY 3020: Basic Statistics
PSY 4480: Learning Theories
PSY 5490: Operant Conditioning
PSY 6500: Behavioral Methodology


