Allison S. Troy
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Affect/Social Psychology, 2012
University of Denver
M.A., Affect/Social Psychology, 2009
University of Denver
B.A., Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 2003
North Carolina State University
Research Interests
I study the relationships between emotion regulation, psychological health, and resilience to stress. In current projects, I am examining the consequences of individual differences in emotion regulation ability, contextual moderators of the effects of emotion regulation on psychological health, and the relationship between mindfulness and emotion regulation.
Grants & Awards
Harry Gollub Award, Best Graduate Student Publication, Department of Psychology, University of Denver (2012)
Graduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Psychology, University of Denver (2011, 2012)
Professional Development Grant, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Denver (2011)
Dissertation Fellowship Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Denver (2011)
Student Travel Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2011)
Graduate Student Service Award, University of Denver (2010)
Summer Institute of Social Psychology, Northwestern University (2009)
Graduate Studies Doctoral Fellowship, Tuition and Stipend University of Denver (2006 – 2010)
Graduate Students of the Four Faculties Travel Award, University of Denver (2008, 2009)
Publications
Troy, A. S., Shallcross, A. J., Davis, T., & Mauss, I. B. (2012). History of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is associated with increased cognitive reappraisal ability. Mindfulness.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12671-012-0114-5
Troy, A. S., & Mauss, I. B. (2011). Resilience in the face of stress: Emotion regulation as a protective factor. In S. M. Southwick, B. T. Litz, D. Charney, & M. J. Friedman (Eds.), Resilience and mental health: Challenges across the lifespan (pp. 30-44). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Mauss, I. B., Shallcross, A. J., Troy, A. S., Ferrer, E., John, O. P., & Gross, J.J. (2011).
Don’t hide your happiness! Positive emotion dissociation, social connectedness, and psychological functioning. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 738-748.
Hopp, H., Troy, A. S., & Mauss, I. B. (2011). The unconscious pursuit of emotion regulation: Implications for psychological health. Cognition and Emotion, 25(3), 532-545.
Troy, A. S., Wilhelm, F. H., Shallcross, A. J., & Mauss, I. B. (2010). Seeing the silver lining: Cognitive reappraisal ability moderates the relationship between stress and depression. Emotion, 10(6), 783-795.
Shallcross, A. J., Troy, A. S., Boland, M., & Mauss, I. B. (2010). Let It Be: Accepting negative emotional experiences predicts decreased negative affect and depressive symptoms. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 921-929.
Presentations
Selected Conference Talks
Mauss, I. B., & Troy, A. S. (2012). The adaptiveness of emotion regulation depends on its context: A person-by-situation account of psychological-health implications of emotion regulation. Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Troy, A. S., & Mauss, I. B. (January, 2011). Navigating stressful events: The protective effects of emotion regulation ability. Annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Hopp, H., Troy, A. S., & Mauss, I. B. (2011). The unconscious pursuit of emotion regulation:Implications for psychological health. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Troy, A. S., & Mauss, I. B. (November, 2010). The protective effects of cognitive reappraisal ability on depression versus anxiety symptoms. Annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Selected Conference Posters
Troy, A. S., & Mauss, I. B. (2012). The protective effects of cognitive reappraisal ability depend on the context: The role of stress controllability. Emotion pre-conference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Chang, Y.C., Troy, A. S., Shallcross, A. J., Floerke, V. & Mauss, I. B. (2012). Cognitive control ability in positive reappraisal across the life span. Emotion pre-conference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.
Hawkes, T. K., Davis, T. S., Troy, A. S., Johnson, D. R., & Mauss, I. B. (2012). Two steps forward, two steps back: Taking a self-immersed perspective while engaging in cognitive reappraisal. Emotion pre-conference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.
Ford, B. Q., Hopp, H. H., Shallcross, A. J., Troy, A. S., Wilhelm, F. H., Mauss, I. B. (2012). Higher cardiac vagal control is associated with better psychological health under conditions of greater social support: A prospective study. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Ford, B. Q., Hopp, H., Shallcross, A. J., Troy, A. S., Floerke, V. A., Wilhelm, F. H., & Mauss, I. B. (2011). Higher cardiac vagal control is associated with better psychological health under conditions of greater social support: A prospective study. Society for Physiological Research, Boston, MA.
Davis, T. S., Troy, A. S., Moion, P., & Mauss, I. B. (2011). Emotional reactivity and emotion regulation among self-injuring adults. International Society for the Study of Self Injury, New York, NY.
Davis, T. S., Troy, A. S., Moion, P., & Mauss, I. B. (2011). Emotion regulation and reactivity among adults with a history of self-injury. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Kwan, B. M., Troy, A. S., Mauss, I. B., & Bryan, A. D. (2011). Reappraisal and distraction capability and the regulation of affect during exercise. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Course Information
I teach Introductory Psychology, Personality, and Collaborative Research in Personality.
