Publications

All academic & research publications by Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary.
2020
White Matter Plasticity in Anxiety: Disruption of Neural Network Synchronization during Threat-Safety Discrimination.

Liu, J., Likhtik, E., Shereen, D., Dennis-Tiwary, T., Casaccia, P. (2020). White Matter Plasticity in Anxiety: Disruption of Neural Network Synchronization during Threat-Safety Discrimination. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2020.587053

2019
Heterogeneity of the Anxiety-Related Attention Bias: A Review and Working Model for Future Research

Dennis-Tiwary, T.A., Denefrio, S. †, Myruski, S. & Roy, A. (2019). Heterogeneity of the anxiety-related attention bias: A review and working model for future research. Clinical Psychological Science, 7(5), 879-899. doi: 10.1177/2167702619838474

2019
Neural Signatures of Child Cognitive Emotion Regulation Are Bolstered by Parental Social Regulation in Two Cultures

Myruski, S., Birk, S., & Karasawa, M., Kamikubo, A., Kazama, M., Hirabayashi, H, & Dennis-Tiwary, T.A. (2019). Neural signatures of child cognitive emotion regulation are bolstered by parental social regulation in two cultures. Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience, 14(9), 947 – 956. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsz070

2019
The Future of Emotion Regulation Research Is in How We Measure the Dynamics of Change.

Dennis-Tiwary, T.A. (2019). The future of emotion regulation research is in how we measure the dynamics of change. Developmental Psychology.

2019
Conducting Event-Related Potential (ERP) Research with Young Children a Review of Components, Special Considerations and Recommendations for Research on Cognition and Emotion

Brooker, R., Canen, J.A., Bates, J.A., Buss, K.A., Dennis-Tiwary, T. et al., (2019). Conducting event-related potential (ERP) research with young children: A review of components, special considerations and recommendations for research on cognition and emotion. Journal of Psychophysiology.

2019
The Late Positive Potential as a Neurocognitive Index of Emotion Regulation Flexibility

Myruski, S., Bonanno, G., Cho, H., Fan, B., & Dennis-Tiwary, T.A. (2019). The late positive potential as a neurocognitive index of emotion regulation flexibility. Biological Psychology, 148, 107768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107768

2018
Dynamic Measures of Anxiety-Related Threat Bias: Links to Stress Reactivity

Egan, L., Dennis-Tiwary, T.A. (2018). Dynamic measures of anxiety-related threat bias: Links to stress reactivity. Motivation and Emotion. doi.org/10.1007/s11031-018-9674-6

2018
Stress and Emotion Regulation: The Dynamic Fit Model

Myruski, S., Denefrio, S., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. (2018). Stress and emotion regulation: The dynamic fit model. In K. Harkness & E. P. Hayden (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Stress and Mental Health. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190681777.013.19

2018
When Neutral Is Not Neutral: Neurophysiological Evidence for Reduced Discrimination Between Aversive and Non-aversive Information in Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Denefrio, S., Myruski, S., Mennin, D., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. A. (2018). When neutral is not neutral: Neurophysiological evidence for reduced discrimination between aversive and non-aversive information in generalized anxiety disorder. Motivation and Emotion, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-018-9732-0

2018
A Web-Based Interactive Tool to Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk in Urban Minority Youth: Usability Testing Study

Verdaguer, S., Mateo, K., Wyka, K.F., Dennis-Tiwary, T.A., & Leung, M.M. (2018). A web-based interactive tool to reduce childhood obesity risk in urban minority youth: Usability testing study. JMIR Formative Research 2018, 2(2), e21. doi: 10.2196/formative.9747

2017
A Single Session of Attentional Bias Modification Reduces Alcohol Craving and Implicit Measures of Alcohol Bias in Young Adult Drinkers

Luehring-Jones, P. †, Louis, C., Erblich, J., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. (2017). A single session of attentional bias modification reduces alcohol craving and implicit measures of alcohol bias in young adult drinkers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(12), 2207-2216.

2017
Salutary Effects of an Attention Bias Modification Mobile Application on Biobehavioral Measures of Stress and Anxiety During Pregnancy

Dennis-Tiwary, T. A., Denefrio, S., & Gelber, S. (2017). Salutary effects of an attention bias modification mobile application on biobehavioral measures of stress and anxiety during pregnancy. Biological Psychology, 127, 148-156. doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.05.003

2017
Emotional Cue Validity Effects: The Role of Neurocognitive Responses to Emotion

Denefrio, S., Simmons, A., Jha, A., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. A. (2017). Emotional cue validity effects: The role of neurocognitive responses to emotion. PLoS ONE, 12(7), doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179714

2017
Neurocognitive Assessment of Emotional Context Sensitivity

Myruski, S., Bonanno, G. A., Gulyayeva, O., Egan, L. J., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. A. (2017). Neurocognitive assessment of emotional context sensitivity. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience. doi:10.3758/s13415-017-0533-9

2017
Digital Disruption?: Maternal Mobile Device Use Is Related to Infant Social-Emotional Functioning

Myruski, S. †, Gulyayeva, O. Birk, S., Perez-Edgar, K., Buss, K.A., & Dennis-Tiwary, T.A. (2017). Digital disruption?: Maternal mobile device use is related to infant social-emotional functioning. Developmental Science. doi: 10.1111/desc.12610

2017
Threat Sensitivity

Denefrio, S., Dennis-Tiwary, T.A. (2017). Threat sensitivity. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T.D. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer.

2016
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Neurocognitive Individual Differences in the Acute Stress-Reduction Effects of an Attention Bias Modification Game for Anxiety

Dennis-Tiwary, T., Egan, L.J., Babkirk, S., and Denefrio, S. (2016). For whom the bell tolls: Neurocognitive individual differences in the acute stress-reduction effects of an attention bias modification game for anxiety. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 77, 105-117. doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.12.008

2016
Favorable Associations With Alcohol and Impaired Self-Regulation: A Behavioral Economic Analysis

Luehring-Jones, P., Dennis-Tiwary, T., Murphy, J.G., Dennhardt, A. Lindgren, K.P., Yarmush, D.E., Erblich, J. (2016). Favorable associations with alcohol and impaired self-regulation: A behavioral economic analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 163, 172-178. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.04.017

2015
Computer-Mediated Communication Preferences Predict Biobehavioral Measures of Social-Emotional Functioning

Babkirk, S., Luehring-Jones, P., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. A. (2015). Computer-mediated communication preferences predict biobehavioral measures of social-emotional functioning. Social neuroscience, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/17470919.2015.1123181

2015
Executive Function and Temperamental Fear Concurrently Predict Deception in School-Aged Children

Babkirk, S., Saunders, L. V., Solomon, B., Kessel, E. M., Crossman, A., Gokhan, N., & Dennis, T. A. (2015). Executive function and temperamental fear concurrently predict deception in school-aged children. Journal of moral education, 44(4), 425-439. doi: 10.1080/03057240.2015.1087393

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