Publications

All academic & research publications by Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary.
2025
Efficacy of Traditional and Gamified Attention Bias Modification for Depression: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of Traditional and Gamified Attention Bias Modification for Depression: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Fadrigon, B., Tseng, A. ….& Beevers, C.R (2025). Efficacy of Traditional and Gamified Attention Bias Modification for Depression: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, Vol 149.

2025
A randomized clinical trial investigating the clinical impact of a game-based digital therapeutic for social anxiety disorderA randomized clinical trial investigating the clinical impact of a game-based digital therapeutic for social anxiety disorder

de Rutte, J., Myruski, S., Davis, E., Findley, A., & Tiwary, T. A. D. (2025). A Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating the Clinical Impact of a Game-Based Digital Therapeutic for Social Anxiety Disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 103000.

2024
Living in a digital world: Understanding the development of adolescent emotional adjustment in the context of digital technologiesLiving in a digital world: Understanding the development of adolescent emotional adjustment in the context of digital technologies

DeRutte, J., Finley, A., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. (2024). Living in a digital world: Understanding the development of adolescent emotional adjustment in the context of digital technologies. Chapter in Child Development at the Intersection of Emotion & Cognition, 2nd edition (M.A. Bell, editor). American Psychological Association.

2024
Preference for digital media use, biobehavioral attention bias, and anxiety symptoms in adolescentsPreference for digital media use, biobehavioral attention bias, and anxiety symptoms in adolescents

Myruski, S., et al., Dennis-Tiwary, T.A. (2024). Preference for digital media use, biobehavioral attention bias, and anxiety symptoms in adolescents, Computers in Human Behavior.

2023
Effects of attention bias modification for anxiety: Neurophysiological indices and moderation by symptom severityEffects of attention bias modification for anxiety: Neurophysiological indices and moderation by symptom severity

Myruski, S., Cho, H., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. (2023). Effects of attention bias modification for anxiety: Neurophysiological indices and moderation by symptom severity. Clinical Neurophysiology.

2021
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Augments the Effects of Gamified, Mobile Attention Bias ModificationTranscranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Augments the Effects of Gamified, Mobile Attention Bias Modification

Myruski, S., Cho, H., Bikson, M., & Dennis-Tiwary, T. A. (2021). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Augments the Effects of Gamified, Mobile Attention Bias Modification. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnrgo.2021.652162

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

2018
A Web-Based Interactive Tool to Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk in Urban Minority Youth: Usability Testing StudyA 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 DrinkersA 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 PregnancySalutary 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
Threat SensitivityThreat 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 AnxietyFor 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

2015
A Critical Review of Attentional Threat Bias and Its Role in the Treatment of Pediatric Anxiety DisordersA Critical Review of Attentional Threat Bias and Its Role in the Treatment of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

Roy, A.K. Dennis, T.A., & Masia Warner, C. (2015). A critical review of attentional threat bias and its role in the treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 29(3), 171-184.

2014
Mental Health on the Go: Effects of a Gamified Attention-Bias Modification Mobile Application in Trait-Anxious AdultsMental Health on the Go: Effects of a Gamified Attention-Bias Modification Mobile Application in Trait-Anxious Adults

Dennis, T. A., & O’Toole, L. J. (2014). Mental Health on the Go: Effects of a Gamified Attention-Bias Modification Mobile Application in Trait-Anxious Adults. Clinical Psychological Science, 2(5), 576–590. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702614522228

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