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Robyn Trocchio

Robyn Trocchio

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

817-257-5623 Rickel 172M

Program Affiliations

Harris CollegeKinesiology

Education

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (Sport and Exercise Psychology Emphasis), Florida State University (2013)
M.S. in Movement Science (Sport and Exercise Psychology Emphasis), Barry University (2009)
B.S. in Psychology, University of Florida (2007)

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses Taught

  • KINE 30003 Junior Honors Research
  • KINE 30713 Sport Psychology
  • KINE 30723 Sociology of Sport
  • KINE 30733 Exercise Psychology
  • KINE 40004 Senior Honors Research
  • KINE 40793 Senior Research
  • KINE 51423 Psychology of Injury in Physical Activity
  • KINE 51413 Psychology of Aging in Physical Activity

Graduate Courses Taught

  • KINE 51423 Psychology of Injury in Physical Activity
  • KINE 51413 Psychology of Aging in Physical Activity
  • KINE 60103 Research Methods
  • KINE 60713 Sport Psychology
  • KINE 60753 Exercise Psychology
  • KINE 60733 Applied Sport Psychology
  • KINE 70970 Special Problems in Kinesiology
  • HCHS 60783 Teaching Practicum
  • HCHS 60260 Research Seminar: Skills and Techniques

Areas of Focus

• Sport, exercise, and performance psychology
• Enhancing human performance from a psychophysiological prescriptive
• Impacts of technology
• Attention allocation and perception of effort during physical activity
• Applied sport psychology research

  • Bakken-Gay, R.*, Junkersfeld, S. E.*, & Braun-Trocchio, R. (2025). Exploring the impact of a low-dose mindfulness intervention on perceived exertion, attention, and rowing performance, Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 10(4), 465. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10040465
  • Junkersfeld, S. E., Bakken-Gay, R., Loy, C., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (2025). Exploring mindfulness and exercise: Insights from a technology-delivered intervention. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-025-00487-1
  • Scoggins, H., Porter, R. R., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (2025). Gameplay and physical activity behaviors in adult video game players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1520202

  • Braun-Trocchio, R., Ray, A., Graham, R., Brandner, C., Warfield, E., Renteria, J., & Graybeal, A. J. (2024). Validation of a novel perceptual body image assessment method using mobile digital imaging analysis: A cross-sectional multi-center evaluation in a multiethnic sample. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2023.08.009
  • Graybeal, A. J., Brandner, C., Aultman, R., Ojo, D. E., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (2023). Differences in perpetual and attitudinal body image between White and African-American adults matched for sex, age, and body composition. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 11, 3466-3477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01799-9
  • Braun-Trocchio, R., Dallas, F., & Robertson, M. (October, 2025). Workshopping the Work – A Beginner’s Guide to Case Conceptualization, Intervention Development, and Managing Yourself in the Process. Workshop at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
  • Schriefer, L., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (October, 2025). Beyond the Playbook: Effective Strategies for Supporting Athletes with ADHD and SLDs. Workshop at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
  • Bakken-Gay, R., Junkersfeld, S., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (June, 2025). A Four-Week Low-Dose Digital Mindfulness Intervention and Its Effects on a Rowing Task. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 47(Supplement1), s51. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2025-0094
  • Junkersfeld, S., Ray, A., Graham, R., Gay, R., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (October, 2024). The Effects of Virtual Reality During a Rowing Task: Increasing Dissociative Attention Allocation and Lowering Perceived Exertion. Lecture at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Bakken-Gay, R., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (October, 2024). Effects of a Four-Week Technology-Delivered Mindfulness Intervention During a Rowing Task. Poster presentation at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Scoggins, H., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (October, 2024). Exercise Behaviors in Adult Video Game Players. Poster presentation at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC)

  • Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
  • American Psychological Association, Division 47
  • North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
  • Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America
  • Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Co-Chair of the Student Development Committee
  • Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Annual Conference Abstract Reviewer
  • Review Editor for Frontiers

Reviewer 

  • American Journal of Health Promotion
  • International Sport Coaching Journal
  • International Journal of Sports Medicine
  • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Journal of Adolescent Research
  • Journal of Technology in Behavior Science
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
  • Pediatric Exercise Science
  • Psychology of Sport & Exercise

Last Updated: December 02, 2025

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