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Dr. LeRoy's research broadly focuses on love and loss, including the complex dynamics of an individual's body, mind, and spirit while processing loss-related experiences. Much of Dr. LeRoy's work focuses on spousal loss, either the loss experienced after the death of a life partner, or loss in the form of "living bereavement," where an individual begins experiencing loss while their loved one is still in their physical, earthly form.
At the University of North Florida, Dr. LeRoy is the Director and Principal Investigator of The North Florida “HEAL” Lab, Studying HEalth Across the Lifespan. Our primary aim is to investigate how various forms of social loss (e.g., the death of a loved one, or caring for a partner with a chronic health condition) impact people’s mental, physical, and spiritual health. In addition to self-report measures, we also collect data to index biomarkers of immunity and parasympathetic nervous system activity, to help capture how loss-related psychological processes impact us “under the skin”. In addition, the HEAL lab develops and implements interventions to help people heal during or after loss.
Dr. LeRoy's team is currently conducting a cross-sectional study with people who are caregiving for a partner living with Alzheimer's or a Related Dementia. In addition, funded by a National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging) K01 Career Development Award, Dr. LeRoy is leading the HEAL Lab in developing an app-based writing intervention for caregivers.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Rice University
… → 2022
Social Psychology, PhD
… → 2018
Social Psychology, MA
… → 2015
Psychology, BS, University of North Florida
… → 2011
Research Interests
- Alzheimer's Caregiving
- Attachment Theory
- Behavioral Interventions
- Living Bereavement
- Grief
- Personal Relationships,
- Social Psychology
- Social Loss
- Psychoneuroimmunology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Writing to Heal: Developing an Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Writing Intervention for Alzheimer’s Disease Spousal Caregivers
LeRoy, A. (CoPI) & Leroy, A. A. S. (PI)
6/15/22 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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A Grieving Heart: Does Feeling Burdensome to Others Impact Inflammatory Outcomes During Spousal Bereavement?
LeRoy, A. (PI)
1/30/19 → 7/29/22
Project: Research project
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Stress-induced IL-6 response patterns amplify the link between daily negative affect and later depressive symptoms during bereavement
Wu-Chung, E. L., Argueta, D. L., Suchting, R., Brown, R. L., Chen, M. A., LeRoy, A. S., Murdock, K. W., Heijnen, C. J. & Fagundes, C. P., Aug 2026, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 136, p. 106774 106774.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and initial testing of an online security prime writing intervention during COVID-19
LeRoy, A. S., Weyland, A., Kanemitsu, J., Tsay-Jones, A., Lai, V. D., Wu-Chung, E. L., Vela, N., Perozo, A., Maza, V. I., Wickline, S., Beach, K. & Suchting, R., Oct 2 2025, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 39, 2, p. 234-247 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Initial development of the writing to heal app: A structured writing series for caregivers of spouses living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Weiss, S., Harris, K., Carney, O. L., Maza, V. I., Wickline, S., Henderson, A., Widjaja, T., Garrett, B., Hill, D. L., Liskovec, L., Chen, P. & LeRoy, A. S., Oct 9 2025, In: Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD. 108, 2, p. 552-570 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recruiting Spousal Caregivers of People Living With Alzheimer’s or a Related Dementia for Caregiver Intervention Research: Lessons Learned From a Feasibility Study
Henderson, A., Weiss, S., Harris, K., Maza, V. I., Carney, O. L., Wickline, S., Widjaja, T., Garrett, B., Beach, K. & LeRoy, A. S., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Applied Gerontology. 44, 12, p. 2045-2049 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spousal bereavement enhances proinflammatory cytokine production to acute, psychological stress
Wu-Chung, E. L., Brown, R. L., Suchting, R., Paoletti-Hatcher, J., Chen, M. A., LeRoy, A. S., Murdock, K. W., Heijnen, C. J. & Fagundes, C. P., May 22 2025, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 178, p. 107498 107498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review