How ell ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁project ▁on ▁express ive ▁writing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁H ert ford shire . ▁ ▁Education ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁B Sc ▁Psych ology ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁D und ee ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Tro op ▁did ▁his ▁Ph D ▁on ▁" C op ing ▁and ▁Cris is ▁Support ▁in ▁E ating ▁Dis orders " ▁in ▁the ▁E ating ▁Dis orders ▁Unit ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College ▁London ▁with ▁Professor ▁Jan et ▁Tre asure ▁as ▁his ▁super visor . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁life ▁More ▁recently , ▁Tro op ▁has ▁been ▁investig ating ▁self - comp ass ion , ▁self - re ass urance , ▁involving ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁express ive ▁writing . ▁He ▁expl ored ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁express ive ▁writing ▁to ▁reduce ▁stress ▁in ▁parents ▁of ▁children ▁with ▁aut ism ▁spectrum ▁dis orders . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁ass essed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁express ive ▁writing ▁task ▁to ▁increase ▁self - re ass urance ▁and ▁reduce ▁self - crit ic ism ▁using ▁a ▁random ised ▁controlled ▁design . ▁▁ ▁Tro op ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁around ▁ 8 0 ▁peer - review ed ▁journal ▁articles . ▁He ▁super vised ▁Dennis ▁Rel o jo - How ell , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Psych reg . ▁ ▁Music ▁His ▁works ▁in ▁psych ological ▁well - be ing ▁have ▁also ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁begin ▁expl oring ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁music ▁and ▁song - writing ▁on