She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1988. She completed her internship at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute, and did a fellowship at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Troy has been on staff at Children's since 1990. She has extensive experience working with patients with chronic and acute illnesses, including ten years as the psychologist on the Hematology-Oncology team. She has an interest in helping families during times of loss. She enjoys working with children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide variety of emotional and behavioral difficulties. Additionally, Dr. Troy is involved in teaching and supervision in the field of child and adolescent clinical psychology.