This sounds pretty classic for submissive urniation. Why your roomate? Well, Robby is a guy. Guys have lower voices than girls. In the doggie world, when dogs bark out of excitement, play or happiness, their barks are high pitched. When dogs bark in attempt to scare someone off, for example, their barks go lower. Lower means serious business and domination. Higher means play and fun. Your roommate probably has a lower pitched voice than you. To your dog, he is being dominant. Bending over the dog makes it even worse. Bending over a dog is a very dominant position in doggie non-verbal language. it's why you should never pet a dog you don't know well by bending over it or petting the head. You are saying, "I'm much more strong and dominant than you. You will need to obey me." You do that to an already dominant dog, and you can get bit!
In your case, your dog is acting just the opposite. By peeing, your dog is in effect saying, "Look at me. I'm not a threat to you at all! See, I can't even control my bladder. Why, I'm just a little puppy who can't control my bladder. You don't want to hurt me!"
Of course, this can happen without any negative response on the part of Robby. I'm not saying he ever hurt your dog. This is actually fairly common.
How to treat it? Well, first, Robby needs to not bend over the dog. Play needs to be pretty light and not too rough. He needs to watch his voice when talking to the dog. If he can, even going into falsetto can help! However, he needs to lighten and soften his voice up. Also, let him be in charge of all feeding times. Have him teach her a few tricks using treats and soft, happy praise as rewards. Don't let him give any punishments to her.
In the meantime, when he greets her or gives her attention, make sure it's on a hard, easily cleaned surface. Over time, this should disappear.
Good luck!
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