Dougherty, Donald M PhDSchool of Medicine |
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Dr. Dougherty is the William and Marguerite Wurzbach Distinguished Professor in the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse within the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He also serves as the Director of the Neurobehavioral Research Laboratory and Clinic (NRLC) and Deputy Chair for Research. He completed his graduate training in psychology at Ohio University and a National Institute for Drug Abuse sponsored postdoctoral research fellowship at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSCH). After completing his training, Dr. Dougherty joined the faculty and remained at UTHSCH, where the NRLC group was founded. After 12 years at UTHSCH, Dr. Dougherty and the NRLC research team moved to Wake Forest University Health Science Center where he became Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry. During his tenure as Vice Chair for Research, the Department of Psychiatry made significant progress
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9/2015 - Present | Chair, Psychiatry Vision Committee | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
9/2015 - Present | Director, Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation Program | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
2/2014 - Present | Chair, Psychiatry's Promotions, Tenure, and Appointments Committee | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
1/2013 - Present | Chair, Resident Research and Quality Improvement Day | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
12/2012 - Present | Chair, Internal Review Committee for our Institution's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
6/2012 - Present | Deputy Chair for Research | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX |
1/2012 - Present | Professor | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pharmacology, San Antonio, TX |
9/2010 - Present | Vice Chairman for Research | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
9/2009 - Present | Chief, Division of Neurobehavioral Research | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX |
9/2009 - Present | Chair, Psychiatry Research Steering Committee | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
9/2008 - Present | Chair, Grant/Paper Workgroup | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
12/2007 - Present | William & Marguerite Wurzbach Distinguished Professor | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX |
10/2007 - Present | Professor (Tenured) | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX |
Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
1992 | PhD | Experimental Psychology | Ohio University Athens , OH |
1990 | MS | Experimental Psychology | Ohio University Athens , OH |
1987 | AS | Airway Science | Alabama Aviation & Technical College Ozark , AL |
1985 | BS | Psychology (Cum Laude) | Bridgewater College Bridgewater , VA |
Postdoctoral Training | Psychopharmacology | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston , TX |
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Postdoctoral Training | Summer Training Program in fMRI | University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI |
Research Expertise- Dr. Dougherty`s research interests are focused on understanding impulsive behaviors, with a primary emphasis on problems associated with drug abuse and suicidality. Current projects include examining how drug abuse and early stressful life events adversely affect adolescent development of impulse control as well as their relationship to the development of other adolescent psychopathology. Additionally, his interests include the identification of biological and behavioral risk factors for child and adult psychopathology. As part of these interests, Dr. Dougherty and his colleagues have developed behavioral software paradigms for objectively assessing underlying mechanisms of different types of cognitive impulsivity. These paradigms have been validated in numerous studies and are freely available to other researchers. The long-term goals of the NRLC are to use information gathered from their research program to inform the development of better treatment and community-based substance abuse prevention programs. Lastly, Dr. Dougherty has strong interest in developing research collaborations, training pre- and post-doctoral students, and mentoring junior faculty. |
Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
8/2013 - Present | Post-Doctoral Student Supervision | UT Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
5/2013 - Present | Post-Doctoral Student Supervision | UT Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
8/2011 - Present | Post-Doctoral Student Supervision | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
9/2010 - Present | Grant Writing for New Investigators Seminar (Co-organizer) | UTHSCSA | 20 students |
This is a program, which is co-organized by Linda McManus, is a program developed as part of our CTSA. This program selects promising junior faculty and mentors their grant writing activities. | |||
8/2010 - Present | Post-Doctoral Student Supervision | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
3/2010 - Present | Membership on Supervising Committee | National University of Cordoba | |
Abstract |
Cates SE, Hill-Kapturczak N., Mathias CW., Dougherty DM. Effectiveness of contingency management treatment of binge drinking utilizing secure continuous remote alcohol monitors (SCRAM); 2013 Jun. (Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; vol. 36, no. S2). |
Olvera RL, Sheftall, A., Mathias CW, Dougherty DM. Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Reported Suicide Attempt and Self Harm in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Adolescents; 2012 Oct. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 59th Annual Meeting). |
Book Chapter |
Duffing TM, Greiner SG, Mathias CW, Dougherty DM. Stress, Substance Abuse, and Addiction. In: Pariante CM, Bluhm DL. Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience: Behavioral Neurobiology of Stress-Related Disorders. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag GmbH; 2014. p. 237-264. |
Cornette MM, Mathias CW, Marsh DM, deRoon-Cassini TA, Dougherty DM. Cognition and suicide. In: A. Shrivastava, M. T. Kimbrell, D. Lester (Eds.). Suicide from a Global Perspective: Psychosocial Approaches. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers; 2011. p. 27-32. |
Journal Article |
James LM, Mathias CW, Bray BC, Cates SE, Farris SJ, Dawes MA, Hill-Kapturczak N, Dougherty DM. Acquisition of rater agreement for the Stressful Life Events Schedule Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 2013 Jul;1(5):1-5. |
Dougherty DM, Mathias CW, Dawes MA, Furr RM, Charles NE, Liguori A, Shannon EE, Acheson A. Impulsivity, attention, memory, and decision-making among adolescent marijuana users Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013 Jan;226:307-319. |
Mathias CW, Furr RM, Sheftall AH, Hill-Kapturczak N, Crum P, Dougherty DM. What is the harm in asking about suicidal ideation? Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 2012 Jan;42:341-351. |
Mathias CW, Blumenthal TD, Dawes MA, Liguori A, Richard DM, Bray BB, Tong W, Dougherty DM. Failure to sustain prepulse inhibition in adolescent marijuana users Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2011 Jan;116:110-116. |
Acheson A, Richard DM, Mathias CW, Dougherty DM. Adults with a family history of alcohol related problems are more impulsive on measures of response initiation and response inhibition Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2011 Jan;117(2-3):198-203. |
Dougherty DM, Richard DM, James LM, Mathias CW. Effects of acute tryptophan depletion on three different types of behavioral impulsivity International Journal of Tryptophan Research 2010 Jun;3:99-111. |
Dougherty DM, Mathias CW, Marsh-Richard DM, Furr RM, Nouvion SO, Dawes MA. Distinctions in behavioral impulsivity: Implications for substance abuse research Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2009 Jun;8(2):61-73. |
Marsh-Richard DM, Hatzis ES, Mathias CW, Venditti N, Dougherty DM. Adaptive Visual Analog Scales (AVAS): a modifiable software program for the creation, administration, and scoring of visual analog scales Behavior Research Methods 2009 Feb;41(1):99-106. |
Gauthier KJ, Furr RM, Mathias CW, Marsh-Richard DM, Dougherty DM. Differentiating impulsive and premeditated aggression: self and informant perspectives among adolescents with personality pathology Journal of Personality Disorders 2009 Feb;23(1):76-84. |
Dawes MA, Mathias C, Richard DM, Hill-Kapturczak N, Dougherty DM. Adolescent Suicidal Behavior and Substance Use: Developmental Mechanisms Subst Abuse 2008 Oct;2:13-28. |
Dougherty DM, Mathias CW, Marsh DM, Jagar AA. Laboratory behavioral measures of impulsivity Behavior Research Methods 2005 Jan;37:82-90. |
Dougherty DM, Bjork JM, Moeller FG, Harper RA, Marsh DM, Mathias CW, Swann AC. Familial transmission of Continuous Performance Test behavior: attentional and impulsive response characteristics Journal of General Psychology 2003 Jan;130(1):5-21. |
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Funding Agency | NIAAA |
Title | Minority Supplement for ?Binge Drinking: Individual Differences in the Capacity to Alter Drinking Patterns? |
Status | Active |
Period | - Present |
Role | Principal Investigator |
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