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Donald M. Dougherty

Title: Chair

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Ohio University, 1992
    Major: Experimental Psychology
  • MS, Ohio University, 1990
    Major: Experimental Psychology
  • AS, Alabama Aviation & Technical College, 1987
    Major: Airway Science
  • BS, Bridgewater College, 1985
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 4850.005Research in PsychologySpring 2026
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Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 4850.003Research in PsychologyFall 2025 Syllabus
PSYC 5900.720Special ProblemsFall 2025
PSYC 6610.729Independent ResearchSpring 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Dougherty, D., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Chen, B., Karns-Wright, J., Roache, J., Lopez-Cruzan, M., Javors, M. (2020). ). Comparison of the extraction of phosphatidylethanol homologues from human venous blood using isopropanol, isopropanol/hexane or methanol.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 44 (197)
  • Dougherty, D., Karns-Wright, T., Moon, T., Javors, M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. (2020). Changes in phosphatidylethanol after confirmed drinking by transdermal monitoring.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 44 (79)
  • Dougherty, D., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Chen, B., Sanchez, J., Schillerstrom, M., Roache, M., Karns-Wright, T., Lopez-Cruzan, M., Javors, M. (2020). Comparison of isopropanol, isopropanol/hexane or methanol for the extraction of phosphatidylethanol homologues from human venous blood and dried blood spot cards.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 44 (78)
  • Dougherty, D., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J., Karns-Wright, T., Lopez-Cruzan, M. (2020). Comparison of isopropanol/hexane and methanol for the extraction of phosphatidylethanol 16:0/18:1 and 16:0/18:2 from human venous blood. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (56)
  • Dougherty, D., Moon, T., Mathias, C., Karns-Wright, T., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. (2020). Contingency management using transdermal alcohol-impaired drivers: A preliminary result. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 45 (91)
  • Dougherty, D., Moon, T., Mathias, C., Mullen, J., Karns-Wright, T., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. (2020). Drinking motives do matter: examining the mediating role of drinking motives in the association of social support with alcohol-related problems. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 44 (197)
  • Dougherty, D., Moon, T., Mathias, C., Mullen, J., Karns-Wright, T., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. (2020). How social support influences alcohol-related problems among alcohol-impaired drivers: examining the mediating role of drinking motives. 44 (19)
  • Dougherty, D., Javors, M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J., Lopez-Cruzan, M., Karns-Wright, T. (2020). The ratio of phosphatidylethanol (PEth) 16:0/18:1 to PEth 16:0/18:02 as an indicator of recent abstinence from alcohol consumptions. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 44 (79)
  • Dougherty, D., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J., Karns-Wright, T., Lopez-Cruzan, M., Javors, M. (2019). Comparison of the extraction of phosphatidylethanol 16:0/18:1 and 16:0/18:2 from human venous blood using isopropanol/hexane or methanol.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (354)
  • Dougherty, D., Blackledge, S., Karns-Wright, T., Mathias, C., Hill-Kapturczak, N. (2019). Developmental trajectories of impulse control and sensation-seeking across adolescence among an at-risk sample of youth with family history of substance use.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (353)
  • Dougherty, D., Karns- Wright, T., Rodriguez, S., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Mathias, C. (2019). Drinking levels prior to and post-screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment of individuals arrested for alcohol impaired driving. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (355)
  • Dougherty, D., Karns-Wright, T., Rodriguez, S., Mathias, C., Hills-Kapturczak, N. (2019). Drinking levels prior to and post-screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment of individuals arrested for alcohol impaired driving.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (355)
  • Dougherty, D., Blackledge, S., Karns-Wright, T., Mathias, C., Hill-Kapturczak, N. (2019). Examining the indirect effects of resilience between impulsiveness and adolescent substance use initiation. A. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (353)
  • Dougherty, D., Wasserman, A., Blackledge, S., Harrison, J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Karns-Wright, T., Mathias, C. (2019). The development of impulsivity and sensation seeking predicting substance use among adolescents with or without a family history of substance use.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (357)

    • Book Chapter

  • Dougherty, D.M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J., Karns-Wright, T., Lopez-Cruzan, M., Javors, M. (2019). Phosphatidylethanol homologues in blood as biomarkers for the time frame an amount of recent alcohol consumption.. The Neuroscience of Alcohol: Mechanisms and Treatment. Chapter 58. London, Academic Press.
  • Dougherty, D.M., Roache, J., Karns-Wright, T., Lopez-Cruzan, M., Javors, M., Hill-Kapturczak, N. (2019). Phosphatidylethanol Homologues in Blood as Biomarkers for the Time Frame and Amount of Recent Alcohol Consumption. Neuroscience of Alcohol: Mechanisms and Treatment (Vol. 1). 1 567-567. London, Academic Press.

    • Journal Article

  • Dougherty, D., Moon, T., Matthias, C., Mullen, J., Karns-Wright, T., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. (2021). Social support and the rehabilitation of alcohol-impaired drivers: drinking motives as moderators. Health Communication. 36 540-550.
  • Dougherty, D., Ryan-Pettes, S., Mullen, J., Matthias, C. (2020). Treatment initiation and alcohol use violations among DWI offenders who received tailored brief intervention. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment. 19 7-15.
  • Dougherty, D., Roache, J., Karns-Wright, T., Goros, M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Matthias, C. (2019). Processing transdermal alcohol concentration data to detect low-level drinking. Alcohol. 81 101-110.
  • Dougherty, D., Moon, T., Matthias, C., Mullen, J., Karns-Wright, T., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. (2019). The role of social support in motivating reductions in alcohol use: tests of three models of social support in alcohol-impaired drivers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43 (1) 123-134.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Dougherty, D.M., ""Improving Remote Breathalyzer Procedures used by Clinicians and Researchers to Remotely Monitor Alcohol Use"," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $418004 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Dougherty, D.M., Dougherty, D.M., Dougherty, D.M., "Improving Remote Breathalyzer Procedures used by Clinicians and Researchers to Remotely Monitor Alcohol Use," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $418004 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Dougherty, D.M., ""Piloting Deposit Contracts to Increase Accessibility of a Contingency Management Intervention to Reduce Problematic Drinking"," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $401612 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Dougherty, D.M., "Piloting Deposit Contracts to Increase Accessibility of a Contingency Management Intervention to Reduce Problematic Drinking," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $401612 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Dougherty, D.M., "“Consequences of Substance Use on the Development of Impulse Control”," sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse, Federal, $3323706 Funded. (2010 - 2024).
  • Dougherty, D.M., "“Leveraging Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Reduce Drinking Among DWI Defendants”," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $3260713 Funded. (2005 - 2024).
  • Dougherty, D.M., "“Leveraging Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Reduce Drinking Among DWI Defendants”," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $497094 Funded. (2005 - 2024).
  • Dougherty, D.M. (Principal), "“Consequences of Substance Use on the Development of Impulse Control”," sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse, National, $3323706 Funded. (2010 - 2022).
  • Dougherty, D.M. (Principal), "“Leveraging Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Reduce Drinking Among DWI Defendants”," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National, $3260.71 Funded. (2005 - 2022).
  • Dougherty, D.M. (Co-Principal), "“Leveraging Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Reduce Drinking Among DWI Defendants”," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National, $497094 Funded. (2005 - 2022).
  • Dougherty, D.M. (Co-Principal), ""Enzymatic Transdermal Alcohol Biosensor"," sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National, $1033077 Funded. (2017 - 2021).
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    • The course as a whole was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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