Anna R. Docherty

Ph.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology 210 McAlester Hall 573-882-2378 annadocherty@mizzou.edu Lab: Cognitive and Emotional Control Lab

Etiology of schizophrenia signs and symptoms
Refinement of endophenotype constructs

Master's Thesis: Dopamine and Emotion Processing in Schizotypal Anhedonia
Doctoral Thesis, Proposed Successfully October 2010: Genotype-Endophenotype Associations in Individuals with Genetic Liability for Schizophrenia

Residency to begin 2012, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Missouri
M.A., University of Missouri
B.A., Oberlin College

Selected Honors and Service:

Ruth Kirschstein Award (NRSA) 1F31MH092081, NIMH
F. J. McGuigan Dissertation Research Award, APF
Graduate Partnership, NIH partnership with Daniel Weinberger, M.D., NIMH Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program
Outstanding Thesis Award, Mizzou
Distinguished Thesis Award, Department of Psychological Science, Mizzou
Essay Award, Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS), honorable mention
Grantwriting Fellowship, Department of Psychological Science, Mizzou
Assistant Directorship, Psychological Services Clinic, Mizzou
Graduate Student Excellence Award, Department of Psychological Science
National Student Representative to the Board of Directors, CUDCP
National APAGS Liaison, CUDCP
Clinical Training Committee Representative, Mizzou

Docherty, A. R., Coleman, M. J., Deutsch, C., Tu, X., Mendell, N. R., & Levy, D. L. (In review). Comparison of putative endophenotypes in schizophrenia patients with and without obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms: Examining evidence for the schizo-obsessive subtype.

Docherty, A. R., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., & Kerns, J. G. (In review). Self-reported schizotypal ambivalence: schizotypy or mood?

Krueger, R. F., Eaton, N. R., Docherty, A. R. & Sponheim, S. R. (2012). Schizotypy: An exploration of latent structure using model-based approaches. Invited for the Statistics and Measurement section of the Journal of Personality Assessment.

Cicero, D. C. Becker, T. M., Martin, E. A., Docherty, A. R., & Kerns, J. G. (2011). The role of aberrant salience and low self-concept clarity in psychotic-like experiences. In press at Personality Disorders: Research and Treatment.

Docherty, A. R., Berenbaum, H. & Kerns, J. G. (2011). Alogia and formal thought disorder: differential patterns of verbal fluency task performance. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, 1352-1357.

Martin, E. A., Becker, T. M., Cicero, D. C., Docherty, A. R. & Kerns, J. G. (2011). Differential associations between schizotypy facets and aspects of attention to emotion. Psychiatry Research, 187, 94-99.

Docherty, A. R. (2010). Best essays in schizophrenia: A unifying hypothesis for the pathogenesis of schizotypal anhedonia. Schizophrenia Research Forum, www.schizophreniaforum.org/images/SRFSIRSEssaytop12.pdf. Accessed August 25, 2011.

Kerns, J. G., Docherty, A. R. & Martin, E. A. (2008). Social and physical anhedonia and valence and arousal aspects of emotional experience. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117, 735-746.

Docherty, A. R. & Sponheim, S. R. (2008). Anhedonia as a phenotype for the Val158Met COMT polymorphism in relatives of patients with schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117, 788-798.

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Selected Manuscripts:

Docherty, A. R., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., & Kerns, J. G. (In preparation). Anhedonia and emotion traits in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Reddy, F., & Docherty, A.R. (In preparation). Student perceptions of mental health stigma in clinical psychology doctoral programs: results from a national survey of APA-accredited doctoral programs.

Docherty, A. R. & Meyerson, D. M. (In preparation). Ethical implications of new media for clinical psychologists in practice: results from a national survey of APA-accredited doctoral programs.

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Selected Conference Presentations and Talks:

Meyerson, D. M., Docherty, A. R., Blazek, N., Anderson, R. (2012). New Media in Clinical Psychology. Orally presented at the annual meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology.

Docherty, A. R., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., & Kerns, J. G. (2011). Ambivalence, Anhedonia, Avolition, and Attention to Emotions in Schizophrenia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Cicero, D. C. Becker, T. M., Martin, E. A., Docherty, A. R., & Kerns, J. G. (2011). The Role of Aberrant Salience and Low Self-Concept Clarity in Psychotic-Like Experiences. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Martin, A. E., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., Docherty, A. R. & Kerns, J. G. (2011). Social Anhedonia, but Not Positive Schizotypy, Is Associated with Poor Affective Control. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Docherty, A. R., Coleman, M. J., Deutsch, C., Tu, X., Mendell, N. R., & Levy, D. L. (2011). Comparison of Putative Endophenotypes in Schizophrenia Patients With and Without Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Is there Evidence for a Schizo-obsessive Subtype? Presented at the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research.

Reddy, F. , January, A., Docherty, A. R., & Meyerson, D. M. (2011). Student Perspectives on Peers and Faculty with Problems in Professional Functioning. Orally presented at the annual midwinter meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology.

Docherty, A. R., Coleman, M. J., Deutsch, C., Tu, X., Mendell, N. R., & Levy, D. L. (2011). Comparison of Putative Endophenotypes in Schizophrenia Patients With and Without Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Is there Evidence for a Schizo-obsessive Subtype? Presented at Harvard Psychiatry Day, Harvard University Medical School.

Sponheim, S. R., Kang, S. S., Docherty, A. R., Skorheim, M., & Bender, T. (2010) Default Mode Brain Activity as a Tool for Linking Specific Genes to Dimensions of Personality Pathology. Orally presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Docherty, A. R., Berenbaum, H. & Kerns, J. G. (2010). Alogia, Formal Thought Disorder, and Differential Patterns of Verbal Fluency Performance. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Docherty, A. R., Kerns, J. G. & Sponheim, S. R. (2009). Cognitive Correlates of Anhedonia in First-Degree Relatives of People with Schizophrenia. Presented at the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research.

Docherty, A. R. & Kerns, J. G. (2009). Anhedonia, Right Hemisphere Dysfunction, and Poor Emotion Identification. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Sponheim, S. R., Docherty, A. R., Kreuger, R. F., Tackett, J. L. (2009). Positive and Negative Schizotypy as Indicators of Biological Vulnerability to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Orally presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Martin, E. A., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., Docherty, A. R. & Kerns, J. G. (2009). Associations Between Schizotypy Facets and Attention to Positive Versus Negative Emotion. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., Docherty, A. R., Martin, E. A., & Kerns, J. G. (2009). Prefrontal Cortex and Anterior Cingulate Cue-Related Activity During a Cognitive Control task. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping.

Goghari, V., Silberschmidt, A., Docherty, A. R., MacDonald, A. & Sponheim, S. R. (2008). Schizotypy Indices and the Val158Met COMT Polymorphism in Relatives of Patients with Schizophrenia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Martin, E. A., Docherty, A. R. & Kerns, J. G. (2008). Social and Physical Anhedonia and Valence and Arousal Aspects of Emotional Experience. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Docherty, A. R. & Sponheim, S. R. (2008). Anhedonia as a Phenotype for the Val158Met COMT Polymorphism in Relatives of Patients with Schizophrenia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.