Professor
Director of Clinical Training
KSU Distinguished Scholar
Clinical - Psychopathology
ndochert@kent.edu
209 Kent Hall
T: (330) 672-7670
F: (330) 672-3786
Department of Psychology
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
Department of psychology 
Nancy M. Docherty, Ph.D.
Education: Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamptom (1991)
Research Interests
Cognitive and emotional functioning in schizophrenia; Thought, language, and communication disturbances; Stress-responsiveness of symptoms in schizophrenia; Vulnerability to psychosis.
Lab Site: Schizophrenia Research Lab
Courses Frequently Taught
- Adult Psychopathology (graduate)
- Clinical Interventions (graduate)
Recent Publications
Docherty, N.M., Strauss, M.E., Dinzeo, T.J., & St-Hilaire, A. (In press) The cognitive origins of specific types of schizophrenic speech disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry.
Docherty, N.M. (2005) Cognitive impairments and disordered speech in schizophrenia: Thought disorder, disorganization, and communication failure perspectives. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Nienow, T.M. & Docherty, N.M. (2005) Internal source monitoring and communication disturbance in patients with schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine, 35: 1717-1726.
Docherty, N.M., Rhinewine, J.P., Nienow, T.M., & Cohen, A.S. (2001) Affective reactivity of language symptoms, startle responding, and inhibition in schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 110: 194-198.
Docherty, N.M., DeRosa, M., & Andreasen N.C. (1996) Communication disturbances in schizophrenia and mania. Archives of General Psychiatry, 53: 358-364.