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Sean Dougherty serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Florida State University, with contact information including the email dougherty@psy.fsu.edu and office location B330. He is affiliated with the Teaching Faculty within the Program Areas at the university.
Dr. Dougherty's research centers on suicidology and clinical psychology, with a particular emphasis on veterans' mental health and youth populations. His work investigates the mechanisms linking loneliness, substance use, and suicidality, as well as neurocognitive factors such as reward processing and pain tolerance in relation to suicide risk. He frequently employs psychophysiological methods including event-related potentials to explore these complex relationships, with significant contributions to understanding capability for suicide and the interpersonal theory of suicidal behavior.
Analysis of Dougherty's publication record from 2018 to 2025 reveals a consistent focus on suicide risk factors and prevention strategies across diverse populations including veterans, children, adolescents, and firefighters. His research demonstrates methodological rigor through meta-analyses, replication studies, and the development of validated risk assessment frameworks, particularly emphasizing the role of meaning in life, social connectedness, and neurophysiological markers in suicidal behavior.
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Information regarding student advising, research grants, laboratory affiliations, and team collaborations was not documented in the available sources. The absence of such details suggests either non-disclosure in public profiles or a primary focus on teaching and independent research activities without extensive mentorship or grant-funded projects visible in the scraped materials.
