John Norton, M.D.
Program Director
Specialty: Psychiatry, Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: Brown University (Psychiatry)
Residency: Brown University (Neurology)
Fellowship: Brown University (Epilepsy & EEG)
Board Certifications: Adult Psychiatry, Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (UCNS), Headache Medicine (UCNS)
Salaahuddin "Sal" Dakhlalla, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Marie Porter
Program Administrator
Dana Toal
Assistant Program Administrator
Mary Ashley Angelo, Ph.D.
Teaching Faculty
Licensed Psychologist
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Doctorate Program: University of Denver
Special Interests: Crisis Intervention, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Clinical Supervision, Chronic Trauma, Somatic Psychology, Suicide
Kirtida Desai, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: Government Medical College
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Amanda Gugliano, Psy.D.
Teaching Faculty
Licensed Psychologist
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Doctorate Program: Arizona School of Psychology
Special Interests: Criminal Forensic Evaluation, Assessment, Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, Intellectual Disabilities, Treatment of NGRI Acquittees
Stephanie Howard, Psy.D.
Teaching Faculty
Licensed Psychologist
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Doctorate Program: Immaculata University
Special Interests: Forensic Evaluation, Competence Restoration, Substance-induced Psychosis, Psychological Assessment, Trauma, EMDR, Psychosocial Rehabilitation (SMI), Women's Recovery
Zinat Khandekar, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Family Medicine
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: Sir Salimullah Medical College
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Joseph Kwentus, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry, Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Site(s): Merit Health Central, Precise Mind
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Residency: National Naval Medical Center (Psychiatry)
Residency: Georgetown (Neurology)
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles (Epilepsy & EEG)
Board Certifications: Adult Psychiatry, Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Hunter McLendon, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Region 8 Mental Health Services, Hinds Behavioral Health Services - Region 9
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Deepika Majithia, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Medical School: Maharshi Dayanand University, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Medical College
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Jarrod Marks, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: Tufts Medical Center
Fellowship: State University of New York - SUNY Upstate (Forensic Psychiatry)
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
Alexis Meadors, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Chanda Miller, M.D.
Adjunct Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Perry Morgan, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site(s): Region 8 Mental Health Services, Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Greg Oden, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Site: Merit Health
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: Methodist Central Hospital
Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Frank Perkins, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Site(s): Mississippi State Hospital, Merit Health Central, Precise Mind
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Fellowship: State University of New York - SUNY Upstate (Forensic Psychiatry)
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
Thomas Recore, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Medical Center (Forensic Psychiatry)
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
Jefferson L.G. Rogers, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site(s): Region 8 Mental Health Services, Hinds Behavioral Health Services - Region 9
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Juliette Schweitzer, Ph.D.
Teaching Faculty
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Ph.D., Jackson State University
Internship: Ulster County Mental Health
Special Interests: Severe Mental Illness, Complex Trauma, Evidence Based Practices, Impact and Usefulness of Client Feedback (HRV & PCOMS), Trauma Informed Care, Resiliency
Stephen Shoop, D.O.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Family Medicine
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Stephen Smith, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Nazmul Talukdar, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: Dhaka Medical College
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
Board Certification: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Arthur Wood, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Family Medicine
Site: Merit Health Central
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: North Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Kevin Young, M.D.
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Family Medicine
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Family Medicine