Faculty & Staff | Mississippi State Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program

Jon C. Jackson, MD

Program Director
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Gene Amason II, PhD, MBA

Program Administrator

Marie Porter

Assistant Program Administrator

Jeffrey Ali, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Region 8 Mental Health Services
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency: Louisiana State University Medical Center
Fellowship: Beth Israel Medical Center (Neuropsychiatry)
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry

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, Suicide

Marshall Belaga, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Adult Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry

Salaahuddin "Sal" Dakhlalla, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry

Kirtida Desai, MD

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: Forensics, Assessment, EMDR, Psychosocial Rehabilitation (SMI), Women's Recovery

Zinat Khandekar, MD

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, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry, Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Site: 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, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Hinds Behavioral Health Services - Region 9
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry

Reb McMichael, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Robert Maddux, MD

Clinical Director
Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital & Region 8 Mental Health Services
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Mississippi Medical Center (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry
Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Chanda Miller, MD

Adjunct Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry

John Norton, MD

Teaching Faculty
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)

Greg Oden, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Site: Merit Health Central
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: Methodist Central Hospital (Memphis)
Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Frank Perkins, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: 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 (Forensic Psychiatry)
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry

Thomas Recore, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Medical Center (Forensic Psychiatry)
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry

Jefferson L.G. Rogers, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Hinds Behavioral Health Services - Region 9
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry

Stephen Shoop, DO

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, MD

Nazmul Talukdar, MD

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

Jared Taylor, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry

Chasity Torrence, MD

Arthur Wood, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Family Medicine
Site: Merit Health Central
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: North Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Family Medicine

Kevin Young, MD

Teaching Faculty
Specialty: Family Medicine
Site: Mississippi State Hospital
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certification: Family Medicine