United States Department of Veterans Affairs
MIRECC Centers

South Central MIRECC - Regional Anchor Sites

 Guide to VA Mental Health Services for Veterans & Families

SITE / THEME SITE LEADER SITE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS

Little Rock, AR and CBOCs

Partnering with Communities

Jeffrey Pyne, MD
South Central MIRECC
HSR&D Center for Mental Healthcare Research
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
501.257.1083
PyneJeffreyM@uams.edu

Penny White
501.257.1797
WhitePennyL@uams.edu

Jackson, MS and CBOCs

Distance Technologies

Patricia Dubbert, PhD
South Central MIRECC
G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Departments of Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Psychiatry
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
601.364.1350
Patricia.Dubbert@va.gov

Gloria Ransom-Crossley
601.368.4181
Gloria.Ransom-Crossley@va.gov 

Houston, TX and CBOCs

1. Innovations in Distance-based Psychotherapy Interventions

2.Understanding how beliefs and perceived needs contribute to engaging rural veterans into psychotherapy

Melinda Stanley, PhD
South Central MIRECC
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
McIngvale Family Chair in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Research
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
713.794.8844
mstanley@bcm.edu

Brenda Schubert
713.794.8612
Brenda.Schubert@va.gov

Mathilda Ceaser
713.794.8605
Mathilda.Ceaser@va.gov

New Orleans, LA and CBOCs

Trauma

Joe Constans, PhD
South Central MIRECC
New Orleans VA Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry and Neurology
Tulane University
504.566.8430
Joseph.Constans@va.gov

Kerri Faircloth
504.566.8528
Kerri.Faircloth@va.gov

Oklahoma City and CBOCs

Education and Support of Families and Caregivers

Tom Teasdale, DrPH
South Central MIRECC
Department of Geriatric Medicine
University of Oklahoma -
405.456.1491
thomas.teasdale@va.gov

Tom Teasdale
405.456.1491
thomas.teasdale@va.gov
 

Site leader program Champion is John Fortney, PhD (Little Rock, AR)