Aikman, Grace, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinic

Office Location:  1L 130, Bldg. 170, NLR

Grace.Aikman@va.gov

Education: Texas A & M University, 2000
Fellowship: Clinical Psychology & Substance Abuse 1-year), Kansas City VAMC 2001
Licensure: Kentucky
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral, Interpersonal
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Psychotherapy, Personality Assessment,  Bipolar Disorder 
Research Areas: Assessment
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association

Amos, Darla, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Acute Inpatient Psychiatry

Office Location:  2J 106, Bldg. 170, NLR

Darla.Amos@va.gov

Education: University of Arkansas, 1982 
Orientation: Psychodynamic

Clinical and Teaching Interests: Psychotherapy and assessment, Psychotropic Medication use in Psychiatric Populations, Schizophrenia
Professional Organizations: Society for Personality Assessment

Andrews, Garrett, Psy.D

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Vocational Rehabilitation Program

Office Location:  203, Building 89, NLR

Garrett.Andrews@va.gov

Education: Westminster College 1998, Forest Institute 2005, Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2-year), Geisinger Medical Center 2007
Fellowship: Neuropsychology (2-year), Geisinger Medical Center 2007
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral, Halstead-Reitan, and Flexible battery approach
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Traumatic Brian Injury, Dementia, Sport Concussion, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Forensic Neuropsychology, Neuropsychology Consultation
Research Areas: Executive Dysfunction of patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Halstead-Reitan’s average impairment rating with TBI populations, Aging Population and Driving

Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, APA Divisions 40, 55, 47; Arkansas Psychological Association, National Academy of Neuropsychology, and International Neuropsychology Society

Daniels, Stephen F., Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Domiciliary

Office Location:  2E 115, Bldg. 170, NLR

Stephen.Daniels@va.gov

Education: University of Southern Mississippi, 1983
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Cognitive Behavioral
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Vocational Rehabilitation, Stress Management, Counseling, Personal Adjustment, Antisocial Personality Disorder
Research Areas: Stress Management, Homelessness, Rehabilitation of Substance Abusers, Predictors of Vocational Rehabilitation Success

Gess, Jennifer L., Ph.D

Assignment:  Mental Health Service- North Little Rock Neuropsychology

Office Location:  213, Building 89, NLR

Jennifer.Gess@va.gov

Education: University of Virginia, M.A., Georgia State University, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fellowship: Neuropsychology (2-year), Emory University School of Medicine, 2003
Licensure: Arkansas & Georgia
Orientation: Flexible/Process Approach
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Clinical Neuropsychology, Cognitive Rehabilitation
Research Areas: Epilepsy, Use of imaging technology to localize memory, Post-surgical outcome
External Professional Activities: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professional Organizations: International Neuropsychological Society

Gulledge, Chip, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service , Special Treatment Section (Substance Abuse)

Office Location:  1J 132, Bldg. 170, NLR

Jerry.GulledgeJr@va.gov

Education: University of Nebraska, 2004
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Integrative
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Substance Abuse, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Group psychotherapy, Biopsychosocial Model of Mental Illness, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association (Addictions, Public Service divisions)

Hinterthuer, Mark, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Chief Psychologist and Director of Training, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program

Office Location:  1L 130, Bldg. 170, NLR

Mark.Hinterthuer@va.gov

Education: University of Southern Mississippi, 1980
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Interpersonal and Brief Psychodynamic
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Individual and Group Psychotherapy, Motivational Aspects of Depression, Professional Training and Development
Research Areas: Depression, Professional Development, Clinical Training, Substance Abuse
External Professional Activities: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Accreditation Site Visitor for the American Psychological Association
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, Arkansas Psychological Association (Fellow, Past President, Former Board Member, Committee Chair & Legislative Coordinator

Kleitsch, Edward C., Ph.D.

Assignment:  Neurology Service, Behavioral Medicine, Chronic Pain Program, Smoking Cessation Program, Palliative Care Clinic, Diabetic Education Program

Office Location:  7D 152, McClellan, LR

Edward.Kleitsch@va.gov

Education: University of Notre Dame (Geropsychology) 1981;  Illinois School of Professional Psychology (Clinical Psychology Respecialization),1985
Licensure: Arizona, Arkansas & Illinois
Orientation: Integrative
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Hypnosis, Use of Hypnosis in the Treatment of Cancer and Psychophysiological Disorders, Sexual Dysfunction, Smoking Cessation, Geropsychology, Chronic Benign Pain, Military Psychology
Research Areas: Applied Behavior Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Sexual Behavior and Dysfunction, Prescription Privileges, Geropsychology, Smoking Cessation Treatment Outcomes, Chronic Pain Treatment Outcomes
External Professional Activities: Private Practice
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, National Academy of Neuropsychology, Arkansas Psychological Association, Illinois Psychological Association
Certifications:   Accredited by the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis as Approved Consultant in Clinical Hypnosis, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
 

Linson, Lisa McGill, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Returning Veterans Outreach, Education, and Care (PCT-RVOEC) Team

Office Location:  2H 132, Bldg. 170, NLR

Lisa.Linson@va.gov

Education: University of Missouri Kansas City, 2005; Geriatric Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, UAMS, 2006
Orientation: Behavioral Analysis
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Diversity; Multicultural Education; Neuropsychology; PTSD; Individual, Marital, & Group Therapy; Community-Based Workshops
Research Areas: Diversity, PTSD, Treatment Outcomes
External Professional Activities: Arkansas Psychological Association (Treasurer & Diversity Committee Chair, 2007). Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association (Divisions: Counseling Psychology & Ethnic Minority Issues), Arkansas Psychological Association
 

Long, James "Chip" , Ph.D.

Assignment:  Home Based Primary Care

Office Location:  1A-124, Home Health Care, Central Arkansas VAMC

James.Long5@va.gov

Education: Texas A & M University 2004, Central Arkansas VAMC Internship in Health Psychology 2003-2004; Palo Alto VAMC Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geropsychology 2004-2005; Licensed in State of Arkansas # 05-18P since 2005, UAMS, 2006
Fellowship: Geropsychology (1-year), Palo Alto VAMC/Stanford University Medical Center, 2005
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Family Caregiver Stress, Psychological Interventions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment, Neuropsychological Assessment, Training and Supervision
Research Areas: Family Caregiver Stress, Identification and treatment of psychological problems in the medically ill
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, Arkansas Psychological Association (Current Chair of Public Education Committee), Gerontological Society of America
 

McCandless, Stephen, Psy.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, DBT Program: Assistant Director of Training; Coordinator of DBT Program

Office Location:  Mental Health Clinic, NLR

Stephen.McCandless@va.gov

Education: Indiana State University, 2004
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Objective Personality Assessment, Neuropsychological Assessment, Program Development
Research Areas: Neuropsychological aspects of ADHD, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, Arkansas Psychological Association

Milwee, John B, Psy.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinic

Office Location:  1L163, Bldg. 170, NLR

John.Milwee@va.gov

Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Anxiety Disorders, Mindfulness Practice, Dialectics
Research Areas: Cognitive Behavioral therapies and Assessment
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, Arkansas Psychological Association

Moore, Wm. Mark, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (Clinical Coordinator)

Office Location:  2H 127, Bldg. 170, NLR

William.Moore1@va.gov

Education: University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), 1992
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
Clinical and Teaching Interests: PTSD, Self-Defeating Behaviors, Defense Styles, Quality of Life, Use of Repeated Measures in Treatment 
External Professional Activities: Virtual Instructor of Psychology (Internet), Ouachita Technical College, Arkansas Psychological Association
Former Coordinator of Continuing Education
Professional Organizations: Arkansas Psychological Association; Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)
 

Provost, Craig J., Ph.D.

Assignment: Home Based Care, Health Psychology, Emergency Medical Response Team
 

Office Location: HBPC Office, LR

Craig.Provost@va.gov
 

Education: University of North Texas, 1983
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Eclectic
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Counseling, Vocational and Personal Adjustment, Neuropsychology, Personal Adjustment
External Professional Activities: Disaster Mental Health for American Red Cross
Professional Organizations: Arkansas Psychological Association (Fellow; Past President)
Certification: Disaster Mental Health: American Red Cross
 

Provost, Dale Cordes, Ph.D.

Assignment: Associate Director of Training; Mental Health Service Triage Team: Health Psychology, Endocrinology & Weight Management, Smoking Cessation (Lead Clinician), Emergency Medical Response Team

Office Location: 7A 110, McClellan, LR

Dale.Provost@va.gov

Education: University of North Texas, 1983; Tulane University, 1976
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Object Relations, Cognitive Behavioral
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Preventative Behavioral Health, Habit Control (Smoking Cessation, Weight Management), Disaster Mental Health, Adjustment to Chronic Medical Disorders, Neuropsychology.
Research Areas: Smoking Cessation, Weight Control
External Professional Activities: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; 

Disaster Mental Health Worker for American Red Cross.
Professional Organizations: Arkansas Psychological Association (Fellow, Past President, Former Board Member, Committee Chair: Continuing Education and & Constitutional Revision Committees)
Certification: Disaster Mental Health: American Red Cross.
 

Reeder, Kevin, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program

Office Location:  2H 108, Bldg. 170, NLR

Kevin.Reeder@va.gov

Education: Tennessee State University (2005)
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Integrative
Clinical and Teaching Interests: PTSD, Substance Abuse, Returning Veterans Readjustment Issues, Spirituality and Psychotherapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Seeking Safety.
Professional Organizations: Association of VA Psychologist Leaders

Roca, J. Vincent, Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Posttraumatic Clinical Team (Team Leader)

Office Location:  2H 157, Bldg. 170, NLR

John.Roca@va.gov

Education: University of Mississippi, 1994
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Behavior Analysis
Clinical and Teaching Interests: PTSD, Group Therapy, Virtual Reality, Community-Based Workshops, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Relational Frame Theory
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Treatment Outcomes
Research Areas: PTSD, Dissociation, Psychosensory Symptoms, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Relational Frame Theory, Treatment Outcomes
Professional Organizations:  Association for Behavior Analysis, Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Arkansas Psychological Association
 

Rookey, Craig P., Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Chief), Associate Director of Training, Emergency Medical Response Team

Office Location:  203, Bldg. 89, NLR

Craig.Rookey@va.gov

Education: University of Arkansas, 1988
Licensure: North Carolina
Orientation: Eclectic, Learning Theory Application
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Vocational Rehabilitation, Substance Abuse, Fear, Depression, Anger, PTSD, Individual and Group Psychotherapy, Personality Disorders, Ethics
Research Areas: Prediction of Treatment Success, Program Evaluation, Patient-Treatment Matching
External Professional Activities: Instructor of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professional Organizations:  Arkansas Psychological Association
Certification: Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Trainer
 

Souheaver, Gary T., Ph.D., ABPP, ABCN

Assignment:  Neurology Service, Neuropsychology Laboratory (Director)

Office Location:  7A 121, McClellan, LR

Gary.Souheaver@va.gov

Education: University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), 1978
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Halstead-Reitan
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Neuropsychology Objective Psychological Testing, Medical Consultation
Research Areas: Renal patients, Intelligence, Halstead-Reitan testing of Neurology & Neurosurgery patients, MMPI with Medical & Surgical Patients, Neurosurgery for Carotid Occlusions
External Professional Activities: Consulting Staff Baptist Medical Center, Consultant Baptist Rehabilitation Institute; Certified Examiner, American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Legislative Committee of Arkansas Psychological Association, Arkansas Psychological Association (President 2008)
Professional Organizations: Arkansas Psychological Association (Fellow), National Academy of Neuropsychology; American Psychological Association (Division 40), American Psychological Association, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Certifications: Diplomat, Clinical Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, Fellow, American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology; CPQ status of ASPPB

Streitwieser, Tim , Psy.D.

Assignment:  Neurology Service, Behavioral Medicine, Chronic Pain Program, Insomnia Management Program, PTSD & Chronic Pain Program

Office Location:  7A 143, McClellan, LR

Timothy.Streitwieser@va.gov

Education: Spalding University, 2007
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Integrative
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Preventative Behavioral Health, Chronic Medical Disorders, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Psychotherapy & Biofeedback
Research Areas:  Insomnia, Biofeedback, Integrative Psychological Intervention, Chronic Pain & PTSD
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, Association of VA Psychologist Leaders (AVAPL)

Tribout, Bridget , Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Primary Care, Employee Health Program)

Office Location:  7A 120, McClellan, LR

Bridget.Tribout@va.gov

Education: Saint Louis University, 2007 Ph.D., 2005 MSR
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Eclectic
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Health Psychology; Military and Law Enforcement Psychology; PTSD
External Professional Activities: Provide mental health education to VA law enforcement trainees
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association
 

White, Jerry G., Ph.D

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center

Office Location:  Building 89, NLR, 212A

Jerry.White4@va.gov

Education: University of Southern Mississippi, 1984, 1981
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Integrative
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Family services; Serious Mental Illness; Professional Training and Development; Stress
External Professional Activities: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Accreditation Site Visitor for the American Psychological Association
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, Arkansas Psychological Association (Fellow, Former Board Member)

Williams, Erin B., Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service (Local Recovery Coordinator), Psychosocial Rehabilitation Fellowship (Psychology Preceptor) Employee Assistance Program

Office Location:  206B, Bldg. 89, NLR

Erin.Williams3@va.gov

Education: Graduate Degrees, Indiana State University, 1992/1997; Geropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, CAVHS, 1999
Fellowship: Geropsychology (1-year), CAVHS, 1999
Licensure: Arkansas
Orientation: Relational Frame, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Flexible Neuropsychological Batteries
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Recovery-Oriented Services, Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Research Areas: Evidence Based/Valued Based Practices, Delirium & Dementia, Gender Differences Disease & Weight loss
External Professional Activities:: Arkansas Psychological Association (President, 2007), Accreditation Site Visitor for the American Psychological Association, Assistant Professor of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professional Organizations: US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, International Neuropsychological Society, National Academy of Neuropsychology, American Psychological Association (Divisions: Adult Development & Aging, Counseling Psychology, & Clinical Neuropsychology), Arkansas Psychological Association
Certifications: National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
 

Williams, Roger D., Ph.D.

Assignment:  Mental Health Service, Vocational Rehabilitation, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Fellowship (Director of Training),  NLR Neuropsychology Service, Polytrauma Team, Spinal Cord Injury Team

Office Location:  206A, Bldg. 89, NLR

Roger.Williams8@va.gov

Education: Indiana State University, 1993; University of Notre Dame, 1984; Geropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, CAVHS, 1997
Fellowship: Geropsychology (1-year), CAVHS, 1997
Licensure: Arkansas & Indiana
Orientation: Family Systems, Fixed & Flexible Batteries
Clinical and Teaching Interests: Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, Geropsychology, Dementia Assessment, Family Dynamics, Chronic & Degenerative Medical Disorders, Multicultural Issues, Supervision & Training, Interdisciplinary Team Training
Research Areas: Neuropsychological Effects of Chemotherapy, Alzheimer's Disease &

Related Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease in African Americans, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessment of Abuse & Neglect, Family Dynamics & Resilience 
External Professional Activities: Arkansas Psychological Association (President, 2005), Accreditation Site Visitor for the American Psychological Association, APA Council Representative, Assistant Professor of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical

Sciences
Professional Organizations: International Neuropsychological Society, National Academy

of Neuropsychology, American Psychological Association (Divisions: Adult Development &

Aging, Counseling Psychology, & Clinical Neuropsychology), Arkansas Psychological Association

(Past President)
Certifications: National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, American Red Cross: Disaster Mental Health