Joseph Guillory, M.D.

Joseph Guillory, M.D., was born and raised in Southwest Louisiana, where he first encountered health disparities. Determined to improve the circumstances of underserved communities, he pursued higher education and advocacy opportunities at Baylor University and then McGovern Medical School. During his adult psychiatry residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, he began seeking out opportunities that allowed him to serve others outside of the confines of the clinical setting through volunteering with the North Texas chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA). His efforts included public speaking, community partnerships and engagement, and program development. Inspired by these experiences, his career interests are aimed at addressing health disparities within mental health through clinical practice, research, leadership, and advocacy.

During his child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at UT Southwestern, Dr. Guillory partnered with community organizations to create a community education on mental health recovery that was specially recognized by Dallas County in 2019 and awarded a Texas Health and Human Services grant from 2020 to present. He was also awarded the American College of Psychiatrists Laughlin Fellowship in 2020. In 2021, he was one of six psychiatrists in the nation awarded the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award by NAMI National. In 2022, Dr. Guillory published a pivotal paper on his community education on mental health recovery. In 2023, Dr. Guillory was awarded the UT Southwestern Center for Translational Science Award Grant, the University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine Education Grant, APAA ROCC Star Award, and entry into the UT Southwestern CTSA Research Catalyst Program. In addition, he served as a content expert for US Senator John Cornyn’s Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act.

In 2024, Dr. Guillory began pursuing translational research involving peer-led, community-based interventions for Transitional Age Youth who struggle with suicidality. Given the above, he was appointed as an O’Donnell Brain Institute Clinical Neuroscience Scholar and awarded the New Emerging Childhood Mental Health Research Grant by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.

Currently, Dr. Guillory is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and works as a clinician scholar. In his clinical role, he works in a novel Transitional Age Young and Young Adult Psychiatric clinic that spans across Children’s, Parkland, and UT Southwestern Medical Center. In his research role, he is the principal investigator on several studies for Transitional Age Youth who struggle with suicidality. In addition, Dr. Guillory is in his third year of service as President of the NAMI North Texas Board of Directors.