Faculty

Daniel Mullin, PsyD, MPH
Fellowship Director

Dr. Mullin directs the fellowship in Primary Care Psychology and Medical Education. He has worked with fellows since joining the department in 2008. Dr. Mullin provides weekly supervision to the fellows and mentors their development as junior faculty members. He assists fellows in setting their own learning goals and directs the evaluation of fellow’s work.

Dr. Mullin is a clinician, educator, researcher, and consultant specializing in the integration of behavioral health and primary care services. He maintains a clinical practice embedded in the Barre Family Health Center, a rural family medicine residency practice in Massachusetts. Dr. Mullin is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and provides training in Motivational Interviewing to healthcare providers. He is a developer of the Practice Integration Profile, a measure of the integration of behavioral and primary care services.

Dr. Mullin completed his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky and received his Masters in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He completed his internship in Primary Care Psychology in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his fellowship in Primary Care Family Psychology in the Departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Family Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Elizabeth Dykhouse, PhD
Director of Behavioral Science, Worcester Family Medicine Residency and Site Supervisor - Barre Family Health Center

Dr. Dykhouse is the site supervisor for fellows at the Barre Family Health Center.  She provides weekly clinical supervision and directs the fellow’s activity in the health center.  She and the fellow co-teach family medicine residents in regular didactics, team precepting, and through the collaborative care of Barre Family Health Center patients.  

In addition to supervising fellows, Dr. Dykhouse is the Director of Behavioral Science for the Worcester Family Medicine Residency at UMass Chan Medical School.  She provides patient care at the Barre Family Health Center, a rural primary care practice in central Massachusetts.  She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMass Chan Medical School. Her background is in primary care psychology and health psychology.   Dr. Dykhouse is particularly interested in the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate care and has experience working with interpreters as well as practicing directly in Spanish.

Dr. Dykhouse received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Seattle Pacific University. She completed her predoctoral internship with Ola Lahui Rural Behavioral Health with placements in Honolulu and Hilo, Hawaii and her postdoctoral fellowship with Salud Family Health Centers in Denver, Colorado.

Amber Cahill, PsyD
Director of Behavioral Science - Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency 

Dr. Cahill serves as an Advisor to fellows. Dr. Cahill meets individually with each fellow three times per year to assist fellows in clarifying their career goals, advising on post-fellowship employment, maintaining work-life balance, and coaching fellows to advocate for their own professional needs. At the request of the fellow, the Advisor may advocate for the fellow to address unmet needs with the fellowship director and/or site supervisors. Conversations between the fellow and the Advisor are intended to be private, safe, and supportive. 

Dr. Cahill completed the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology in Primary Care at UMass Chan Medical School. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Adler University in Chicago, Illinois, with a concentration in Primary Care Psychology. In addition to providing clinical care at the Fitchburg Family Practice, Dr. Cahill’s professional interests and experiences have had a growing focus in medical education, at both the undergraduate and residency level, training primary care teams in collaborative, team-based care, and improving how education is delivered in primary care.

Shahida Fareed, PsyD
Site Supervisor - Fitchburg Family Practice

Dr. Fareed is a Clinical Psychologist and the director of behavioral health for the department of family medicine and community health. She earned her Doctorate in Psychology from Adler University, Chicago and completed her internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center in primary care, ambulatory outpatient clinics, and at a state inpatient psychiatric facility.

She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center in Internal Medicine and has been working as primary care psychologist for past few years.  Along with treating individuals with depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders, her clinical interests include working with individuals living with chronic illnesses, sleep disorders, psychosomatic illnesses, health behavior change, and provider wellness. 
 
In addition to her Doctorate in Psychology Dr. Fareed earned a Master’s in Public Health from Oklahoma University.  She also received her Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) with an emphasis in Family Medicine from Karachi University, Pakistan. Outside of her professional life she likes to paint, cook, travel and read books.

Jenna Mullarkey, Psy.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Hahnemann Family Health Center 

Dr. Mullarkey is the site supervisor for the fellow’s patient care at Hahnemann Family Health Center. She provides weekly clinical supervision and oversees the fellow’s activities in the health center and on the Family Medicine Inpatient Service. She is a behavioral health clinician providing direct patient care at Hahnemann and is a faculty member in the Worcester Family Medicine Residency, teaching residents at both Hahnemann Family Health Center and on the Family Medicine Inpatient Service. Her clinical interests include evidence-based interventions in integrated primary care, pediatric behavioral health, health behavior change, and motivational interviewing.

Dr. Mullarkey received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology and her Masters in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology from Boston College. She completed her predoctoral internship with the Munroe-Meyer Institute at University of Nebraska Medical Center with a focus on Behavioral Pediatrics and Integrated Care. She is a graduate of the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Primary Care Psychology and Medical Education at UMass Chan Medical School in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.

Sarah Pearson, PsyD (she/her)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Barre Family Health Center
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine and Community Health

Dr. Pearson serves as the primary clinical supervisor for the fellow's patient care at the Barre Family Health Center. She is a behavioral health clinician providing direct patient care in Barre and a faculty member in the Worcester Family Medicine Residency. Her clinical interests include providing brief, evidence-based interventions in integrated primary care, delivering patient-centered, trauma-informed care, chronic pain management, behavioral sleep medicine, health behavior change, and chronic disease management.

She is passionate about teaching behavioral science curriculum and biopsychosocial topics to family medicine residents, and continuing to explore and develop ways in which we can best support residents’ learning and wellbeing based on their unique needs and experiences throughout their medical training. Dr. Pearson is also committed to increasing the training of future psychologists and other mental health providers to provide care within the integrated primary care environment, and is a primary supervisor for psychology doctoral practicum students completing their placement at Barre, as well as for the clinic's new Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Fellowship.  

Dr. Pearson received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University New England in Keene, NH. She completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, including a major rotation in Family Medicine and minor rotations in Bone Marrow Transplant & Oncology and Behavioral Sleep Medicine. She is a graduate of the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Primary Care Psychology and Medical Education at UMass Chan Medical School in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.