Our Team
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Xiaoduo Fan, MD, MPH, MS (Director) Phone: 508-856-3881 Email: xiaoduo.fan@umassmed.edu |
Dr. Xiaoduo Fan is a board-certified psychiatrist and a professor of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. He is the director of the UMass Mind Clinical and Research Program. Before joining UMass, Dr. Fan was a staff psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School for many years.
Dr. Fan's clinical work and research focus on innovative pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for refractory symptoms of schizophrenia, medical co-morbidities, and co-occurring substance use disorders. He has received research funding from government agencies, private foundations, and industry. Dr. Fan has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers in leading academic journals. He is the author of the BMJ Best Practice – Schizophrenia.
Dr. Fan has served on the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Scientific Program Committee, the APA Council on International Psychiatry and Global Health, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research. He has also served as a reviewer for various grant programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In recognition of his significant contributions towards understanding the impact and importance of Asian cultural heritage in areas relevant to psychiatry, Dr. Fan received the Kun-Po Soo Award from the APA in 2020. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the APA.
Dr. Fan earned his medical degree from Peking University in Beijing and completed his psychiatry residency at the State University of New York. He also holds a master's degree in clinical psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and another master's degree in public health from Harvard University.
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Amy Harrington, MD Phone: 774-312-2739 Email: amy.harrington@umassmemorial.org |
Dr. Amy Harrington is a clinician and a researcher specializing in the treatment of patients who have both schizophrenia and co-occurring addictive disorders. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School.
Dr. Harrington’s research interests are in both the pharmacologic treatment as well as systems-based treatment for patients with co-occurring disorders. Some of her current projects include clinical trials investigating pharmacologic interventions for alcohol use and cannabis use in patients with schizophrenia.
Dr. Harrington completed her undergraduate training at Swarthmore College and her medical training at Drexel University College of Medicine. She completed her psychiatry residency training at Georgetown University, where she served as Chief Resident in Psychiatry for the DC Veterans Affairs Hospital. She completed her Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at Boston University before joining the faculty at UMass Chan in 2010.
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Taylor Young, MD Email:Taylor.Young@umassmemorial.org |
Dr. Young is board certified in both Psychiatry and Neurology and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School. His clinical interests include psychotic disorders, cognitive disorders, and neuropsychiatry. He is an in-patient attending Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Treatment and Recovery Center and an attending Neuropsychiatrist in the Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Clinic.
Dr. Young has a background in large-scale genomics research, bioinformatics, and network analysis. His current research interests include heterogeneity in schizophrenia, imaging biomarkers, the interplay of cognitive function and psychopathology, cognitive rehabilitation, and neurostimulation.
Dr. Young completed medical training and subsequently combined training in neurology and psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School.
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Ursula Makrum, PMH CNS – BC |
Ursula Makrum, PMH CNS – BC is Board Certified in Advanced Practice with focus on Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. She completed a bachelor's in Nursing at Fitchburg State College and a master's in Nursing at Northeastern University. She is currently employed at Community Health Link in the Outpatient Department.
Ursula's research interests include alleviating distressing symptoms of psychosis with pharmacological and psychosocial interventions.
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Danielle Li, MD Candidate |
Danielle Li is a medical student at UMass Chan interested in psychiatry. She joined UMass Mind to develop leadership skills and gain hands-on experience in community-based mental health interventions. Her interests include psychopharmacology, public mental health, and expanding access to care for underserved populations. Currently, she organizes wellness programs to engage individuals with serious mental illness through structured activities.
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Sedona Lockhart, MD Candidate |
Sedona is a medical student at UMass Chan interested in psychiatry, with an emphasis on lifestyle-based, community-driven care. This interest led her to join UMass Mind, where she has aided in implementing and developing numerous lifestyle intervention programs. Sedona is also a MassAHEC Rural Health Scholar, and hopes to combine her knowledge and skills to provide holistic mental health care to rural underserved communities once she becomes a practicing physician.
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Kareem Hamada, MSc, MD Candidate |
Kareem Hamada is an MD Candidate at UMass Chan Medical School and the Medical Student Lead for the UMass Mind Program, where he coordinates medical student engagement and supports the program’s research, educational, and community-based initiatives. Kareem has been involved with UMass Mind since 2018, contributing to the program’s work in serious mental illness across research, clinical, and community settings.
Previously, he was a researcher in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, as well as a Mental Health Specialist on the Schizophrenia & Bipolar Inpatient Unit at McLean Hospital. His research focuses on psychosis-spectrum disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder.
Kareem’s work has been recognized and cited by organizations including the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and the U.S. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, D.C.
In addition to his research contributions, Kareem serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology and is an active member of the International Consortium for Equity in Neuroscience (ICEN), where he advocates for advancing equity in mental health research, mentorship, and career development.
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Abaigeal Grant, BA, UMass Mind Coordinator |
Abaigeal received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Wellesley College in 2018, and is a member of Psi Chi, the international honors society in psychology. While at Wellesley, she was a member of the Wellesley College Choir and Wellesley’s Active Minds, and is interested in how music and the arts can help people with serious mental illness. Abaigeal currently serves as the Coordinator for the UMass Mind Clinical and Research Program.
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Kendra Jiang, BA, UMass Mind Clinical Research Coordinator |
Kendra graduated from Bates College in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She also studied other disciplines, including music, and is interested in supporting people holistically. She enjoys her research and community experience working with individuals with mental illnesses. Kendra currently serves as a Clinical Research Coordinator for the UMass Mind Clinical and Research Program.
Interns
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Lawrence Mendez, Clinical Research Intern |
Lawrence Mendez is a senior psychology major at Clark University with additional interests in music and philosophy. Since joining UMass Mind as a Clinical Research Intern in June 2025, his work has been driven by a passion for interpersonal and couples’ psychology, mental health advocacy, and building meaningful community connections. In the spring of 2026, he took on the role of head intern.