Dev Roychowdhury

Dev Roychowdhury, D. Psych, is a scholar, researcher, and consultant in mindfulness, mental health and sport, exercise, and performance psychology. He is the Founder and Chief Consultant at DR ACADEMY—a socially responsible enterprise that provides tailored research and consulting solutions to individuals, groups, and organizations on a wide range of areas spanning mindfulness, mental health, resilience, relationships, corporate mentoring, performance enhancement, and well-being.

Dr. Dev Roychowdhury has earned a doctorate in psychology and possesses extensive lecturing, research, and industry experience. In academia, he has lectured at Monash University and Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He has an innovative, effective, and engaging teaching philosophy which aims to empower students with critical thinking tools that enrich their learning experience and enhance academic performance and excellence. He has also been particularly effective in providing mentoring and supervision to graduate students and researchers in their academic and professional journeys. Additionally, Dr. Dev Roychowdhury takes a keen interest in research and is actively involved in scholarly activities. He has published his work in high-impact scientific journals and is regularly invited to present his research and conduct workshops at international conferences and events.

Furthermore, Dr. Dev Roychowdhury continues to work as a consultant and provides a diverse range of solutions to individuals, teams, and organisations to help them achieve their goals and flourish in their chosen endeavours. He attempts to empower individuals to identify existing strengths, learn new skills and coping strategies, and enhance their self-knowledge and resilience. His modus operandi is to act as a catalyst to help individuals gain insight into their lives thereby creating a sense of agency which can then help them instigate positive change. He has worked with a wide variety of patrons from elite athletes, military personnel, academics, and managers to performers, business directors, CEOs, and multinational companies.

Dr Dev Roychowdhury has accrued specialist knowledge in his domain and served in key leadership and executive positions. He has served as a Commissioned and Uniformed Military Officer in the Royal Australian Army within the Australian Defence Force. He has also been elected as the Australian representative in the Managing Council of Asian South-Pacific Association of Sport Psychology to provide strategic leadership on corporate responsibility, governance, and sustainability. He is the Invited Guest Editor of Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology and reviewer for several reputed academic and scientific journals.