Education & Experience

Devika Dibya Choudhuri is a Professor in the Counseling Program at Eastern Michigan University. A licensed professional counselor in Michigan and Connecticut, as well as being a board-certified mental health counselor and clinical supervisor, and Certified EMDR Therapist, she has 20 years of clinical experience with refugees, immigrant and multicultural populations, as well as trauma survivors on violence, sexuality, grief and loss. Her research and publications have focused on the areas of multicultural client issues, supervision and pedagogy. She has published a textbook on multicultural counseling, and edited a set of 8 monographs in the series, as well as published over 40 journal articles and book chapters, and over 50 national and international presentations and workshops. She completed her undergraduate work at Smith College, her MS in Counseling from the University of Vermont and her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Syracuse University. She served as the Chair of the National Board of Certified Counselors and as President of the international Association for Specialists in Group Work.