Dr. Zubin DeVitre is a Teaching Faculty within the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Licensed Psychologist. Holding a passion for education, Dr. DeVitre is always looking for ways to enhance didactics. In this pursuit, he has enrolled in various programs (e.g., Teaching Fellow Program, Faculty Success Program), presented on innovative classroom techniques, and was recently presented a national teaching award. He also highly values working with students at differing stages of their academic journeys (i.e., undergraduate, masters, doctoral) and the unique learning opportunities they present. Taking an independent yet collectively informed approach to his work, Dr. DeVitre also enjoys working with various clinical populations and maintaining an active research agenda. His research primarily focuses on South Asian American populations, with a specified focus on mental health accessibility and college student populations.
Education
- PhD Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023
- MS Specialization in Clinical/Counseling Psychology, New Mexico Highlands University, 2017
- BA Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 2015
Select Publications
- Keum, B. T., Devitre, Z., & Poon, M. (2024). Asian Male Body Image in the United States and Across the World. Chen, H., & Tsong Y (Eds.), Body Image and the Asian experience: Asians, Asian Americans, and Asian Diasporas Across the Globe (Chapter: Asian Male Body Image in the United States and across the World) Elsevier.
- Devitre, Z., & Gloria, A. M. (2024). Indian American undergraduates’ attitudes towards seeking mental health services: The mediating role of model minority myth internalization and perception of university environment. Journal of American College Health doi:10.1080/07448481.2024.2334072.
- Devitre, Z., Castellanos, J., Gloria, A. M., & Dosaj, S. P. (2022). Indian American Undergraduates’ Well-Being: A Psychosociocultural Understanding of a Culture-Specific Approach to Congruity of Values. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 15(3), 288-299. doi: 10.1037/dhe0000302.
Select Presentations
- Janjikhel, M., & Devitre, Z. (2025, August). Impact of Coloniality on Cultural adaptation of first-generation Asian Indian Women in American. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.
- Mantripragada, T., Devitre, Z., Cheema, S., & Glenn, H. (2024, October). South Asian American wellness accessibility: Understanding TikTok content creators’ production of South Asian American wellness practices. Poster presented at the Asian American Psychological Association National Conference.
- Janjikhel, M., Victor, S., Devitre, Z., & Gloria, A. M. (2024, August). What’s out there? A review of South Asian American psychological literature in the past decade. Poster presented at the APA National Conference.
- Bhatia, A., Swami, S., & Devitre, Z. (2024, January). Let’s talk about race baby, let’s talk about you and me. Roundtable presented at the National Multicultural Conference & Summit.
- Devitre, Z., Deole, G., & Keum, B. (2024, January). Visible Invisibility: Asian/Asian American Erasure in Higher Education. Roundtable presented at the National Multicultural Conference & Summit.
- Devitre, Z., Liu, X., Rizzo, J., & Mobeireek, L. (2023, February). Deconstructing Accessibility: An Understanding of How University Counseling Centers Can Take Actionable Steps to Better Attend to the Needs of their BIPOC Students. Workshop presented at the Big 10 Counseling Centers Conference.
Select Awards and Honors
- Early Career Teaching Award, American Psychological Association (APA), 2024