• MA (Social Work - Medical and Psychiatric Social Work) from Loyola College (Autonomous) Chennai
• M. Phil in Social Work from University of Madras (Loyola College, Chennai).
• Ph. D. in Social Work in the area of mental health from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

• Principal, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) (2023 – present)
• Faculty Member, Department of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (2008 – present)
• Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia (2022 – present)
• Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Scotland (2023 – present)
• Approved Research supervisor for Doctorate students in Social Work at MG University (2018 – present)
• Member – Board of Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India (2010 – present)
• Secretary, Academic Council, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) (2016 – present)
• President of Rajagiri Chapter National Association of Palliative Care for Ayush & Integrative Medicine (2023 – present)
• Consultant – Sea Wise - Workplace Mental Health Initiative, Cochin Shipyard, Kerala, India (2022 – present)
• Director, LIFE - Happiness and Wellbeing Centre, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (2021 – present)
• Director - International Centre for Consortium Research in Social Care (ICRS), a Research wing of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) (2018 – present)
• Trust member, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, India (2016 – present)
• Psychotherapist and Mental Health Consultant for Federal Bank – through their mental health program – SMILES (2014 – present)
• Counsellor for Education and Corporate Manager, Sacred Heart Province, Kochi – Secretary of 16 Schools, 5 Colleges, One Engineering College, One Multispecialty Hospital, and Five Technical Schools (2016 – 2022)
• Collaborator of “International Centre for Mental Health Social Research”, York University, UK (2011 – present)
• General Secretary, Indian Council of Social Welfare (2011 – 2013)
• Research Associate, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London (2008 – 2011)
• Project Director, Rajagiri Outreach – Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi, India (2008 – 2009)
• Psychiatric Social Worker, Dr. Sarada Menon’s Clinic, Chennai, India (2005 – 2007)
• Lecturer, Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, India (2006 – 2007)

• Research on Health care and Mental health
• Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Principal Investigator - UK - India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) project, titled “Integrating social and health care for improved management of health conditions in India: International Social Work Paradigm”, in collaboration with York University, UK, and The University of Melbourne. Funded by the British Council and University Grants Commission- India (UGC). Sanction No and Date: MRP (H)-1751/11-12/KLMG054/UGC-SWRO 13th July 2012. Grant amount: 16753550/- INR (Project Period: 2017 – 2020)
• Co-Investigator - Impress ICSSR, Government of India project titled “Integrating Social and health care for improved management of chronic physical and psychological health conditions in India; testing a technology-infused health intervention strategy” - IMPRESS/P798/2045/2018-19/ICSSR Grant amount: 1600000/- INR (Project Period: 2020 – 2021)
• Research for Kerala Institute of Local Administration funded by Government of Kerala on the topic Social auditing and performance  improvement  in local govt- a Post evaluatiion study in Nedumkandam  Block Panchayat. Report is published by KILA
• UGC-Minor Research Project titled on “Organizational Practices of Non-Government Organizations in Ernakulam”. Sanction No and Date: MRP (H)-1751/11-12/KLMG054/UGC-SWRO 13th July 2012
• Livelihood issues of Urban poor funded by IGSSS
• Problems of migrant labours funded by IGSSS
• Socio- spiritual life and contributions of Knanya Community funded by Knanaya Diocese Kottayam, Published the report by the society
• Evaluation of implementation of PWD Act in the local administration funded by UGC, Delhi.
• Regional coordinator of All India Evaluation Study of Indira Awas Yojana funded by Planning Commission, India
• Collaborative Research with Roshni Nilaya,  Mangalore, University of Melbourne, Australia, York University UK titled – Living well with Chronic Illness
• Family Social Work Intervention for the holistic development of children
• Exploratory study on suicide in Kerala in collaboration with Melbourne University
• Exploratory study on the problems of children of parents with Mental illness in collaboration with Melbourne University
• Exploratory study on the issues of persons with dementia in collaboration with Melbourne University.
• Exploratory study on the Health predictors of patients with Gynaecological cancer

• Research consultant for evaluation study on SSA in Kalamassery conducted by Rajagiri Research Institute, Govt of Kerala
• Research consultant for the study conducted on Street Food Vendors ,Cochin Corporation, project proposed by Ministry of Food and Agriculture,2008
• Conducted 4 day certification programme on ‘Employee Counselling’ for Federal bank officers, 2014 at Rajagiri Business School, Kakkanad
• Consultancy for Comprehensive Tribal Development Project, District administration, Nilamboor Municipality, 2014
• Coordinated Mass Social Audit in 7 panchayats in Nedumkandam Block panchayat,2008
• Session on practical issues on “Family counselling, trafficking and harassment in public places” at police club as a part of Gender Awareness Generation programme under women’s cell of Police Department,2009
• Contributed to the MSW Curriculum Review of Kerala University, Loyola College, Thiruvananthapuram. 
• Conducted a symposium (International Internship in India and Rajagiri) at Shenzhen University, China on 24th May 2017
• 22nd Triennial National Conference of Xavier Board of Higher Education in India-Challenges and prospects in higher education, Thrissur, ,2016
• Organized the Intensive Research Methodology Course for Multi Disciplinary Mental Health Team organized by Rajagiri College in collaboration with York University in 2010
• Organized the International Conference on MDGs and Child protection in 2009
• Resource Person for Counselling Certification Course for Officers of Federal Bank, 2014
• Consultation on national curriculum framework for master’s degree in social work on December,2012 in TISS

Publications (Book / Article):

• Saju Madavanakadu Devassy, Lorane Scaria,Shilpa V Yohannan,Lija Mary Mathew,Salini Baby John and Sunirose Ishnassery Pathrose (2024).  Individual, Familial and Environmental Risk Factors for Treatment Relapse Among Patients with Substance Use Disorders in Kerala: A Mixed Method Study.Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, January 2024, . Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2024.2310252
• Saju Madavanakadu Devassy, Lorane Scaria,Salini Baby John and Lorane Scaria (2023).  Cognitive factors associated with hypertension and diabetes control among diagnosed and treated patients; findings from a community cohort in India. Preventive Medicine Reports Volume 36, December 2023, 102495. Retrieved fromhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102495
• Saju Madavanakadu Devassy, Lorane Scaria, Jed Metzger, Kiran Thampi, Jitto Jose & Binoy Joseph(2023). Development of immersive learning framework (ILF) in achieving the goals of higher education: measuring the impact using a pre–post design. Sci Rep 13, 17692 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45035-0
• Devassy, S. M., Scaria, L. (2023). Prevalence and risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older population in Kerala; results from a cross sectional survey.Heliyon 9 (2023) e18737. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18737
• Devassy, S. M., Scaria, L., Yohannan, S. V., & Pathrose, S. I. (2023). Protective Role of Social Networks for the Well-Being of Persons with Disabilities: Results from a State-Wide Cross-Sectional Survey in Kerala, India. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4213. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054213 
• Devassy, S. M., Scaria, L., Varghese, J., Benny, A. M., Hill, N., & Joubert, L. (2023). Vulnerabilities and life stressors of people presented to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm; consolidating the experiences to develop a continuum of care using a mixed-method framework. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1019131 
• Devassy, S. M., Scaria, L., & Joubert, L. (2022). Risks and Barriers in Substitute Care for the Children of Parents with Serious Mental Illness: A Mixed-Method Study in Kerala, India. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 10(12), 2408. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122408
• Devassy, S. M., Scaria, L., Benny, A. M., Cheguvera, N., Varghese, J., & Joubert, L. (2022). FASE-family and social engagement model for prevention and management of self-harm behavior–a study protocol for cluster randomized control trial in India. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915568
• Devassy, S.M., Scaria, L. & Cheguvera, N. Task sharing and stepped referral model for community mental health promotion in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC): insights from a feasibility study in India. Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, 192 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01159-0
• Devassy, S.M., Thampi, K., Harrison, J., Scaria, L., Metzger, J., Joubert, L. (2022). International Social Work: Cross-Cultural Supervision of Interns from the West in India. The British Journal of Social Work, bcac081, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac081
• Devassy, S. M., Allagh, K. P., Benny, A. M., & Scaria, L. (2022). Challenges of diabetes care in India: Results from a Family Cohort Study. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.), 10.1111/phn.13073. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13073 
• Thampi, K., Devassy, S. M., Goel, K., Zadok, I., Diamandi, S., Kassabri, M. K., Kuncheria, J. M., & Prahlad, H. (2022). Supervision framework for international field education in India: Shared knowledge and experiences of supervisors from India, Israel, and Australia. International Social Work, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728221123165 
• Nannatt, A., Tariang, N. M., Gowda, M., & Devassy, S. M. (2022). Family Factors Associated with Problematic Use of the Internet in Children: A Scoping Review. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 44(4), 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176221090862 
• Devassy, S.M., Scaria, L., Shaju, K.K., Cheguvera, N., Joseph, M.K., Benny, A.M., Joseph,
• B. (2021). REaCH-Resiliency Engagement and Care in Health; a Befriending Intervention to Address the Psycho-Social Challenges of Vulnerable Youth in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Trial in India. Sustainability, 13(22), 12920. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212920
• Madavanakadu, S., Grills, N. J., Scaria, L., Benny, A. M., & Joubert, L. (2021). Prevalence and predictive factors of strain among caregivers of people with disability: results from R-Care community survey, Kerala, India. Disability and rehabilitation, 1–7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1965231 
• Devassy, S. M., Green, D., Cheguvera, N., Yohannan, S. V., Grills, N., & Joubert, L. (2021). The lived experience of carers who assist people with disability in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. Disability and rehabilitation, 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1970253
• Devassy, S. M., Allagh, K. P., Benny, A. M., Scaria, L., Cheguvera, N., & Sunirose, I. P. (2021). Resiliency Engagement and Care in Health (REaCH): a telephone befriending intervention for upskilled rural youth in the context of COVID-19 pandemic-study protocol for a multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Trials, 22(1), 500. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05465-5
• Devassy, S. M., Scaria, L., Cheguvera, N., & Thampi, K. (2021). Association of Depression and Anxiety with Social Network Types: Results from a Community Cohort Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(11), 6120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116120
• Saju, M. D., Varghese, B. M., Scaria, L., Benny, A. M., Yohannan, S. V., Cheguvera, N., Rajeev, S. P., & Jotheeswaran, A. T. (2021). Swāsthya, an integrated chronic condition management programme for families of patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC family practice, 22(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01357-w
• Madavanakadu Devassy, S., Benny, A. M., Scaria, L., Nannatt, A., Fendt-Newlin, M., Joubert, J., Joubert, L., & Webber, M. (2020). Social factors associated with chronic non-communicable disease and comorbidity with mental health problems in India: a scoping review. BMJ open, 10(6), e035590. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035590 
• Madavanakadu Devassy, S., Webber, M., Scaria, L., Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, J., Fendt-Newlin, M., Joubert, J., Benny, A. M., Nannatt, A., & Joubert, L. (2020). Social and behavioural risk factors in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in Kerala, India: a catchment area population survey. BMC cardiovascular disorders, 20(1), 327. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01595-x 
• M D, S., Nukala, L., Shekhar, R., Gomez, K., Varghese, B. M., Benny, A. M., … Jotheeswaran, A. T. (2020). Cohort profile: social well-being and determinants of health study (SWADES), Kerala, India. BMJ Open, 10(3), e032803. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032803  
• Saju, M. D., Rajeev, S. P., Scaria, L., Benny, A. M., & Anjana, N. (2019). Mental health intervention at the workplace: A psychosocial care model. Cogent Psychology, 6(1), 1601606. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1601606
• Saju, M. D., Allagh, K. P., Scaria, L., Joseph, S., & Thiyagarajan, J. A. (2020). Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors: Results from Baseline Survey of SWADES Family Cohort Study. International Journal of Hypertension, 2020, 1–7. doi:10.1155/2020/4964835 
• Webber Martin, Joubert Jacques,Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Madavanakadu Devassy Saju, Scaria Lorane, Anuja Maria Benny, Joubert L., Towards the Development of an Intervention to Address Social Determinants of Non-Communicable Disease in Kerala, India: A Mixed Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8636; doi:10.3390/ijerph17228636 
• Saju MD, Scaria L, Cheguvera N et al. Evidencing the need for psycho-socio-economic action to support the rural upskilled youth to cope with the COVID-19 health crisis: a state-wide audit F1000Research: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27666.1 
• Saju MD, Benny AM, Preet Allagh K et al. Relationship between neighborhood cohesion and disability: findings from SWADES population-based survey, Kerala, India. F1000Research 2020, 9:700. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25073.1

Book Chapter

• Saju M.D., Fendt-Newlin, M., Joubert, L., Webber, M. (2020). International capacity-building for practice research in India. Routledge: Melbourne. 
• Book Chapter: The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research , by MD Saju, Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Lynette Joubert, Martin Webber, Edited By - Joubert, L. (Ed.), Webber, M. (Ed.). (2020). The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429199486

UGC Care List Articles

• Saju M D (2018) Article Titled Migration: Ethical Dilemmas and Social Work, Jeevadhara, A journal for socio- religious research, vol. XLVII, ISSN 0970-1125, No 282
• Saju M.D (2018) Article Titled: Family Social Work and the Holistic Development of Children with Mental Health Problems: Validation of an Intervention Model; Rajagiri Journal of Social Development, Volume 10, Number 2, December 2018
• Saju M.D (2018) Article Titled: Collaborative mental health practice research across cultures on three issues; a supervision model for social work research; International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research(ISSN:2455-8834), Volume 4, Number 2, February 2019
• M D SAJU (2013) “UKIERI-Information Dissemination Initiative”, proceedings of Global Social Work Conference on “Multi-sectoral and Interdisciplinary responses to health and wellbeing”, ISBN 978-93-87862-47-0
• M D SAJU (2013) “Sustainable Development Goal 3: Multisectoral and Interdisciplinary responses to the health and wellbeing”, proceedings of Global Social Work Conference on “Multi-sectoral and Interdisciplinary responses to health and wellbeing”, ISBN 978-93-87862-47-0

Proceedings

• M D SAJU (2013) “Social Work Education and Macro Practice-Trends and Challenges”, proceedings of National seminar on Contemporary best practices in professional social work, ISBN 938116413-4
• M D SAJU (2013) “Social Work Education and Macro practice-Trends and Challenges”, proceedings of National seminar on Contemporary best practices in professional social work, ISBN 938116413-4
• Saju M D (2013) Social Audit report on Puthukavu Watershed Management Project implemented from 2004 to 2009 for AVARD, Chalakkudy
• Saju M D (2009) Book review published in Rajagiri Journal of Social Development
• Saju MD ( 2015) Edited book titled- Determinants of healthy ageing; eight case studies on life of people living healthy in their older ages, Published by Rajagiri college of social Sciences

• Saju M.D ( 2012) Paper presented in an International Conference on ‘Child Rights’ at Chennai, International conference organized by For You Child and Department of Family and Child Welfare, TN
• Saju M.D ( 2012) Paper presented in a National Conference on Social Work Supervision held at Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore
• Saju M D ( 2010) Paper presented on Field Work Supervision at academic council of Madras University
• Saju M D (2015) Paper presented in Dyuti National Conference held at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
• Saju M.D (2012). Chaired the session on Family and Health. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Family Competence and Social Development: Emerging Paradigms in Social Work Practice, 12-14 January 2012, RCSS 
• Saju.M.D (2015) Presented paper on Problems of children of patients with mental disorders in an International Conference, held at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery 
• Saju M.D (2016) Presented a paper on “Migration; Issues and challenges” in Department of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences, Western Switzerland on 5th June 2016. 
• Paper presented on “mental health intervention: psychosocial paradigm an international workshop on case management”, Rajagiri college of social sciences on 19th January 2013
• Presented paper on “Emotional and psychological wellbeing of patients with Gynaecological cancer on 25th August,2017 by Rajagiri centre for behavioural sciences and research
• Paper presented on “Social Audit: Setting trend in Social Work Education” in National Seminar organized by Roda Mistry College, Hyderabad on 18 th November 2016.
• Presented a paper titled “Social Work Education Crossing the Borders: Field Education programmme for International Internship” at the international Conference, held at De Paul College, Ankamaly, 2013
• Presented paper on ‘Psychiatric Social Work in Schools and Colleges’ in National conference on Psychiatric Social Work, RCSS,2009
• Presented paper on Social Audit and MGNREGA in National Conference Dyuti 2009.
• Paper presentation in Dyuti 2018 (4th and 5th January) National Conference: Role of Social Work Education in Enhancing Organisational Practices of NGOs
• Saju. M.D (2014). National Workshop on Instructional Design. Christ University, Bangalore. 29 September-1 October 2014
• Presented paper on DYUTI- Cross cultural outlook into social work practice based on international placement (DYUTI 2018)
• Participated workshop on “developing a protocol for a systematic review” (2018)
• Participated on intensive course in clinical Neuropsychiatry “Fundamentals of Clinical research” January 2009
• Participated on Faculty development program on “Statistical techniques and data analysis using PASW statistics 18”, organised by SPSS south Asia and Marian college on 27th and 28th November 2009
• Participated on State level social work students, educators and Practitioners Meet Sangamam-Renmdezvous 2012 organised by Vimala college Thrissur, ICSW, ASSK, AKSSA on September 2012

• Dyuti 2013- International Conference on global Public health and Social Work at RCSS with the support of NRHM, ICMR and UGC. 
• Workshop on Psychiatric social work:Theory and practice 26^th and 27^th December 2008

• State e-Governance Special Jury Award for project Resiliency Engagement and Care in Health (REaCH) under Innovations in COVID Pandemic Management issued by the Government of Kerala (2022)
• Dr. Sr Mary Glowrey Scholarship, by the Catholic Health Association of India & University of Melbourne (2020) to visit the University of Melbourne for collaborative research activities

• Worked as Exchange/Visiting Faculty at University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA, Vives University, Belgium, Nazareth University, and Rochester – May 2013. Engaged classes for MSW students
• Obtained training from York University, York, UK in the following areas
  • Scoping review
  • Proposal writing
  • ethics clearances
  • Qualitative interviewing
• Attended and Presented paper at Hong Kong in 2017
• Completed international collaborative researches in Collaboration with Melbourne University, Australia

Peer Reviewer 

• Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health by Taylor & Francis Online 
• Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, The New York Academy of Sciences, by Wiley
• Cogent Medicine, by Francis and Taylor