About | Thriver Consulting

Madhavan Mani

Founding Director

B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering), M.Sc (Applied Psychology), PhD (Digital Health)

His passion to help and motivate people and his interest in positive psychology made him quit his 10-year IT career to pursue psychology studies and research. His PhD in mindfulness apps and digital health eventually lead to founding Thriver Consulting which focuses on the intersection of technology, mental health and research.

Research Publications

Strodl, E., Mani, M., Vempaty, S. et al. Correction to: Quality of Life and Spirituality in Indian University Students. Applied Research Quality Life (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09861-y

Zelenko, Oksana, Cheers, Jessica, Stoyanov, Stoyan, Dalgleish, John, Sade, Gavin, Hides, Leanne, Mani, Madhavan, & Kavanagh, David (2019) niggle: A digital health and wellbeing app for young people. [Digital or visual products]

Mani, M., Kavanagh, D. J., Hides, L., & Stoyanov, S. R. (2015). Review and evaluation of mindfulness-based iPhone apps. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 3(3), e82. – 178 citations in four years in Google Scholar as on 16/08/2019. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.4328

Stoyanov, S. R., Hides, L., Kavanagh, D. J., Tjondronegoro, D., Zelenko, O., & Mani, M. (2015). Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). A new tool for assessing the quality of health mobile apps. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 3(1), e27. – 509 citations in four years in Google Scholar as on 16/08/2019. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.3422

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