Daryn David, PhD, PCC
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Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, YSM Office of Collaborative Excellence
Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, Office of Academic & Professional Development
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Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, YSM Office of Collaborative Excellence
Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, Office of Academic & Professional Development
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Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, YSM Office of Collaborative Excellence
Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, Office of Academic & Professional Development
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Assistant Professor in the Child Study Center
Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, YSM Office of Collaborative Excellence; Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives, Office of Academic & Professional Development
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Daryn H. David, PhD, PCC, is a licensed clinical psychologist, academic, and leadership development coach. At the Yale School of Medicine, Daryn is an Assistant Professor at the Child Study Center and serves as Director for Leadership Development and Coaching Initiatives in the Offices of Academic & Professional Development (OAPD) and Collaborative Excellence (OCE).
Through dynamic leadership development programming, coaching, and scholarship, Daryn leverages her expertise to help academics and health care providers actualize their fullest professional potential. She further promotes the educational mission of Yale University by coaching high-impact global leaders through the Yale Greenberg World Fellowship.
Daryn holds a Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree in Social Studies from Harvard University and a PhD in psychology from Yale University, where she likewise completed her predoctoral clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship.
Following her formal academic training, Daryn pursued an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. She has also completed level 1 requirements with the Humanistic Leadership Academy; the Playing Big Facilitators Training with Tara Mohr; and extensive coursework and practice hours to earn the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation.
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Child Study Center
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- Child Study Center
- YSM Office of Collaborative Excellence
Education & Training
- Science and Technology Policy Fellow
- National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (2014)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Yale University, School of Medicine (2012)
- PhD
- Yale University (2009)
- MPhil
- Yale University (2005)
- AB
- Harvard University, Social Studies (1999)
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0009-0007-2488-5199
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Cindy Crusto, PhD
Darin Latimore, MD
Ellen Lockard Edens, MD, MPE
Ishita S. Arora, PhD, MLS
Jack Tsai
Michael Rowe, PhD
Publications
2025
Unleashing the Early Career Transition in Academic Medicine
David D. Unleashing the Early Career Transition in Academic Medicine. Journal Of Healthcare Leadership 2025, 17: 133-140. PMID: 40242834, PMCID: PMC12002070, DOI: 10.2147/jhl.s519433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen’s Leadership Development at the Yale School of Medicine: Preliminary Evaluation of an Innovative Program
David D, Arora I, Hussein A, Santana J, Crusto C, Latimore D. Women’s Leadership Development at the Yale School of Medicine: Preliminary Evaluation of an Innovative Program. Women's Health Reports 2025, 6: 274-285. PMID: 40308350, PMCID: PMC12040562, DOI: 10.1089/whr.2024.0188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale School of MedicineAcademic medicineLeadership development programsSchool of MedicineAcquisition of leadership skillsYale SchoolFaculty members' confidenceLeadership development initiativesEnhancing leadership capacityLeadership pathwaysMembers' confidenceMedical schoolsRetrospective survey dataLeadership skillsInnovative programsLeadership developmentOrganizational changeIncreased confidenceLeadership efficacyLeadership visionLeadership capacityLeadership potentialWomenDevelopment programsWomen leaders
2024
A Renaissance in Academic Medicine—Using a Coach Approach to Develop Early-Career Faculty
David D. A Renaissance in Academic Medicine—Using a Coach Approach to Develop Early-Career Faculty. JAMA 2024, 331: 1087-1088. PMID: 38451544, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.2786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2022
Conscious Accountability: Deepen Connections, Elevate Results
Tate, D.C., Pantalon, M.S., David, D.H. (2022). Conscious Accountability: Deepen Connections, Elevate Results. Alexandria, VA: ATD Press.Books
2015
Mental Health Outreach to Persons Who are Homeless: Implications for Practice from a Statewide Study
Rowe M, Styron T, David DH. Mental Health Outreach to Persons Who are Homeless: Implications for Practice from a Statewide Study. Community Mental Health Journal 2015, 52: 56-65. PMID: 26711095, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-015-9963-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsSafety, Trust, and Treatment: Mental Health Service Delivery for Women Who Are Homeless
David D, Rowe M, Staeheli M, Ponce A. Safety, Trust, and Treatment: Mental Health Service Delivery for Women Who Are Homeless. Women & Therapy 2015, 38: 114-127. DOI: 10.1080/02703149.2014.978224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsMental health service deliveryPublic mental health systemSerious mental illnessBehavioral health care settingsMental health servicesHealth care settingsHealth service deliveryMental health systemGender-sensitive servicesMental health concernsCare settingsHealth servicesMental illnessSubstance abuseHealth systemHealth concernRecovery outcomesWomenPeer supportService needsExperiences of abuseCase vignettesProgrammatic recommendationsTreatmentHomeless womenPopulation Health: Behavioral and Social Science Insights.
Kaplan, RM, Spittel ML, David, DH, editors. Population Health: Behavioral and Social Science Insights. AHRQ Publication No. 15-002. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health; 2015.Books
2013
Considering child care and parenting needs in Veterans Affairs mental health services
Tsai J, David DH, Edens EL, Crutchfield A. Considering child care and parenting needs in Veterans Affairs mental health services. Evaluation And Program Planning 2013, 39: 19-22. PMID: 23570988, DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2013.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVeterans Affairs (VA) mental health servicesMental health servicesMental health careHealth servicesCare servicesVA mental health careHealth carePsychiatric rehabilitation centersChild careOutpatient clinicChild care servicesNeeds of adultsVeterans' accessCare programMental illnessRehabilitation centerCareConvenience sampleChild care programsSite child careVAPossible benefitsParticipantsClinicIllness
2012
Sensation Seeking, Coping With Stress, and Readiness to Engage in Therapy: Does Ego Development Influence the Psychosocial Functioning of Substance-Abusing Mothers?
David DH, McMahon TJ, Luthar SL, Suchman NE. Sensation Seeking, Coping With Stress, and Readiness to Engage in Therapy: Does Ego Development Influence the Psychosocial Functioning of Substance-Abusing Mothers? American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2012, 82: 231-240. PMID: 22506525, PMCID: PMC3349349, DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01146.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSubstance-abusing mothersEgo developmentPsychological processesAdaptive coping behaviorsHigher ego developmentSeries of MANCOVAsAdaptive coping techniquesRates of psychopathologyPsychosocial adjustmentParenting interventionsEmotional copingCoping behaviorsPsychosocial functioningCoping techniquesImproved parentingNonclinical populationsMaternal IQInterpersonal relationshipsMothers' functioningPsychosocial factorsRisky behaviorsLife experiencesGreater readinessFunctioningStrong sensationImplications of homelessness for parenting young children: A preliminary review from a developmental attachment perspective
David DH, Gelberg L, Suchman NE. Implications of homelessness for parenting young children: A preliminary review from a developmental attachment perspective. Infant Mental Health Journal Infancy And Early Childhood 2012, 33: 1-9. PMID: 22685362, PMCID: PMC3370681, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAttachment perspectiveYoung childrenEmotion regulationPaucity of researchCircumstances of homelessnessChildren's autonomyMother's abilityIntervention developmentFuture researchHeuristic frameworkRelevant viewpointsChildrenHomeless mothersTaskCentral taskParentsYears of lifePotential implicationsFurther researchParentingMedical characteristicsImplicationsResearchPerspectiveHomelessness
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The Year in Review: Fostering a Culture of Professional Growth & Development
- May 12, 2025
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- April 16, 2025
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