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Daryn David, PhD, PCC

Assistant Professor in the Child Study Center
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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

Biography

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.

Last Updated on November 19, 2025.

Appointments

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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)

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Education, Professional; Humanism; Leadership; Organizational Culture

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Daryn David's published research.

Publications

2025

2024

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.
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