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Dana coaches women leaders. Dana Mitra is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes. She coaches on purpose, balance and productivity. She is an experienced researcher and professor, with 20 years in the industry.

About Dana

Dana coaches women leaders. Dana Mitra is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes. She coaches on purpose, balance and productivity. She is an experienced researcher and professor, with 20 years in the industry.

Dana Mitra, Ph.D., ACC

Purpose. Balance. Productivity.

I coach on navigating the unspoken rules of the workplace, productivity strategies, and deepening purpose and balance in careers.

With 20+ years of experience facilitating professional development workshops, leading organizational change, and teaching high-impact writing skills, I help professionals navigate the unspoken rules of the workplace, unlock productivity, and build deeply purposeful careers.

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Leadership coaching: Designed for clients navigating pivotal career transitions. Whether working one-on-one, with executive groups, or through interactive workshops, I help you restore work-life balance, deepen your core purpose, and get from where you are to where you want to be.

Faculty & Academic Coaching:  Tailored specifically for tenure-track academics navigating promotion hurdles, considering career pivots, or aiming to publish more impactfully.

 Writing Coaching & Consulting: Practical, high-touch support to enhance the quality, fluency, and message of your work. From structural design and manuscript development to line-by-line co-editing, I help you move writing projects from concept to completion.

Career discernment  and job search strategy:  Targeted guidance on the technical aspects of career change—including CV/resume revitalization, cover letter messaging, interview practice, and salary negotiation—paired with strategic insight into workplace dynamics.

About Dana

I am a Professor of Education Policy Studies at Penn State University and hold a Ph.D. in leadership and organizations from Stanford University. I received my professional coaching credentials from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI)—the gold standard in coaching—and hold an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coach Federation.

As an author of five books and over 80 peer-reviewed articles, I have spent my career writing, speaking, and coaching worldwide on tapping into inner wisdom, amplifying voice, and overcoming professional roadblocks.

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Insights from Dana the Coach

Panic in the Pandemic. Dana Mitra is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes. She coaches on purpose, balance and productivity. She is an experienced researcher and professor, with 20 years in the industry.

The ‘And Then What?’: Moving Beyond Your Fear of Failure

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We all know the feeling. That knot of anxiety that tightens when you consider launching the new project, starting a…

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Dana Mitra's book, The Empowered Professor: Breaking the Unspoken Codes of Inequity in Academia.Dana Mitra is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes.

The Empowered Professor: Breaking the Unspoken Codes of Inequity in Academia – A Conversation

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In this podcast, I discuss how academics can find success and fulfillment in their careers. Ian asked me about how…

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Dana is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes.professionals making career changes.

Join me on the Higher Ed Geek

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I speak with Dustin Ramsdell on succeeding in academia, including a discussion of successful academic publishing, work/life balance, and finding ones purpose. I also discuss ways for a university to create a supportive work culture . We focus on highlights my recent book, The Empowered Professor. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and elsewhere.

Buddha and succulets. Dana Mitra is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes. She coaches on purpose, balance and productivity. She is an experienced researcher and professor, with 20 years in the industry.

Reclaim physical space to get unstuck

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I sense out there a transition—from the clutching of crisis to an unsettled awareness that fear and isolation are far from over. Temporary changes in routine are becoming new ways of doing things for the long-term. Loss feels greater perhaps as the thought of a curtailed summer becomes more and more real.

Testimonials

I have known Dana for almost a decade. She coached me through the academic tenure process. She is a phenomenal person, scholar and coach! She is a leader in the field on student voice and youth leadership which she applies easily to her work in coaching. She has many tools to help people succeed in negotiating tenure or any complicated part of life. On top of that, she is dependable, fun, and wicked smart!

Stephanie S., Bloomington, In

I worked with Dana after experiencing an exceptionally challenging professional conflict. With a balance of compassion and bad-assery, Dana helped me get back on my feet. Ultimately, her coaching enabled me to shift a difficult experience into a powerful opportunity for learning and growth. With her help, I redefined my professional goals and values, and am now in my dream position. I could not more highly recommend her to academics and professionals looking for a thoughtful, funny, and effective coach.

Daniella H., Chicago

Dana Mitra brings a host of skills to the coaching session. She helped me gain great clarity through her masterful use of powerful questions. She created such a safe, confidential space that I was able to "go deep" into the issue and really examine and remove the barriers that were holding me back. She is compassionate and supportive--yet strong enough to hold me accountable. Dana Mitra is truly a Master Coach!

Connie K, New Bern, nc

Working with Dana enabled me to grow both personally and professionally. She provided me with a space for reflection and actionable strategies to reach my goals. Her experience and expertise was invaluable to my professional development.

Erica A., Montclair, NJ

I worked with Dana during a time when my dental practice was going through significant transition. I was struggling to find time for my family and me. Dana helped me recenter, reground and reprioritize. She offered a judgment-free zone and kept me loyal to finding time to reflect and breathe. I am grateful for the time I spent with Dana. I continue to carry her guidance with me.

Diane R., State College, PA