Maya Sanyal is Associate Director at the Career and Professional Development Office at Yale School of the Environment. Her competencies include career counseling, employer relationship management, and career success program development and implementation. She draws from evolving knowledge in neuroscience, cognitive behavioral therapy, and positive psychology to educate students and clients on tools to practice a growth mindset, resilience, and hope and methodically implement strategies to ensure short- and long-term career success.
Maya was born and brought up in Kolkata, India, has a doctorate in English Literature from Drew University, and a master’s degree in Counseling from Montclair State University. Her life is supervised by her four dogs, Boochie, CJ, Luna, and Blu.
Please feel free to connect with her via e-mail at maya.sanyal@yale.edu, and via LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayasanyal/