Heather L. Servaty-Seib

Heather L. Servaty-Seib is a Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Purdue University's College of Education. She leads the grief and loss research team, examining multidimensional grief responses following both death and non-death losses (e.g., divorce, educational transitions).

• Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, University of North Texas (1997)
• M.S. in Counseling Psychology, University of North Texas (1995)

Her research focuses on thanatology, interpersonal communication in grief, and social support systems. She developed the Perceived Impact of Life Events Scale for assessing life event impacts.

Recent publications explore cancer-related health behaviors, suicidal ideation correlates, and cultural influences on grief. Her work appears in journals like Death Studies, Omega, and Journal of Loss and Trauma.

She has served as Associate Dean of Student Life at Purdue's Honors College since 2017 and previously held roles as Associate Department Head and Training Director for the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program.