Media Experts
Adults, youth dealing with grief and dying; grief support and communication
Heather Servaty-Seib, Purdue University professor in counseling and development, leads the grief and loss research team. She can talk about thanatology (the study of death and dying) with emphasis on late adolescent/young adult grief and death-related communication issues. An editorial board member on four national or international journals in her field, Servaty-Seib’s work with the grief and loss research team has developed the Perceived Impact of Life Events Scale, an instrument that uses a gain/loss approach to assess the multidimensional impact of single-life events.
Servaty-Seib can discuss:
- Support and communication in the grieving process.
- Loss/gain impacts of life events.
- Late adolescent and young adult grief.
- Grief and holidays.
- College students and grief.
Contact: Heather Servaty-Seib, servaty@purdue.edu
Professor Servaty-Seib related news releases:
- Communication key to dealing with grief during the holidays
- Professor releases book of personal stories by grieving young adults
- College students balance academic success with grief, ill parents