Heather Servaty-Seib

Associate Professor
Counseling & Development
Department of Educational Studies

(I will be on sabbatical and will be a Visiting Academic at the University of Queensland during September and October, 2009)

Research

Research interests include a broad range of areas within the field of thanatology (i.e., the study of death and dying) with particular emphasis on adolescent grief and social support offered to the bereaved. In addition, Dr. Servaty-Seib has an ongoing project with her research team focused on the development of the Perceived Impact of Life Events Scale, an instrument that uses a gain/loss approach to assessing the multidimensional impact of single life events.

Education

Ph.D.	University of North Texas, Counseling Psychology
M.S.	University of North Texas, Counseling Psychology
B.A.	Concordia College, Psychology

Selected Publications

• Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Taub, D. J. (2008). Assisting Bereaved College Students. New Directions in Student Services series. New York: Jossey-Bass.

• Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Wilkins, M. (2008) Examining the losses and gains experienced by grandparents raising grandchildren: A practical framework for intervention and research.  In B. Hayslip & T. Kaminski (Eds.), Parenting the custodial grandchild: Implications for clinical practice (pp. 181-196). New York: Springer.

• Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Burleson, B. R. (2007). Bereaved adolescents’ evaluations of the helpfulness of  support-intended statements: Associations with person centeredness and demographic, personality, and contextual factors. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 207-223.

• Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Pistole, M. C. (2007). Adolescent grief: Kinship category and emotional closeness. Omega, 54, 147-167.

• Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Hamilton, L. A. (2006). Educational performance and persistence of bereaved college students. Journal of College Student Development, 47, 225-234.

• Taub, D. J., Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Cousins, C. (2006). On the brink of transition: The concerns of college seniors. Journal of the First-Year Experience & students in Transition, 18.

• Streifel, C., & Servaty-Seib, H. L. (2006). Alcoholics Anonymous: Novel applications of two theories. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 24, 71-92.

• Murthi, M., Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Elliot, A. (2006). Childhood sexual abuse and multiple dimensions of self-concept. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21, 982-999.

Courses Taught

EDPS 600	Counseling Theories and Techniques
EDPS 610A	Adult/College Counseling Practicum
EDPS 695A	Internship in Mental Health Counseling
EDPS 614B	Advanced Counseling Practicum/Doctoral Off-site
EDPS 500	Human Relations in Groups
EDPS 620A	Psychological/Personality Assessment
EDPS 590	Individual Research Problem
EDPS 699	Dissertation Research
EDPS 590	Children and Death

Professional Experience

2007-present	Associate Professor Department of Educational Studies College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2000-2007	Assistant Professor Department of Educational Studies College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1997-2000	Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Radford University, Radford, VA
1994-1996	Instructor Department of Psychology University of North Texas, Denton, TX