Lesa Rae Vartanian, PhD

Bio

Lesa Rae Vartanian, Ph.D. (she/her) is a developmental psychologist and full-time faculty member in Psychology at Purdue Fort Wayne, where she also coordinates the Death Education Certificate Program and has taught “Death & Dying” for over 25 years. She has been a volunteer peer group facilitator and board member for Erin’s House for Grieving Children, a Respecting Choices © trained conversation facilitator, and is presently serving as Guest Editor for an upcoming Special Issue of Behavioral Sciences focused on death education for youth. Lesa is dedicated to empowering youth with the tools to better cope with the mental health crisis everyone faces repeatedly throughout life—bereavement.

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Summary
Lesa Rae Vartanian, Ph.D. (she/her) is a developmental psychologist and full-time faculty member in Psychology at Purdue Fort Wayne, where she also coordinates the Death Education Certificate Program and has taught “Death & Dying” for over 25 years. She has been a volunteer peer group facilitator and board member for Erin’s House for Grieving Children, a Respecting Choices © trained conversation facilitator, and is presently serving as Guest Editor for an upcoming Special Issue of Behavioral Sciences focused on death education for youth. Lesa is dedicated to empowering youth with the tools to better cope with the mental health crisis everyone faces repeatedly throughout life—bereavement.
Person Type
Advisor
Professional Title
Associate Professor of Psychology at Purdue University - Fort Wayne