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Education
  • Ph.D., Moscow State Pedagogical University, Concentration: Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Ph.D., University of Central Arkansas, Concentration: School Psychology
  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Biography

Dr. Savina teaches courses in developmental psychopathology, school psychology, and supervises clinical practicum with children and their families in various settings. Her clinical experiences include serving as a child psychologist at Children Village - SOS (Lavrovo, Russia)—the world's largest child charity dedicated to orphans and abandoned children; a therapist at acute and residential psychiatric wards for children and adolescents; and a counselor at a school-based mental health clinic. Dr. Savina has expertise in assessment, child psychotherapy, parenting training and education, school-based consultation and interventions. In her work, Dr. Savina systematically applies a socio-cultural approach, which emphasizes the role of contextual and interpersonal variables in children's development and mental health.

Scholarly Interests / Research Topics
  • Developmental, cultural, and educational aspects of self-regulation in children
  • Socio-emotional programs development
  • Emotional competence training
  • Projective assessment of children
  • Socio-cultural psychology
Publications

Savina, E., Fulton, C., & Beaton, C. (2022). Training teachers in emotional intelligence: A transactional model for elementary education. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Training-Teachers-in-Emotional-Intelligence-A-Transactional-Model-For-Elementary/Savina-Fulton-Beaton/p/book/9781032114064

Savina, E. & Moran, J. (2022). Well-being in adolescent girls: From theory to interventions. Routledge.
https://www.routledge.com/Well-Being-in-Adolescent-Girls-From-Theory-to-Interventions/Savina-Moran/p/book/9780367615659

Savina, E. (2021). Self-regulation in preschool and early elementary classrooms: Why it is important and how to promote it. Early Childhood Education Journal, 49, 493-501.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-020-01094-w

Savina, E. (2020). Bridging global and prosocial education in the innovative Journey around the World Curriculum. Childhood Education Innovations, 42-48.


Savina E.A., Esterle A.E., Savenkova I.A., Ovsyanikova E.A., Khudaeva M.Yu. (2019). A study of psychological problems and needs in school psychologist’s consultation in 7th, 9th, and 11th grade students. Psychological Science and Education, 24(4), 92-104. (In Russ., abstr. in Engl.).


Savina, E. A., Frolovicheva, T. Y. & Trukhina, A. A. (2018). Designing and piloting of socio-emotional learning program for elementary school children «Journey around Russia» Perspectives of Science & Education, 1(31), 98-106. (In Russ., abstr. in Engl.).


Savina, E., Anmuth, L. M., Atwood, K. C., Giesing, W. R., Larsen, V. G. (2018).  Play, Learn, and Enjoy: A self-regulation curriculum for children. Champaign, IL: Research Press Publishers. https://www.researchpress.com/product/play-learn-and-enjoy/

Savina E.A., Savenkova I.A., Esterle A.E., & Ovsyanikova E.A. (2017). The study of teachers' and parents' needs for psychological consultation from school psychologist. Psychological-Educational Studies, 9(4), 1–11. Doi: 10.17759/psyedu.2017090401. (In Russian.)

Savina, E., & Wan, K. (2017). Cultural pathways to socio-emotional development and learning. Journal of Relationships Research, 8. doi:10.1017/jrr.2017.19

Savina E.A., Savenkova I.A., Shchekotikhina I.V., & Gul'yants A.M. (2017). The effect of games with rules on voluntary regulation of 6-7-year-old children. Cultural-Historical psychology, 13(4), 56—63. (In Russian). Doi: 10.17759/chp.2017130406

Savina, E., Mills, J. L., Atwood, K., & Cha, J. (2017). Digital media and youth: A Primer for school psychologists. Contemporary School Psychology, 21, 80-91. Doi: 10.1007/s40688-017-0119-0

Savina, E., Garrity, K., Kenny, P. & Doerr, C. (2016). The benefits of movement for youth: A whole child approach. Contemporary School Psychology, 20, 282-292, Doi: 10.1007/s40688-016-0084-z

Savina E.A. (2015). The problem of the development of voluntary self-regulation in children in contemporary Western psychology. Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 4(4), 45-54. Doi: 10.17759/jmfp.2015040407 (In Russian).

Zababurina O.S., & Savina E.A. (2015). Study of voluntary regulation in 5- and 6-year-old children with and without speech and language pathology. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 4(1), 48–63. (In Russian).

Savina, E. (2014). Does play promote self-regulation in children? Early Child Development and Care, 11-12(184), 1692-1705. Doi:10.1080/03004430.2013.875541

Savina, E., Simon, J., & Lester, M. (2014). School reintegration following psychiatric hospitalization: An ecological perspective. Child & Youth Care Forum, 43(6), 729-746. Doi: 10.1007/s10566-014-9263-0

Savina, E., Moskovtseva, L., Naumenko, O., & Zilberberg, A. (2014). How Russian teachers, parents, and school psychologists perceive internalising and externalising behaviours in children. Journal of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 19(4), 371-385. doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2014.891358

Savina, E. A., Skoblikova, I., & Wan, P. (2013). Emotion regulation strategies in 8-11-year-old children. Scientific Reports of Orel State University, 2, 443-446 (In Russian).

Savina, E. (2013). Perceived control over personal goals in Russian and American college students. International Journal of Psychology, 48(4), 551-562.

Stepina, N. V., & Savina, E. (2012). Study of the associations between preschoolers’ creativity, independent verbal behavior, and maternal style. Scientific Reports of Belgorod State University, 12(14), 217-224. (In Russian).

Savina, E., Coulacoglou, C., Sanyal, N., & Jhang, Z. (2012). The study of externalizing and internalizing behaviours in Greek, Russian, Indian, and Chinese children using the Fairy Tale Test. School Psychology International, 33(1), 39-53.

Simon, J. B., & Savina, E. (2010). Transitioning children from psychiatric hospitals to schools: The role of the special educator. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 27, 41–45.

Lammers, B., Savina, E., Skotko, D., & Churlaeva, M. (2010). Faculty and student perceptions of outstanding university teachers in the USA and Russia. Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 30(7), 803-815.

Bramlett, R., Cates, G. L., Savina, E., & Lauinger, B. (2010). Assessing effectiveness of academic interventions in school psychology journals: 1995-2005. Psychology in the Schools, 47(2), 114-125.

Savina, E., & Gladkih, E. (2009). Folk-theories of alcoholism: Between- and within-culture differences. Scientific Reports of Belgorod State University, 14(69), Issue 4, 48-58. (In Russian).

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