Dr. Carolyn Saarni, Professor
Department of Counseling

 

Nichols 230
707.664.2423 tel
707.664.2038 fax
Saarni@sonoma.edu

 

Professional Memberships:

American Counseling Association
American Psychological Association (membership also in Divisions of Developmental Psychology and Clinical Child Psychology)
Society for Research in Child Development
International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
International Society for Research on Emotion

Publications, Grants, Research:

1987 1988: Spencer Foundation Research Grant
1987 1989: National Science Foundation Research Grant
(Also various small faculty research grants from Sonoma State University)

Saarni, C., Mumme, D., & Campos, J. (1998). Emotional development: Action, communication, and understanding. In N. Eisenberg (Ed.), Social, emotional and personality development (pp. 237-309). Vol. 3. W. Damon (Series Ed.), Handbook of child psychology, 5th ed. New York: Wiley.

Saarni, C. (1998). Issues of cultural meaningfulness in emotional development. Developmental Psychology, 34, 647-652.

Saarni, C. (1999). The development of emotional competence. New York: Guilford.

Saarni, C., & Weber, H. (1999). Emotional displays and dissemblance in childhood: Implications for self-presentation. In P. Philippot, R. Feldman & E. Coats (Eds.), The social context of nonverbal behavior. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Saarni, C. (2000). Emotional competence: A developmental perspective. In R. Bar-On & J. Parker (Eds.), Handbook of emotional intelligence (pp. 68-91). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Saarni, C. (2000). The social context of emotional development. In M. Lewis & J. Haviland (Eds.), The handbook of emotion (pp.306-322). 2nd Edition. NY: Guilford.

Saarni, C. (2002). Die Enwicklung von emotionaler Kompetenz in Beziehungen. In M. von Salisch (Ed.), Emotionale Kompetenz enwickeln (pp. 3-30). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer. (Eng. translation: The development of emotional competence in relationships.)

Saarni, C. & Buckley, M. (2002). Children’s understanding of emotion communication in families. Marriage and Family Review, 34, 213-242.

Saarni, C. (In press). Emotion regulation and personality development in childhood. In D. Mroczek & T. Little (Eds.), Handbook of personality development. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Awards and Honors:

1986, 1989: Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, California State University System.
1988: Faculty Award for Scholarship, Sonoma State University
1990: Outstanding Professor Award, Sonoma State University

Education and Degrees:

BA (1967), MA (1969), and PhD (1971) from the University of California, Berkeley.