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Bilde av Øien, Roald A.
Professor - Special Education / Developmental Psychology Department of Education roald.a.oien@uit.no +4777644344 93099994

Roald A. Øien

Job description

Dr. Roald A. Øien, PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Developmental Psychology at the Department of Education at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, where he earned his PhD in Psychology. He also holds positions as Clinical Professor at the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) and Assistant Professor of Developmental Disabilities at Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Øien began his affiliation with Yale University as a Research Scientist during his PhD and has spent time living and working in New Haven.

Dr. Øien’s research focuses on developmental psychology and special education, particularly early developmental, behavioral, and temperamental features in children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders. His clinical expertise includes Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Tourette Syndrome.

A significant aspect of Dr. Øien’s scholarly contributions is in the early identification and understanding of autism spectrum disorders. His research often explores the intersection of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, striving to enhance diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents. His extensive publications cover topics such as gender dysphoria in individuals with autism, substance use problems in those with ASD, and the application of virtual reality in therapeutic settings for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dr. Øien is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (JADD), one of the leading journals in the field of autism research.

He has delivered keynote speeches at prestigious institutions including Yale University, University College London (UCL), King's College, and Stony Brook University. Additionally, Dr. Øien has served as an ambassador for Norway in the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), reflecting his dedication to promoting global collaboration and knowledge exchange in the field of autism research.

In 2024, Dr. Øien joined the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC), a global network dedicated to leveraging scientific and practice-based evidence to promote sustainable peace, social cohesion, and social justice through early childhood development (ECD).

  • Fred R. Volkmar, Harry Grindle, Calvin Solomon, Shane O’Brian, Roald A Øien :
    Mental Health Issues in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Springer Nature 2024
  • Line Britt Ulriksen, Marthe Bilet-Mossige, Hugo Cogo Moreira, Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Reading instruction for students with intellectual disabilities who require augmentative and alternative communication: A multiple single case study with baseline, posttest, follow-up, and maintenance
    Research in Developmental Disabilities 26. June 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roald A Øien :
    Editorial: The Critical Examination of Autism Screening Tools: A Call for Addressing False Negatives
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2024
  • Linda W. David, Nina Stenberg, Trond Haaken Diseth, Sissel Berge Helverschou, Cecilie Bjertness Nyquist, Roald A Øien et al.:
    Autistic Characteristics in a Nationally Representative Clinical Sample of Adolescents Seeking Medical Gender-Affirming Treatment in Norway
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Fred R. Volkmar, Marc Woodbury-Smith, Suzanne Macari, Roald A Øien :
    Diagnostic Issues and Complexities in Autism and Related Conditions
    Oxford University Press 2022
  • Hannah M. Rea, Roald A Øien, Frederick Shic, Sara Jane Webb, Allison B. Ratto :
    Sex Differences on the ADOS-2
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2022 DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Fred R. Volkmar :
    What causes autism? Biological and environmental influences on the development of autism spectrum disorders (Shenme yuanyin daozhi le zibizheng? yingxiang zibi puxi zhang’ai fazhan de shengwu he huanjing yinsu)
    2021
  • Synnve Schjølberg, Frederick Shic, Fred R. Volkmar, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Nina Stenberg, Tonje Torske et al.:
    What are we optimizing for in autism screening? Examination of algorithmic changes in the M‐CHAT
    Autism Research 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Anders Dechsling, Stian Orm, Tamara Kalandadze, Stefan Sütterlin, Roald A Øien, Frederick Shic et al.:
    Virtual and augmented reality in social skills interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 16. November 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Fred R. Volkmar, Marc Woodbury-Smith, Suzanne Macari, Roald A. Øien :
    Seeing the forest and the trees: Disentangling autism phenotypes in the age of DSM-5
    Development and Psychopathology 2021 DOI
  • Anders Dechsling, Frederick Shic, Dajie Zhang, Peter B. Marschik, Gianluca Esposito, Stian Orm et al.:
    Virtual reality and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder
    Research in Developmental Disabilities 03. February 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Fred R. Volkmar, Roald A Øien :
    The Evolution of Autism as a Diagnostic Concept
    Guilford Press 2020
  • Frederick Shic, Kelsey Jackson Dommer, Adham Atyabi, Marilena Mademtzi, Roald A Øien, Julie A. Kientz et al.:
    Advancing technology to meet the needs of Infants and toddlers at risk for Autism spectrum Disorder
    Guilford Press 2020
  • Fred R. Volkmar, Roald A Øien, Lisa Wiesener :
    Providing Medical Care to Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Guilford Press 2020
  • Anders Dechsling, Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Om metode: Bruk av inter-observatør enighet og inter-rater reliabilitet i NTA, og forslag til utvidelse av repertoaret i atferdsanalytiske studier
    Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA) 2020 ARKIV
  • Nina Stenberg, Synnve Schjølberg, Frederick Shic, Fred R. Volkmar, Anne-Siri Øyen, Michaeline Bresnahan et al.:
    Functional Outcomes of Children Identified Early in the Developmental Period as at Risk for ASD Utilizing the The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Anders Dechsling, Stefan Sütterlin, Line Børtveit, Dajie Zhang, Roald A Øien et al.:
    An Overview of Virtual Reality Interventions for two Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) 2020 DOI
  • Ingjerd Skafle, Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Secondary and Postsecondary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2020 DATA / DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Synnve Schjølberg :
    Screening Instruments for ASD
    Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2019 DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Marek Chawarski :
    Substance Use Problems/Disorders in Individuals with ASD
    Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2019 DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Synnve Schjølberg :
    Mental Health and ASD
    Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ingjerd Skafle, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien :
    Short report: Social perception of High School students with ASD in Norway
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 07. November 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Sara Magelssen Vambheim, Logan Hart, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Craig Erickson, Logan Wink et al.:
    Sex-Differences in Children Referred for Assessment: An Exploratory Analysis of the Autism Mental Status Exam (AMSE)
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 08. February 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Synnve Schjølberg, Fred R. Volkmar, Frederick Shic, Domenic V. Cicchetti, Anders Johan Nordahl-Hansen et al.:
    Clinical Features of Children With Autism Who Passed 18-Month Screening
    Pediatrics 2018 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien, Fred R. Volkmar, Frederick Shic, Domenic V. Cicchetti :
    Enhancing the Understanding of Clinically Meaningful Results: A Clinical Research Perspective
    Psychiatry Research 31. October 2018 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien :
    Movie and TV Depictions of Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Springer 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Domenic V. Cicchetti, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Gender Dysphoria, Sexuality and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Map Review
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 18. July 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Ella Maja Bergman, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Springer 2018 DOI
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Magnus Tøndevold, Roald A Øien, Sue Fletcher-Watson :
    En Empirisk Studie av Autisme på Film og TV
    Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening 03. December 2018 ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Domenic V. Cicchetti, Roald A Øien :
    A Review Update on Gender Dysphoria and ASD and Response to Corrections
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 14. December 2018 DOI
  • Roald A. Øien, Lynn Kern Koegel :
    In Appreciation of the Editorship of Dr. Fred Volkmar (2007–2022): A Trailblazer in Autism Research
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2023 DOI
  • K.D. Riley, Frederick Shic, Synnve Schjølberg, Roald A. Øien :
    Interaction of Sex and Items on the M-CHAT Increases Specificity of Autism Identification
    2021
  • Linda David, Anders Johan Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien :
    Kjønnsidentitet og nevroutviklingstilstander
    2021
  • Hannah Rea, Sara Jane Webb, M. Santhosh, Roald A. Øien, K.D. Riley, Frederick Shic :
    Sex Differences in the ADOS-2 in ASD Verbal Youth
    2021
  • Roald A. Øien, Giacomo Vivanti, Diana L. Robins :
    Editorial S.I: Early Identification in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Present and Future, and Advances in Early Identification
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2021 DOI
  • Anders Johan Nordahl-Hansen, Ingjerd Skafle, Roald A Øien :
    Elever med autisme og deres opplevelse av sosiale aspekter i videregående skole
    2020
  • Anders Dechsling, Stian Orm, Roald A Øien, Stefan Sütterlin, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Virtual Reality and Behavior Analytic Interventions on Social Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review
    2020
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Anders Dechsling, Stefan Sütterlin, Line Børtveit, Dajie Zhang, Roald A Øien et al.:
    Virtual Reality Interventions: Autism and Intellectual Disabilities
    2020
  • Stian Orm, Anders Dechsling, Stefan Sütterlin, Roald A Øien, Anders Johan Nordahl-Hansen :
    Virtual Reality to Enhance Social and Emotional Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
    2020
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien :
    Autism: What do we know about Social Development and Intervention
    Ankara Pegem Akademi 2019
  • Roald A Øien, Domenic Vincent Cicchetti, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Synnve Schjølberg :
    A commentary to “Toddler Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy”
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2019 DOI
  • Ingjerd Skafle, Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Autistic Student's Perception of Social Inclusion inUpper High-School: A Fresh Start
    2019
  • Roald A Øien, Ami Klin, Celine Saulnier, Katarzyna Chawarska, James McPartland, Anders Nordahl-Hansen et al.:
    In Memoriam: Domenic V. Cicchetti, PhD. 1937-2019
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 15. July 2019 DOI
  • Anders Dechsling, Stian Orm, Stefan Sütterlin, Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Virtual reality interventions for persons with autism spectrum disorders:: A systematic scoping review
    2019
  • Anders Dechsling, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien :
    Derfor vil Virtual Reality kunne bedre hverdagen til barn og unge med autisme
    Forskning.no 2019 FULLTEKST
  • Roald A. Øien :
    Domenic V. Cicchetti - Biography
    Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2019 DOI
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Logan Hart, Roald A Øien :
    The Scientific Study of Parents and Caregivers of Children with ASD: A Flourishing Field but Still Work to be Done
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 03. March 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Bias in Assessment Instruments for Autism
    Springer 2018 DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Norway and autism
    Springer 2018 DOI
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien, Sue Fletcher-Watson :
    Pros and cons of character portrayals of autism on TV and film
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2017 DOI

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    Publications outside Cristin

    • Chapter author in Springers Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Teaching

    Keynote and Invited Talks:
    2019: King's College London

    Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Complexities Associated with Sex Differences, Screening, and Diagnosis.
    2018: Stony Brook University, New York

    Social Competence & Treatment Lab (Lerner Lab)
    Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Difficulties Associated with Sex Differences, Screening, and Diagnosis.
    2017: Yale Child Study Center, Science Meeting

    Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Difficulties Associated with Sex Differences, Screening, and Diagnosis.
    2017: Yale Child Study Center, McPartland Lab Lecture

    Topic: Parenting and Autism.
    2016: Yale Child Study Center, Science Meeting

    Topic: Parents and Autism.
    2015: Yale Child Study Center, Science Meeting

    Topic: Sex Differences in Toddlers.
    2015: 1st Arctic Conference on Autism and Developmental Disorders

    Topic: Parenting Children with Autism.
    2015: NTNU (Norwegian University of Technology)

    Speech and Language Pathology
    Topic: Autism and Language (2-hour lecture).
    2014: Yale Child Study Center, Science Meeting

    Topic: Autism and Technology.
    Seminar Series and Regular Courses:
    2017: UiT Autism Seminar

    12 x 2-hour lectures on various topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    2016: UiT Autism Seminar

    12 x 2-hour lectures on various topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    2015–Present: UiT – Special Needs Education

    Regular course on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment and Treatment.
    2014–Present: Yale Child Study Center – Summer Session

    Regular sessions on Parenting and Autism.
    2014–Present: UiT – Clinical Psychology

    Regular course on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment and Treatment.

    Researcher profile in Cristin
    ResearchGate
    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-2184

    CV

    Education:             

    B.A.                  UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Department of Education (2010-2012)

    M.A.                 UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Department of Education (2012-2013)

    PhD.                 UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Department of Psychology (2015-2018)

     

    Career/Academic Appointments:

    2014-15            Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

    2015-18            PhD Candidate, Dept. of Psychology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

    2014->              Visiting Research Scientist, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 

    2018-2020             Associate Professor - Special Education, Dept. of Education, UiT – The Arctic   University of Norway

    2019->              Assistant Professor, Adjunct - Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University

    2020->             Professor - Special Education, Dept. of Education, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway

    2020->             Associate Editor - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Springer/Nature)

    2021->              Clinical Professor - University Hospital of North Norway - Habilitation   

    Professional Honors & Recognition

    International/National/Regional

    2017:     Springer/Nature Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – Top reviewer

    2016:     Springer/Nature Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – Top reviewer

     

    University
    2016:     UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Department of Psychology Research award for Phd candidates

     

    Invited Speaking Engagements, Presentations, Symposia & Workshops : 

     

       International/National

    2017:   IMFAR 2017. Oral presentation “Sex differences in children referred for assessment: An exploratory analysis of the AMSE (Autism Mental Status Exam)

    2016:   IMFAR 2016. Poster presentation “Sex differences in children with and without ASD – Utilizing the M-CHAT”

     

    Lectures

    2019: Kings College London. Autism Spectrum Disorders: Complexities Associated with sex differences, screening and diagnosis.

    2018: Stony Brook University, New York. Social Competence & Treatment Lab (Lerner Lab) Autism Spectrum Disorders: Difficulties Associated with sex differences, screening and diagnosis. 

    2017: Yale Child Study Center, Science Meeting: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Difficulties Associated with sex differences, screening and diagnosis.

    2017:   UiT Autism Seminar – Autism Spectrum Disorders (12 x 2 hours lectures on various topics)

    2017:  Yale Child Study Center - McPartland Lab lecture: Parenting and autism

    2016:  Yale Child Study Center – Science Meeting: Parents and autism

    2016:   UiT Autism Seminar – Autism Spectrum Disorders (12 x 2 hours lectures on various topics)

    2015:  Yale Child Study Center – Science Meeting: Sex differences in toddlers

    2015:  1stArctic Conference on Autism and Developmental Disorders: Parenting children with autism

    2015:  NTNU (Norwegian University of Technology): Speech and language pathology. 2 hours “Autism and language.”

    2015-> UiT – Special Needs Education: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment and Treatment

    2014:  Yale Child Study Center – Science Meeting: Autism and technology

     

    2014-> Yale Child Study Center – Summer Session: Parenting and Autism

    2014-> UiT – Clinical Psychology: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment and Treatment

     

     

    Professional Service

    Editor/Associate Editor
    2017-18 Guest Editor – Springer/Nature Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Parents, Caregivers and Autism Spectrum Disorders (Vol. 4, 2018) 

    2018 -> Guest Editor - Springer/Nature Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder - Advances in Research and Practice

     

     2019 ->2020 Editorial Board Memeber - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    2020 ->           Associate Editor - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    2020 ->           Global Senior Leader - International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)

    2014-present  Reviewer for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Psychiatry Research, Journal of Attention Disorders, Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, Autism Research, Molecular Autism.