Bilde av Øien, Roald A.
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Bilde av Øien, Roald A.
Institutt for lærerutdanning og pedagogikk roald.a.oien@uit.no +4777644344 93099994

Roald A. Øien


Professor - Special Education / Developmental Psychology

Stillingsbeskrivelse

Dr. Roald A. Øien, PhD is Professor of Special Education / Developmental Psychology at the Department of Education, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Clinical Professor at UNN and Assistant Professor of Developmental disabilities at Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Øien serves as Associate Editor of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Springer/Nature). Research focus on developmental psychology, psychopathology and special education. His research focuses on early developmental, behavioral and temperamental features in children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Øien also serves at Global Senior Leader for International Society for Autism Research (INSAR).


  • Linda W. David, Nina Stenberg, Trond Haaken Diseth, Sissel Berge Helverschou, Cecilie Bjertness Nyquist, Roald A Øien m.fl.:
    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
  • 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
  • Fred R. Volkmar, Marc Woodbury-Smith, Suzanne Macari, Roald A Øien :
    Diagnostic Issues and Complexities in Autism and Related Conditions
    Oxford University Press 2022
  • 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
  • Anders Dechsling, Stian Orm, Tamara Kalandadze, Stefan Sütterlin, Roald A Øien, Frederick Shic m.fl.:
    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
  • Synnve Schjølberg, Frederick Shic, Fred R. Volkmar, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Nina Stenberg, Tonje Torske m.fl.:
    What are we optimizing for in autism screening? Examination of algorithmic changes in the M‐CHAT
    Autism Research 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Anders Dechsling, Frederick Shic, Dajie Zhang, Peter B. Marschik, Gianluca Esposito, Stian Orm m.fl.:
    Virtual reality and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder
    Research in Developmental Disabilities 03. februar 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
  • Nina Stenberg, Synnve Schjølberg, Frederick Shic, Fred R. Volkmar, Anne-Siri Øyen, Michaeline Bresnahan m.fl.:
    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 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
  • Frederick Shic, Kelsey Jackson Dommer, Adham Atyabi, Marilena Mademtzi, Roald A Øien, Julie A. Kientz m.fl.:
    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 :
    The Evolution of Autism as a Diagnostic Concept
    Guilford Press 2020
  • Fred R. Volkmar, Roald A Øien, Lisa Wiesener :
    Providing Medical Care to Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Guilford Press 2020
  • 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
  • Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Anders Dechsling, Stefan Sütterlin, Line Børtveit, Dajie Zhang, Roald A Øien m.fl.:
    An Overview of Virtual Reality Interventions for two Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) 2020 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, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Synnve Schjølberg :
    Screening Instruments for ASD
    Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2019 DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Sara Magelssen Vambheim, Logan Hart, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Craig Erickson, Logan Wink m.fl.:
    Sex-Differences in Children Referred for Assessment: An Exploratory Analysis of the Autism Mental Status Exam (AMSE)
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 08. februar 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Ella Maja Bergman, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Springer 2018 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. oktober 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, Synnve Schjølberg, Fred R. Volkmar, Frederick Shic, Domenic V. Cicchetti, Anders Johan Nordahl-Hansen m.fl.:
    Clinical Features of Children With Autism Who Passed 18-Month Screening
    Pediatrics 2018 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / 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. desember 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. desember 2018 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. juli 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sara Magelssen Vambheim, Roald A Øien :
    Sex differences in fear of pain: item-level analysis of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire III
    Journal of Pain Research 07. april 2017 ARKIV / 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
  • 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
  • Linda David, Anders Johan Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien :
    Kjønnsidentitet og nevroutviklingstilstander
    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
  • 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, Anders Dechsling, Stefan Sütterlin, Line Børtveit, Dajie Zhang, Roald A Øien m.fl.:
    Virtual Reality Interventions: Autism and Intellectual Disabilities
    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 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 Nordahl-Hansen, Roald A Øien :
    Autism: What do we know about Social Development and Intervention
    Ankara Pegem Akademi 2019
  • Roald A Øien, Ami Klin, Celine Saulnier, Katarzyna Chawarska, James McPartland, Anders Nordahl-Hansen m.fl.:
    In Memoriam: Domenic V. Cicchetti, PhD. 1937-2019
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 15. juli 2019 DOI
  • Roald A. Øien :
    Domenic V. Cicchetti - Biography
    Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2019 DOI
  • 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
  • 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, 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
  • Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Norway and autism
    Springer 2018 DOI
  • Roald A Øien, Anders Nordahl-Hansen :
    Bias in Assessment Instruments for Autism
    Springer 2018 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. mars 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Logan Hart, Roald A Øien, E Velasquez, Q Wang, M Mademtzi, Anders Nordahl-Hansen m.fl.:
    Using Positional Tracking to Monitor Gaze in VR - Pilot Study
    2017
  • Johanne Røe Mathisen, Sara Magelssen Vambheim, Roald A Øien :
    Hvorfor er kvinner mer redd for smerte enn menn? forskning.no
    12. juli 2017
  • Roald A Øien, Sara Magelssen Vambheim, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Logan Hart, Martin Eisemann, Frederick Shic m.fl.:
    Sex Differences in Children Referred for Assessment: Utilizing the Autism Mental Status Exam (AMSE)
    2017

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    Undervisning

    In addition to lectures on a variety of topics on the clinical psychology, special education and nursing programs, I have held a wide range of talks:

    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

     



    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.