Warren Jones

Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor

(404) 785-9550
warren.r.jones@emory.edu

Academic Appointment

Associate Professor with Tenure, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Norman Nien Distinguished Chair in Autism, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Director of Research, Marcus Autism Center
Faculty, Emory University School of Medicine, Center for Translational Social Neuroscience

Education

Degrees

PhD Neuroscience from Yale University
BA Mechanical Engineering, Art from Yale University

Research

Focus

My research explores the causes, course, and consequences of autism through the development of performance-based measures of social engagement. These measures function as diagnostic markers; as prognostic indicators of outcome; and as endophenotypes for parsing the broader autism spectrum (all critical steps in understanding the genetic, neural, and behavioral mechanisms of disability in autism spectrum disorders).

Publications

Caregiver greeting to infants under 6 months already reflects emerging differences in those later diagnosed with autism.
Proc Biol Sci Volume: 291 Page(s): 20232494
06/01/2024 Authors: Ford A; Walum H; Brice B; Patel H; Kunnikuru S; Jones W; Berman GJ; Shultz S
Corrigendum to "Functional maturation in visual pathways predicts attention to the eyes in infant rhesus macaques: Effects of social status" [Dev.Cogn.Neurosci., 60C (2023): 101213].
Dev Cogn Neurosci Volume: 67 Page(s): 101364
06/01/2024 Authors: Ford A; Kovacs-Balint ZA; Wang A; Feczko E; Earl E; Miranda-Domnguez ; Li L; Styner M; Fair D; Jones W
Expert Clinician Certainty in Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder in 16-30-Month-Olds: A Multi-site Trial Secondary Analysis.
J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 54 Page(s): 393 - 408
02/01/2024 Authors: Klaiman C; White S; Richardson S; McQueen E; Walum H; Aoki C; Smith C; Minjarez M; Bernier R; Pedapati E
Diagnosis of Autism-Reply.
JAMA Volume: 331 Page(s): 259 - 260
01/16/2024 Authors: Jones W; Klaiman C; Klin A
Eye-Tracking-Based Measurement of Social Visual Engagement Compared With Expert Clinical Diagnosis of Autism.
JAMA Volume: 330 Page(s): 854 - 865
09/05/2023 Authors: Jones W; Klaiman C; Richardson S; Aoki C; Smith C; Minjarez M; Bernier R; Pedapati E; Bishop S; Ence W
Development and Replication of Objective Measurements of Social Visual Engagement to Aid in Early Diagnosis and Assessment of Autism.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 6 Page(s): e2330145
09/05/2023 Authors: Jones W; Klaiman C; Richardson S; Lambha M; Reid M; Hamner T; Beacham C; Lewis P; Paredes J; Edwards L
Infant-directed song potentiates infants' selective attention to adults' mouths over the first year of life.
Dev Sci Volume: 26 Page(s): e13359
09/01/2023 Authors: Alviar C; Sahoo M; Edwards LA; Jones W; Klin A; Lense M
Functional maturation in visual pathways predicts attention to the eyes in infant rhesus macaques: Effects of social status.
Dev Cogn Neurosci Volume: 60 Page(s): 101213
04/01/2023 Authors: Ford A; Kovacs-Balint ZA; Wang A; Feczko E; Earl E; Miranda-Domnguez ; Li L; Styner M; Fair D; Jones W
Music of infant-directed singing entrains infants' social visual behavior.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 119 Page(s): e2116967119
11/08/2022 Authors: Lense MD; Shultz S; Astsano C; Jones W
Visual Traces of Language Acquisition in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder During the Second Year of Life.
J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 51 Page(s): 2519 - 2530
07/01/2021 Authors: Habayeb S; Tsang T; Saulnier C; Klaiman C; Jones W; Klin A; Edwards LA
Affording autism an early brain development re-definition.
Dev Psychopathol Volume: 32 Page(s): 1175 - 1189
10/01/2020 Authors: Klin A; Micheletti M; Klaiman C; Shultz S; Constantino JN; Jones W
Early developmental changes in visual social engagement in infant rhesus monkeys.
Dev Cogn Neurosci Volume: 43 Page(s): 100778
06/01/2020 Authors: Wang A; Payne C; Moss S; Jones WR; Bachevalier J
Blink Rate Patterns Provide a Reliable Measure of Individual Engagement with Scene Content.
Sci Rep Volume: 10 Page(s): 8267
05/19/2020 Authors: Ranti C; Jones W; Klin A; Shultz S
Research Review: Outcomes of 24- to 36-month-old children with autism spectrum disorder vary by ascertainment strategy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry Volume: 61 Page(s): 4 - 17
01/01/2020 Authors: Micheletti M; McCracken C; Constantino JN; Mandell D; Jones W; Klin A
Behavioral predictors of autism recurrence are genetically independent and influence social reciprocity: evidence that polygenic ASD risk is mediated by separable elements of developmental liability.
Transl Psychiatry Volume: 9 Page(s): 202
08/22/2019 Authors: Pohl A; Jones WR; Marrus N; Zhang Y; Klin A; Constantino JN
Topology of the Structural Social Brain Network in Typical Adults.
Brain Connect Volume: 8 Page(s): 537 - 548
11/01/2018 Authors: Li L; Bachevalier J; Hu X; Klin A; Preuss TM; Shultz S; Jones W
Neonatal Transitions in Social Behavior and Their Implications for Autism.
Trends Cogn Sci Volume: 22 Page(s): 452 - 469
05/01/2018 Authors: Shultz S; Klin A; Jones W
An agenda for 21st century neurodevelopmental medicine: lessons from autism.
Rev Neurol Volume: 66 Page(s): S3 - S15
03/01/2018 Authors: Klin A; Jones W
A Longitudinal Investigation of Preferential Attention to Biological Motion in 2- to 24-Month-Old Infants.
Sci Rep Volume: 8 Page(s): 2527
02/06/2018 Authors: Sifre R; Olson L; Gillespie S; Klin A; Jones W; Shultz S
Infant viewing of social scenes is under genetic control and is atypical in autism.
Nature Volume: 547 Page(s): 340 - 344
07/20/2017 Authors: Constantino JN; Kennon-McGill S; Weichselbaum C; Marrus N; Haider A; Glowinski AL; Gillespie S; Klaiman C; Klin A; Jones W
Mechanisms of Diminished Attention to Eyes in Autism.
Am J Psychiatry Volume: 174 Page(s): 26 - 35
01/01/2017 Authors: Moriuchi JM; Klin A; Jones W
Predicting social and communicative ability in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study of the Social Attribution Task, Multiple Choice.
Autism Volume: 20 Page(s): 952 - 962
11/01/2016 Authors: Burger-Caplan R; Saulnier C; Jones W; Klin A
Rapid video-referenced ratings of reciprocal social behavior in toddlers: a twin study.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry Volume: 56 Page(s): 1338 - 1346
12/01/2015 Authors: Marrus N; Glowinski AL; Jacob T; Klin A; Jones W; Drain CE; Holzhauer KE; Hariprasad V; Fitzgerald RT; Mortenson EL
Toward innovative, cost-effective, and systemic solutions to improve outcomes and well-being of military families affected by autism spectrum disorder.
Yale J Biol Med Volume: 88 Page(s): 73 - 79
03/01/2015 Authors: Klin A; Wetherby AM; Woods J; Saulnier C; Stapel-Wax J; Klaiman C; Jones W; Rubin E; Scahill L; Call N
Social visual engagement in infants and toddlers with autism: early developmental transitions and a model of pathogenesis.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev Volume: 50 Page(s): 189 - 203
03/01/2015 Authors: Klin A; Shultz S; Jones W
Reducing age of autism diagnosis: developmental social neuroscience meets public health challenge.
Rev Neurol Volume: 60 Suppl 1 Page(s): S3 - 11
02/25/2015 Authors: Klin A; Klaiman C; Jones W
Attention to eyes is present but in decline in 2-6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism.
Nature Volume: 504 Page(s): 427 - 431
12/19/2013 Authors: Jones W; Klin A
Feeding problems and nutrient intake in children with autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis and comprehensive review of the literature.
J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 43 Page(s): 2159 - 2173
09/01/2013 Authors: Sharp WG; Berry RC; McCracken C; Nuhu NN; Marvel E; Saulnier CA; Klin A; Jones W; Jaquess DL
Parsing heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorders: visual scanning of dynamic social scenes in school-aged children.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Volume: 51 Page(s): 238 - 248
03/01/2012 Authors: Rice K; Moriuchi JM; Jones W; Klin A
Inhibition of eye blinking reveals subjective perceptions of stimulus salience.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 108 Page(s): 21270 - 21275
12/27/2011 Authors: Shultz S; Klin A; Jones W
Cortical integration of audio-visual speech and non-speech stimuli.
Brain Cogn Volume: 74 Page(s): 97 - 106
11/01/2010 Authors: Vander Wyk BC; Ramsay GJ; Hudac CM; Jones W; Lin D; Klin A; Lee SM; Pelphrey KA
Two-year-olds with autism orient to non-social contingencies rather than biological motion.
Nature Volume: 459 Page(s): 257 - 261
05/14/2009 Authors: Klin A; Lin DJ; Gorrindo P; Ramsay G; Jones W
Heterogeneity and homogeneity across the autism spectrum: the role of development.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Volume: 48 Page(s): 471 - 473
05/01/2009 Authors: Jones W; Klin A
Absence of preferential looking to the eyes of approaching adults predicts level of social disability in 2-year-old toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.
Arch Gen Psychiatry Volume: 65 Page(s): 946 - 954
08/01/2008 Authors: Jones W; Carr K; Klin A
Altered face scanning and impaired recognition of biological motion in a 15-month-old infant with autism.
Dev Sci Volume: 11 Page(s): 40 - 46
01/01/2008 Authors: Klin A; Jones W
Attributing social and physical meaning to ambiguous visual displays in individuals with higher-functioning autism spectrum disorders.
Brain Cogn Volume: 61 Page(s): 40 - 53
06/01/2006 Authors: Klin A; Jones W
Autism, movement, and facial processing.
Am J Psychiatry Volume: 161 Page(s): 1719
09/01/2004 Authors: Gepner B
The enactive mind, or from actions to cognition: lessons from autism.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci Volume: 358 Page(s): 345 - 360
02/28/2003 Authors: Klin A; Jones W; Schultz R; Volkmar F
Visual fixation patterns during viewing of naturalistic social situations as predictors of social competence in individuals with autism.
Arch Gen Psychiatry Volume: 59 Page(s): 809 - 816
09/01/2002 Authors: Klin A; Jones W; Schultz R; Volkmar F; Cohen D
Defining and quantifying the social phenotype in autism.
Am J Psychiatry Volume: 159 Page(s): 895 - 908
06/01/2002 Authors: Klin A; Jones W; Schultz R; Volkmar F; Cohen D

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Warren Jones

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