Opal Ousley PhD
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor
- (404) 727-8350
- opal.y.ousley@emory.edu
Academic Appointment
- Associate Faculty, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Emory University, Atlanta
- Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta
Education
Degrees
- PhD from Vanderbilt University, Nashville
- MS from Vanderbilt University, Nashville
- BA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
Research
Focus
- My research focuses on understanding the cognitive, social, and adaptive behavioral development and outcomes of infants, children, and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, as well as those with specific genetic disorders associated with autism, including 22q11 deletion syndrome and phenylketonuria.
Publications
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Random forest and Shapley Additive exPlanations predict oxytocin targeted effects on brain functional networks involved in salience and sensorimotor processing, in a randomized clinical trial in autism.
Neuropsychopharmacology
04/02/2025 Authors: Andari E; Gopinath K; O'Leary E; Caceres GA; Nishitani S; Smith AK; Ousley O; Rilling JK; Cubells JF; Young LJ -
Toward better outcome measurement for insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder.
Autism Volume: 28 Page(s): 3131 - 3142
12/01/2024 Authors: Scahill L; Lecavalier L; Edwards MC; Wenzell ML; Barto LM; Mulligan A; Williams AT; Ousley O; Sinha CB; Taylor CA -
Exploring the Congruence of actigraphy and the Pediatric Autism Insomnia rating Scale.
Sleep Med Volume: 123 Page(s): 49 - 53
11/01/2024 Authors: Wenzell ML; Johnson CR; Lecavalier L; Barto L; Mulligan A; Williams A; Ousley O; Kim SY; Schiltz NK; Scahill L -
Validation of an Enhanced Telehealth Platform for Toddlers at Increased Likelihood for a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 54 Page(s): 4019 - 4033
11/01/2024 Authors: Morrier MJ; Schwartz AJ; Rice CE; Platner A; Ousley OY; Kassem S; Krishnan AV; Lord C; Smith CJ; Oberleitner R -
Reduced amplitude and slowed latency of the acoustic startle response in adolescents and adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Schizophr Res Volume: 269 Page(s): 9 - 17
07/01/2024 Authors: Parker DA; Imes S; Ruban G; Ousley OY; Henshey B; Massa NM; Walker E; Cubells JF; Duncan E -
Psychosis spectrum symptoms among individuals with schizophrenia-associated copy number variants and evidence of cerebellar correlates of symptom severity.
Psychiatry Res Volume: 335 Page(s): 115867
05/01/2024 Authors: Sefik E; Guest RM; Aberizk K; Espana R; Goines K; Novacek DM; Murphy MM; Goldman-Yassen AE; Cubells JF; Ousley O -
Deep psychophysiological phenotyping of adolescents and adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a multilevel approach to defining core disease processes.
BMC Psychiatry Volume: 23 Page(s): 425
06/13/2023 Authors: Parker DA; Cubells JF; Imes SL; Ruban GA; Henshey BT; Massa NM; Walker EF; Duncan EJ; Ousley OY -
Neurocognitive and Sensorimotor Biomarkers of Psychosis-Risk in 22q.11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Their Relationship to Clinical Symptoms
Volume: 47 Page(s): 349 - 350
12/01/2022 Authors: Parker D; Imes S; Henshey B; Massa N; Cuthbert B; Lee G; Walker E; Duncan E; Cubells J; Ousley O -
Integrating de novo and inherited variants in 42,607 autism cases identifies mutations in new moderate-risk genes.
Nat Genet Volume: 54 Page(s): 1305 - 1319
09/01/2022 Authors: Zhou X; Feliciano P; Shu C; Wang T; Astrovskaya I; Hall JB; Obiajulu JU; Wright JR; Murali SC; Xu SX -
A Randomized Trial of Direct Instruction Language for Learning in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Volume: 61 Page(s): 772 - 781
06/01/2022 Authors: Scahill L; Shillingsburg MA; Ousley O; Pileggi ML; Kilbourne RL; Buckley D; Gillespie SE; McCracken C