{"id":8134,"name":"Mikle South","url":"http:\/\/autism@emory.edu","description":"Mikle South joined the Emory Autism Center in 2021. He received a BA in psychology from Yale University in 1994 followed by a PhD in child clinical psychology with Sally Ozonoff at the University of Utah in 2005. He returned to Yale for postdoctoral training with Bob Schultz in developmental neuroimaging. The early part of his career was spent as professor in the Department of Psychology at Brigham Young University before joining the Emory University School of Medicine as a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. \r\n\r\nDr. South\u2019s research has focused on better understanding the interaction of anxiety and autism in brain and behavior, including recent studies of how sleep affects autism, as well as risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young adults. \r\n\r\nHe enjoys hiking and biking with his wife or getting out on his electric scooter. He plays soccer on over-40 teams and enjoys eating proper pizza.","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/autism\/author\/msouth\/","slug":"msouth","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e116f267a3bdc35ee43e858c9ee4b32b1205b50a862276ce12dcf18dc3e318a?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e116f267a3bdc35ee43e858c9ee4b32b1205b50a862276ce12dcf18dc3e318a?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e116f267a3bdc35ee43e858c9ee4b32b1205b50a862276ce12dcf18dc3e318a?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/autism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/autism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}