Ouyang speaks both Arabic and Mandarin Chinese as a native speaker.
[8] Most of Ouyang's written work focuses on early to middle Arabic literary criticism.
She is the editor or co-editor of several academic journals within the field of Middle Eastern studies.
[8] During the early 2000s, Ouyang was one of the organizers for a workshop series based on the "Genre, narrative and ideology" research program at SOAS.
[10] In 2013, Ouyang was selected as a judge for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize.