Welcome
I examine the network structures, social influence dynamics, and temporal dynamics for professional practices ranging from ambiguous to outright deviant. I draw on large-scale data to gain insight into social network dynamics of norm-violations, its diffusion and cessation.
I currently work as a postdoc at Yale School of Management. I obtained my Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Yale University in 2019. I graduated with a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Mathematics with distinction from Cornell University in 2013.
I am on the academic job market for 2020-2021.
Publications
“Trends in Buprenorphine Treatment in the United States, 2009-2018” JAMA 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18913.
Mark Olfson, Victoria Zhang, Michael Schoenbaum, and Marissa King
Selected Coverage: U.S. News
“Buprenorphine Treatment by Primary Care Providers, Psychiatrists and Addiction Specialists, and Other Prescribers” Health Affairs 2020. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01622
Mark Olfson, Victoria Zhang, Michael Schoenbaum, and Marissa King
“Opioid and Benzodiazepine Coprescribing in the United States Before and After US Food and Drug Administration Boxed Warning” JAMA Psychiatry 2019. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.2563
Victoria Zhang, Mark Olfson, and Marissa King.
Under Revision
“The Decay and Dissolution of Professional Ties in the Prescription Drug Epidemic” (Revise and Resubmit at Organization Science)
Victoria Zhang and Marissa King
This paper investigates the distinct processes underlying tie formation, tie decay, and tie dissolution by focusing on differences in contentious practices using a longitudinal dataset of 141,543 physician dyads. The findings contribute to understanding how dyadic patterns contribute to the rise and aggregation of macro-level polarization.
Under Review
“The Network Antecedents of a Drug Epidemic: Liminal and Deviant Prescribing of Benzodiazepines” (Under Review)
Victoria Zhang, Aharon-Cohen Mohliver, and Marissa King
Using a longitudinal dataset of 500,472 physicians prescribing 213.9 million prescriptions, we show that distinct network antecedents underlying different forms of professional norm violations that contribute to the U.S. prescription drug epidemic.
Working Papers
“Changes in Buprenorphine Prescriptions Following Medicaid Expansion” (Mark Olfson, Victoria Zhang, Marissa King, and Ramin Mojtabai)
“Social Influence and the Escalation and Cessation of Norm-Violations” (Victoria Zhang)
Work in Progress
“Quasi-Exogenous Experiments on Physician Networks” (with Susan Busch, Anthony Lollo, Chima Ndumele, and Marissa King)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Innovator (EMBA Core Curriculum)
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2016, Spring 2018
Managing Groups and Teams (MBA Core Curriculum)
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2017
Global Virtual Teams (MBA Core Curriculum)
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2018
Managing Strategic Networks (MBA Elective)
Teaching Assistant, Spring2014, Spring 2017
Mathematics and Economics Tutor for Cornell Athletic Department
Cornell University, Spring 2011, Fall 2011
