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Marissa King is the Alice Y. Hung President's Distinguished Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with joint appointments as Professor of Health Care Management and Professor of Management. Her research examines social networks, social influence, and organizational dynamics within healthcare systems, with significant contributions to understanding the social aspects of mental health diagnosis and substance use disorder treatment.
Professor King's research interests focus on:
- Social network analysis in healthcare organizations
- Behavioral health treatment systems
- Organizational dynamics of medical teams
- Prescription practices and drug epidemics
- Healthcare workforce management
- Data analytics in health systems
Her recent publications predominantly explore healthcare networks and prescription practices, with consistent themes around opioid epidemic dynamics, physician prescribing behavior, organizational influences on treatment patterns, and policy impacts on healthcare delivery spanning 2016-2021.
Honors include:
- Alice Y. Hung President's Distinguished Professorship
Research leadership roles:
- Principal Investigator for multiple NIH-funded projects
- Leading the HC Workforce (HCMG3330)
- HC Data and Analytics (HCMG3570/HCMG8570)
