Marissa King

Professor King’s research examines social networks, social influence, and team dynamics. Her most recent line of work analyzes the role social networks played in the prescription drug abuse epidemic. She is also interested in how to effectively leverage networks to treat opioid use disorders and address the loneliness epidemic. Professor King is the author of Social Chemistry: Decoding the Elements of Human Connection. Her research and book have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, National Public Radio, among other outlets.

EDUCATION

• PhD , Columbia University, 2008
• BA , Reed College, 2002

Expertise

• Analytics
• Behavioral Science
• Big Data
• Business-Government Relations
• Ethics
• Health Care
• Innovation
• Organizational Behavior
• Organizational Design
• Public Health
• Social Networks

ACHIEVEMENTS

• James Coleman Outstanding Article Award , Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association, 2015
• Elliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award , American Sociological Association Section on Medical Sociology, 2011
• Roberta G. Simmons Outstanding Dissertation Award , American Sociological Association Section on Medical Sociology, 2009
• Alex Inkeles Award for Outstanding Graduate Student , Department of Sociology, Columbia University, 2007

SELECTED BOOKS

• Social Chemistry: Decoding the Elements of Human Connection M. King New York: Dutton (Penguin Random House) Forthcoming 2020

SELECTED ARTICLES

• Medical Adaption to Academic Pressure: Schooling, Stimulant Use, and Socioeconomic Status M. King, J. Jennings, and J. Fletcher American Sociological Review 2014
• Medical school gift restriction policies and physician prescribing of newly marketed psychotropic medications: a difference-in-differences analysis M. D. King, C. Essick, J. Ross, and P. Bearman British Medical Journal 2013
• Socioeconomic status and the increased prevalence of autism in California M. D. King and P. S. Bearman American Sociological Review 2011
• Social influence and the increased prevalence of autism diagnosis K.. Liu, M. King and P. S. Bearman American Journal of Sociology 2010
• Antislavery in America: The press, the pulpit, and the rise of antislavery societies M. D. King and H. A. Haveman Administrative Science Quarterly 2008

SELECTED WORKING PAPERS

• Changing Interaction Dynamics in Hierarchical Groups: Evidence from a Role Expansion Field Experiment in Healthcare M. King and I. Nembgard
• Conflict of Interest Policies and the Diffusion of Stimulant, Antidepressant, and Antipsychotic Medications M. King and P. S. Bearman More Publications by Marissa King**