Ph.D., Finance, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Member of Ph.D. and Research Committee, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008
Ph.D. Research Award, School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2009
Doctoral Fellowship, School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2006-2009
Professor Zhao’s research interest is concentrated on how wealth distribution and social interaction will affect the financial market. In addition to this, she has also done work on firms’ issuance decisions, loan collateral and contract design. She has done both theoretical and empirical work in these fields.