His research interests lie in the areas of sustainable operations, closed loop supply chain management, supply chain channel design and role of information in a supply chain. His research has been published in Production and Operations Management. Letizia holds a master’s degree in supply chain management from Bordeaux Business School and a doctorate with dual degrees in operations research and business administration from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. Before joining UT, Letizia was a faculty member at Erasmus University’s Rotterdam School of Management.