Kathleen Iacocca

Dr. Kathleen Iacocca is an Associate Professor of Management & Operations at the Villanova School of Business. She holds a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from Rutgers Business School.

Dr. Iacocca's research interests include optimization and supply chain management with applications in the healthcare industry. Her current work considers relationships in the pharmaceutical supply chain that improve efficiency and yield cost savings. Another project that she is working on examines the current pharmaceutical distribution and pricing structure in the United States.

Her research has been published in journals including Pharmaceutical Executive, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, and Socio-Economic Planning Sciences.

Education

• Rutgers University - PhD
• The University of Scranton - MBA
• The University of Scranton - BS

Select Accomplishments

• Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence - 2016 Selected by the editors of the International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management for the paper “Improving the Quality of Environmental Management: Impact on Shareholder Value”
• Awarded 2nd Place in the INFORMS Annual Case Competition - 2015 Presented case at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
• Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence - 2014 Selected by the editors of the International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing for the paper “Resell versus direct models in brand drug distribution”
• Highly Commendable Paper Award - 2013 Selected by the editors of the International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing for the paper “Resell versus direct models in brand drug distribution”
• Recipient of the “KSOM Professor of the Year” Award - 2013 Determined by student vote

Affiliations

• Data Analytics, Statistics, and Operations Consultant, Fortune 50 Company
• Member, Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
• Member, Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
• Member, The Association for Operations Management (APICS)