Education
PhD Cornell University, 2013 MEng Technological Institute of Monterrey, 2003 BA Sophia University, 1998
Research
- Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Tauer, Loren; Grohn, Yrjo. "Optimal contract design under asymmetric information to incentivize preconditioning calves for feedlots"Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 54.2 (2025): 387–407
- Hasan, Atik; Voumik, Liton; Mozumder, Ajharul; Esquivias, Miguel; Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Das, Mihir. "Role of governance index, democracy, industrialization, and urbanization on environmental sustainability of BRICS countries: A novel PMG-ARDL approach"Social Sciences and Humanities Open. 11.2025 (2025): e101242
- Rigotti, Luca; LeRoux, Matthew; Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Schmit, Todd. "Understanding Consumer Response to Meat Prices at Farmers Markets"Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Extension Brief. Cornell University. (2025)
- Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Nicholson, Charles; Gomez, Miguel; Mattson, Neil. "A meta-analysis of yields and environmental performance of controlled-environment production systems for tomatoes, lettuce and strawberries"Journal of Cleaner Production. 469 (2024): 143142
- Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Gomez, Miguel. "A Tale of Two Strawberries: Conventional and Organic Open-Field Production in California"Sustainability. 15.19 (2023): 14363
- Timmons, Michael; Gomez, Miguel; Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Li, Jie. "Analysis of Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) Technology for Rainbow Trout Production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia. (2023)
- Abraham, Mathew; Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Joshi, Ekta; Ali Ilahi, Muhammad; Pingali, Prabhu. "Aggregation models and small farm commercialization – A scoping review of the global literature"Food Policy. 110 (2022): 102299
- Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Tauer, Loren; Kaniyamattam, Karun; Lhermie, Guillaume; Gröhn, Yrjo. "Benefits of Preconditioning Cattle under Stochastic Feedlot Performance"Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 54.4 (2022): 656-673
- Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Tauer, Loren; Gröhn, Yrjo. "Pricing efficiency in livestock auction markets: A two-tier frontier approach"Agricultural Economics. 53.S1 (2022): 139-151
- Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Li, Jie; Lhermie, Guillaume; Cazer, Casey. "Analysis of the Demand for Pet Insurance among Uninsured Pet Owners in the U.S"Veterinary Record. 189.1 (2021): e243
Awards
- Editor’s Choice (2020) Preventive Veterinary Medicine
- Best Paper of 2017 (2017) Agricultural and Applied Economics Association