Dr Zito's research areas include  Intellectual Property, Contract Law, and Clinical Legal Education. She has a broad depth of expertise and research in Intellectual Property (IP) across all its regimes having practiced in the area since 1999. Dr Zito's specialist expertise and research lie in trade marks, geographical indicaitons, brand protection and management for businesses. With a doctorate in this subject area, awarded by the University of Adelaide in February 2018, and regularly advising on IP issues to government and industry, Dr Zito is well known for her work and often interviewed on topical IP issues. Given her high-quality research and expertise in IP, she was invited to be a Committee Member of the Geographical Indications Sub-Committee of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. The Committee advises government and industry on IP issues and provides recommendations on how IP laws should be reformed and/or drafted to address such issues. Dr Zito has formed a strong nexus between her research in IP and industry and government and has advised the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Intellectual Property Australia (IPA) on the potential for a new IP framewok in Australia concerning food labelling and geographical indications (GI). This is a topical issue arising out of negotiations between Australia and the European Union in context of the Free Trade Agreement (Aus-EUFTA). Dr Zito's recommendations have been published and implemented by DFAT and IPA in determining what a new food GI framework could look like for Australia.

Overall, Dr Zito's research is contributing to solving real-world issues and providing recommendations that have practical significance and application for government, industry and the broader community.