Maria A. Iliopoulou

Current Address: Institution Address:

4591 Van Atta, CARRS Department

Okemos, MI, 48864 113 Natural Res.building, MSU

Ph # : 517-775-1858 East Lansing, MI, 48824

Email address: Ph # : 517-353-5190

EDUCATION

Michigan State UniversityCommunity Aggriculture Recreation and Resource Studies. East Lansing, MI PhD in Animal Studies and Education and Civic engagement

Fall 2008-today

Michigan State University Small Animal Clinical Sciences Department, East Lansing, MI

MS in Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology

Fall 2009, MS graduate

Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI

DVM, 2007 graduate

Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d'Alfort, France

Socrates fellow, 2002

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana, IL

Clinical externship, 2001

Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki School of Veterinary Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece

Transferred to M.S.U. College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, in 2004

Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki School of French Literature, Thessaloniki, Greece

BSc, 1996

RESEARCH AND CLINICAL EMPLOYMENT

Center for Comparative Oncology, East Lansing, MI August 2003-December 2009

Barbara E Kitchell, DVM, DACVIM, PhD and Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, PhD

  • Development of a Quality Of Life Questionnaire in canine lymphoma patients treated with chemotherapy.
    I am responsible for the design, development, distribution, and data analysis of the QOL questionnaire.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Ingham county Animal control

  • Voluntary work (vaccinations, cruelty reports,Behavioral evaluations, Spay/neuter) July 2007-today

Carol stream Animal Hospital and

Chicagoland Veterinary behavior consultants

  • Internship in Animal behavior June 6 /10- June 20/10

Thessaloniki Small Animal Medical Center October 1999- Mars 2002

  • Veterinary Assistant.

Valvi Small Animal Clinic June 1998- August 1998

  • Veterinary Assistant.

Argos Humane Society

  • Voluntary work February 1992- today

Humane society of Thessaloniki

  • Voluntary work June 1992- April 1994

Teaching French language

  • Private lessons September 1996-Mars 2002

Posters/Presentations

  • Iliopoulou MA, Mauer W, Kitchell BE, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V. “Development of a quality of life development survey instrument for companion animals”. Phi Zeta Research day, September 2007, MSU, CVM.
  • Iliopoulou MA, Kalof, L. “A Cultural History of the Pit Bull Dog” Presented at the Third International Meeting of «An Animal Among Men: The Dog: From Domestication to Anthropomorphism», November 5-6, 2009, Université de Valenciennes, France.
  • Maria Iliopoulou. “From Precious Pet to Problem Animal”. Presented at the MSU Interdisciplinary, Intrnational conference “Animals: Past, Present and future”. April 2009.
  • Iliopoulou Maria, “Survey to assess Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in small animal cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.” Presented at the ACVB AVSAB VETERINARY BEHAVIOR SYMPOSIUM 2011, July 15, 2011,St. Louis, MO
  • Iliopoulou Maria, “What Veterinarians can do about Pit bulls, Dog Fighting, Breed Specific Legislation and related Issues and related issues.”Presented at the Board of Commissioners, Michigan Veterinary Medical association 2011 Summer Conference, July 24-26, Petoskey, MI

Publications

  • Maria A. Iliopoulou, DVM, MS; Barbara E. Kitchell,DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, PhD, DEVELOPMENT OF A SURVEY INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN SMALL ANIMAL CANCER PATIENTS TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY, (during editing process to JAVMA)
  • Matthew J. Hamilton, DVM; Ontipa Sarcornratanna DVM; Maria Illiopoulou MS, DVM; Xie Xu MD,PhD and Barbara Kitchell DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Questionnaire-Based quantitation of owner concerns and doctor responsiveness: 107 canine chemotherapy patients (during editing process to J Small An Practice)
  • Dogfighting, Animal Abuse and Desensitization to Violence, Maria Andromachi Iliopoulou, in the Michigan Veterinarian, Volume VI, Number 6, December 2011/January 2012
  • Abusing the Human–Animal Bond: On the Making of Fighting Dogs,Linda Kalof and Maria Andromachi Iliopoulou, in The Psychology of the Human-Animal bond, Blazina, Boyra, Shen-Miller (eds), Springer, June 30, 2011.
  • A Cultural History of Fighting Dogs, Linda Kalof and Maria Andromachi Iliopoulou, Forthcoming, University Press deValenciennes.

SEMINARS/ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention, July 16-19 2011, St. Louis, MO
  • Michigan Veterinary Medical association 2011 Summer Conference, July 24-26, Petoskey, MI
  • Spartan Leadership Weekend Seminar,MSU, CVM, February 25-27, 2011, East Lansing MI.
  • Best Friends Animal Society’s No more Homeless pets National Conference, October 15-17, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Animal Law Symposium, March 2011, Lansing MI.
  • Université de Valenciennes, France, Third International Meeting of «An Animal Among Men: The Dog: From Domestication to Anthropomorphism», November 5-6, 2009.
  • Michigan State Universtity, Interdisciplinary, International Conference;“Animals: Past, Present and future”, April 2009.
  • Adoption Options Workshop, Sponsored by Petfinder.com in partnership with the PETCO foundation, May 25 2008, Ann Arbor, MI
  • American College of Internal Medicine Annual Forum, June 4 – 7 2008, San Antonio, TX
  • Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2010 Animal Welfare Conference, 2011, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2010 Animal Welfare Conference, 2010, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2009 Animal Welfare Conference, 2009, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2008 Animal Welfare Conference, 2008, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2007 Animal Welfare Conference, Lansing, MI 2007
  • Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2011, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2007, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2006, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2005, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2004, Lansing, MI
  • Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2003, Lansing, MI
  • 26thWSAVAworld veterinary congress, September 23-26 1999, Lyon, France

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Comparative Gastrenterology Society: Member since 2008

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): Member since 2008

Best Friends Animal Society member since 2009

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) member since 2009

Michigan Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) member since 2010

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) member since 2011

American Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians member since 2011

American Veterinary Medical Law Association(AVMLA) member since 2011

Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics member since 2011

AWARDS

  • 2009 Humanitarian Awards: James Herriot Award, for humanitarian work on behalf of animals. Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter.
  • 2010 Humanitarian Awards: James Herriot Award, for humanitarian work on behalf of animals. Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Greek, French

Hobbies

Tango dancing, dancing, Gun shooting, painting, exercise.

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