Maria A. Iliopoulou
Current Address:
4591 Van Atta,
Okemos, MI, 48864
Ph # : 517-775-1858
Email address: iliopoul@cvm.msu.edu
Institution Address:
CARRS Department
113 Natural Res.building, MSU
East Lansing, MI, 48824
Ph # : 517-353-5190
EDUCATION
Michigan State University Community 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
 Veterinary Assistant.
October 1999- Mars 2002
Valvi Small Animal Clinic
 Veterinary Assistant.
June 1998- August 1998
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
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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.
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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.
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Maria Iliopoulou. “From Precious Pet to Problem Animal”. Presented at
the MSU Interdisciplinary, Intrnational conference “Animals: Past,
Present and future”. April 2009.
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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Dogfighting, Animal Abuse and Desensitization to Violence, Maria Andromachi
Iliopoulou, in the Michigan Veterinarian, Volume VI, Number 6, December
2011/January 2012
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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.
http://www.springer.com/psychology/health+and+behavior/book/978-1-4419-9760-9
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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
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 Spartan Leadership Weekend Seminar, MSU, CVM, February 25-27,
2011, East Lansing MI.
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Best Friends Animal Society’s No more Homeless pets National
Conference, October 15-17, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Animal Law Symposium, March 2011, Lansing MI.
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Université de Valenciennes, France, Third International Meeting of «An
Animal Among Men: The Dog: From Domestication to
Anthropomorphism», November 5-6, 2009.
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Michigan State Universtity, Interdisciplinary, International Conference;
“Animals: Past, Present and future”, April 2009.
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Adoption Options Workshop, Sponsored by Petfinder.com in partnership
with the PETCO foundation, May 25 2008, Ann Arbor, MI
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American College of Internal Medicine Annual Forum, June 4 – 7 2008,
San Antonio, TX
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Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2010 Animal Welfare Conference,
2011, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2010 Animal Welfare
Conference, 2010, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2009 Animal Welfare
Conference, 2009, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2008 Animal Welfare
Conference, 2008, Grand Rapids, MI
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Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare, 2007 Animal Welfare
Conference, Lansing, MI 2007
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Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2011, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2007, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2006, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2005, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2004, Lansing, MI
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Michigan Veterinary Conference, January 2003, Lansing, MI
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26th WSAVA world 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
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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
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Tango dancing, dancing, Gun shooting, painting, exercise.
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