Rate My Professor Elpida Artemiou

Elpida Artemiou, BSc, MSc, PhD, AFAMEE, is Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Programs and Professor of Veterinary Communications at Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Science in 1995 and Master of Science in 1998 from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, after completing initial undergraduate studies at Moscow State University Lomonosov in Russia on a full scholarship. Artemiou obtained her PhD in Medical Education and launched her academic career at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, progressing from counseling roles to Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Clinical Communication. Appointed to her current position at Texas Tech in 2023, she focuses on enhancing veterinary education through innovative teaching and research methodologies.

Artemiou's research specializations include clinical communication skills training, One Health communication, the human-animal bond, mind-body stress management in veterinary professionals, and emerging technologies such as AI-generated cases, augmented reality, and virtual reality for veterinary medical education. She has produced 45 publications cited over 300 times, with notable works including 'Introducing AI-generated cases (AI-cases) & standardized clients (AI-SCs) for veterinary communication skills training' (2025, Frontiers in Veterinary Science), 'Validity evidence for communication skills assessment in veterinary medicine' (2025, BMJ Open), 'Gatekeeping the transition from the preclinical curriculum to clinical rotations' (2025, JAVMA), 'Communication skills training and assessment of food-animal practice communication skills' (2022, Journal of Dairy Science), and 'Impact of Human–Animal Interactions on Psychological and Physiological Factors Associated with Veterinary School Students and Donkeys' (2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science). Her contributions extend to securing grants, including a 2024 Texas Tech Alumni Association Excellence Grant for 'Transforming Care Through Veterinary Communication Excellence,' a 2024 ICVA Assessment Grant, and a USDA NIFA grant to improve postmortem examination practices in rural Texas feedlots and dairies. Artemiou has been selected for the Texas Tech President's Leadership Institute Class of 2024 and presented on veterinary clinical communication at VetEd Asia 2024.