Faculty Profiles

Jo Smith, MA, VetMB, PhD, MVEd, DACVIM (SAIM)

Professional Development Lead, Faculty

Office: Hendrix Student Center
Email: joanne4@clemson.edu

Education and Professional Certifications

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
University of Cambridge, UK

Doctor of Philosophy
University of Cambridge, UK

Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
Davies Veterinary Specialists, UK

Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
Purdue University

Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine
University of Tennessee

Diplomate
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (SAIM)

Master’s in Veterinary Education
Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK

Veterinary Leadership Experience
Veterinary Institute, 2016, 2025

Areas of Expertise

Veterinary professional development – including communication, wellbeing, professional identity formation, interprofessional education

Veterinary education – including assessment and remediation

Select Publications

Hill TL, Smith JR. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Multiple Mini-interview Format for Evaluation of Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency and Internship Candidates. J Vet Med Educ. 2024; 51(6):701–706.

Aldridge CF, Behrend EN, Smith JR, Welles EG, Lee HP. Accuracy of urine dipsticks and urine glucose: creatinine ratios for assessment of glucosuria. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2020; 257(4):391–396.

Strzok E, Siepker C, Armwood A, Howerth E, Smith J, Banovic F. Successful treatment of cutaneous Curvularia geniculata, Nocardia niigatensis and viral papillomatosis in a dog during the therapeutic management of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Front Vet Sci. 2019; 8:6:249.

Smith JR, Lane I. Making the most of five minutes: The clinical teaching moment. J Vet Med Educ. 2015; 42(3):271–280.

Smith JR, Smith K, Brainard BM. Platelet parameters from an automated hematology analyzer in dogs with inflammatory clinical diseases. Vet J. 2014; 201(3):406–411.

Hill J, Lawrence J, Saba C, Turek M, Feldhaeusser B, Coutermarsh-Ott S, Barber J, Smith J, Gogal Jr R. In vitro efficacy of doxorubicin and etoposide against a feline injection site sarcoma cell line. Res Vet Sci. 2014; 97(2):348–356.

Garner B, Priest H, Smith JR. Pseudo-hypoproteinemia in a hyperbilirubinemic dog with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Vet Clin Pathol. 2014; 43(2):266–269.

Bugbee AC, Smith JR, Ward CR. Effect of dexamethasone or synthetic ACTH administration on endogenous ACTH concentrations in healthy dogs. Am J Vet Res. 2013; 74(11):1415–1420.

Smith JR, Packman ZR, Hofmeister EH. Multimodal evaluation of the effectiveness of a hand hygiene educational campaign at a small animal veterinary teaching hospital. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013; 231(8):1210–1214.

Wang A, Smith JR, Creevy KE. Treatment of canine idiopathic immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia with mycophenolate mofetil and glucocorticoids: 30 cases (2007–2011). J Small Anim Pract. 2013; 54(8):399–404.

Smith JR, Rapoport GS, Turek MS, Creevy KE. Southeastern United States veterinarians’ preferences for managing cats with diabetes mellitus. J Feline Med Surg. 2012; 14(10):716–722.

Hecht S, Adams WH, Smith JR, Thomas WB. Clinical and imaging findings in intracranial blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitidis) in dogs: 5 cases. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2011; 47(4):241–249.

Select Honors and Awards

Academy of Veterinary Educators (inaugural cohort)
2022

Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Georgia
2022

Teaching Academy, University of Georgia
2021

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship, University of Georgia
2021

David Tyler Award for Advances in Teaching, University of Georgia
2019

Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teaching Award, University of Georgia
2018