Valerie McElliott

Clinical Associate Professor

Veterinary Pathobiology

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Valerie McElliott, DVM, Ph.D, DACVP, earned a B.S. degree in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University, a DVM degree with honors from Tuskegee University, and a Ph.D. degree, with emphasis on classical and atypical scrapie, from University of Georgia at Athens.

McElliott completed a one-year internship in veterinary anatomic pathology at Tuskegee University, before heading to University of California at Davis for residency training, also in veterinary anatomic pathology. She has been a member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists since 2013. Currently, McElliott is an assistant professor, and residency training coordinator for the veterinary pathobiology program.

McElliott is currently a member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, American Veterinary Medical Association, C.L. Davis and Samuel Wesley Thompson DVM Foundation, the National Society of Phi Zeta, and the Georgia and Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Research Interests:

Veterinary Pathobiology

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2026 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2026

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Veterinary Medicine
    University of Georgia, United States, Athens, Georgia2019

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Diplomate
    American College of Veterinary Pathologist (Anatomic Pathology)2013 - present

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

DEPARTMENT

  • Veterinary Pathobiology

FIELDS OF RESEARCH