Stuart Gordon, BSc, BSc (Hons), BVSc, MSc, PhD, SFHEA, PGDipEd
Professor, LAMS, Director of Veterinary Professionalism, Chair of Faculty Panel on Professionalism
Biography
Stuart joined St George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2022, as the Director of Veterinary Professionalism, after 14 years at Massey University working as a Senior Veterinary and Animal Science Lecturer. Stuart’s current expertise lies in the field of Veterinary Professionalism, and he has published over 28 articles, conference proceedings, and posters on veterinary professionalism (including veterinary communication) and veterinary education. Stuart remains passionate about active learning techniques that promote student engagement. Stuart relaxes by listening to thrash metal guitar solos. His current hero is Evel Knievel.
Contact Information
Areas of Interest
- Active learning and student engagement
- Veterinary communication skills
- Veterinary ethics
Affiliations
- Level 3 FEI Line Veterinarian and Treatment Veterinarian for equine endurance events
- Trustee (and Founder) of the Pacific Education and Animal Trust - a Charitable Trust dedicated to the welfare of working animals in Fiji and other Pacific islands
- Reviewer for Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Veterinary Record, Journal of Small Animal Practice Preventive Veterinary Medicine, PLOS ONE, Vaccines, Sustainability, Veterinary World, New Zealand Veterinary Journal, antioxidants, Journal of Veterinary Behavior, Veterinary Medicine and Science (ongoing)
- Reviewer for the University of Prince Edward Island Animal Care Committee's Scientific Merit Evaluation process
- External examiner for two veterinary MScs at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom) and the University of Melbourne (Australia)
- Internal examiner for two veterinary PhD candidates at MU
- External reviewer for applications for Appointment with Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor at University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Selected Publications
- Gordon, S. J., Janicke, H., Weston, J. F., Bolwell, C. F., Benschop, J., Parkinson, T. J., Gardner, D. H. (2025) Final-year veterinary students' views on essential professionalism attributes and their critique of its teaching. Veterinary Record. In press
- Gordon, S. J., Janicke, H., Weston, J. F., Bolwell, C. F., Benschop, J., Parkinson, T. J., Gardner, D. H. (2025) Final-year veterinary students' perspectives on key attributes for career success in clinical practice and on the teaching of professionalism - findings from focus group discussions. Veterinary Record. In press
- Gordon, S.; Parkinson, T.; Byers, S.; Nigito, K.; Rodriguez, A.; Werners-Butler, C.; Haynes, J.; Guttin, T. (2023). The Changing Face of Veterinary Professionalism - Implications for Veterinary Education. Education Sciences. 13, 182.
- Gordon, S. J., Bolwell, C. F., Weston, J. F., Benschop, J., Gardner, D. H., & Parkinson, T. J. (2022). Using a Card Sort Technique to Determine the Perceptions of First-Year Veterinary Students on Veterinary Professionalism Attributes Important to Future Success in Clinical Practice. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2022-0019
- Gordon, S. J., Bolwell, C. F., Raney, J. L., & Zepke, N. (2022). Transforming a Didactic Lecture into a Student-Centered Active Learning Exercise - Teaching Equine Diarrhea to Fourth-Year Veterinary Students. Education Sciences,12(2), 68.
- Gordon, S. J., Gardner, D. H., Weston, J. F., Bolwell, C., Benschop, J., Parkinson, T. J. (2021). Using the critical incident technique to determine veterinary professional competencies important for enhancing the veterinarian‐client interaction. Veterinary Record, e943.
- Gordon, S., Gardner, D., Weston, J., Bolwell, C., Benschop, J., Parkinson, T. (2021). Fostering the Development of Professionalism in Veterinary Students: Challenges and Implications for Veterinary Professionalism Curricula. Education Sciences, 11(11), 720.
- Gordon SJG (2020) Enhancing the wellbeing of veterinarians. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 68(1): 1-2.
- Gordon, S., Gardner, D. H., Weston, J. F., Bolwell, C. F., Benschop, J., and Parkinson, T. J. (2019). Quantitative and thematic analysis of complaints by clients against clinical veterinary practitioners in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 67(3), 117-125. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2019.1585300
- Bolwell, CF, Rogers, CW, Rosanowski, SM, Weston, JF, Gee, EK and Gordon, SJG (2015). Cross-Sectional Survey of the Management and Training Practices of Endurance Horses in New Zealand: A Pilot Study. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 35 (10), 801–806. doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2015.07.019
Selected Projects
- Veterinary Practice management
- Communicating with challenging clients
- Important veterinary professional attributes for career success – this research is being conducted with a Term 6 SVM student: Kaylee Bradberry
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