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She was appointed as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Thessaly, in 2008, and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Food Hygiene of Animal Origin.<br \/>In addition to undergraduate teaching at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, since the academic year 2007\u20132008, she has taught in various Postgraduate Programs at the University of Thessaly. She has supervised more than 20 postgraduate theses (MSc) and has served as a member of advisory committees for more than 30 others. She has also supervised one PhD thesis and is currently member of the advisory committee for three PhD theses in progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is co-author of more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, 25 papers and 50 abstracts in the proceedings of national and international conferences and her published work have received more than 1,300 citations. She is also the author of 6 chapters in 3 books. 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