PhD candidate, College of Comparative and Experimental Medicine
Research
Szafranski is a graduate of the University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine program and the current Zoetis veterinary parasitology resident at UTCVM through the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology. She is also pursuing a PhD through UT’s College of Comparative and Experimental Medicine focusing on Toxoplasma gondii in waterfowl. Her research interests include zoonotic parasites and the diagnosis and management of parasitic diseases in wildlife populations and domestic animals.