Education and/or Training

B.S.	1970	Iowa State University	Fisheries and Wildlife Biology
M.S.	1972	Iowa State University	Animal Ecology
DVM	1979	Iowa State University	Veterinary Medicine

Areas of specialization and or research interests

Wildlife toxicology and health

Current USGS Research and Projects

Avian influenza viruses in wild birds in Alaska and the Pacific Flyway
Experimental characterization of avian influenza pathogenicity
Current lead shot ingestion rates in waterfowl
Contaminants and diseases in arctic waterfowl
West Nile virus and other avian pathogens in greater sage-grouse
West Nile virus in waterfowl

Professional Experience

1995 – Present	U.S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center Research Wildlife Biologist, Field & Lab Research
1988 – 1995	Supervisory Laboratory Diagnostician, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin
1984 – 1998	Leader, Resource Health Team. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin
1979 – 1984	Research Veterinarian. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxant Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Wildlife Disease Association
The Waterbird Society

Significant Recent Publications

2007

FRANSON, J.C., D.J. Hoffman, A. Wells-Berlin, M. C. Perry, V. SHEARN-BOCHSLER, D. L. FINLEY, P.L. Flint, and T. Hollmen. Effects of dietary selenium on tissue concentrations, pathology, oxidative stress, and immune function in common eiders (Somateria mollissima). 2007 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 70(10):861 -864.

2004

FRANSON, J.C., T.E. Hollman, P.L. Flint, J.B. Grand, and R.B. Lanctot. Contaminants in molting long-tailed ducks and nesting common eiders in the Beaufort Sea. 2004 Marine Pollution Bulletin 48:504-513.

2003 and 1990

FRANSON, J.C., S.P. HANSEN, T.E. CREEKMORE, C.J. BRAND, D.C. Evers, A.E. Duerr, and S. DeStefano. Lead fishing weights and other fishing tackle in selected waterbirds. 2003 Waterbirds 26(3):345-352.

2002 and 1990

FRANSON, J.C., D.J. Hoffman, and J.A. Schmutz. Blood selenium concentrations and enzyme activities related to glutathione metabolism in wild emperor geese. 2002 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(10):2179-2184.

2002 and 1990

FRANSON, J.C., T. HOLLMEN, M. Hario, M. Kilpi, and D.L. FINLEY. Lead and deltaaminolevulinic acid dehydratase in blood of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) from the Finnish archipelago. 2002 Ornis Fennica 79:87-91.