Asher Rosinger

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health

Research Summary

Dr. Rosinger's overall research program is designed to understand how humans meet their water needs, how this relates to adaptation, environmental changes, and water insecurity, and the resulting health, hydration, and disease consequences.

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Recent Publications

The co-occurrence of water insecurity and food insecurity among Daasanach pastoralists in northern Kenya

Bethancourt, H. J., Swanson, Z. S., Nzunza, R., Young, S. L., Lomeiku, L., Douglass, M. J., Braun, D. R., Ndiema, E. K., Pontzer, H. & Rosinger, A. Y., Mar 9 2023, In: Public Health Nutrition. 26, 3, p. 693-703 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Ex vivo LPS-stimulated cytokine production is associated with hydration status in community-dwelling middle-to-older-aged adults

Davis, K. M., Rosinger, A. Y. & Murdock, K. W., Jun 2023, In: European Journal of Nutrition. 62, 4, p. 1681-1690 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Water insecurity, water borrowing and psychosocial stress among Daasanach pastoralists in northern Kenya

Ford, L. B., Bethancourt, H. J., Swanson, Z. S., Nzunza, R., Wutich, A., Brewis, A., Young, S., Almeida, D. M., Douglass, M., Ndiema, E. K., Braun, D. R., Pontzer, H. & Rosinger, A. Y., 2023, In: Water International. 48, 1, p. 63-86 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The effects of household water insecurity on child health and well-being

Rhue, S. J., Torrico, G., Amuzie, C., Collins, S. M., Lemaitre, A., Workman, C. L., Rosinger, A. Y., Pearson, A. L., Piperata, B. A., Wutich, A., Brewis, A. & Stoler, J., Nov 1 2023, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 10, 6, e1666.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Extreme climatic events and human biology and health: A primer and opportunities for future research

Rosinger, A. Y., Jan 2023, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 35, 1, e23843.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Tap Water Avoidance Is Associated with Lower Food Security in the United States: Evidence from NHANES 2005-2018

Rosinger, A. Y., Bethancourt, H. J. & Young, S. L., Jan 2023, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 123, 1, p. 29-40.e3

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Water Insecurity Is a Structural, Often Invisible Barrier to Healthy Beverage Patterns and Nutritious Diets

Rosinger, A. Y. & Broyles, L. M. T., Nov 2023, In: Journal of Nutrition. 153, 11, p. 3153-3155 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

When the flood passes, does health return? A short panel examining water and food insecurity, nutrition, and disease after an extreme flood in lowland Bolivia

Rosinger, A. Y., Rosinger, K., Barnhart, K., Todd, M., Hamilton, T., Arias Cuellar, K. & Nate, D., Jan 2023, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 35, 1, e23806.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Early childhood growth in Daasanach pastoralists of Northern Kenya: Distinct patterns of faltering in linear growth and weight gain

Swanson, Z. S., Nzunza, R., Bethancourt, H. J., Saunders, J., Mutindwa, F., Ndiema, E., Braun, D. R., Rosinger, A. Y. & Pontzer, H., Apr 2023, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 35, 4, e23842.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Climate and hydrological seasonal effects on household water insecurity: A systematic review

Broyles, L. M. T., Pakhtigian, E. L., Rosinger, A. Y. & Mejia, A., May 1 2022, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 9, 3, e1593.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

High sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with prevalence of untreated decay in US adults: NHANES 2013–2016

Moss, M. E., Luo, H., Rosinger, A. Y., Jacobs, M. M. & Kaur, R., Dec 2022, In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 50, 6, p. 579-588 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Cross-cultural variation in thirst perception in hot-humid and hot-arid environments: Evidence from two small-scale populations

Rosinger, A. Y., Bethancourt, H. J., Swanson, Z. S., Lopez, K., Kenney, W. L., Huanca, T., Conde, E., Nzunza, R., Ndiema, E., Braun, D. R. & Pontzer, H., Jun 2022, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 34, 6, e23715.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Examining recent trends in the racial disparity gap in tap water consumption: NHANES 2011-2018

Rosinger, A. Y., Patel, A. I. & Weaks, F., Feb 11 2022, In: Public Health Nutrition. 25, 2, p. 207-213 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Using Water Intake Dietary Recall Data to Provide a Window into US Water Insecurity

Rosinger, A. Y., May 1 2022, In: Journal of Nutrition. 152, 5, p. 1263-1273 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Variation in urine osmolality throughout pregnancy: a longitudinal, randomized-control trial among women with overweight and obesity

Rosinger, A. Y., Bethancourt, H. J., Pauley, A. M., Latona, C., John, J., Kelyman, A., Leonard, K. S., Hohman, E. E., McNitt, K., Gernand, A. D., Downs, D. S. & Savage, J. S., Feb 2022, In: European Journal of Nutrition. 61, 1, p. 127-140 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review