Asher Rosinger
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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
Increased Vulnerability to Dehydration Due to Heat Stress and Drought Across Reproductive States for Pastoralist Women in Northern Kenya
Arshad, S., Roba, K. T., Meriwether, N., Jacobson, H., McGrosky, A., Tavormina, A., Bobbie, N., Khosi, G., Douglass, M., Braun, D. R., Nzunza, R., Ndiema, E., Pontzer, H. & Rosinger, A. Y., Jul 2026, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 38, 7, e70303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adult temporal mobility (2002-2010) in material wealth and physical health, self-perceived health, sociality, and use of addictive substances: Insights from an observational exploratory panel study among Tsimane’ Indigenous People in the Bolivian Amazon
Bauchet, J., Godoy, R., Leonard, W. R., Reyes-García, V., Rosinger, A. Y. & Undurraga, E. A., Oct 2026, In: Social Science and Medicine. 407, 119696.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Long panel studies of small-scale rural societies in the Global South: What is their value, why are they rare, and suggestions to make them happen
Bauchet, J., Godoy, R., Leonard, W. R., Reyes-García, V., Rosinger, A. Y., Tanner, S. & Undurraga, E. A., Oct 2026, In: World Development. 206, 107452.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Water Insecurity, Social Perspectives, and Health Impacts in Private Drinking Water Sources in Pennsylvania: Two Systematic Literature Reviews
Broyles, L. M. T., Ford, L. B., Barnhart, K., Deshpande, S., Todd, M., Morse, E., Boser, S., Fowler, L. B., Warner, A. & Rosinger, A. Y., Jan 1 2026, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 13, 1, e70049.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Water Insecurity Is Associated with Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in a Small-Scale Population in Lowland Bolivia Experiencing Lifestyle Changes
Deshpande, S. M., Huanca, T., Conde, E. & Rosinger, A. Y., Jun 2026, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 126, 6, 156076.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Household Water Insecurity Is Associated With Greater Likelihood of Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Cessation and Diarrhea Among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Ethiopia: Data From Haramaya University Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Roba, K. T., Roba, A. A., Hassen, J. Y., Thompson, G., Brewis, A. & Rosinger, A. Y., Jun 2026, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 126, 6, 156303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Apple(Juice) Does Not Fall Far from the Tree: Children’s Hydration Mirrors Their Parent’s
Rosinger, A. Y., Sep 2026, In: Journal of Nutrition. 156, 9, 101713.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
The Intersection of Tap Water Avoidance, Food Insecurity, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among U.S. Children and Adolescents Aged 2–17 Years
Rosinger, A. Y. & Young, S. L., Jan 2026, In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 70, 1, 108104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Water and nutrition in a rapidly changing world: Introduction to the special issue
Rosinger, A. Y., Jun 2026, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 126, 6, 156319.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Birth Weight in the Daasanach Community of Northern Kenya and the Effect of Multiparity
Zhang, K., Hinz, E., Sadhir, S., Ford, L., McGrosky, A., Nzunza, R., Braun, D., Ndiema, E., Rosinger, A. & Pontzer, H., Jul 2026, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 38, 7, e70313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ambient temperature and wet bulb globe temperature outperform heat index in predicting hydration status and heat perception in a semi-arid environment
Baker, L., Jacobson, H., McGrosky, A., Hinz, E., Wambua, F., Sherwood, A., Mbeng, T. C., Nzunza, R., Braun, D. R., Ndiema, E., Pontzer, H. & Rosinger, A. Y., 2025, In: Annals of Human Biology. 52, 1, 2456152.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Can household water sharing advance water security? An integrative review of water entitlements and entitlement failures
Beresford, M., Adams, E., Budds, J., Harris, L. M., Jepson, W., Marley, T., Nguyen, C., Pearson, A., Roque, A. D., Rosinger, A. Y., Shah, S. H., Stellbauer, M. & Wutich, A., Jan 1 2025, In: Environmental Research Letters. 20, 1, 013003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Interacting Water Insecurity and Food Insecurity: Recent Advances in Theory and Application
Brewis, A., Jepson, W., Rosinger, A. Y., Stoler, J., Workman, C. L., Wutich, A. & Young, S. L., May 2025, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 37, 5, e70052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Beyond peak water security: Household-scale experiential metrics can offer new perspectives on contemporary water challenges in the United States
Jepson, W., Wutich, A., Pearson, A. L., Beresford, M., Brewis, A., Cooperman, A., Osborne-Gowey, J., Rempel, J., Rosinger, A. Y. & Stoler, J., Aug 2025, In: PLOS Water. 4, 8, e0000413.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High water turnover, hydration status, and heat stress among Daasanach pastoralists in a hot, semi-arid climate
Mcgrosky, A., Ford, L., Hinz, E., Sadhir, S., Wambua, F., Braun, D. R., Douglass, M., Ndiema, E., Nzunza, R., Rosinger, A. Y. & Pontzer, H., 2025, In: Evolution, Medicine and Public Health. 13, 1, p. 215-228 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
