
Peer-reviewed Publications by TWRI Staff
2025
- Colunga, S., Cabo, A.F., Christoffersen, B., & Pereira, E. “Tillage legacy, grasses and soil texture shape soil organic carbon recovery in semi-arid woodland.” Scientific Reports (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-18504-x
- Jamar, P., Fuller, E.R., Berthold, T.A., et al. “Cash Crops or Cover Crops? The Reasons and Barriers for Adopting Cover Crops in the Southern Great Plains of Texas and Oklahoma.” Frontiers in Sustainability Food Systems (2025). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1639337
- Eismont, A.L., Robertson, C.R., Lopez, R.R., Randklev, C.R. “Age, Asymptotic Size, and Growth Constants of East Texas Freshwater Unionid Mussels.” Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation (2025). https://doi.org/10.31931/fmbc-d-24-00007
- Sanchez, R., Mumme, S.P., Eckstein, G. “The extraordinary drought provision and the future of the Rio Grande water deliveries under the 1944 US–Mexico water treaty: an exploratory policy analysis.” Water International (2025). https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2025.2465053
- Stellbauer, M., Jepson, W., Lefore, N., & Thomson, P. “Advancing Multiple-Use Water Services for Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.” WIREs Water (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.70008
- Arciniega-Esparza, S., Hernandez-Espriu, J. A., Sanchez, R., et al. “Assessing hydrological drought propagation through assimilation of GRACE for groundwater storage anomalies modelling in northeastern Mexico.” Journal of Hydrology (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133826
2024
- Johnson, Trevor D., McCallister D.M., deVilleneuve, S. and Berthold, T.A. “Producer Willingness to Accept Incentive Levels for Cover Crop Adoption in the Southern Great Plains: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.” Cambridge Core (2024). https://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2024.30
- Cook, M., Tremaine, D., Wyatt, B., Sanchez, R., et al. “Addressing Challenges to Ensuring Justice and Sustainability in Policy and Infrastructure for Texas Water Resources in the 21st Century.” Texas Water Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2024). https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v15i1.7169
- Liu, Y., Shields, M.R., Puthigai, S., Gregory, L., & Berthold, T.A. “Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Rapidly Urbanizing Arroyo Colorado Watershed, Texas”. Universities Council on Water Resources, 180, 23-36, (2024). https://ucowr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Liu_et_al_180.pdf
- Mumme, S., Megdal, S.B., Sanchez, R., et al, “Crafting Binational Groundwater Agreements: Preconditions for Progress Along the Mexico-U.S. Boundary”. World Scientific: Connecting Great Minds (2024). https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X23710078
- Loodin, N., Eckstein, G., Singh, V.P., & Sanchez, R., “The Role of Data Sharing in Transboundary Waterways: The Case of the Helmand River Basin.” Springer Link, 165-194, (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43376-4_10
- Rhodes, E., Talchabhedal, R., Jordan, T., “A changing river: Long-term changes of sinuosity and land cover in Navasota River Watershed. Texas.” River (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.85
- Shramm, M., Kikoyo, D., Wright, J., & Jain, S., “A meta-analysis of the impacts of best management practices on nonpoint source pollutant concentration.” Frontiers in Water, Vol. 6, (2024). https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1397615
- Beresford, M., Adams, E., Stellbauer, M., et al. “Can household water sharing advance water security? An integrative review of water entitlements and entitlement failures.” Environmental Research Letters (2024). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad9851
2023
- Ajaz, A., Berthold, T.A., Xue, Q. et al. ”Free weather forecast and open-source crop modeling for scientific irrigation scheduling: proof of concept.” Irrig Sci (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-023-00881-8
- Angerer, J., Fox, W., Rhodes, E., et al. “The Declining Ogallala Aquifer and the Future Role of Rangeland Science on the North American High Plains.” Rangeland Ecology & Management (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.12.002
- Berthold, T. A., McCrary, A., deVilleneuve, S., & Schramm, M. (2023). “Let’s talk about PFAS: Inconsistent public awareness about PFAS and its sources in the United States.” PLoS ONE (2023). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294134
- DeVilleneuve, S., Kelly, A., Miyanaka, N., et al. “Impacts of vegetation and topsoil removal on soil erosion, soil moisture, and infiltration.” Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20402
- Dobbin, K.B., Fencl, A.L., Jepson, W., et al. “Understanding perceived climate risks to household water supply and their implications for adaptation: evidence from California.” Climatic Change 176, 40 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03517-0
- Hanif, A., Khakpoor, B.A., Kharazmi, O.A. et al. “Participation in Practice in Community-Driven Development Projects in Afghanistan: A Case Study of Herat City.” Glob Soc Welf (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-023-00301-x
- Harmon, G., Jepson, W., & Lefore, N. (2023). “Farmer-led irrigation development in sub-Saharan Africa.” WIREs Water (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1631
- Heidari, B., Jaber, F., Jack, K., Prideaux, V., “A planning framework to mitigate localized urban stormwater inlet flooding using distributed Green Stormwater Infrastructure at an urban scale: Case study of Dallas, Texas.” Journal of Hydrology (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129538
- Heidari, B., Randle, S., Minchillo, D., & Jaber, F. H. “Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation.” WIREs Water (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1625
- Kikoyo, D., “A harmonized characterization of drainage units on the African continent.” Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2023.103449
- Kikoyo, D., Oker, T., “Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of SWAT, SWAT+, and Apex Models in Simulating Edge of Field Hydrological Processes.” Open Journal of Modelling and Simulation (2023). https://doi.org/10.4236/ojmsi.2023.112003
- Lara-Valencia, F., Coronado, I., Sanchez, R., et al. “Water Management on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Achieving Water Sustainability and Resilience through Cross-Border Cooperation.” Journal of Borderlands Studies (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2023.2168294
- Loodin, N., Eckstein, G., Singh, V.P., & Sanchez, R.. “Assessment of the Trust Crisis between Upstream and Downstream States of the Helmand River Basin (1973–2022): A Half-Century of Optimism or Cynicism?” ACS ES&T Water (2023). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00428
- Mukherjee, S., Amatya, D.M., Kikoyo, D., et al. “Comparison of on-site versus NOAA’s extreme precipitation intensity-duration-frequency estimates for six forest headwater catchments across the continental United States.” Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-023-02495-0
- Schramm, MP. “Linking watershed nutrient loading to estuary water quality with generalized additive models.” PeerJ Environmental Science (2023). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16073
- Seghezzo, L., Sneegas, G., Jepson, W., et al. “The use and potential of Q method in environmental planning and management.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2023.2207727
- Wagner, K.L., Gregory, L., Gerlich, J.A., Rhodes, E.C., deVilleneuve, S. “Edge-of-Field Runoff Analysis following Grazing and Silvicultural Best Management Practices in Northeast Texas.” Water (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/w15203537
- Wutich, A., Thomson, P., Jepson, W., et al. “MAD water: Integrating modular, adaptive, and decentralized approaches for water security in the climate change era.” WIREs Water (2023) https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1680
- Yang, M., & Olivera, F. “Classification of watersheds in the conterminous United States using shape-based time-series clustering and Random Forests.” Journal of Hydrology (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129409
2022
- Brannstrom, C., Jepson, W. , Beckner, S., et al. “Not a silver bullet: social perspectives on desalination and water reuse in Texas” Urban Water Journal (2022) https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2022.2134808
- Figueroa, C., Lee, K., & Jepson, W. “Corporate social responsibility in the water industry: A critical review.” WIREs Water (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1607
- Jepson, W., Martin, P., & Nevins, J. “Sorry to Bother You: The AAG Climate Action Task Force as a Necessary Inconvenience” The Professional Geographer (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2021.1915820
- Kikoyo, D., Ale, S. and Smith, P. “A Composite Index-Based Approach for Mapping Ecosystem Service Production Hotspots and Coldspots for Priority Setting in Integrated Watershed Management Programs.” Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection (2022). https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2022.104004
- Rhodes, E.C., Perotto-Baldivieso, H.L., Reeves, M.C., Gonzalez, L.A. “Perspectives on the Special Issue for Applications of Remote Sensing for Livestock and Grazingland Management.” Remote Sens (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14081882
- Rhodes, E.C.; Tolleson, D.R.; Angerer, J.P. “Modeling Herbaceous Biomass for Grazing and Fire Risk Management.” Land (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/land11101769
- Sanchez, R., Transboundary aquifers: challenges and the way forward. UNESCO (2022).
- Sanchez, R., Rivera, A., Pétré, M.A., et al. “Why do we need to care about transboundary aquifers and how do we solve their issues?” Hydrogeology Journal (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-022-02552-y
- Schramm, M., Gitter, A. and Gregory, L. “Total Maximum Daily Loads and Escherichia coli Trends in Texas Freshwater Streams.” Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education (2022). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1936-704X.2022.3374.x
- Sneegas, G., Seghezzo, L., Jepson, W., et al. “Do not put all your eggs in one basket: social perspectives on desalination and water recycling in Israel.” Water Policy (2022). https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.085
- Stoler, J., Jepson, W., Wutich, A., et al. “Molecular, adaptive, and decentralized water infrastructure: promises and perils for water justice.” Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101202
- Wutich, A., Jepson, W., Velasco, C., et al. “Water insecurity in the Global North: A review of experiences in U.S. colonias communities along the Mexico border.” WIREs Water (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1595