Jane Rogosch, Ph.D.

Professional Summary

Dr. Rogosch received her PhD from the University of Washington and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Missouri before joining the Texas Unit in 2020. Her research is centered around the ecology and conservation of freshwater fishes with emphasis on the influence of altered flow conditions, invasive species, and other aspects of environmental change. She has worked on topics that include the management and recovery of endangered fishes in dryland rivers of the desert Southwest, the effects of low-head dams on stream habitat and fish community composition in the Great Plains, and the dynamics of fish communities in response to nonnative species and increasing hydrologic drought across the southwestern United States. Her research aims to inform conservation and management of freshwater fishes with a strong emphasis on the application of quantitative approaches to data analysis. Dr. Rogosch’s lab uses a variety of quantitative methods for building models of populations, spatial and compositional analysis of communities, and applying innovative techniques for exploring food-web structure, invasive species distributions, and environmental gradients across riverine landscapes.

 

Publications

Creamer, D.A, Rogosch, J.S., Patino, R.P. and McGaritty, M.M. 2025. Identifying lakes critical to the westward spread and establishment of zebra mussels. Biological Conservation. LINK

Daniel, W.M., H.R. Sofaer, C.S. Jarnevich, et al. 2025. Vertebrates in trade that pose high invasion risk to the United States. Biological Conservation. LINK

Walters, A.W., N.G. Clancy, T.P. Archdeacon, S. Yu, J.S. Rogosch, and Elizabeth A. Rieger. 2024. Identifying and managing drought refuges to promote fish persistence under climate change. Fish and Fisheries. LINK

Price, A.N., M.A. Zimmer, A.J. Bergstrom, A.J. Burgin, E.C. Seybold, C.A. Krabbenhoft, S. Zipper, M.H. Busch, W.K. Dodds, T. Datry, A.W. Walters, J.S. Rogosch, R. Stubbington, R.H. Walker, J.C. Stegen, K.E. Kaiser, M.L. Messager, J.D. Olden, S. Godsey, D.A. Lytle, G.H. Allen, M.C. Mims, J.D. Tonkin, M. Bogan, R.M. Burrows, J. Hammond, K.S. Boersma, A.G. DelVecchia, D.C. Allen, S. Yu, A. Ward. 2024. Biogeochemical and community ecology responses to the wetting of non-perennial streams. Nature Water. LINK

Roberts, C.P., W.E. Grant, M.L. Horton, L.A.P. LaBrie, M.R. Peterson, J.S. Rogosch, H. Wang. 2024. Balancing ecology and practicality to rank waterbodies for preventative invasive species management. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. LINK

Rogosch, J.S., H.I.A. Boehm, R.W. Tingley, K.D. Wright, E.B. Webb, C.P. Paukert. 2024. Evaluating effectiveness of restoration to address current stressors to riverine fish. Freshwater Biology, 69, 607-622. LINK

Messager, M.L., Olden J.D, Tonkin J.D., Stubbington R., Rogosch J.S., Busch, M.H., Little C.J., Walters A.W., Atkinson C.L., Shanafield M., Yu S., Boersma K., Lytle D.A., Walker R.H., Burrows R.M., and Datry T. 2023. A metasystem approach to designing environmental flows. BioScience biad067, LINK

Patiño, R., Christensen, V.G., Graham, J.L., Rogosch, J.S, and Rosen, B.H. 2023. Toxic algae in inland waters of the conterminous United States—A review and synthesis. Water, 15(15), 2808. LINK

Rolls, R.J., Rogosch J.S. and Kuehne L.M. 2022. How shall we meet? Embracing the opportunities of virtual conferencing. Fisheries, 47: 304-306. LINK

Messager M.L., Comte L., Couto T.B.A., Koontz E.D., Kuehne L.M., Rogosch, J.S., Stiling R.R. and Olden, J.D. 2022. Course-based ecological data collection can advance education, environmental science, and management. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. LINK

Rogosch J.S. and J.D. Olden. 2021. Comparing opportunistic and strategic removal efforts to manage invasive fish species using a dynamic multi-state occupancy model. Journal of Applied Ecology. LINK

Tonkin J.D., Olden J.D., Merritt D.M., and Reynolds L.V., Rogosch J.S., and Lytle D.A. 2021. Designing flow regimes to support entire river ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. LINK

Rogosch J.S. and J.D. Olden. 2020. Fish invaders induce trophic niche shifts in native species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. LINK