Accepted or Published:
*Indicates undergraduate student directly supervised by C. Kelleher
**Indicates graduate student directly supervised by C. Kelleher
2026
C. Kelleher, J. P. Gannon, D. Ciruzzi, Reply to Comment on “The Current State of Undergraduate Hydrology Courses in North America: A Path Forward”, Water Resources Research, 62, e2026WR044873.
R. Sando, K. L. Jaeger, C. A. Kelleher, J. Hammond, J. R. Christensen, C. Segura, H. E. Golden, F. Cheng, A. Husic, C. N. Jones, C. R. Lane, Li Li, D. T. Mahoney, H. K. McMillan, A. N. Price, E. C. Seybold, A. S. Ward, M. Zimmer, S. Pestana, Streamflow and Surface-water Presence Data Availability Across the Conterminous United States (CONUS): A Review and Opportunities for Headwater Systems, Hydrological Processes, 40(5), e70572.
C. Kelleher, J. P. Gannon, and D. Ciruzzi (2026) The Current State of Undergraduate Hydrology Courses: A Path Forward, Water Resources Research, 62, e2025WR041736.
T. Parolari, A. Mrad, C. Kelleher, A. Mueller, K. Newhardt, Data Science Skills Are Essential for Civil and Environmental Engineers, ASCE Open: Multidisciplinary Journal of Civil Engineering, 4(1), 02526001.
B. Kurylyk, C. Kelleher, D. Irvine, H. Tackley, J. Leach, B. Neilson, and V. Bense, Groundwater Temperature Processes and Patterns – Implications for Stream Thermal Regimes, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water13, no. 2: e70062.
K. Smith, E. Halfyard, C. Kelleher, and B. Kurylyk, Engineered gravel trench hyporheic exchange to create cold-water thermal refuges, River Research and Applications, 1–15.
C. R. Lane, E. D’Amico2, J. R. Christensen, H. E. Golden, F. Cheng4, J. Hammond, A. Husic, K. L. Jaeger, C. N. Jones, C. A. Kelleher, L. Li, D. T. Mahoney, H. K. McMillan, A. N. Price, R. Sando, C. Segura, E. C. Seybold, A. S. Ward, M. Zimmer, Identifying Headwater Streams across the Conterminous United States, Ecosystems, 29, 22 (2026).
H. Jones, C. Kelleher, S. Shaw, Assessing the Effects of Beaver Dam Analogs on Streamflow and Subsurface Storage at a Site in Central Wyoming, Hydrological Processes, 40, no. 1: e70381. .
2025
H. Golden, J. Christiansen, H. McMillan, C. Kelleher, C. R. Lane, A. Husic, L. Li, A. S. Ward., J. Hammond, E. C. Seybold, K. L. Jaeger, M. Zimmer, R. Sando, C. N. Jones, C. Segura, D. T. Mahoney, A. N. Price, and F. Cheng (2025), Advancing the Science of Headwater Flow for the Protection of Global Waters, Nature Water, 3, 16-26.
2024
R. Hurley^, D. Brandes, and C. Kelleher (2024), Drivers and Buffers of Stream Flashiness in the Mid-Atlantic United States, Hydrological Processes, 38: e15302
S. DeSousa, A. S. Bhaskar, C. Kelleher, and B. Livneh (2024), Understanding Spatiotemporal Patterns and Drivers of Urban Flooding Using Municipal Reports. Hydrological Processes, 38: e70028.
J. Wade, C. Kelleher, & B. L. Kurylyk (2024). Incorporating physically-based water temperature predictions into the National water model framework. Environmental Modelling & Software, 171, 105866.
G. Coxon, H. McMillan, J. P. Bloomfield, L. Bolotin, J. F. Dean, C. Kelleher, L. Slater, and Y. Zheng. Wastewater discharges and urban land cover dominate urban hydrology signals across England and Wales. Environmental Research Letters 19, no. 8 (2024): 084016.
R. Schewe, W. H. Fenner, L. Iavoriska, & C. Kelleher (2024). Spatial diffusion of innovations: a spatial analysis of agricultural conservation behaviors in New York State. Environmental Sociology, 1-15.
R. Schewe, L. Iavorivska, & C. Kelleher (2024). Spatial Variation in Agricultural BMPs and Relationships with Nutrient Yields Across New York State Watersheds. Environmental Management, 1-13.
2023
& C. (2023). The heat is on: Predicting urban stream temperature responses to summer storms. Hydrological Processes, 37(11), e15033.
C. J. Oswald, C. Kelleher, S. H. Ledford, K. G. Hopkins, A. Sytsma, D. Tetzlaff, L. Toran, C. Voter (2023). Integrating urban water fluxes and moving beyond impervious surface cover: A review, Journal of Hydrology, 618.
& S. B. (2023). Impacts of a beaver dam analogue complex on streambed vertical hydraulic gradients in a 1.2-km stream reach in Wyoming, USA. Hydrological Processes, 37(6), e14924.
L. & B. T. (2023). A primer on stream temperature processes. WIREs Water, 10(4), e1643.
J. Wade, Kelleher, & D. M. Hannah (2023). Machine learning unravels controls on river water temperature regime dynamics. Journal of Hydrology, 623, 129821.
A. S. Ward, J. Wade**, C. Kelleher, and R. L. Schewe (2023). Clarify jurisdiction of US Clean Water Act. Science, 379,148-148.
D. Ficklin, D. Hannah, N. Wanders, S. J. Dugdale, J. England, J. Klaus, C. Kelleher, K. Khamis, and M. B. Charlton (2023). Rethinking river water temperature in a changing, human-dominated world. Nature Water, 1, 125–128.
& L. (2023). When good signatures go bad: Applying hydrologic signatures in large sample studies. Hydrological Processes, 37(9), e14987.
E. (2023). Influence of the 2021 Brood X cicada emergence on near surface hydrology in forested and urban landscapes. Hydrological Processes, 37(2), e14822.
K. Hwang, D. Chandler, & C. Kelleher (2023). Hydrogeomorphic controls on the thermal regime of natural and restored wetlands in a glacial plain. Journal of Hydrology, 626, 130306.
F. H. Mejia, V. Ouellet, M.A. Briggs, S.M. Carlson, R. Casas‐Mulet, M. Chapman, M. J. Collins, S. J. Dugdale, J. L. Ebersole, D. M. Frechette, A. H. Fullerton et al. (2023). Closing the gap between science and management of cold‐water refuges in rivers and streams. Global Change Biology, 29(19), 5482-5508.
2022
J. P. Gannon, C. Kelleher, M. Zimmer (2022). Controls on watershed flashiness across the continental US, Journal of Hydrology, 609, 127713.
(2022). The fluid definition of the ‘waters of the United States’: Non-uniform effects of regulation on US wetland protections. Hydrological Processes, 36(11), e14747.
C. Kelleher, J. P. Gannon, C. N. Jones, and S. Aksoy (2022), Best management practices for teaching hydrologic coding in physical, hybrid, and virtual classrooms, Frontiers in Water, 4.
D. Hannah, B. Abbott, K. Khamis, C. Kelleher, I. Lynch, S. Krause (2022). Illuminating the ‘invisible water crisis’ to address global water pollution challenges, Hydrological Processes, 36(3).
L. Worthen**, C. Kelleher, C. Davidson (2022). A Diagnostic Analysis of Low-Impact Development Simulations with SWMM,Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment 8 (2), 05022001.
R. Sessanna**, L. Iavorivska, C. Kelleher (2022), Applying multispectral UAV imagery to delineate in and near stream cover along a small urban stream, 38(4), 717-726.
S. Wang, R. Basijokaite**, B. L. Murphy, C. A. Kelleher, & T. Zeng (2022). Combining passive sampling with suspect and nontarget screening to characterize organic micropollutants in streams draining mixed-use watersheds. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(23), 16726-16736.
2021
Investigating model performance and parameter sensitivity for runoff simulation across multiple events for a large green roof, Lucie Worthen**, Christa Kelleher, Cliff Davidson, Hydrological Processes, 2021.
Monthly river temperature trends across the US confound annual changes, Christa Kelleher, Heather Golden, Stacey Archfield, Environmental Research Letters, 2021.
Contrasting Impacts of a Hotter and Drier Future on Streamflow and Catchment Scale Sediment Flux in the High Andes, JR Slosson**, Christa Kelleher, Greg Hoke, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 2021.
Impact of beaver dam analogues on hydrology in a semi‐arid floodplain, Casey Pearce**, Philippe Vidon, Laura Lautz, Christa Kelleher, Julianne Davis**, Hydrological Processes, 2021.
Introductory overview: Recommendations for approaching scientific visualization with large environmental datasets, Christa Kelleher, Anna Braswell, Environmental Modelling & Software, 2021.
Evaluating the geomorphic channel response to beaver dam analog installation using unoccupied aerial vehicles, Julianne Davis**, Laura Lautz, Christa Kelleher, Philippe Vidon, Chris Russoniello, Casey Pearce, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2021.
Short‐term impact of beaver dam analogues on streambank erosion and deposition in Semi‐Arid landscapes of the Western USA, Casey Pearce**, Philippe Vidon, Laura Lautz, Christa Kelleher, Julianne Davis**, River Research and Applications, 2021.
Ruta Basijokaite**, Christa Kelleher (2021) Time‐Varying Sensitivity Analysis Reveals Relationships Between Watershed Climate and Variations in Annual Parameter Importance in Regions With Strong Interannual Variability, Water Resources Research.
2020
Jeff Wade**, Laura Lautz, Christa Kelleher, Philippe Vidon, Julianne Davis**, Julio Beltran**, Casey Pearce** (2020), Beaver dam analogues drive heterogeneous groundwater-surface water interactions, , Hydrological Processes.
Christa Kelleher, Heather Golden, Sean Burkholder, William Shuster (2020), Urban vacant lands impart hydrological benefits across city landscapes, , Nature Communications.
Julia Knapp, Christa Kelleher (2020), A Perspective on the Future of Transient Storage Modeling: Let’s Stop Chasing Our Tails, Water Resources Research.
Laura Condon, Katherine Markovich, Christa Kelleher, Jeffrey McDonnell, Grant Ferguson, Jennifer McIntosh (2020), Where Is the Bottom of a Watershed?, Water Resources Research.
Christa Kelleher, Lauren McPhillips (2020), Exploring the application of topographic indices in urban areas as indicators of pluvial flooding locations, Hydrological Processes.
2019
Improving Predictions of Fine Particle Immobilization in Streams, Jennifer Drummond, Noah Schmadel, Christa Kelleher, Aaron Packman, Adam Ward, Geophysical Research Letters, 2019.
Exploring Tracer Information and Model Framework Trade-offs to Improve Estimation of Stream Transient Storage Processes, Christa Kelleher, Adam Ward, and colleagues, Water Resources Research, 2019.
Assessing the potential of drone-based thermal infrared imagery for quantifying river temperature heterogeneity, Stephen Dugdale, Christa Kelleher, Iain Malcolm, Sam Caldwell, and David Hannah, Hydrological Processes, 2019.
Relative information from thermal infrared imagery via unoccupied aerial vehicle informs simulations and spatially-distributed assessments of stream temperature, Sam Caldwell**, Christa Kelleher, Emily Baker**, and Laura Lautz, Science of the Total Environment, 2019.
Monitoring turbidity from above: Deploying small unoccupied aerial vehicles to image in-stream turbidity, Karyn Ehmann**, Christa Kelleher, and Laura Condon, Hydrological Processes, 2019.
2018
Airborne thermal infrared videography of stream temperature anomalies from a small unoccupied aerial system, Kyle Fitch*, Christa Kelleher, Sam Caldwell**, and Ian Joyce, Hydrological Processes, 2018.
The importance of incorporating diurnally fluctuating stream discharge in stream temperature energy balance models, Emily Baker**, Laura Lautz, Christa Kelleher, and Jeff McKenzie, Hydrological Processes, 2018.
Is ET often oversimplified in hydrologic models? Using long records to elucidate unaccounted for controls on ET, Christa Kelleher and Stephen Shaw, Journal of Hydrology, 2018
A comparison of SAC-SMA and Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System for real-time flood forecasting in small urban catchments, Babak Roodsari**, David Chandler, Christa Kelleher, and Chuck Kroll, Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2018.
Long-Term Climatic and Anthropogenic Impacts on Streamwater Salinity in New York State: INCA Simulations Offer Cautious Optimism, Kristina Gutchess**, Li Jin, Jose Ledesma, Jill Crossman, Christa Kelleher, Laura Lautz, and Zunli Lu, Environmental Science and Technology, 2018.
2017 and earlier
A software tool to assess uncertainty in transient-storage model parameters using Monte Carlo simulations, Adam S. Ward, Christa A. Kelleher, Seth J. K. Mason, Thorsten Wagener, Neil McIntyre, Brian McGlynn, Robert L. Runkel, and Robert A. Payn, Freshwater Science, 2017.
Characterizing and reducing equifinality by constraining a distributed catchment model with regional signatures, local observations, and process understanding, Christa Kelleher, Brian McGlynn, and Thorsten Wagener, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2017
Model-based analysis of the influence of catchment properties on hydrologic partitioning across five mountain headwater subcatchments, Christa Kelleher, Thorsten Wagener, and Brian McGlynn, Water Resources Research, 2015.
Identifiability of transient storage model parameters along a mountain stream. C. Kelleher, T. Wagener, B. McGlynn, A. Ward, M. Gooseff, R. Payn, Water Resources Research, 2013.
Characterizing hydrologic change through catchment classification. K. Sawicz, C. Kelleher, T. Wagener, P. Troch, M. Sivapalan, G. Carrillo, Hydrologic Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2013.
Variations in surface water-ground water interactions along a headwater stream: comparisons between transient storage and water balance analyses. A. Ward, R. Payn, M. Gooseff, B. McGlynn, K. Bencala, C. Kelleher, S. Wondzell, T. Wagener, Water Resources Research, 2013.
Identification of the controlling mechanism for predicting critical loads in elastomeric bearings. X. Han, C. Kelleher, G. Warn, T. Wagener, Journal of Structural Engineering, 2013.
Has urbanization changed ecological streamflow characteristics in Maine (USA)?. E. Martin, C. Kelleher, T. Wagener, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2012.
Investigating controls on the thermal sensitivity of Pennsylvania streams. C. Kelleher, T. Wagener, M. Gooseff, B. McGlynn, K. McGuire, L. Marshall, Hydrological Processes, 2012.
Ten Guidelines For Effective Visualization in Scientific Publications. C. Kelleher and T. Wagener, Enironmental Modelling and Software, 2011.
It takes a community to raise a hydrologist: the Modular Curriculum for Hydrologic Advancement (MOCHA). T. Wagener, C. Kelleher, M. Weiler, B. McGlynn, M. Gooseff, L. Marshall, T. Meixner, K. McGuire, S. Gregg, P. Sharma, and S. Zappe, HESS, 2012.