Publications

See also Google Scholar and ORCID. A full list is also in my CV (PDF).

2026

  • IQC: A novel criterion for assessing feature selection stability in high-dimensional analyses.Preprint
    Moxley, T. A. and B. J. Ridenhour. 2026. bioRxiv.DOI
  • An aging risk-factor scale: Biomarkers of renal disease and anemia are primary predictors of three-year survival in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).Preprint
    Arroyo, J. P., A. C. Mustoe, K. R. Reveles, K. M. Brasky, D. Perry, L. Cervantes, A. Alvarez, C. Hinojosa, J. Greig, A. J. Hickmott, B. J. Ridenhour, K. R. Amato, M. L. Power, and C. N. Ross. 2026. bioRxiv (preprint).DOI
  • Using geographically weighted random forests to analyze county-level diabetes prevalence in the USA.
    Ampofo, E. T., E. Seamon, and B. J. Ridenhour. 2026. Medical Research Archives 14(4).DOI
  • Predictive spatial modeling of sociodemographic risk for COVID-19 mortality.
    Seamon, E., B. J. Ridenhour, C. R. Miller, and J. Johnson-Leung. 2026. BMC Public Health.DOI
  • Precision of Hi-C-based metagenome-assembled genome reconstruction across binning pipelines.
    Lukaszewicz, M., B. J. Ridenhour, E. M. Top, and T. Stalder. 2026. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports 3:0003.DOI

2025

  • Validation of body condition scoring as a screening test for low body condition and obesity in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).
    Arroyo, J. P., A. Alvarez, L. Alvarez, A. J. Hickmott, A. C. Mustoe, K. Brasky, K. R. Reveles, B. J. Ridenhour, K. R. Amato, M. L. Power, and C. N. Ross. 2025. American Journal of Primatology 87:e70068.DOI
  • SARS-CoV-2 surveillance of wastewater in small rural communities identifies lack of vaccine coverage as influence of omicron outbreak.
    Narum, S., T. Stalder, B. J. Ridenhour, and E. R. Coats. 2025. Water Research 283:123818.DOI
  • Resilience of a stochastic generalized Lotka–Volterra model for microbiome studies.
    Phan, T., B. J. Ridenhour, and C. Remien. 2025. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 22:1517–1550.DOI
  • Detection of rare plasmid hosts using a targeted Hi-C approach.
    Castañeda-Barba, S., B. J. Ridenhour, E. M. Top, and T. Stalder. 2025. ISME Communications 5:ycae161.DOI
  • Epidemiological model can forecast COVID-19 outbreaks from wastewater-based surveillance in rural communities.
    Meadows, T., E. R. Coats, S. Narum, E. M. Top, B. J. Ridenhour, and T. Stalder. 2025. Water Research 268:122671.DOI
  • Plasmid-driven evolution of bacteria.Chapter
    Ridenhour, B. J., O. Kosterlitz, and E. M. Top. 2025. In The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, 2nd ed., vol. 2. Eds: J. B. Wolf and C. A. de M. Russo. Academic Press pp. 317–324.DOI

2024

  • Developing the common marmoset as a translational geroscience model to study the microbiome and healthy aging.
    Reveles, K. R., A. J. Hickmott, K. A. Strey, A. C. Mustoe, J. P. Arroyo, M. L. Power, B. J. Ridenhour, K. R. Amato, and C. N. Ross. 2024. Microorganisms 12:852.DOI
  • Applications of elastic net regression for modeling COVID-19 sociodemographic risk factors.
    Moxley, T. A., J. Johnson-Leung, E. Seamon, C. Williams, and B. J. Ridenhour. 2024. PLoS One 19:e0297065.DOI

2023

  • Hidden variable models reveal the effects of infection from changes in host survival.
    Ferguson, J. M., A. González-González, J. A. Kaiser, S. M. Winzer, J. M. Anast, B. J. Ridenhour, T. A. Miura, and C. E. Parent. 2023. PLoS Computational Biology 19:e1010910.DOI

2022

  • Biofilms preserve the transmissibility of a multi-drug resistance plasmid.
    Metzger, G., B. J. Ridenhour, M. France, K. Gliniewicz, J. Millstein, M. L. Settles, L. Forney, T. Stalder, and E. Top. 2022. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 8:95.DOI
  • Effects of a farm-specific fecal microbial transplant (FMT) product on clinical outcomes and fecal microbiome composition in preweaned dairy calves.
    Slanzon, G. S., B. J. Ridenhour, L. M. Parrish, S. C. Trombetta, D. A. Moore, W. M. Sischo, and C. S. McConnel. 2022. PLoS One 17:e0276638.DOI
  • Filtering ASVs/OTUs via mutual information-based microbiome network analysis.
    Bayat-Mokhtari, E. and B. J. Ridenhour. 2022. BMC Bioinformatics 23:380.DOI
  • Effects of trust, risk perception, and health behavior on COVID-19 disease burden: Evidence from a multi-state US survey.
    Ridenhour, B. J., D. Sarathchandra, E. Seamon, H. Brown, F.-Y. Leung, M. Johnson-Leon, M. Megheib, C. R. Miller, and J. Johnson-Leung. 2022. PLoS One 17:e0268302.DOI
  • Phage defence by deaminase-mediated depletion of deoxynucleotides in bacteria.
    Hsueh, B. Y., G. B. Severin, C. A. Elg, E. J. Waldron, A. Kant, A. J. Wessel, J. A. Dover, C. R. Rhoades, B. J. Ridenhour, K. N. Parent, M. B. Neiditch, J. Ravi, E. M. Top, and C. M. Waters. 2022. Nature Microbiology 7:1210–1220.DOI
  • Fecal microbiome profiles of neonatal dairy calves with varying severities of gastrointestinal disease.
    Slanzon, G. S., B. J. Ridenhour, D. A. Moore, W. M. Sischo, L. M. Parrish, S. C. Trombetta, and C. S. McConnel. 2022. PLoS One 17:e0262317.DOI

2021

  • Rhinovirus reduces the severity of subsequent respiratory viral infections by interferon-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
    Van Leuven, J. T., A. J. Gonzalez, E. C. Ijezie, A. Q. Wixom, J. L. Clary, M. N. Naranjo, B. J. Ridenhour, C. R. Miller, and T. A. Miura. 2021. mSphere 6:e00479-21.DOI
  • Structural identifiability of the generalized Lotka–Volterra model for microbiome studies.
    Remien, C. H., M. J. Eckwright, and B. J. Ridenhour. 2021. Royal Society Open Science 8:201378.DOI

2020

  • Risk of disease and willingness to vaccinate in the United States: A population-based survey.
    Baumgaertner, B., B. J. Ridenhour, F. Justwan, J. E. Carlisle, and C. R. Miller. 2020. PLoS Medicine 17:e1003354.DOI

2019

  • Microbial phenotypic heterogeneity in response to a metabolic toxin: continuous, dynamically shifting distribution of formaldehyde tolerance in Methylobacterium extorquens populations.
    Lee, J. A., S. Riazi, S. H. Nemati, J. V. Bazurto, A. E. Vasdekis, B. J. Ridenhour, C. H. Remien, and C. J. Marx. 2019. PLoS Genetics 15:e1008458.DOI
  • Vaginal biomarkers that predict cervical length and dominant bacteria in the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women.
    Witkin, S., A. Moron, B. J. Ridenhour, E. Minis, A. Hatanaka, S. Sarmento, M. Franca, F. Carvalho, T. Hamamoto, R. Mattar, E. Sabino, I. Linhares, M. Rudge, and L. J. Forney. 2019. mBio 10:e02242-19.DOI
  • Vaginal glycogen, not estradiol, is associated with vaginal bacterial community composition in black adolescent women.
    Nunn, K. L., B. J. Ridenhour, E. M. Chester, V. J. Vitzthum, J. D. Fortenberry, and L. J. Forney. 2019. Journal of Adolescent Health 65:130–138.DOI
  • Comparison of the vaginal microbiomes of premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
    Gliniewicz, K., G. M. Schneider, B. J. Ridenhour, C. J. Williams, Y. Song, M. A. Farage, K. Miller, and L. J. Forney. 2019. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:193.DOI

2018

  • Effects of spatial structure and reduced growth rates on evolution in bacterial populations.Chapter
    France, M. T., B. J. Ridenhour, and L. J. Forney. 2018. In Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology: Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Evolution. Ed: P. H. Rampelotto. Springer pp. 175–197.Link
  • Stability of equilibria in quantitative genetic models based on modified-gradient systems.
    Ridenhour, B. J. and J. R. Ridenhour. 2018. Journal of Biological Dynamics 12:39–50.DOI

2017

  • Modeling time-series data from microbial communities.
    Ridenhour, B. J., S. L. Brooker, J. E. Williams, J. T. Van Leuven, A. W. Miller, M. D. Dearing, and C. H. Remien. 2017. ISME Journal 11:2526–2537.DOI
  • Lung epithelial cells have virus-specific and shared gene expression responses to infection by diverse respiratory viruses.
    Van Leuven, J. T., B. J. Ridenhour, A. J. Gonzalez, C. R. Miller, and T. A. Miura. 2017. PLoS One 12:e0178408.DOI
  • Persistence of antibiotic resistance plasmids in bacterial biofilms.
    Ridenhour, B. J., G. A. Metzger, M. France, K. Gliniewicz, J. Millstein, L. J. Forney, and E. M. Top. 2017. Evolutionary Applications 10:640–647.DOI

2016

  • Planning horizon affects prophylactic decision-making and epidemic dynamics.
    Nardin, L. G., C. R. Miller, B. J. Ridenhour, S. M. Krone, P. Joyce, and B. O. Baumgaertner. 2016. PeerJ 4:e2678.DOI
  • Coevolutionary fitness landscapes.Chapter
    Ridenhour, B. J. 2016. In The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology. Ed: R. M. Kliman. Academic Press pp. 299–304.DOI
  • Plasmid driven evolution of bacteria.Chapter
    Ridenhour, B. J. and E. M. Top. 2016. In The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology. Ed: R. M. Kliman. Academic Press pp. 301–306.DOI

2015

  • Differentiation of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) of the Upper Midwest using PCR melt curve analysis.
    Ridenhour, B. J. and M. J. Cramer. 2015. Conservation Genetics Resources 7:29–31.DOI

2014

  • Whirling disease dynamics: an analysis of intervention strategies.
    Turner, K. G., M. J. Smith, and B. J. Ridenhour. 2014. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 113:457–468.DOI
  • Unraveling R0: Considerations for public health applications.
    Ridenhour, B. J., J. M. Kowalik, and D. K. Shay. 2014. American Journal of Public Health 104:e32–e41.DOI
  • A quantitative genetic approach to predicting change in biological communities.
    Ridenhour, B. J. and S. L. Nuismer. 2014. Theoretical Ecology 7:137–148.DOI
  • Coevolution.Chapter
    Ridenhour, B. J. 2014. In Oxford Bibliographies in Evolutionary Biology. Ed: J. Losos. Oxford University Press.DOI

2013

  • Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccines in preventing influenza-associated deaths and hospitalizations among Ontario residents aged ≥65 years: Estimates with generalized linear models accounting for healthy vaccinee effects.
    Ridenhour, B. J., M. A. Campitelli, J. C. Kwong, L. C. Rosella, B. G. Armstrong, P. Mangtani, A. J. Calzavara, and D. K. Shay. 2013. PLoS One 8:e76318.DOI

2012

  • Trait-mediated indirect interactions and the coevolutionary process.Chapter
    Ridenhour, B. J. and S. L. Nuismer. 2012. In Ecology and Evolution of Trait-mediated Indirect Interactions. Eds: T. Ohgushi, O. Schmitz, and R. Holt. Cambridge University Press pp. 207–220.
  • Time-series analyses of count data to estimate the burden of infectious diseases.
    Thompson, W. W., B. J. Ridenhour, J. P. Barile, and D. K. Shay. 2012. Epidemiology 23:839–842.DOI
  • The contribution of a pollinating seed predator to selection on Silene latifolia females.
    Burkhardt, A., B. J. Ridenhour, L. F. Delph, and G. Bernasconi. 2012. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25:461–472.DOI

2011

  • Controlling the spread of disease in schools.
    Ridenhour, B. J., A. Braun, T. Teyrasse, and D. Goldsman. 2011. PLoS One 6:e29640.DOI

2010

  • When is correlation coevolution?
    Nuismer, S. L., R. Gomulkiewicz, and B. J. Ridenhour. 2010. American Naturalist 175:525–537.DOI
  • Antagonistic parent-offspring co-adaptation.
    Kölliker, M., B. J. Ridenhour, and S. Gaba. 2010. PLoS One 5:e8606.DOI

2009

  • Can we “hedge” against the development of antiviral resistance among pandemic influenza viruses?
    Shay, D. K. and B. J. Ridenhour. 2009. PLoS Medicine 6:e1000103.DOI

2008

  • Geographically variable selection in Ambystoma tigrinum virus (Iridoviridae) throughout the western United States.
    Ridenhour, B. J. and A. T. Storfer. 2008. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21:958–965.DOI
  • The contribution of parasitism to selection on floral traits in Heuchera grossulariifolia.
    Nuismer, S. L. and B. J. Ridenhour. 2008. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21:1151–1159.DOI

2007

  • Phylogenetic concordance analysis shows an emerging pathogen is novel and endemic.
    Storfer, A., M. E. Alfaro, B. J. Ridenhour, J. K. Jancovich, S. G. Mech, M. J. Parris, and J. P. Collins. 2007. Ecology Letters 10:1075–1083.DOI
  • Antagonistic coevolution mediated by phenotypic differences between quantitative traits.
    Nuismer, S. L., B. J. Ridenhour, and B. Oswald. 2007. Evolution 61:1823–1834.DOI
  • Patterns of genetic differentiation in Thamnophis and Taricha from the Pacific Northwest.
    Ridenhour, B. J., E. D. Brodie, Jr., and E. D. Brodie III. 2007. Journal of Biogeography 34:724–735.DOI
  • Dos and don'ts of testing the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution.
    Gomulkiewicz, R., D. M. Drown, M. F. Dybdahl, W. Godsoe, S. L. Nuismer, K. M. Pepin, B. J. Ridenhour, C. I. Smith, and J. B. Yoder. 2007. Heredity 98:249–258.DOI
  • Tests of the influences of altitude and topography on genetic structure in the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum).
    Giordano, A. R., B. J. Ridenhour, and A. Storfer. 2007. Molecular Ecology 16:1625–1637.DOI
  • Polygenic traits and parasite local adaptation.
    Ridenhour, B. J. and S. L. Nuismer. 2007. Evolution 61:368–376.

2005

  • Identification of selective sources: partitioning selection based on interactions.
    Ridenhour, B. J. 2005. American Naturalist 166:12–25.DOI
  • Nesting fidelity and molecular evidence for natal homing in the freshwater turtle, Graptemys kohnii.
    Freedberg, S., M. A. Ewert, M. Neiman, B. J. Ridenhour, and C. E. Nelson. 2005. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 272:1345–1350.DOI

2004

  • Resistance of neonates and field-collected garter snakes (Thamnophis spp.) to tetrodotoxin.
    Ridenhour, B. J., E. D. Brodie, Jr., and E. D. Brodie III. 2004. Journal of Chemical Ecology 30:143–154.DOI

2003

  • Reciprocal selection at the phenotypic interface of coevolution.
    Brodie, E. D. III and B. J. Ridenhour. 2003. Integrative and Comparative Biology 43:408–419.DOI

2002

  • The evolutionary response of predators to dangerous prey: Hotspots and coldspots in the geographic mosaic of coevolution between garter snakes and newts.
    Brodie, E. D., Jr., B. J. Ridenhour, and E. D. Brodie III. 2002. Evolution 56:2067–2082.DOI

1999

  • Repeated injections of TTX do not affect TTX resistance or growth in the garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis.
    Ridenhour, B. J., E. D. Brodie, Jr., and E. D. Brodie III. 1999. Copeia 1999:531–535.DOI