(254)968-9560 (O), T-0410, Stephenville, TX 76402, sbrady@tarleton.edu
Collects, manages and analyzes environmental data
Develops deliverable reports that clearly communicate environmental research findings
Expertise in microbial parameters related to recreational uses
Skills in spatial statistics, R and Python
Serves on multiple graduate student committees on projects related to microbial water quality in Texas
Teaches undergraduate GIS courses at Tarleton State University
Feb. 2022 - Aug 2023. Contract between TxGLO, TIAER and AgriLife Research. Coastal Microbial Source Tracking in Matagorda and Brazoria Counties.
TIAER. Brady, Olaoye & Millican (2021). Technical Support Document for One Total Maximum Daily Load for Indicator Bacteria in Camp Meeting Creek (TR2110 ). Prepared for the TCEQ.
TIAER. Hauck & Brady (2021). Monte Carlo Analysis of Oxygen-Demanding Waste Loads to Cypress Creek Watershed and Spring Creek Watershed (No. PR2101). Prepared for the TCEQ.
TIAER. Hauck & Brady (2021). Monte Carlo Analysis of Oxygen-Demanding Waste Loads to Houston Ship Channel Watershed (No. PR2102). Prepared for the TCEQ.
TCEQ. (2021). TMDL Addendum III: One TMDL for Bacteria in Horsepen Creek. Prepared by the TCEQ and TIAER for the USEPA.
TIAER. Brady & Millican (2020). Technical Support Document for One Total Maximum Daily Load for Indicator Bacteria in Horsepen Creek (No. PR2003). Prepared for TCEQ.
TIAER & AgriLife. ( August 2019). Evaluation of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) as a Procedure for Monitoring Bacteria on the Texas Coast (TR 1906). Prepared for the TCEQ WQS Group.
TIAER. (Aug 2019) Technical Support Document for One Total Maximum Daily Load for Indicator Bacteria in Martinez Creek. Prepared for the TCEQ.
TCEQ. (Oct 2018) Addendum One to Six Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in the Armand Bayou Watershed. One Total Maximum Daily Load for Indicator Bacteria in Armand Bayou Tidal. Prepared by the TCEQ and TIAER.
TIAER. (Aug 2018) Technical Support Document for One Total Maximum Daily Load for Indicator Bacteria in Armand Bayou. Prepared for the TCEQ.
TCEQ. (Jan 2018) Addendum One to One Total Maximum Daily Load for Bacteria in the Guadalupe River Above Canyon Lake. Two Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Quinlan Creek and Town Creek. Prepared by the TCEQ and TIAER for the USEPA.
TCEQ. (Jan 2018) One Total Maximum Daily Load for Indicator Bacteria in Tres Palacios Creek Tidal. Prepared by the TCEQ and TIAER for the USEPA.
TIAER. (Aug 2017) Technical Support Document for Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Quinlan Creek and Town Creek. Prepared for the TCEQ.
TIAER. (Apr 2017) Bacteria Loading and Best Management Practices Assessment for Dickinson Bayou Watershed. Prepared for Texas A&M AgriLife and the TCEQ.
TCEQ. (Sep 2016) Addendum One: Eight Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Dickinson Bayou and Three Tidal Tributaries. Three Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Dickinson Bayou. Prepared by the TCEQ and TIAER for the USEPA.
TIAER. (Aug 2016) Texas Catchment Watersheds Geodatabase, including the Updated User’s Guide for the Texas Catchment Watersheds Geodatabase and Pilot Web Mapping Application. Prepared for the TCEQ.
TCEQ. (May 2016) Two Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in the Tidal Segments of the Mission and Aransas Rivers. Prepared by the TCEQ and TIAER for the USEPA.
TIAER. (Nov 2015) Technical Support Document for Total Maximum Daily Load for Indicator Bacteria in Tres Palacios Creek Tidal. Prepared by the TCEQ and TIAER for the USEPA.
TIAER. (Aug 2015) Texas Catchments Geospatial Database, including the User’s Guide for the Texas Catchments Geospatial Database for TMDL Program. Prepared for the TCEQ.
TIAER. (Sep 2014) Technical Support Document for Three Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Dickinson Bayou. Prepared for the TCEQ.
TIAER. (Apr 2014) Technical Support Document for Two Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Tidal Portions of the Mission and Aransas Rivers. Prepared for the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)/ TCEQ
Texas AgriLife Research. (Jul 2011) East Texas Basic Recreational Use Attainability Analyses Project Report, Sabine River Basin - Nichols Creek (Segment 0502A) and Grace Creek (Segment 0505B). Prepared for the TCEQ.
Texas AgriLife Research. (Jul 2011) East Texas Recreational Use Attainability Analyses Project Comprehensive Report, Sabine River Basin – South Fork of the Sabine River (Segment 0507G); Elm Creek (Segment 0512B); Running Creek (Segment 0512A); Caney Creek (Segment 0502B). Prepared for the TCEQ.
TIAER. (2021). Recreational Use Attainability Analysis for Unnamed Tributary of Buffalo Creek (0214F), Honey Grove Creek (0202L), Big Cypress Creek (0405A), Lilly Creek (0409A), Black Fork Creek (0606D). Prepared for the TCEQ.
Texas Community Watershed Partners. (2021). Highland Bayou Coastal Basin Watershed Protection Plan For Highland Bayou, Highland Bayou Diversion Canal, Marchand Bayou, Moses Bayou, And Unnamed Tributary of Moses Lake. Prepared for the TCEQ, GBEP. [BMP analysis]
TIAER. (Jan 2018) Recreational Use Attainability Analysis for Rocky Creek (1602B) in the Lavaca River Basin. Prepared for the TCEQ. [Report maps]
Tarleton State University and BRIT. (Jan 2018) Rare Plant Mapping Summary Report. Prepared for TxDOT. [GIS analysis, web maps, and field work prep]
Tarleton State University. (Dec 2016) Rural Texas Health Provider Availability Website. [Map design]
Texas Department of State Health Services. (Jan 2016) Addendum to the Graduate Medical Education System and Physician Supply in Texas. [Geocoding, analysis, report maps]
TIAER. (Jun 2014) Recreational Use Attainability Analysis for Buffalo Creek (0214B), Paradise Creek (0230A), and Sweetwater Creek (0299A) in the Red River Basin. Prepared for the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. [Report maps]
Texas AgriLife Research. (Jul 2013) Recovery Potential Screening Tool Analysis for Specified Segments in the Trinity River Basin. Prepared for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. [GIS mentor]
2018 American Water Resources Association (AWRA) GIS & Water Resources X. Using the NHDPlusV2 to Standardize Texas Watersheds. Orlando, FL. 23 Apr 2018.
Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership Meeting. Dickinson Bayou Watershed: Computations of Bacteria Loadings and Reductions. Dickinson, TX. 23 Feb 2017.
2016 Texas GIS Forum. Moving Toward Consistency: Using NHDPlus to Delineate Texas Watersheds. Austin, TX.
2011 Texas Branch ASM. Attack of the Brain-Eating Amoeba! Or Utilizing quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to investigate a potential correlation between populations of the pathogenic free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri and the bacterium Escherichia coli within the coves of Lake Granbury, Texas. San Marcos, Texas.
Painter, S. M., Pfau, R. S., Brady, J. A., & McFarland, A. M. S. (2013). Quantitative assessment of Naegleria fowleri and Escherichia coli concentrations within a Texas reservoir. Journal of Water and Health, 11(2), 346–57. doi:10.2166/wh.2013.162.
Painter, S. M., Brady, J. A. (2015) “Metagenomic Analysis of Water, Sediment, and Biofilm Samples from Recreational Hot Springs in the Western U.S.” American Society for Microbiology 2015 General Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Painter, S. M., Pfau, R. S., Brady, J. A., & McFarland, A. M. S. (2011). “Using quantitative PCR (qPCR) to investigate a potential correlation between populations of the pathogenic amoeba Naegleria fowleri and the bacterium Escherichia coli within Lake Granbury, Texas.” American Water Resources Association 2011 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
ArcGIS Pro 2 +
Anaconda Navigator
Jupyter Notebooks
Rstudio
Exploratory.io
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX. In progress: Public Health Graduate Certificate in GIS
Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX. M.S. Environmental Science Graduated Dec 2011
Thesis title: “Use of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to investigate a potential correlation between populations of the pathogenic free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri and the bacterium Escherichia coli within Lake Granbury, Texas."
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. B.S. Geography Graduated Cum Laude, May 2001
National Merit Scholar
Texas A&M Presidents Endowed Scholarship
Loughnane Undergraduate Geography Scholarship
Gamma Theta Upsilon International Geographical Honor Society
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Outstanding Freshman Award
Environmental Scientist, Collier Consulting – Stephenville, TX Sep 2011 – Nov 2012
Supported a wide variety of hydrogeology projects with GIS, database management and field work.
Agricultural Research Technician, Texas A&M AgriLife Research – Stephenville, TX May 2010 – Sep 2011
Conducted field surveys, data management, and report writing in support of the TCEQ Recreational Use Attainability Analyses program; created GIS maps for diverse projects.
Water Resource Planner, Idaho Department of Water Resources – Boise, ID Oct 2008 – Apr 2009
Assisted in coordinating a diverse group of stakeholders in the writing and submission of a $15.4 million Farm Bill funding proposal related to water conservation on the Eastern Snake River Plain.
GIS Specialist, WestWater Research – Vancouver, WA Jun 2006 – Aug 2008
Performed geographical queries and analysis to support water right valuation and acquisition projects; balanced a heavy workload with multiple projects that ranged from simple report maps to complex dynamic maps that functioned as project deliverables.
Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR Sep 2005 –Jun 2006
Co-wrote the Umatilla Basin Data Synthesis Report - the basis of the Umatilla Basin 2050 Water Plan.
Hydrologic Technician, Bureau of Reclamation – Klamath Falls, OR Jun 2002 – Aug 2005
Worked on a team conducting hydrologic and biologic studies in the waters of the Klamath Irrigation Project; collected WQ data through multi-parameter meters and grab sampling events.
Surface Water Technician, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality - Boise, ID May – Nov 2001
Lead a field crew in the collection of stream quality data at remote sites throughout Idaho; conducted site assessments that included intensive physical, chemical and biological habitat characterization.
Groundwater Technician, Idaho State Department of Agriculture - Boise, ID May – Aug 2000
Collected groundwater samples from domestic wells on farms throughout southern Idaho; worked independently, kept detailed records, and ensured on-time lab delivery of samples.
Plant Community Ecology Intern, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve- Bethel, MN May – Aug 1998
Maintained experimental plots designed for testing biodiversity relative to atmospheric CO2.
Katie Maryak - CRISPR
Maryak, C. C. K. (2020). 16S Sequencing Analysis of Texas Coastal Waters and the Identification of Nuclease Contributors (J. L. Speshock & J. A. Brady (eds.)) [Tarleton State University]. 2
Binaca Willis - Metageomics
Willis, B. D. (2021). 16S Sequencing Analysis of Water Samples from Enterolert and qPCR Water Quality Testing (J. Speshock & J. Brady (eds.)) [Tarleton State University].
Kristen Sefcik - Microbial Source Tracking
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. GEOG 2451. Tarleton State University. Fall 2017.
Geographic Info Systems . EASC 2320. Tarleton State University. Spring 2016.
Physical Geology. GEOL 1403. Dr. Carol Thompson. Tarleton State University.
Environmental Science. EASC 3350. Dr. Steve Field. Tarleton State University.
Sustainability. GEOG 2xx Steve Cook. Oregon State University.
Hydrology & the Environment. Geog 434. Dr. Anne Chin. Texas A&M University.
Plant Earth Systems Science. GEOG 203. Texas A&M University.
American Society for Microbiology
American Water Resources Association
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Journal of Water and Health
May 2018
October 2017
March 2014
AWRA 2020 GIS R spatial workshop. Feb 2020.
URISA Texas Professional Educational Development Series. Ongoing.
Exploratory.io Online Seminars. Ongoing.
TWRI Texas Watershed Coordinator Roundtable. College Station, TX. 26 Jul 2017 and 24 Jul 2018.
R and Spatial Data workshop. Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, FL. 22 Apr 2018.
Introduction to R and Rstudio. (Matthewson @ TSU) 22 Feb 2018.
ESRI Field Workflows and Drone2Map Overview. 25 Oct 2016.
TWRI Texas Watershed Planning Short Course. Bandera, TX. 19-22 Oct 2015.
SAS® Programming 1: Essentials. Austin, TX. 2015.
NRCS West‐Wide Snow Survey Training School. 2004.
DOI USBR Motorboat Operator Certification Course. 2003.