Stephanie Marie (Painter) Brady

Senior Research Associate

Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER) at Tarleton State University

(254)968-9560 (O), T-0410, Stephenville, TX 76402, sbrady@tarleton.edu

Researcher with skills in water quality and hydrography

• 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

Managed Projects

• Feb. 2022 - Aug 2023. Contract between TxGLO, TIAER and AgriLife Research. Coastal Microbial Source Tracking in Matagorda and Brazoria Counties.

Reports and Deliverables - Major Role

• 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.

Reports and Deliverables - Minor Role

• 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]

Presentations

• 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.

Publications

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.

Posters

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.