
Publications
Data Science in Science
Uncovering Dynamic Relationships Between SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations and Community Infections via Bayesian Spatial Functional Concurrent Regression
2025
Thomas Y Sun, Julia C Schedler, Daniel R Kowal, Rebecca Schneider, Lauren B Stadler, Loren Hopkins, Katherine B Ensor;
American Journal of Public Health
Sequencing-Based Detection of Measles in Wastewater: Texas, January 2025
2025
Sara Javornik Cregeen, Michael J Tisza, Blake Hanson, Marissa Cook, Anil Surathu, Rebecca Schneider, Jingjing Wu, Kirstin Short, Kaavya Domakonda, Loren Hopkins, Matthew C Ross, Joseph F Petrosino, Jennifer Deegan, Lauren B Stadler, Eric Boerwinkle, Anthony Maresso;
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
A roadmap to understanding and anticipating microbial gene transfer in soil communities
2025
Gillett, David L; Selinidis, Malyn; Seamons, Travis; George, Dalton; Igwe, Alexandria N; Del Valle, Ilenne; Egbert, Robert G; Hofmockel, Kirsten S; Johnson, Alicia L; Matthews, Kirstin RW;
Public Health Reports®
Implementing an Alert System for Communicating Actionable Wastewater Surveillance Results to School Communities, Houston, Texas, 2023-2024
2025
Schneider, Rebecca; Domakonda, Kaavya; Bhandari, Sharmila; Stadler, Lauren; Ensor, Katherine B; Mulenga, Anthony; Johnson, Catherine D; Hopkins, Loren;
Health Promotion Practice
Assessment of Public Health Agency and Utility Training Needs for CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System Jurisdictions in the United States
2024
Schneider, Rebecca; Weisbeck, Kirsten; Sheth, Komal; Sikes, Porter; Domakonda, Kaavya; Stadler, Lauren; Ensor, Katherine B; Shaw, Rachel; Berkobien, Cody; Wheeler, Allison;
arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.02970
Uncovering dynamics between SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentrations and community infections via Bayesian spatial functional concurrent regression
2024
Sun, Thomas Y; Schedler, Julia C; Kowal, Daniel R; Schneider, Rebecca; Stadler, Lauren B; Hopkins, Loren; Ensor, Katherine B;
Environmental Science & Technology
Multiplexed Detection, Partitioning, and Persistence of Wild-Type and Vaccine Strains of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Viruses in Wastewater
2024
Wu, Jingjing; Wang, Michael X; Kalvapalle, Prashant; Nute, Michael; Treangen, Todd J; Ensor, Katherine; Hopkins, Loren; Poretsky, Rachel; Stadler, Lauren B;
2024 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED)
Programming Microbial Consortia Using Ribozyme-Based Memory and Sensing Devices
2024
Staubus, August; Dysart, Matthew; Kalvapalle, Prashant Bharadwaj; Gambill, Lauren; Lu, Li Chieh; Gamas, Kiara Reyes; Silberg, Jonathan; Stadler, Lauren; Chappell, James;
ACS ES&T Water
Targeted metagenomic sequencing for detection of vertebrate viruses in wastewater for public health surveillance
2023
McCall, Camille; Leo Elworth, Ryan A; Wylie, Kristine M; Wylie, Todd N; Dyson, Katherine; Doughty, Ryan; Treangen, Todd J; Hopkins, Loren; Ensor, Katherine; Stadler, Lauren B;
Water Research
Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza in preK-12 schools shows school, community, and citywide infections
2023
Wolken, Madeline; Sun, Thomas; McCall, Camille; Schneider, Rebecca; Caton, Kelsey; Hundley, Courtney; Hopkins, Loren; Ensor, Katherine; Domakonda, Kaavya; Kalvapalle, Prashant;
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
The National Wastewater Surveillance System’s Centers of Excellence Contributions to Public Health Action During the Respiratory Virus Season—Four US Jurisdictions, 2022–23.
2023
Valencia, Diana; Yu, Alexander T; Wheeler, Allison; Hopkins, Loren; Pray, Ian; Horter, Libby; Vugia, Duc J; Matzinger, Shannon; Stadler, Lauren; Kloczko, Nathan;
Public Health Reports
Public health interventions guided by Houston’s wastewater surveillance program during the COVID-19 pandemic
2023
Hopkins, Loren; Ensor, Katherine B; Stadler, Lauren; Johnson, Catherine D; Schneider, Rebecca; Domakonda, Kaavya; McCarthy, James J; Septimus, Edward J; Persse, David; Williams, Stephen L;
Science of The Total Environment
Direct comparison of RT-ddPCR and targeted amplicon sequencing for SARS-CoV-2 mutation monitoring in wastewater
2022
Lou, Esther G; Sapoval, Nicolae; McCall, Camille; Bauhs, Lauren; Carlson-Stadler, Russell; Kalvapalle, Prashant; Lai, Yanlai; Palmer, Kyle; Penn, Ryker; Rich, Whitney;
ACS ES&T Water
Comparing rates of change in SARS-CoV-2 wastewater load and clinical cases in 19 sewersheds across four major metropolitan areas in the United States
2022
Al-Faliti, Mitham; Kotlarz, Nadine; McCall, Camille; Harris, Angela R; Smith, Adam L; Stadler, Lauren B; de los Reyes III, Francis L; Delgado Vela, Jeseth;
Environmental science & technology
Impact of disaster research on the development of early career researchers: lessons learned from the wastewater monitoring pandemic response efforts
2022
Delgado Vela, Jeseth; McClary-Gutierrez, Jill S; Al-Faliti, Mitham; Allan, Vajra; Arts, Peter; Barbero, Roberto; Bell, Cristalyne; D’Souza, Nishita; Bakker, Kevin; Kaya, Devrim;
Environmental Science and Technology
Impact of disaster research on the development of early career researchers: Lessons learned from the wastewater monitoring community pandemic response
2022
Vela, Jeseth Delgado; McClary-Gutierrez, Jill; Al-faliti, Mitham; Arts, Peter; Barbero, Robert; Bell, Cristalyne; Chaplin, Mira; D'Souza, Nishita; Baffoe, Janet; Bakker, Kevin;
Social Science Research Network, Rochester, NY. https://doi. org/10.2139/ssrn
Direct Comparison of RT-ddPCR and Targeted Amplicon Sequencing for SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Monitoring in Wastewater (SSRN Scholarly Paper No. ID 4022373)
2022
Lou, E; Sapoval, N; McCall, C; Bauhs, L; Carlson-Stadler, R; Kalvapalle, P; Lai, Y; Palmer, K; Penn, R; Rich, W;
Frontiers in Marine Science
On a reef far, far away: anthropogenic impacts following extreme storms affect sponge health and bacterial communities
2021
Shore, Amanda; Sims, Jordan A; Grimes, Michael; Howe-Kerr, Lauren I; Grupstra, Carsten GB; Doyle, Shawn M; Stadler, Lauren; Sylvan, Jason B; Shamberger, Kathryn EF; Davies, Sarah W;
Journal of Membrane Science Letters
Microbial diversity analysis of two full-scale seawater desalination treatment trains provides insights into detrimental biofilm formation
2021
Podar, Mircea; May, Amanda L; Bai, Weiliang; Peyton, Kellie; Klingeman, Dawn M; Swift, Cynthia M; Linson, Devan AF; Mathieu, Jacques; Siljeström, Daniel; Beneyto, Ignacio;
Frontiers in Marine Science
Corrigendum: On a Reef Far, Far Away: Anthropogenic Impacts Following Extreme Storms Affect Sponge Health and Bacterial Communities
2021
Shore, Amanda; Sims, Jordan A; Grimes, Michael; Howe-Kerr, Lauren I; Grupstra, Carsten GB; Doyle, Shawn M; Stadler, Lauren; Sylvan, Jason B; Shamberger, Kathryn EF; Davies, Sarah W;
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
Standardizing data reporting in the research community to enhance the utility of open data for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance
2021
McClary-Gutierrez, Jill S; Aanderud, Zachary T; Al-Faliti, Mitham; Duvallet, Claire; Gonzalez, Raul; Guzman, Joe; Holm, Rochelle H; Jahne, Michael A; Kantor, Rose S; Katsivelis, Panagis;
Water research
Evaluating recovery, cost, and throughput of different concentration methods for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology
2021
LaTurner, Zachary W; Zong, David M; Kalvapalle, Prashant; Gamas, Kiara Reyes; Terwilliger, Austen; Crosby, Tessa; Ali, Priyanka; Avadhanula, Vasanthi; Santos, Haroldo Hernandez; Weesner, Kyle;
NAWI Water DAMS (Data Analysis and Management System); University of Texas
Microbial Taxa Distribution Data From 16S rRNA Analysis Of Desalination Operations At Carlsbad, CA And Tampa Bay, FL
2021
Kumar, Manish; Podar, Mircea; May, Amanda; Bai, Weilang; Peyton, Kellie; Klingeman, Dawn; Swift, Cynthia; Linson, Devan; Mathieu, Jacques; Siljestrom, Daniel;
bioRxiv
Offshore transport of floodwaters following extreme storms impacts sponge health and associated microbial communities
2020
Shore, Amanda N; Sims, Jordan A; Grimes, Michael; Howe-Kerr, Lauren I; Stadler, Lauren; Sylvan, Jason B; Shamberger, Kathryn EF; Davies, Sarah W; Santiago-Vázquez, Lory Z; Correa, Adrienne MS;
Environmental microbiology
On a reef far, far away: Offshore transport of floodwaters following extreme storms impacts sponge health and associated microbial communities
2020
Shore, Amanda N; Sims, Jordan A; Grimes, Michal; Howe-Kerr, Lauren I; Stadler, Lauren; Sylvan, Jason B; Shamberger, Kathryn EF; Davies, Sarah W; Santiago-Vázquez, Lory Z; Correa, Adrienne;
Environmental Science & Technology
Wastewater-based epidemiology: global collaborative to maximize contributions in the fight against COVID-19
2020
Bivins, Aaron; North, Devin; Ahmad, Arslan; Ahmed, Warish; Alm, Eric; Been, Frederic; Bhattacharya, Prosun; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Boehm, Alexandria B; Brown, Joe;

