Brady grew up in Montgomery Village, Maryland and went to high school in Damascus, Maryland. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in History and Near Eastern Studies with a concentration in Religious Studies. He went on to earn an M.A. from Wheaton College, Illinois in Biblical and Theological Studies, a graduate diploma in Jewish Studies from the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford, and a D.Phil. in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford where he was a member of St. Cross College.
Dr. Brady is married to Elizabeth Walma Brady and they have a daughter Isabel (Izzy) and a son Mack who died aged 8 on December 31, 2012. Mack's death prompted an outpouring of sympathy from the local community. A scholarship fund established in Mack Brady's name supports Penn State soccer.
While dean of the Schreyer Honors College, Brady had a dynamic blog and podcast. The podcasts featured engaging conversations with Schreyer Scholars, his State of the College address, and his vision for the future of the honors college. Some of his blog posts have been moved to his personal site . Dean Brady also blogs about professional and personal issues at targuman.org .
In his new position as the Dean of the Lewis Honors College, he also somewhat regularly hosts a podcast. He often has faculty and students from UK appearing on this podcast alongside him. All podcasts are recorded live in the Honors College Lounge, and all Honors students are welcome to attend and interact with Dr. Brady.

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