Staff and Experts
PPIC senior fellow Ellen Hanak is director of the PPIC Water Policy Center. The center’s research network is a dynamic group of top researchers with expertise in a range of disciplines—including biology, economics, engineering, geology, and law.
Water Center Staff
Caitrin ChappelleSee More
Associate Center Director and Senior Research Associate
415-291-4435
chappelle@ppic.orgExpertise:
Public policy
Alvar Escriva-BouSee More
Research Fellow
916-440-1125
escriva@ppic.orgExpertise:
Water resource engineering
Research Network
Newsha AjamiSee More
Director of Urban Water Policy, Stanford University, Water in the West
650-724-8162
newsha@stanford.eduExpertise:
Water resource hydrologyMaura AllaireSee More
Assistant Professor of Water Economics and Policy, University of California, Irvine
949-824-5797
maura.allaire@uci.eduExpertise:
Environmental economics
Ken BaerenklauSee More
Associate Provost, University of California, Riverside
Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside, School of Public Policy
951-827-2628
ken.baerenklau@ucr.eduExpertise:
Environmental economicsKarrigan S. Bork, JD, PhDSee More
Acting Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
202-271-9392
ksbork@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Environmental law, ecologyTimothy BradleySee More
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine
949-824-8483
tbradley@uci.eduExpertise:
Aquatic ecologyVan ButsicSee More
ADJUNCT FELLOW, PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA
ASSISTANT COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SPECIALIST & ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
510-666-5400
vanbutsic@berkeley.eduExpertise:
Land use planningDaniel CayanSee More
Research Meteorologist, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
858-534-4507
dcayan@ucsd.eduExpertise:
Climate scienceJames CloernSee More
ADJUNCT FELLOW, PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA
Senior Research Scientist, United States Geological Survey
650-329-4594
jecloern@usgs.govExpertise:
Aquatic ecologyBonnie ColbySee More
Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona
520-621-4775
bcolby@email.arizona.eduExpertise:
Water and energy economicsHelen E. DahlkeSee More
Associate Professor, Integrated Hydrologic Sciences, University of California, Davis
530-302-5358
hdahlke@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Surface water, groundwaterFrank DavisSee More
Director, University of California, Santa Barbara, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
805-893-7529
frank.davis@nceas.ucsb.eduExpertise:
Landscape ecologyMichael DettingerSee More
Visiting Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Michael Dettinger Climate Science, LLC
Retired, Research Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey
619-368-2896
http://www.mdettinger.com/Expertise:
HydroclimatologyJohn R. DurandSee More
Research Scientist, University of California, Davis
530-601-3001
jrdurand@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Estuarine ecology and restorationJohn EadieSee More
Professor, University of California, Davis, Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
530-754-0145
jmeadie@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Bird ecologyAndrew T. FisherSee More
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
831-459-5598
afisher@ucsc.eduExpertise:
GroundwaterJohn FleckSee More
Director, University of New Mexico Water Resources Program
505-277-0124
fleckj@unm.eduExpertise:
Colorado River Basin governanceWilliam FleenorSee More
Senior Researcher, University of California, Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences
530-752-5669
wefleenor@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Water resource engineeringGraham FoggSee More
PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, DEPARTMENT OF HYDROGEOLOGY
530-752-6810
gefogg@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
GroundwaterRichard FrankSee More
Director, University of California, Davis, School of Law, California Environmental Law and Policy Center
530-752-7422
rmfrank@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Environmental law
Greg GartrellSee More
Adjunct Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
Independent Consultant
925-260-7424
greggartrell@ix.netcom.comExpertise:
Water resource engineeringTed GranthamSee More
ADJUNCT AND PPIC CALTROUT ECOSYSTEM FELLOW, PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA
ASSISTANT COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SPECIALIST, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
510-664-4664
tgrantham@berkeley.eduExpertise:
River scienceSarge GreenSee More
Project Director, Fresno State University, California Water Institute
559-278-8653
sgreen@csufresno.eduExpertise:
Water resource managementLetitia Grenier, Ph.D.See More
Adjunct and PPIC Caltrout Ecosystem Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
Program Director, Senior Scientist
San Francisco Estuary Institute, Resilient Landscapes Program
510-746-7342
letitia@sfei.orgExpertise:
Landscape ecology, conservation biologyJason GurdakSee More
Associate Professor of Hydrogeology, San Francisco State University, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences
415-338-6869
jgurdak@sfsu.eduExpertise:
Groundwater hydrologyJennifer L. HarderSee More
Associate Professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
916-739-7189
jharder@pacific.eduExpertise:
Water law, environmental lawThomas HarterSee More
Hagan Endowed Chair in Water Management and Policy, University of California, Davis, Land, Air, and Water Resources
530-400-1784
thharter@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Groundwater hydrologyDavid JassbySee More
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California, Los Angeles
310-825-1346
jassby@ucla.eduExpertise:
Water and wastewater treatment, membrane separations, electrochemistryKatrina JessoeSee More
Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, Agricultural and Resource Economics
530-752-6977
kkjessoe@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
EconomicsYufang JinSee More
Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Change
530-219-4429
yujin@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Ecosystem changeDouglas KenneySee More
Director, Western Water Policy Program
Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment; University of Colorado
303-492-1296
douglas.kenney@colorado.eduExpertise:
Colorado River policyWim KimmererSee More
Research Professor, San Francisco State University, Romberg Tiburon Center
415-338-3515
kimmerer@sfsu.eduExpertise:
Aquatic ecologyMatt KondolfSee More
Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
510 664-7804
http://riverlab.berkeley.eduExpertise:
River managementCarolyn KouskySee More
Director for Policy Research and Engagement, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, University of Pennsylvania
Expertise:
EconomicsYusuke KuwayamaSee More
Fellow, Resources for the Future
202-328-5190
kuwayama@rff.orgExpertise:
Water resource economics
Jay LundSee More
Director, University of California, Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences
530-752-5671
jrlund@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Water resource engineering
Josué Medellín-AzuaraSee More
Adjunct Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
Acting Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced
209-228-3636
jmedellin-azuara@ucmerced.eduExpertise:
Economics
Dean MisczynskiSee More
Independent consultant
916-440-1136
dean.misczynski@gmail.comExpertise:
Public policy
David MitchellSee More
Adjunct Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
Principal, M.Cubed
510-547-4369
mitchell@mcubed-econ.comExpertise:
EconomicsPeter MoyleSee More
Associate Director, University of California, Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences
530-752-6355
pbmoyle@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Fish biologyDoug ParkerSee More
Director, University of California, California Institute for Water Resources
510-987-0036
doug.parker@ucop.eduExpertise:
EconomicsDebra PerroneSee More
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara
Expertise:
Water policy, groundwater systems, water-food-energy tradeoffsNicholas PinterSee More
Professor, University of California Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences
530-754-1041
npinter@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
River managementBrett SandersSee More
Professor, University of California, Irvine, School of Engineering
949-824-4327
bsanders@uci.eduExpertise:
Water resource engineeringKelly T. SandersSee More
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
213-821-0095
ktsanders@usc.eduExpertise:
Energy-water nexus
Kurt SchwabeSee More
Adjunct Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
Professor, University of California, Riverside, School of Public Policy
951-827-2361
kurt.schwabe@ucr.eduExpertise:
EconomicsDavid SedlakSee More
Co-Director, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Water Center
510-643-0256
sedlak@ce.berkeley.eduExpertise:
Water quality engineeringEdward S. SpangSee More
Assistant Professor, Food Science and Technology, and Associate Director, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency, University of California, Davis
530-754-5447
esspang@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Food-water-energy nexusScott StephensSee More
PROFESSOR OF FIRE SCIENCE,
CHAIR, DIVISION OF ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
510-642-7304
sstephens@berkeley.eduExpertise:
Fire ecology and managementDaniel SumnerSee More
Director, Agricultural Issues Center, University of California, Davis
530-752-1668
dasumner@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
EconomicsDaniel L. SwainSee More
Researcher, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA Research Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research
California Climate Fellow, The Nature Conservancy
303-497-1117
dlswain@ucla.eduExpertise:
Regional climate change and extremesLeon SzeptyckiSee More
Professor of Law, University of Virginia
434-924-8956
lszeptycki@law.virginia.eduExpertise:
Environmental lawBarton "Buzz” ThompsonSee More
Director, Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment
650-723-2518
buzzt@stanford.eduExpertise:
Environmental lawPaul UllrichSee More
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELING, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, DEPARTMENT OF LAND, AIR, AND WATER RESOURCES
530-400-9817
paullrich@ucdavis.eduExpertise:
Regional climate changeJoshua ViersSee More
Associate Professor, University of California, Merced, School of Engineering
209-591-8423
jviers@ucmerced.eduExpertise:
Watershed scienceCasey J. WichmanSee More
Fellow, Resources for the Future
202-328-5055
wichman@rff.orgExpertise:
EconomicsRobert WilkinsonSee More
Adjunct Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, Bren School of the Environment
805-893-8768
wilkinson@bren.ucsb.eduExpertise:
Public policySarah YarnellSee More
Senior Researcher, University of California, Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences
530-752-9367
smyarnell@ucdavis.edu