My academic and professional work focuses on Western water resources and the interface between science and policy. Before returning to the PhD program at ERG, I worked as a science-policy analyst and writer at the CALFED Science Program. My projects involved communication of recent science to resource managers and policymakers through writing, editing and production of science reports, as well as analysis of science activity across CALFED.

I have also worked with Dr. Peter Gleick at the Pacific Institute. We wrote about policy implications of climate change in California water, collaborated on a review of climate change literature and analyzed the global distribution of scientific information about climate and water. Previous to this, I worked with Professor Stuart Rojstazer on a synthesis of paleohydrology data at Stanford University.

My other work experience includes technical writing, software consulting, and work as an educator.

Example reports:

Michael Kiparsky. 2005. Getting Results: Integrating Science and Management to Achieve System Level Responses. 3rd Biennial CALFED Science Conference Summary. CALFED Science Program, Sacramento, CA. 96 pages.

Michael Kiparsky. 2003, 2004. Management Cues. Series published by the CALFED Science Program, Sacramento, CA.

Michael Kiparsky and Peter H. Gleick. 2003. Climate Change and California Water Resources: A Survey and Summary of the Literature. California Energy Commission Report 500-04-073. [pdf]