Kathy L. Jacobs

Director, Arizona Water Institute

University of California, Berkeley. MLA in Environmental Planning, 1981.
Professional Project: Coastal Management Plan for Anchorage, Alaska.
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. B.A. in Biology, 1977.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Junior year exchange student in Biology.

Phone: (520) 626-5627
FAX: (520) 626-7770
E-mail: kjacobs@azwaterinstitute.org

University of Arizona
PO Box 210158B, Marshall Bldg Rm. 532
Tucson, AZ 85721
USA

Curriculum Vitae

Research

I am the Executive Director of the Arizona Water Institute, a consortium of the three Arizona universities focused on water-related research, education and technology transfer focused on water supply sustainability. I am also the Deputy Director of a NSF Center for Sustainability of Arid Region Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA), and a professor in the UA Soil, Water and Environmental Science Dept.. I have more than twenty years of experience as a water manager for the state of Arizona. My research interests include water policy, connecting science and decision-making, stakeholder engagement, use of climate information for water management applications, design of conservation programs and drought planning.