Frances Hayashida

UNM anthropologist selected as new director of the Latin American and Iberian Institute UNM professor of anthropology Dr. Frances Hayashida has been appointed as the new director of the Latin American and Iberian Institute(LAII).   Hayashida accepted the offer effective July 2020. As director, she will oversee the research, educational, and outreach efforts of the […] Read More

UNM associate professor of anthropology promoted to professor of anthropology in summer 2019   Dr. Frances Hayashida was recently promoted to professor of anthropology at UNM. Hayashida is an archaeologist who studies water, land, politics, and culture in arid environments in the Andes.  “I study what happens to local people and landscapes following imperial (Inka) […] Read More