EMILY HAYES-RICH

ehayesrich@hrassoc.com

Archaeologist – Portland Office

Emily Hayes-Rich holds a Master of Science degree from the University of New Mexico. She received a Fulbright Research Grant and an American Institute of Maghreb Studies Award to Morocco, where she studied the khettara (qanat) traditional water management system. Her academic research focuses on the importance of traditional knowledge as a way of mitigating the effects of climate change in rural, arid, and semi-arid communities around the world. She has conducted archaeological studies, research, and professional work across seven U.S. states in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest, South Korea, Australia, and Morocco. Emily has presented the results of her research at regional, national, and international conferences and published her research in peer-reviewed journals.