Rate My Professor Erika Anne Hayfield

Hayfield's research focuses on migration, encompassing out-migration and immigration; gender and the labour market in the context of small island societies; islandness, including social relations in small island communities; and research ethics in such settings. She has led or co-led several projects, including Faroese Youth Out-Migration, Education, Return Migration, and Society: A Mixed Methods Approach (CoPI, 2025–2028), Childhood and Gender in the Faroe Islands (CoPI, 2019–ongoing), Corona Diary / Korona Dagbók (PI, 2020–2021), and EQUIL: Equality in Isolated Labour Markets (CoPI, 2018–2019). Her publications include "Zoning in and out: Traditional Aquapelagic Temporality and Chronometric Time in the Faroe Islands" (2025), "Editorial: Approaching human rights in a Faroese context" (2024), "The emergence of gender equality legislation in the Faroe Islands: A discursive study" (2024), and "‘There’s No Connection Plugging Me Into This System’: Citizenship as Non‐Participation and Voicelessness" (2024). She co-edited a special issue of Fróðskaparrit on Human Rights and the Faroe Islands (2024). Hayfield contributes actively to public discussions through projects, reports, and scientific articles on topics such as immigrant integration, gender equality legislation, and societal resilience in the Faroe Islands.