Lera Boroditsky

Lera Boroditsky
Boroditsky at UCSD in 2015
Born	Belarus
Alma mater	Northwestern University, Stanford University

Lera Boroditsky (born 1976/77 in Belarus) is a cognitive scientist and professor known for her research in the fields of language and cognition. She is currently one of the main contributors to the Theory of Linguistic Relativity.Utne Reader named her one of 25 visionaries changing the world. She is a Searle Scholar, a McDonnell Scholar, recipient of an National Science Foundation Career award, and an American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientist.

Boroditsky received her B.A. degree in cognitive science at Northwestern University in Chicago. She went to graduate school at Stanford University, where she obtained her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology. She worked under Gordon Bower who was her thesis advisor at Stanford. Boroditsky also conducted research at Stanford University. At Stanford, she was an assistant professor of psychology, philosophy, and linguistics. Currently, she is an associate professor of cognitive science at the University of California, San Diego.

Boroditsky is an associate professor of cognitive science at UCSD, and editor in chief of Frontiers in Cultural Psychology. She studies language and cognition, focusing on interactions between language, cognition, and perception. Her research combines insights and methods from linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology.