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Lacey Okonski

Home Country

United States

In the Womb of the Amazon/No Ventre da Floresta Amazoniqa: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Mother Earth Metaphors

Program

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Lecturer, Research

Discipline

Specialization

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguist

Academic Year

Dates

July 2018 - January 2019

Flex

No

Scholar type

U.S. Scholar

Award Title

8400-BR | Postdoctoral Scholar Award in All Disciplines

Project Title

In the Womb of the Amazon/No Ventre da Floresta Amazoniqa: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Mother Earth Metaphors

Scholar Information

Grantee

Lacey Okonski

Title

Associate Research Scholar

Institution

University of California, Santa Cruz

Department

Department of Psychology

School

College of Social Sciences

Host Institutions

Institution

Federal University of Minas Gerais