ChrisSinhaisDistinguishedProfessorofCognitiveScienceattheSchoolofForeignLanguages,HunanUniversityandHonoraryProfessorattheSchoolofPolitics,Philosophy,LanguageCommunicationStudies,UniversityofEastAnglia.HegainedhisBAinDevelopmentalPsychologyattheUniversityofSussexandhisdoctorate(cumlaude)attheUniversityofUtrecht.BeforemovingtoHunanUniversityin2014,ChristaughtindepartmentsofEducation,Psychology,andLanguageandCommunication,inBrazil,Britain,theNetherlands,Denmark,India,andSweden,includingtwopreviouspositionsatFacultyfullprofessorrank.HeheldthepositionofHeadoftheDepartmentofPsychologyattheUniversityofPortsmouth,2002-2005.Heisanexperiencedlectureratinternationalconferencesandworkshops(including38keynoteandplenarylecturesatinternationalconferences),andhastaughtatmanygraduateandresearchschools.HeisPastPresidentoftheUKCognitiveLinguisticsAssociationandoftheInternationalCognitiveLinguisticsAssociation;FoundingGeneralEditor(2009-2016)ofthejournalLanguageandCognition;andacurrentmemberoffourinternationaljournaleditorialboardsandfourbookserieseditorialboards.Hewasorganizerin2004oftheFirstInternationalConferenceonLanguageCultureandMind,andthenagainthe7theditionin2016,andcontinuesasamemberofthescientificcommitteeofthisbiannualconference.