College of Communication College of Communication UT Austin College of Communication Communication Studies Department


Nancy McCallum

Seeking M.A., Interpersonal Communication
Projected graduation: Spring 2009

Email: nmccallum@mail.utexas.edu 

Hometown: Green Bay, WI 

BA Degree: Psychology, University of Texas at Austin 

Current research interests: I am interested in language and nonverbal communication; communication regarding mortality; communication effects of events occurring in youth (e.g., post-traumatic stress, parental overconfiding in children, critical or depressed parenting); communication challenges in romantic dyads regarding platonic relationships; communication within mass transit modes.

Outside hobbies & interests: Playing the cello, attending movies, meeting friends for coffee, weightlifting, running, and sleeping.

What you think makes UT or Austin unique, cool, or "weird": I enjoy the diversity of Austin; there is a place for everyone here. The weather is wacky: 80 degrees and 50 degrees in one afternoon.