Personal Summary

I am from a suburb of Minneapolis called Ham Lake, MN and grew up playing various sports with my two brothers. One stuck - ice hockey - and it brought me around the world. I played Divsion I I Ice Hockey at Princeton University, and professionally in Ingolstadt, Germany. Afterwords, I worked in pizza and in schools. My goal of living in the mountains for a period of my life and my continued drive for education led me here to the University of Montana in the Department of Communication Studies. My research interests are currently in Interpersonal and Family Communication, specifically around how moment-to-moment parent-child interactions relate to child well-being, and family communication about alcohol use. I buy far too many books that I have no time to read, and I am excited to buy more. Please reach out with any questions or interest in connecting.

Education

BA in Economics with a certificate in Political Economy at Princeton University, 2018

Enrolled in MA in Communication Studies at University of Montana, Expected Graduation 2024

Courses Taught

COMX 111: Introduction to Public Speaking

Research Interests

Family Communication: romantic relationship development, parent-child relationship development and conflict, substance use communication

Family Studies: transition to parenthood, parent-adolescent interactions, parenting

Projects

Jensen, R. J., Murdock, E. J., Falck, K. M., Santore, L., DeCiccio, I., Yoshimura, S. (2023, April 2-4). You’ll never guess what I did: Examining workplace disclosures using the revelation risk model [Paper Presentation]. Northwestern Communication Association 47th Annual Meeting, Coeur D’Alene, ID, United States.

Falck, K. M. (2023). “They don’t like you, and they’re not hiding it.”: A pragmatic synthesis of Tucker Carlson Tonight’s conspiracy rhetoric [Unpublished manuscript, to be presented at the Western States Communication Association 94th Annual Meeting, February 23-26, 2024]. Department of Communication Studies, University of Montana.

Falck, K. M. (2023). Defining communicated vulnerability in personal relationships [Unpublished manuscript]. Department of Communication Studies, University of Montana.

Falck, K. M. (2023). The role of parental responsiveness in parent-adolescent conflict interactions [Unpublished manuscript]. Department of Psychology, University of Montana.

Field of Study

Interpersonal and Family Communication

Hobbies

Painting, writing, coaching, beer-league hockey, reality television