Nina Zepcan

2025 McCall MacBain Scholar

McGill Faculty of Arts, MISt, Information Studies

Education:

University of Melbourne (BA'24, Dipl'24)

Glenroy, Australia

Nina recently graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics and a Diploma in Italian Studies. She researches the nexus between AI, emotion, and anthropology at the university's Critical Ethnography Lab, which she helped set up in 2023, and manages a charity's summer tutoring program. Nina manages a netball team, runs an online store for recycled clothing, and serves on the School of Languages & Linguistics Education & Students Committee. During her studies, she ran weekly study meetings for an Italian culture club and curated educational resources for students. Nina also worked part-time throughout her studies. Nina is applying for the Master of Information Studies program at McGill.