Alice Wrigglesworth

Associate Professor

Writing and Multilingual Education, AI and Learning, Oral History, Peer Feedback

Alice Wrigglesworth is an Associate Professor of English at George Mason University Korea. Her teaching and research bring together writing, multilingual education, peer feedback, and artificial intelligence (AI), with particular interest in how AI-mediated cognitive offloading shapes learning and critical thinking. Her interdisciplinary work also includes oral history and the preservation of personal and collective memory.

At Mason Korea, Dr. Wrigglesworth primarily teaches composition, composition for multilingual writers, and advanced composition. She is the co-founder of the Mason Korea Research Writing Competition and Research Writing Workshop Series, which support and celebrate student writing. Her doctoral research examined L2 student engagement with peer feedback in an online writing course. Her current research includes examining AI’s effects on critical thinking and learning and using emerging technologies to collect, transcribe, translate, and preserve Korean oral histories.

At Mason Korea, Dr. Wrigglesworth primarily teaches composition, composition for multilingual writers, and advanced composition. She is the co-founder of the Mason Korea Research Writing Competition and Research Writing Workshop Series, which support and celebrate student writing. Her current research includes examining AI’s effects on critical thinking and learning and using AI-assisted technologies to collect, transcribe, translate, and preserve Korean oral histories.

Dr. Wrigglesworth has lived and worked in Korea for more than two decades, teaching English language and writing at the university level. Before joining Mason Korea in 2017, she taught at universities in Korea, Kuwait, and China and worked in educational publishing in Australia and Korea, including as a production editor for McGraw-Hill Australia. She holds a PhD in Education, for which her doctoral research examined L2 student engagement with peer feedback in an online writing course, an MA in Applied Linguistics, and an MA in Creative Writing.

Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Alice has spent more than half her life living abroad, including in Korea, China, Kuwait, Vanuatu, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Outside the university, she enjoys traveling, running, and spending time with her dog and two reluctant teenage daughters.

Current Research

AI, Cognitive Offloading, and Critical Thinking in Higher Education
Systematic literature review of empirical research on generative AI, cognitive offloading, and critical thinking in higher education; planned for submission in 2027. Empirical study of AI use, cognitive offloading, and critical thinking among college students in development.

Korean Memories Project
Crowdsourced oral history project designed to document and preserve Koreans’ the personal narratives of elderly Koreans' experiences and memories. The project has developed an Interview Toolkit and Filming Guidelines to support community-based interviews and completed a pilot of 50 interviews with Korean adults aged 80 years and above. Current research evaluates AI-assisted transcription and translation tools as a means of supporting the project’s potential expansion to a larger-scale crowdsourced initiative. The project is currently seeking research partnerships and external funding to support further development and implementation.

Learning-Related Stress Among Multilingual and Second-Language Learners
Ongoing longitudinal study; Fall 2026 survey data to be analyzed in 2027.

Selected Publications

Wrigglesworth, A., & Kifer, J. (2026). Celebrating student writing in the context of an IBC in South Korea. In T. Azar & A. Smith (Eds.), Celebrations of Student Writing in Writing Programs. Forthcoming.

Wrigglesworth, A. (2026). Beyond teacher feedback: Guided peer review in L2 writing classrooms. In Proceedings of the 2025 International KOTESOL Conference.

Forthcoming and Under Review
Wrigglesworth, A. (2026). When AI supports thinking and when it replaces it: A conceptual framework for learning with AI in higher education. Submission forthcoming.

Wrigglesworth, A., Kwak, D., & Leonard, L. (2026). When AI transcribes Korean oral history: Transforming spoken testimony. Manuscript under review at AI & Society.

Goh, Y., & Wrigglesworth, A. (2026). Rethinking English learning stress in South Korean students: The primacy of threat to face and competency over control. Submission forthcoming.

Wrigglesworth, A., Kwak, D., & Leonard, L. (2026). Can oral history be designed for scale? Lessons from the Korean Memories Project pilot. Submission forthcoming.

Grants and Fellowships

Mason Korea Faculty Research and Development Award, 2026 | KRW 5,000,000

Mason Korea–Industry-University Collaboration Foundation Independent Research Award, 2025 | Principal Investigator | KRW 10,000,000

Mason Korea Faculty Affairs Fellow, 2025

Mason Korea Faculty Research and Development Award, 2025 | KRW 5,000,000

Stearns Center Inclusive Excellence in Teaching Mini-Grant, 2024 | Principal Investigator | USD 2,360

Mason Korea–Industry-University Collaboration Foundation Research Subsidy, 2024 | Principal Investigator | KRW 12,960,000

Mason Korea Faculty Research and Development Award, 2024 | KRW 5,000,000

Mason Korea Faculty Research and Development Award, 2023 | KRW 5,000,000

Mason Korea Faculty Travel to Fairfax Fund, 2019 | KRW 3,000,000

Courses Taught

George Mason University Korea

ENGH 100: Composition for Multilingual Writers
ENGH 101: Composition
ENGH 201: Reading and Writing about Texts (Fall 2017)
ENGH 302: Advanced Composition
ENGH 388: Professional and Technical Writing (Fall 2023)

Selected Previous University Teaching

Advanced English Writing
Intercultural Communication
English Linguistics
English Morphology
English Phonology
Public Speaking
Film and Media
Advanced English Conversation
Intensive English Writing
Intermediate English Writing
British and American Society and Culture

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Education
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

L2 Student Engagement with Peer Feedback in an Online University Writing Course

Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics
University of New England, Armidale, Australia

Master of Arts, Creative Writing
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Diploma, Book Editing and Publishing
Macleay College, Sydney, Australia

Bachelor of Arts, Government and Journalism
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Recent Presentations

Kwak, D. H., Wrigglesworth, A., & Leonard, L. (2026). Between Speech and Text: AI Transcription, Oral History, and the Korean Memories Project. 35th World History Association Annual Meeting, Incheon, South Korea. Paper presentation.

Wrigglesworth, A., Leonard, L., & Kwak, D. H. (2026). Evaluating AI-Assisted Transcription and Translation Tools for Korean Oral History. 2026 Oral History Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. Paper presentation.

Wrigglesworth, A. (2025). Cultural Influences in L2 Peer Feedback in Korea. Korea TESOL National Conference 2025, Incheon, South Korea. Paper presentation.

Wrigglesworth, A., Leonard, L., & Kwak, D. H. (2025). Korean Memories Project: Using Technology to Document Culture. 23rd International Oral History Association Conference, Krakow, Poland. Paper presentation.

Wrigglesworth, A., Leonard, L., Kwak, D. H., & Lee, E. (2025). Using AI Tools to Document Oral Histories. 2025 IGC Research Showcase, Incheon, South Korea. Paper presentation.

Wrigglesworth, A. (2025). Beyond Teacher Feedback: Guided Peer Review in L2 Writing Classrooms. 2025 International KOTESOL Conference, Seoul, South Korea. Workshop presentation.

Wrigglesworth, A., Kifer, J., Bruce, M., & Kim, E. C. (2024). Using GenAI to Support Multilingual Student Writing. 16th Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference, Fairfax, VA. On-demand presentation.