Alice Wrigglesworth
Alice Wrigglesworth
Assistant Professor
Writing Instruction, Peer Feedback, Culture and Learning, Oral History
Alice Wrigglesworth is an Assistant Professor and the English Program Coordinator at George Mason University Korea. Since joining Mason Korea in the fall of 2017, she has taught Composition, Advanced Composition, and Professional and Technical Writing courses. She is the co-founder of the Mason Korea Research Writing Competition and Research Writing Workshop Series—supporting and celebrating student writing. She is currently the Mason Korea Faculty Affairs Faculty Fellow.
Dr. Wrigglesworth has been teaching English language and writing at the university level, primarily in Korea but also in Kuwait and China, since 2004. Before transitioning to academia, she worked as a content developer and editor in educational publishing, in both Australia and Korea, including at McGraw-Hill Australia. She has a Ph.D. in Education, an M.A. in Creative Writing, an M.A. in Applied Linguistics, and B.A. in Journalism and Government Studies. Focused on writing instruction, her doctoral research explored L2 student engagement with peer feedback in an online writing course.
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Alice has spent more than half her life living abroad in Korea, China, Kuwait, Vanuatu, New Zealand, England, and the United States. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her reluctant teenage daughters, walking her dog, and traveling.
Current Research
Developing a crowdsourced oral history project to preserve the experiences of elderly South Koreans, bridging generations and cultures through translated personal narratives
Integrating peer review and GenAI for providing comprehensive feedback in a Composition course
Selected Publications
Wrigglesworth, A. (2024). Exploring L2 Student Engagement with Peer Feedback in an Online University Writing Course. [Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern Queensland].
Cho, H., Wrigglesworth, A., Kifer, J., Bruce, J.M., Michals, T. & Habib, A. (Eds.). (2020). First Step Forward: Selected Essays from ENGH 100.
Grants and Fellowships
Mason Korea–Industry-University Collaboration Foundation 2025 Independent Research Award (PI KRW 10,000,000)
Mason Korea Faculty Affairs Fellow 2025
Mason Korea Faculty Research and Development Award 2025 (KRW 5,000,000)
Stearns Center Spring 2024 Inclusive Excellence in Teaching Mini-Grant (PI USD 2,360)
Mason Korea–Industry-University Collaboration Foundation 2024 subsidy (PI 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 (KRW 3,000,000)
Courses Taught
Professional and Technical Writing | ENGH 388
Advanced Composition | ENGH 302
Composition | ENGH 101
Composition for Multilingual Writers | ENGH 100
Intercultural Communication
British and American Society and Culture
English Linguistics
English Morphology
English Phonology
Advanced English Writing
Intensive English Writing
Intermediate English Writing
Film and Media
Advanced English Conversation
Public Speaking
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics, University of New England, Australia
Master of Arts, Creative Writing, University of Sydney, Australia
Diploma in Book Editing and Publishing, Macleay College, Australia
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Government Studies, University of Queensland, Australia
Recent Presentations
Wrigglesworth, A. (2025). Beyond Teacher Feedback: Guided Peer Review in L2 Writing Classrooms. 2025 International KOTESOL Conference, Seoul, South Korea. (Workshop Presentation, Accepted)
Wrigglesworth, A., Leonard, L., & Kwak, D. H. (2025). Korean Memories Project: Using Technology to Document Culture. 23rd International Oral History Association (IOHA) Conference, Krakow, Poland. (Paper Presentation, Accepted)
Wrigglesworth, A., Kifer, J., Bruce, M., & Kim, E. C. (2024). Using GenAI to Support Multilingual Student Writing. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference, Fairfax, VA, USA. (On-Demand Presentation)
Wrigglesworth, A. (2021). Knowing How, Knowing Who, Knowing What: Three Guiding Principles for Developing Collaborative Learning. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference, Fairfax, VA, USA. (On-Demand Presentation). https://doi.org/10.13021/itlcp.2021.3018
Hook, G., Crist, J., A., Nicolaides, Wrigglesworth, A. Kifer, J. & Muir, J. (2019). Mason Korea: Challenges and Innovations. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference, Fairfax, VA, USA. (Panel Discussion). https://doi.org/10.13021/itlcp.2019.2524