Joshua Wilwohl (will-WALL)

Develop cultural fluency by exploring how diverse perspectives shape the creation and reception of art. Analyze Western traditions alongside Cambodian heritage to situate art's role in a global society, addressing contemporary issues such as the complexity of art crime and the repatriation of cultural property.

Learn to think critically and creatively by mapping major themes across the arts. Discover how human expression intersects with technology and business, proving a need for the Humanities today.

Survey technology's relationship with language—human and machine-made—by examining how words influence our decisions and online experiences. Also, investigate the evolution of internet slang, discover the limitations of emojis, and, through practice, craft usable text for apps and websites. By the course's end, be able to recognize, compare, and evaluate how language smooths navigation, enhances satisfaction, and sways behavior.

"His class is Art, and Art is working. I became more human in this course." - HUMN 110: Arts and Culture

"I love this class.... This class openly allows students to cooperate and engage a lot with each other, which I found very inspiring and positive." - HUMN 110: Arts and Culture

"This is one of the most interesting classes I have ever taken. He doesn't force us to remember something that he knows we will forget after the exam or after the semester. Instead, he teaches us something very useful, like critical thinking...creativity, and learning to observe, not see." - HUMN 101: Introduction to Humanities

The traditional, formal ways of composition are morphing into informal user-generated content, blurring the lines between human and non-human authorship. As a result, a single question arises within writing pedagogy, "Who is a writer?" The answer is murky, especially when the composer is made of gears and wires, but relies on flesh and blood for a prompt to awaken the bots.

Little research has been done on the topic of Cambodian English, despite the rapid advancements in language learning and acquisition. The results of a linguistic diversity survey conducted among Cambodian university students enrolled at one of the country's leading academic institutions suggest advancements in the population's English language abilities and hints at the emergence of what could be called "Transitional Cambodian English."

The results of a survey on language attitudes conducted among Cambodian university students at one of the country's leading institutions suggests a favorable attitude toward the Cambodian English variety known as Transitional Cambodian English, hinting at a growing positive trend among Generation Z valuing non-native Englishes.

Reported at AsiaTEFL (2025) on how Cambodian university students blend English, Khmer, and romanized Khmer (Sing/Signe-Khmer) in digital spaces to construct hybrid identities and subvert traditional language norms.

Shared research findings at CamTESOL (2025) on the characteristics of a developing Cambodian English variation and its potential to influence national identity, educational practices, and language policy.

Led a workshop at Design Matters (2024), guiding participants through writing and design activities to demonstrate how language shapes user behavior.

Detailed at Digital Journalism World (2015) and Interactive Digital News Design (2014) the digital transition of Cambodia's news industry for a mobile-only population, including development of a distributed newsroom and a paywall for a cash economy.

Researched user language patterns to develop a navigation system (U.S. Patent 11,024,173) that informed the design of a mobile event app for global car brands.

Crafted and exhibited an original Cambodian fairytale at Meta House Phnom Penh, using a hybrid storytelling approach by combining physical display panels with QR codes to build an interactive experience for readers.

Published a short story about my real-life experience with a Russian fugitive on a Cambodian island in the Mekong Review, a literary magazine.

Authored a children's book intended to help explain preterm birth and its impact on the family.

Assessment and activities, with rationales.

Text-based work on digital products.