MICRO-BIO

• Willhemina Wahlin is the Acting Associate Head of School and Lecturer in Design at Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, Australia.

  Willhemina Wahlin is the Acting Associate Head of School and Lecturer in Design at Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, Australia. Less

EXPERIENCE

• Charles Sturt University

  • Acting Associate Head of School | Lecturer in Design
  • School of Information and Communication Studies
  • Building 801, South Wing, 7 Major Innes Rd
  • February 2014 to Present

• Charles Sturt University

  • Lecturer in Design
  • School of Communication and Creative Industries
  • February 2014 to Present

EDUCATION

• Charles Sturt University

  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • February 2013 to Present

  Practice-led design research examining the role of the designer in the creation of 'difficult knowledge' exhibitions: that is, exhibitions that contain information related to genocide, gender violence, contested histories, war or death.

• Charles Sturt University

  • Bachelor of Creative Arts and Design (Honours) (Graphic Design)
  • February 2011 to November 2011

  Practice-led research design that focused on the role of typography in the representation of people's testimonies of trauma within exhibition design.

• Charles Sturt University

  • Bachelor of Media Communications
  • February 2005 to December 2010

  Majoring in journalism and graphic design.

DISCIPLINES

• Graphic Design

• Graphic Communications

Interests

• Design For Creative Citizens

• Design For Social Justice & Human Rights Advocacy

Languages

• English

Links

• The Ligatures of Life (PhD research site)
• Braenchild Media