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Kaitlin Wynia Baluk

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Post-Doctoral FellowMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

14 publications.

01

Public Library-University/College Research Partnership Toolkit

Wynia Baluk K, Gillett J, Weaver L

First author
02

Exploring the Digital Literacy Needs and Training Preferences of Older Adults Living in Affordable Housing

Baluk KW, Detlor B, La Rose T, Alfaro-Laganse C

Journal of Technology in Human Services202319 citationsFirst author
03

Towards a research platform: partnering for sustainable and impactful research in public libraries

Baluk KW, Dalmer NK, van der Linden LS, Weaver LR, Gillett J

Public Library Quarterly20239 citationsFirst author
04

Partnering for Social Infrastructure: Investigating the Co-Location of a Public Library in an Affordable Housing Building

Baluk KW, Solhi A, Gillett J

Advances in Librarianship2023First author
05

Homeless Jesus: Exploring a Relationship between Public Religious Art and Public Dialogues on Homelessness

Wynia BK

2021
06

A Case Study of Timothy Schmalz’ Homeless Jesus Religious Art as ‘Translation’ in Religiously Diverse and Secular Societies.

Wynia Baluk K

2021First author
07

Aging in a Digital Society: Exploring How Canadian and Australian Public Library Systems Program for Older Adults

Baluk KW, McQuire S, Gillett J, Wyatt D

Public Library Quarterly202122 citationsFirst author
08

Mitigating the Challenges and Capitalizing on Opportunities: A Qualitative Investigation of the Public Library’s Response to an Aging Population

Baluk KW, Griffin M, Gillett J

Canadian Journal on Aging202111 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
09

Aging in (Third) Place with Public Libraries.

Wynia Baluk K, Dalmer N, Gillett J, Griffin M

2020First author
10

A Thematic Analysis of Online Print Media: Timothy Schmalz’s Homeless Jesus and Perceptions of Homelessness

Wynia Baluk K

2019First author

Courses taught

2
  • Leisure and Recreation in Later Life

    HLTHAGE 4P03 · last taught 2021

    Undergraduate
  • Social Policy and Aging

    HLTHAGE 4L03 · last taught 2020

    Undergraduate
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