Summary
Kim Martin is a Co-Founder and third-year PhD candidate in Library and Information Science at Western University, combining a decade of experience in research, teaching, and community-focused maker education. She co-leads the SSHRC-funded Digging Digital Humanities project, coordinating international site visits to study how humanist scholars use ebooks, the role of librarians in DH, and serendipity in research. Outside academia she runs a mobile makerspace delivering maker education and pop-up experiences for schools, libraries, and community centres across Ontario, translating interdisciplinary scholarship into hands-on public engagement. With academic foundations in English, History, and Renaissance Studies, she brings a humanities-informed perspective to information work and a practical knack for building partnerships between researchers, libraries, and communities.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Library and Information Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Library and Information Science at The University of Western Ontario
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Renaissance Studies, Incomplete, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Renaissance Studies, Incomplete at University of Warwick
Master of Arts (M.A.), History, Master of Arts (M.A.), History at University of Guelph
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English and History, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English and History at University of Windsor