Dr. June Abbas has been a Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) in Norman, Oklahoma since 2009, where she teaches courses on designing user-centered technologies, the organization of data and information, digital collections, management and online information retrieval. Her research focuses on the intersection between information and data, users, and systems, and how to design user-centered systems in multiple contexts. She was recently recognized nationally with 3 highly competitive, prestigious research awards recognizing her research contributions to the field of library and information science: the Kilgour Award from OCLC/ALA LITA (American Library Association) award given to those whose research has had significant impact on library technology and services (2016); the ALA YALSA Past Presidents' program award (with Dr. Kyungwon Koh) for their paper “Competencies Needed to Provide Teen Library Services of the Future: Survey of Professionals in Learning Labs and MakerSpaces”, presented at ALA Midwinter 2016 Young Adults Library Services Association forum; and OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant award for “A New Role for Libraries: Promoting Teens’ Safety and Security in the Digital Age” proposal in 2014.