Dr. June Abbas is a Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies and Interim Director of the Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Data Scholarship Program at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Abbas is also the Editor in Chief of the peer-reviewed research journal Library and Information Science Research. She graduated with a PhD in information science from the University of North Texas in 1998. Her research interests include youth and the socio-cognitive factors associated with use of information technology, the role of libraries as transformative organizations, and human-centered design and knowledge organization within various contexts.
Dr. Yong Ju Jung is an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Her research centers on the social and affective aspects of informal learning with innovative technologies across libraries, museums, makerspaces, and online environments. Her projects are about: children's STEAM learning and data literacy through embodied learning; youth with disabilities in library makerspaces; and adult learners' wellness (e.g., older adults, teachers) and informal learning. She obtained her PhD in learning, design, and technology from Pennsylvania State University, and MA in educational technology and BA in education from Korea University.
Dr. Moses Munyao is the Coordinator of Undergraduate Research at the Max Chambers Library, University of Central Oklahoma. He obtained his PhD in Information studies from the University of Oklahoma, Masters and Bachelor's degrees in Library & Information Science from institutions in Kenya. His research interests center on Intellectual freedom and collection development policies in school libraries specifically on the protection of students’ freedom to read and the development of policies that advocate for intellectual freedom. Dr. Munyao was a graduate research assistant for the Making for Everyone project between 2022 and 2025.
Azra Holland, B.Sc.
Azra Holland is an MLIS student at the University of Oklahoma, and the 2026 graduate research assistant on the Making for Everyone project. She obtained her B.Sc. in psychology and neuroscience from Oklahoma State University, and was an undergraduate research assistant for the Laboratory for the Adolescent Brain in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the last year of her studies. She will be graduating with her MLIS and a certificate in data analytics in December 2026. Her organizational work outside of the program as well as her focus in the program is centered on public health education and disability justice, and she is hoping to start her career in the health sciences field upon completing her degree.
Advisory Board
Alvaro Gomez, Ph.D
Lecturer of Special Education- The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Chris Hennes, Ph.D
STEAM Specialist - Pioneer Library System at the Norman Public Library
Kyungwon Koh, Ph.D
Associate Professor - School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
JooYoung Seo, Ph.D
Assistant Professor - School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Heather Pike
Associate Director for the Oklahoma Family Network (Parent Advocate)