The CAPAL/ACBES Awards Committee is thrilled to announce Jeein Park as the recipient of the inaugural 2025 Student Research Paper Award for her paper “Investigating the Relationship between Two Factors Affecting Student Retention Rate: Group Presentations and Instagram Accounts.”
Her paper is an exceptional example of student research that displays deep engagement with the broader scholarly literature and clear evidence of learning. The committee noted the significance and potential impact of the research she conducted for this paper. In examining trends among the style of social media posts and level of user engagement, her paper provides readers with potential ways of improving promotion of their academic programming to students.
Congratulations to Jeein for this incredible achievement!
Bio: Jeein Park is currently completing her MA in Information Studies at McGill University, and will be graduating in June 2025. She previously earned a BA in Library and Information Science from Yonsei University in Korea. During her graduate studies, she engaged in a range of research through independent study and coursework, with her special interests in outreach and community engagement initiatives of academic and public libraries. She is currently preparing to start her professional journey in the library and information studies field.
