Curriculum Vitae
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Sumaia Mohammed Zaid is a scholar in measurement and evaluation as well as psychological testing, currently serving in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. She earned her PhD in Measurement and Evaluation from the University of Malaya, where she developed a strong foundation in adapting and developing psychological questionnaires. Her academic and research expertise centers on measurement and evaluation, psychological testing, emotion regulation, quantitative statistics, and research methodology.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, (Psychology)Sana'a University, Yemen
- DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, (EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY)Universiti Malaya (um)
- MASTER OF EDUCATION (MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION), (MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION)Universiti Malaya (um)
MEMBERSHIPS
- RESEARCH ETHIC COMMITTEE MEMBER, COMMITTEE MEMBER2025 to 2026 (University)
- ASSOCIATE EDITOR, EDITORIAL BOARD2024 to 2026 (International)
- APPOINTMENT TO THE 2026 APCDA HYBRID CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE MEMBER2025 to 2026 (International)
- APPOINTMENT AS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DIRECTOR, BOARD OF DIRECTORSSince 2025 (International)
- JURY FOR CONFERENCE ENTITLED KONVENSYEN SUARA GURU MALAYSIA 2025, COMMITTEE MEMBER2025 to 2025 (National)
PUBLICATIONS
Article in Journal
WoS
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Eva, Nur; Hutagalung, Fonny Dameaty; Zaid, Sumaia Mohammed; Binti Ahmad Kamarul, Kamelia Syafiera (2025). Bridging gifted education and school culture: the mediating role of personality in shaping school culture and teachers' opinions towards gifted education, BMC PSYCHOLOGY. 13(1). doi:10.1186/s40359-025-03330-7
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Zaid, Sumaia Mohammed; Hutagalung, Fonny Dameaty; Hamid, Harris Shah Bin Abd; Taresh, Sahar Mohammed (2025). The power of emotion regulation: how managing sadness influences depression and anxiety?, BMC PSYCHOLOGY. 13(1). doi:10.1186/s40359-025-02354-3
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Fitriana, Nina; Hutagalung, Fonny Dameaty; Awang, Zainudin; Zaid, Sumaia Mohammed (2022). Happiness at work: A cross-cultural validation of happiness at work scale, PLOS ONE. 17(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261617
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Zaid, S. M., Hutagalung, F. D., Bin Abd Hamid, H. S., & Taresh, S. M. (2021). Sadness regulation strategies and measurement: A scoping review. Plos One, 16(8), 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256088
ESCI
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Zaid, Sumaia Mohammed Radman; Jamaluddin, Shahrir; Baharuldin, Zuraidah; Taresh, Sahar Mohammed (2020). Psychometric Properties of an Adapted Yemeni Version of Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES. 28(3), 2149-2165
Scopus
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Alsulaimi M., Hutagalung F.D., Ali S.K.B.S., Zaid S.M. (2023). The Relationship between Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction among Omani Teachers, International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences. 11(1), 152-161. doi:10.13189/saj.2023.110118
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Eva N., Hutagalung F.D., Peng C.F., Zaid S.M. (2023). Self-Regulated Learning in Covid 19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study between Indonesia and Malaysia, International Journal of Instruction. 16(1), 625-642. doi:10.29333/iji.2023.16135a
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Fitriana N., Hutagalung F.D., Awang Z., Zaid S.M. (2022). Happiness at work: A cross-cultural validation of happiness at work scale, PLoS ONE. 17(1 January). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261617
Others
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Preschool teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy concerning autism: A parallel mixed-methods study of an intervention to improve autism identification
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RESILIENCE, ACADEMIC STRESS, AND HAPPINESS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
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Rejection Sensitivity and Social Anxiety among University Students in Yemen
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Psychologists' perspective of mental health in Yemen during the civil war and COVID-19: a qualitative inquiry
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Mainstream Preschool Teachers’ Skills at Identifying and Referring Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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The role of teacher readiness as a mediator in the development of ICT competency in Pahang primary school
SUPERVISION
Postgraduate Student
- (2025) APPLYING RASCH MODEL ON TEST LINKING INDICES, CHIENG ZOUH FONG