Zubaidah obtained her BA(Hons) (Maths) from State University, New York in 1985, MA (App Maths) from Temple University, Philadelphia in 1987 and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Malaya in 2005. Her fields of interest are in Structural Dynamics, Environmental Engineering, Safety and Health and Engineering Mathematics. She has published as well as refereed several technical papers both at national and international levels.