Prior to pursuing a career in academia, Maila Rahiem worked as a humanitarian aid worker in conflict- and disaster-affected areas. She is always moved by human stories. This has an effect on her research methodologies, which heavily rely on narratives as a source of data.

Maila earned a doctorate in education from Universiti Putra Malaysia, a master's degree in education from McGill University in Canada, and a bachelor's degree in education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta in Indonesia.

• UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
• University of South Florida, USA
• UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia

Maila received a Visiting Professor scholarship from Faculty of Humanities, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, in 2022; a Fulbright Visiting Scholar award from the University of South Florida, USA, in 2019-2020; and an award from UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Indonesia, in 2022 for the academic with the most articles published in recognized and high-impact journals

• Child Survivors Tell Their Story: Why Did So Many Women Die During the Natural Disaster in Aceh? https://www.theearthandi.org/post/child-survivors-tell-their-story-why-did-so-many-women-die-during-the-natural-disaster-in-aceh
• A podcast with Louise Hemmerlé on the narratives of child survivors of the 2004 Aceh Tsunami: Why Did So Many Women Die During the Natural Disaster in Aceh? Un jour la Terre s'ouvre 1/5 : Après la vague https://play.acast.com/s/injustices/un-jour-la-terre-souvre-apres-la-vague
• Children Can Experience Violence https://www.timesindonesia.co.id/read/news/370696/anakanak-bisa-alami-kekerasan-ini-tips-parenting-anak-di-webinar-piaud-unisla

• Early Childhood Social and Emotional Learning
• Early Childhood Moral and Spiritual Development
• Qualitative Research
• Research Methods for Social Science Education
• Classroom Action Research
• Educational Psychology
• Social Sciences Research

Asia Pacific Network of Moral Education (APNME)

American Psychological Association (APA)

The Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (RAIS)

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR)

• Director of Centre of Excellence - UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia (2020-now)
• Member of Working Group, Centre of Excellence-Educating for the Future
• Coordinator of Research, Centre of Research and Publication, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia (2017-now)

Maila worked as monitoring and evaluation consultant for Consortium for Assistance and Recovery towards Development in Indonesia (CARDI). CARDI is a collaboration between three international NGOs: the International Rescue Committee, the Norwegian Refuge Council, and Stichting Vluchteling (the Dutch Refugee Foundation). She monitored and evaluated of the following humanitarian projects throughout Indonesia:

• Enhanced livelihood protection program (Sigli, Aceh)
• Livelihood interventions for disaster affected areas in northern Aceh (Lhokseumawe, Aceh)
• Environmental health and livelihoods interventions for disaster affected population in northern Aceh (Lhokseumawe, Aceh)
• Community driven reconstruction program (Maluku and North Maluku)
• Building bridges for conflict-affected youth in Central Sulawesi and Maluku (Poso-Central Sulawesi & West Seram-Maluku).
• Strengthening civil society and restoring livelihoods (Sigli, Aceh).