Rate My Professor Samiul Hossain

Dr. Samiul Hossain serves as a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Murdoch University, where he contributes to teaching and research in psychological sciences. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Macquarie University from February 2017 to February 2021. Prior to his current role, he held positions including at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and during his doctoral studies at Macquarie University. Hossain is a registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), bringing practical clinical experience from practice in Bangladesh and Botswana, as well as clinical training in the Netherlands. His career is driven by interests in understanding causes of mental health disorders across cultures, fostering inclusion, and integrating cultural competency in psychological practice and education.

Hossain's research specializations center on emotion regulation and its links to wellbeing, psychopathology, and mental health in diverse populations. He investigates how emotion regulation strategies influence wellbeing and how wellbeing shapes these strategies, with a particular emphasis on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. Key interests include positive emotion regulation, savouring, mental health literacy, and emotion dysregulation in clinical contexts such as insomnia disorder. His Google Scholar profile reflects 85 citations, underscoring his contributions to the field. Notable publications include 'Relationships between maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology in adolescents from Bangladesh' (2017, cited by 70), exploring cognitive-emotional links in youth; 'Open Science in the Developing World: A Collection of Practical Guides for Researchers in Developing Countries' (2025, cited by 6), promoting accessible research practices; 'Emotion dysregulation in insomnia disorder: the possible role of psychiatric comorbidity' (2024, Frontiers in Sleep, cited by 5); 'Emotion regulation in daily life: Testing bidirectional temporal associations with positive and negative affect' (2025, cited by 4); and 'Mental health literacy, emotion regulation and psychological wellbeing: an exploration in Australian and Bangladeshi adults' (2020). He has also contributed to conference presentations like 'Recruiting Psychologist-Scientists from Diverse Backgrounds' and supervises honours theses, such as 'Savouring and Negative Mood: Investigating the Buffering Effects of Positive Emotions' (2024). Through his work, Hossain advances cross-cultural psychology, evidence-based interventions, and open science in developing contexts, enhancing psychological understanding globally.