Samah obtained her Bachelor's degree from McGill University (2025) with a major concentration in Psychology and minor concentrations in Arabic Language and Behavioural Sciences. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology (D.Psy.) - Child and Adolescent stream, at the Université de Montréal, under the supervision of Dr. Leandra Desjardins and Dr. Anna MacKinnon. Samah's doctoral project focuses on the implementation of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) at CHU Sainte-Justine. The PAT is a psychosocial screening tool designed to identify the needs of families of children with cancer in pediatric oncology settings.