Zaidy MohdZain

Zaidy MohdZain, Ph.D., serves as Professor in the Department of Counseling within the College of Education and Human Services at East Texas A&M University, bringing over 30 years of experience in counselor education and clinical practice with rural Midwest communities. His career includes leadership roles as Dean at Southern Arkansas University (2008-2018) and Department Chair at Southeast Missouri State University (1997-2008).

Dr. MohdZain's academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Kent State University (1995)
• M.A. in Counseling from University of Illinois Springfield (1989)
• MPA in Public Administration from University of Illinois Springfield (1983)
• BBA in Business Administration from Western Michigan University (1981)

His research focuses on global counseling applications across cultural boundaries, specializing in family well-being, crisis interventions, and prevention efforts. He integrates current professional standards and cutting-edge research to train future counseling professionals, emphasizing cross-cultural competence and rural service delivery.

Recent publications (2020) demonstrate concentrated work on student satisfaction predictors, university community engagement models, civil rights experiential learning impacts, and religious factors in well-being. Earlier research examines marital dynamics in Malaysian populations and culturally responsive counseling frameworks for Asian immigrant families.

With three decades of teaching experience, Dr. MohdZain prioritizes socializing students into the counseling profession through ethical training and professional development. He finds intrinsic reward in mentoring students to become effective practitioners who 'prosper and bloom professionally,' viewing this as central to his educational mission.