Samah Saleh holds a PhD in Sociology - Women's Studies - from Goldsmiths, University of London. Samah Saleh also holds master’s degree in Social Service from McGill University in Canada and master’s degree in Gender and Development from Birzeit University and bachelor’s degree in Psychology from An-Najah National University.
She works at An-Najah National University as a lecturer and coordinator of the Master's Program of Women's Studies. She was head of Social Service Section for three years. She is interested in women's issues and her various interests include women's entrepreneurial projects and has many research participations in this context, in addition to many experiences in providing consultancy to develop the status of women entrepreneurs in the Palestinian society.