Dr Bahaman Abu Samah telah memulakan perkhidmatannya sebagai seorang pensyarah di Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (kini Universiti Putra Malaysia) pada 1982.  Pada peringkat awal, beliau banyak mengajar dalam Pendidikan Pengembangan dan Perencanaan Program. Namun tumpuan pengajaran terkini  lebih menjurus kepada bidang statistik dan penggunaan komputer dalam Pembangunan Sumber Manusia.  Pembabitan beliau dengan UPM bermula pada tahun 1975. Ketika itu beliau melanjutkan pengajian dalam Diploma Pertanian dan bergraduat pada tahun 1978. Beliau seterunya melanjutkan pengajian pada tahun yang sama di Louisiana State University, USA dan telah memperolehi BS Crop Science (1980) dan MS Extension Education (1981). Dr Bahaman telah memperolehi Ph.D. dalam bidang Agricultural Education daripada Iowa State University, USA (1992). Beliau telah dinaikkan ke jawatan Profesor Madya pada tahun 2000. Sekarang Dr Bahaman bertugas sebagai Timbalan Pengarah di Institut Pengajian Sains Sosial (IPSAS).  Beliau banyak terlibat dalam latihan dalam analisis data, statistik dan SPSS (salah satu perisian statistik yang popular).  Selain itu beliau juga terlibat dalam projek penyelidikan dan perundingan dalam bidang pembangunan komuniti, pembangunan sumber manusia, dan penggunaan ICT. Pada tahun 2005 beliau telah dianugerahkan Fellowship Naib Cancelor untuk pengajaran.

Dr Bahaman Abu Samah started his career as a lecturer at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (currently Universiti Putra Malaysia) in 1982.  Early in his carrier, he has taught in Extension Education and Programme Development.  Currently his teaching focuses in statistics and computer application in Human Resource Development.  His involvement with UPM started in 1975 in which he pursued his Diploma in Agriculture and graduated in 1978. In the same year he continued his study at Louisiana State University, USA and obtained his BS Crop Science (1980) and MS Extension Education (1981). Dr Bahaman received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from Iowa State University (1992). He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2000. Currently Dr Bahaman serves as Deputy Director at Institute for Social Science Studies (IPSAS). He has been actively involved in providing training in data analysis, statistics and SPSS (one of the most popular statistical software). In addition, he is also actively involved in research and consultancy activities in areas of community development, human resource development and ICT usage. In 2005 he was awarded the Vice Chancellor Fellowship for teaching.

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Effectiveness of Prison Department’s Rehabilitation Program in Addressing Recidivism

• Keberkesanan Skim Pembangunan Kesejahteraan Rakyat (SPKR) dalam Pemajuan Komuniti Luar Bandar

• Kajian Keberkesanan Skim Rondaan Sukarela (SRS) dan pola penyertaan masyarakat

• Kajian Fundamental: Kompetensi, Komitmen, dan Penglibatan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) dalam Merealisasikan Pembangunan Mapan Komuniti Luar Bandar.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Zakaria Kasa, Aida Suraya Md. Yunus, Azizan Asmuni, Bahaman Abu Samah, Suhaimi Napis, Mohd Zul Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Rizal Khanafie, Hasmah Abdul Wahab dan Tuan Sayid Muhammad Nazari Sayid Ismail. (2006). "Kesediaan pelajar Institut Pengajian Tinggi menggunakan komputer dalam pembelajaran (Students from higher education willingness in using computers in their studies)". Jurnal Penyelidikan Pendidikan Jilid 25 (versi Bahasa Melayu) - Research Educational Journal Vol 25 (Malay Version).

• Zaharah Hassan, Bahaman Abu Samah and Abu Daud Silong. (2006). Persepsi pelajar universiti terhadap perpaduan negara. In : (Ed., Zaharah Hassan, Abdul Latif Samian and Abu Daud Silong), Readings on ethnic relations in a multicultural society: perspectives and research on national unity and integration, Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, Serdang. Pp. 126-152.

• M S Zalilah, K Mirnalini, G L Khor, A Merlin, A S Bahaman, K Norimah. (2006). Estimates and Distribution of Body Mass Index in a Sample of Malaysian Adolescents. Med J Malaysia Vol 61 No 1 March 2006. Pp. 48-58

• Chua Beng Hui, Turiman Suandi, Abu Daud Silong, Bahaman Abu Samah and Khairudin Idris (2006). Relationship between Absorptive Capacity and Innovation at MSC Companies in Proceeding of the 5^th Asian Conference of the Academy of HRD.

• Zaharah Hassan, Bahaman Abu Samah and Abu Daud Silong. (2006). Persepsi pelajar universiti terhadap perpaduan negara. In : (Ed., Zaharah Hassan, Abdul Latif Samian and Abu Daud Silong), Readings on ethnic relations in a multicultural society: perspectives and research on national unity and integration, Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, Serdang. Pp. 126-152.

• Surjit Singh s/o Uttam Singh, Rahim M. Sail, Bahaman Abu Samah, Raja Ahmad Tajudin Shah & Linda A. Lumayag. (2005). Making Volunteering Visible. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 13(2), 117-130

• Surjit Singh s/o Uttam Singh, Rahim M. Sail, Bahaman Abu Samah, Raja Ahmad Tajudin Shah & Linda A. Lumayag. (2005). Debunking The Myth: Involvement Of Malaysian Retirees In Volunteerism. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 13(2), 159-172. 

• Surjit Singh s/o Uttam Singh, Rahim M. Sail, Bahaman Abu Samah, Raja Ahmad Tajudin Shah & Linda A. Lumayag. (2005). To Volunteer or Not To Volunteer: The Case of Malaysian Public Service Retirees. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 13(2), 199-210.

• Surjit Singh s/o Uttam Singh, Rahim M. Sail, Bahaman Abu Samah, Raja Ahmad Tajudin Shah & Linda A. Lumayag. (2005). Encouraging Voluntary Work Among Public Service Retirees: How Policy Intervention Can Help? Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 13(2), 219-230.

• Santhi Raghavan, Samsuddin Ahmad, Bahaman Abu Samah and Azizan Asmuni (2005). What turns Malaysian workforce on to Open and Distance Education: Research describing the need to participate. In proceeding of National Conference on HRD 2005, UPM.

• Bahaman Abu Samah, Zaharah Hasan & Abu Daud Silong (2004). Persepsi pelajar universiti terhadap perpaduan negara. Laporan kajian, Jabatan Perpaduan Negara (CD dan Cetakan).

• Guna Seelan Rethinam, Maimunah Ismail, Musa Abu Hassan and Bahaman Abu Samah (2004). Working condition and predictors of quality of working life: A psychological analysis of Malaysian Information System Personnel. In proceedings of HRD/Conference in Asia: Harmony and Partnership, Korea Academy of HRD, Seoul, Kores

• Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood, Aminah Ahmad, Bahaman Abu Samah & Khairuddin Idris (2004). Informal learning of management knowledge and skills and transfer of learning among head nurses. In Moon, Yong-Lin, Osman-Gani, A.M., Shinil, K., Roth. G.L. & Oh H. (Eds.), Human resource development in Asia: Harmony and Partnership (pp. 515-522). Seoul: Korea Academy of Human Resource Development.

• Guan Eng Chan, Zakaria Kasa, Ramlah Hamzah & Bahaman Abu Samah (2004). Factors relating to adoption of the WWW by engineering lecturer in Ploytechnics. Jurnal Pendidikan Teknikal, Jld 3 Bil 1

TEACHING

• DCE 3001          Computer in Human Resource Development

• DCE 4955          Practicum

• DCE 4999          Project Paper

• DCE 5950          Statistics for Social Science

• DCE 5960          Computer Utilization in Human Resource Development

• DCE 5999          Masters Thesis

• DCE 6953          Multivariate Statistics in Social Science

• DCE 6999          Ph.D. Thesis