Profesor Madya Dr. Lily Mastura Hj. Harun mendapat pendidikan peringkat menengah di Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Melaka dan Sekolah Tinggi Melaka, Bandaraya Bersejarah Melaka. Beliau memegang ijazah doktor falsafah daripada Keele University, Staffordshire, UK. Beliau dilantik sebagai pensyarah di Universiti Putra Malaysia pada tahun 1987 dan telah dinaikkan pangkat ke jawatan Professor Madya pada tahun 2003. Kini beliau memegang jawatan Ketua Jabatan, Jabatan Pendidikan Kaunselor dan Psikologi Kaunseling, di Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan. Beliau terlibat dengan aktiviti penyelidikan dan perundingan di peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa, dalam bidang pendidikan kaunselor dan psikologi kaunseling, perkahwinan, keibubapaan serta kekeluargaan. Beliau juga terlibat dengan khidmat nasihat dan khidmat masyarakat di peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa dalam bidang pendidikan kaunselor dan psikologi kaunseling, perkahwinan, keibubapaan serta kekeluargaan. Beliau terlibat aktif dalam aktiviti profesion kaunseling serta pembangunan keluarga. Kini beliau adalah seorang Ahli Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia dan Ahli Eksekutif Persatuan Kaunseling Malaysia.

Associate Professor Dr. Lily Mastura Hj. Harun completed her high school at the Malacca Girls’ High School dan Malacca High School, Malacca Historical City. She holds the doctoral degree from Keele University, Staffordshire, UK. She was appointed as a lecturer with University Putra Malaysia in 1987 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2003. Currently she serves as the Head of Department, Department of Counsellor Education and Counselling Psychology of the Faculty of Educational Studies. She has been involved in research and consultancy works, both nationally and internationally in the area of counsellor education and counselling psychology, marriage, parenting and family. She has also been involved in advisory and community services, both national and internationally, in the area of counsellor education and counselling psychology, marriage, parenting and family. She is actively involved in the counselling profession. She is currently a Board Member of the Malaysian Counselling Board and an Executive Member of the Malaysian Counselling Profession.