Rinanda Rizky Amalia Shaleha is pursuing a PhD in human development and family studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Her study is in psychology with a specialization in neuroscience and behavior.

Rinanda is a lecturer at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia in Bandung and a founder of a social community called Kumpul Matahari based in Yogyakarta.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Universitas Brawijaya, and her master’s from Universitas Gadjah Mada, both in psychology.