In order to further her understanding of weaving methods, in 1995 Yuma enrolled in the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at Fu Jen Catholic University, where she did master's research into Atayal traditional weaving.
大安溪有群青年組成「泰雅北勢群文化協進會」，分別切入祭典、語言、歌謠舞蹈、部落歷史等領域，整理紀錄泰雅文化，尤瑪加入後，由於是唯一的女性，順理成章地按傳統角色分工，研究編織。為了更深入了解編織，尤瑪在民國 84 年考上輔大織品研究所，87 年以泰雅傳統織物為研究主題取得碩士學位。