Dr. Kimberley Monden is a Licensed Psychologist and tenured Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she focuses on improving psychosocial outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Combining her experience in clinical care and research, she leads multiple initiatives aimed at enhancing long-term quality of life after injury.

Key Roles & Leadership

• Founder & Director: Spinal Cord Injury Psychosocial Outcomes and Wellbeing Research (SCIPOWeR) Laboratory
• Project Director: Minnesota Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System
• Vice Chair of Research: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Director: Division of Research & Innovation

Research Focus

• Psychosocial adaptation to injury, with a focus on resilience and injustice appraisals.
• Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) science to bridge the gap between research and clinical care.

Honors & Support

• Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Funded by: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Department of Defense (DoD), and the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation.