Kimberley Monden, PhD

Dr. Monden's research focuses on psychosocial adaptation to injury. She studies resilience and appraisals of injustice, with a specific interest in improving quality of life and long-term psychosocial outcomes after spinal cord injury.

Research Funding Grants

1. Minnesota Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System, Principal Investigator: Leslie Morse. Kimberley Monden and Ann Van de Winckel, co-investigators. Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services ACL. Timing: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2026
2. The Impact of Injustice Appraisals on Pyschosocial Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Study. Role: PI. Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense. Timing: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024
3. Assistive Technology & Functional Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury. Role: PI. Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense. Timing: June 10, 2021 - September 29, 2022
4. Reinventing Yourself after SCI: A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve Outcomes After Spinal Cord Injury. Role: PI.
   Sponsor: Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO. Timing: March 1, 2020 - September 20, 2022
5. Adaptation and Dissemination of the Spinal Cord Injury Physical Activity Guidelines. Role: PI. Sponsor: Paralyzed Veterans of America. Timing: June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022
6. RACR: Promoting Resilience, Adjustment, and Community Reintegration After SCI. Role: PI. Sponsor: Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO. Timing: May 31, 2020 - May 30, 2022
7. Validation of the Use of the Injustice Experience Questionnaire in the Spinal Cord Injury Population. Role: PI. Sponsor: Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO. Timing: March 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021

Publications

I. Peer-Reviewed Publications (* indicates student author)

1. Starosta, A., Sayko Adams, R., Marwitz, J., Monden, K. R., Dams-O'Connor, K., & Hoffman, J. (2021). Scoping review of opioid use after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 36(5), 310-327. PMID: 34489382 PMCID: PMC8428300 doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000721
2. Novack, T., Zhang, Y., Kennedy, R., Watanabe, T. K., Monden, K. R., Dreer, L. E., Bombardier, C., Brunner, R., Goldin, Y., Marwitz, J., & Niemeier, J. (2021). Return to driving following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model System study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102(8), 1568-1575. PMID: 33705772 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.02.006 
3. Mahoney, E. J., Silva, M. A., Reljic, T., Dams-O'Connor, K., Hammond, F. M., Monden, K. R., Chung, J. S., Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C., & Nakase-Richardson, R. (2021). Rehabilitation needs at five-years post-TBI: a VA TBI Model Systems study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 36(3), 175-185. PMID: 33201036 doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000629
4. Monden, K. R., Philippus, A., MacIntyre, B., Welch, A., Sevigny, M., Draganich, C., Agtarap, S., & Morse, L. R. (2021). The impact of stigma on psychosocial outcomes following spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional analysis for stigma-mediated relationships. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(2), 202-212. PMID: 33382334 doi: DOI: 10.1037/rep0000371
5. Silva, M. A., VandenBussche Jantz, A. B., Klocksieben, F., Monden, K. R., Rabinowitz, A. R., Cotner, B. A., Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C., & Nakase-Richardson, R. (2021). Unmet rehabilitation needs indirectly influence life satisfaction 5 years after traumatic brain injury: A Veterans Affairs TBI Model Systems study. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102(1), 58-67. PMID: 32949552 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.08.012
6. Draganich, C., Berliner, J., Sevigny, M., W, N., Philippus, A., Payne, L., Gerber, D., & Monden, K. R. (in press, accepted August 2021). The impact of a structured rehabilitation program for uninsured individuals. Rehabilitation Psychology.
7. Monden, K. R., Andrews, E., Pilarski, C., Hearn, J., & Morse, L. R. (in press, accepted June 2021). COVID-19 and the spinal cord injury community: concerns about medication rationing and social isolation. Rehabilitation Psychology.
8. Nakase-Richardson, R., Schwartz, D., Ketchum, J., Drasher-Phillips, L., Dahdah, M., Monden, K.R., Bell, K., Hoffman, J., Whyte, J., Bogner, J., Calero, K., Magalang, U. Comparison of diagnostic sleep studies in hospitalized neurorehabilitation patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.083. Chest. Epub 2020 May 6. PMID: 32387522
9. Zeitzer, J.M., Hon, F., Whyte, J., Monden, K.R., Bogner, J., Dahdah, M., Wittine, L., Bell, K.R., Nakase-Richardson, R. Coherence between sleep detection by actigraphy and polysomnography in a multi-center, in-patient cohort of individuals with traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. doi:10.1002/pmrj.12353. Epub 2020 Mar 3. PMID: 32125095 
10. Makley, M., Gerber, D., Newman, J., *Philippus, A., Monden, K.R., Biggs, J., Spier, E., Tarwater, P., Weintraub, A. Optimized Sleep after Brain Injury (OSABI): a pilot study of a sleep hygiene intervention for individuals with moderate to severe brain injury. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2020 Feb;34(2):111-121. doi: 10.1177/1545968319895478. Epub 2019 Dec 30. PMID: 31884895
11. Monden, K.R., *Philippus, A., Draganich, C., MacIntyre, B., Charlifue, S. A qualitative exploration of perceived injustice among individuals living with spinal cord injury. Rehabil Psychol. 2020 Feb;65(1):54-62. doi:10.1037/rep0000301. Epub 2019 Dec 12. PMID: 31829642
12. Nakase-Richardson, R., Schwartz, D.J., Drasher-Phillips, L., Ketchum, J.M., Calero, K., Dahdah, M.N., Monden, K.R., Bell, K., Magalang, U., Hoffman, J., Whyte, J., Bogner, J., Zeitzer, J. Comparative effectiveness of sleep apnea screening instruments during inpatient rehabilitation following moderate to severe TBI. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Feb;101(2):283-296. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2019.09.019. Epub 2019 Nov 6. PMID: 31705855
13. Monden, K.R., Sevigny, M., Ketchum, J.K., Charlifue, S., Severe, E., Tefertiller, C., Berliner, J., Coker, J., Taylor, H.B., Kolakowsky-Hayner, S.A., Morse, L.R. Associations between insurance provider and assistive technology use for computer and electronic devices one year after tetraplegia: findings from the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems National Database. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Dec;100(12):2260-2266. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2019.06.013. Epub 2019 Jul 24. PMID: 31351077
14. Monden, K.R., *Philippus, A., Boals, A., *Draganich, C., Morse, L.R., Ketchum, J.M., Trost, Z. Unique predictors of perceived injustice and depression after spinal cord injury: evidence for distinct psychological constructs. Spinal Cord. 2019 Dec;57(12):1031-1039. doi: 10.1038/s41393-019-0318-9. Epub 2019 Jun 24. PMID: 31235873
15. *Draganich, C., Gerber, D., Monden, K.R., Newman, J., Weintraub, A., Biggs Arnold, J., *Philippus, A., Makley, M. Disrupted sleep and agitation following traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj. 2019 Jun 24. doi: 10.1080/02633052.2019.1631484. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31215813
16. Makley, M.J., Monden, K.R., *Philippus, A., Tarwater, P., Newman, J., Biggs, J., Spier, E., Weintraub, A. Objective measures of sleep and wakefulness in patients with moderate to severe brain injury on an inpatient rehabilitation unit. Pearls and pitfalls of actigraph monitoring. Neurorehabilitation. 2018;43(3):277-285. doi:10.3233/NRE-182537. PMID: 30373965
17. *Bayer, J., Moulton, C., Monden, K.R., Goldstein, R.M., McKenna, G.J., Testa, G., Ruiz, R.M., Anthony, T.L., Onaca, N., Klintmalm, G.B., Kim, P.T.W. (2018). The role of multiorgan procurement for abdominal transplant in general surgery resident education. Am J Surg. 2018 Aug;216(2):331-336. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.015. Epub 2017 Aug 25. PMID: 28859922
18. *Linsk, A.M., Monden, K.R., Sankaranarayanan, G., Ahn, W., Jones, D.B., De, S., Schwaitzberg, S.D., Cao, C.G.L. Validation of the VBLaST pattern cutting task: A learning curve study. Surg Endosc. 2018 Apr;32(4):1990-2002. doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5895-0. Epub 2017 Oct 19. PMID: 29052071; PMCID: PMC5845471
19. Boals, A., Trost, Z., Bernsten, D., *Nowlin, L., *Wheelis, T., Monden, K.R. Event centrality as a unique predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms and perceived disability among individuals following spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2017 Nov;55(11):1023-1027. doi: 10.1038/sc.2017.57. Epub 2017 May 30. PMID: 28555662
20. Trost, Z., Scott, W., Buelow, M., *Nowlin, L., Turan, B., Boals, A., Monden, K.R. The association between injustice perception and psychological outcomes in an inpatient spinal cord injury sample: the mediating effects of anger. Spinal Cord. 2017 Oct;55(10):898-905. doi. 10.1038/sc.2017.39. Epub 2017 May 30. PMID: 28555664
21. Hamilton, R., Driver, S.J., Noorani, S., Callender, L., Bennet, M., Monden, K.R. Utilization and access to healthcare services among community dwelling people living with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 May;40(3):321-29. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2016.1184828. Epub 2016 May 25. PMID: 27221396; PMCID: PMC5472020
22. Salisbury, D.B., Parsons, T.D., Monden, K.R., Trost, Z., Driver, S.J. Brain-computer interface for individuals after spinal cord injury. Rehabil Pscyhol. 2016 Nov;61(4):435-41. doi: 10.1037/reo0000099. Epub 2016 Sep 29. PMID: 27684465
23. Driver, S.J., Warren, A.M., *Agtarap, S., *Reynolds, M., Hamilton, R., Trost, Z., Monden, K.R. Identifying predictors of resilience at inpatient and 3-months post spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2016;39(1):77-84. doi:10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000270. Epub 2014 Oct 9. PMID: 25297474; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC4725795
24. Trost, Z., Monden, K.R., Buelow, M., Boals, A., Scott, W. Perceived injustice predicts intention to litigate: findings from a spinal cord injury sample. Psychological Injury & Law. 2016 March;9(1):31-40. doi: 10.1007/s12207-015-9245-z
25. Monden, K.R., Trost, Z., Scott, W., Bogart, K.R., Driver, S.J. The unfairness of it all: exploring the role of injustice appraisals in rehabilitation outcomes. Rehabil Psychol. 2016 Feb;61(1):44-53. doi: 10.1037/rep0000075. Review. PMID: 26881306
26. Monden, K.R., Gentry, L., Cox, T.R. (2016). Delivering bad news to patients. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2016 Jan;29(1):101-2. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2016.11929380. PMID: 25297474; PMCID: PMC4677873
27. Fromm, N., Salisbury, D.B., Driver, S.J., Dahdah, M., Monden, K.R. Functional recovery from neuroinvasive west nile virus: a tale of two courses. Rehabil Psychol. 2015 Nov;60(4):383-90. doi: 10.1037/rep0000058. Epub 2015 Oct 5. PMID: 26436993
28. Monden, K.R., Trost, Z., Catalano, D., *Garner, A., *Symcox, J., Driver, S., Hamilton, R.G., Warren, A.M. Resilience following spinal cord injury: a phenomenological view. Spinal Cord. 2014 Mar;52(3):197-201. doi: 10.1038/sc.2013.159. Epub 2014 Jan 14. PMID: 24418959
29. Serrano, N., Molander, R., Monden, K.R., Grosshans, A., Krahn, D. Exemplars in the use of technology for management of depression in primary care. WMJ. 2012 Jun;111(3):112-8. PMID: 22870556
30. Serrano, N., Monden, K.R. The effect of behavioral health consultation on the care of depression by primary care clinicians. WMJ. 2011 Jun;110(3):113-8. PMID: 21748995
31. Mollenkopf, D., Elliott, M., Monden, K.R. Effects of a professional development model on preschool teachers' literacy practices in Early Reading First classrooms. Journal of Research Methodology. 2008;32:273-294.

II. Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Trost, Z., Sturgeon, J.A., Azuero, C., Monden, K.R. Injustice and disability. In D.S. Dunn (Ed.), Disability: Social Psychological Perspectives. 2019. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
2. Monden, K.R., Gerber, D., Newman, J., Philippus, A., Biggs J., Schneider, H., Spier, E., Weintraub, A., Makley, M. Sleep hygiene: A novel, nonpharmacological approach to treating sleep-wake cycle disturbance after Page 10 of 19 moderate to severe brain injury on an inpatient rehabilitation unit. Brain Injury Professional. 2017;14(4):20-21.
3. Monden, K.R. How to deliver bad news with empathy [Web log post]. 2016 Mar 28. Available from http://scrubbing.in/how-to-deliver-bad-news-with-e...
4. Key-Roberts, M.J., Monden, K.R. Teaching positive psychology from a graduate students’ perspective. 2007 Fall. Naming and Nurturing.

III. Chapters in Books

1. Monden, K.R. Saving. In S.J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology, Volume 2. 2009. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.