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Linda MonaView this expert's archive 
Biography: Linda R. Mona,
Ph.D. has
conducted
research, facilitated
clinically oriented
workshops, and
lectured on
sexuality and
physical disability
topics around the
country for the past
ten years.
Trained in clinical psychology, Dr. Mona has
worked in a variety of settings conducting
both clinical work and research. Her interest
and contributions to the realm of sexuality
and disability have been fueled by her own
experience living with a disability and her
concern for the sexual health and
satisfaction of other persons with disabilities.
She obtained her BA in psychology at
UCLA and both her masters and doctoral
degrees in clinical psychology at Georgia
State University. As a graduate student, Dr.
Mona taught the psychology of human
sexuality class for two years to
undergraduate students. Within this role, Dr.
Mona was provided with the opportunity to
teach students about sexuality and disability,
a topic that is often not covered in most sex
education courses. In addition, Dr. Mona has
advocated for the inclusion of disability
status in university diversity curriculum and
has been the energy behind positive
changes for university students with
disabilities at both the administrative and
service levels. She has received national
recognition by the Association on Higher
Education and Disability, the American
Psychological Association, and the Society
for the Scientific Study of Sexuality for her
research and service-related work focusing
upon persons with disabilities. Furthermore,
Dr. Mona has published her work in the
journal of Sexuality and Disability in addition
to other academic-related publications. Dr.
Mona completed a combined clinical and
research postdoctoral fellowship at the Palo
Alto Veterans Administration where she
conducted clinical work and research in one
of the largest sexual dysfunction clinics in
the veterans affairs system. In fact, she
assisted with the development of a sexuality
clinic for veterans with spinal cord injuries.
Currently, Dr. Mona is working as a research
associate for the World Institute on Disability
in Oakland, California, where she is working
for the Research and Training Centers on
Independent Living and Disability Policy and
Personal Assistance Services.
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