Linda R Shaw, Ph.D.

Biographical Sketch

Linda R. Shaw is a Professor and Department Head, in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies at the University of Arizona. Prior to her current position, Dr. Shaw was the Director of the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at the University of Florida. She received her M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling in 1978 and her Ph.D. in 1990 from the Florida State University and has over 30 years experience as a rehabilitation counselor, administrator and educator. Her counseling and administrative experience includes specializations in pinal ord Injury rehabilitation, brain Injury rehabilitation and psychiatric disability. Dr. Shaw is a licensed mental health counselor and a certified rehabilitation counselor.

Dr. Shaw is a past- president of the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), the national accreditation body for rehabilitation counseling programs. She has also served as the President of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA), and Vice-Chair of the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). She has also served as Chair of the CRCC Ethics Committee, and presided over that committee throughout the process of a major revision of the Code of Ethics for Professional Rehabilitation Counselors. Currently, Dr. Shaw represents CORE on the American Counseling Association’s (ACA) 20/20 Commission.

Dr. Shaw has published and presented widely on issues related to disability-related job discrimination, the correlates of professional ethical behavior, professional issues in rehabilitation counseling, and neurological disability. She is the author of two co-edited books and many publications and presentations. Currently, her research is focused on disability harassment in employment, and the effect of workplace culture on counselors’ ethical behavior.