Laura Promer joined the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2014 and serves as director of undergraduate studies and advisor for the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association chapter.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee–Knoxville and a master’s degree in communication disorders from the University of Alabama. Promer is an associate in the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and a certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist through the International Dyslexia Association.
In 2001, Promer founded Communication and Reading Therapies, where she evaluates and treats language, reading, writing and related disorders. She is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association–certified speech-language pathologist and serves as a continuing education administrator for ASHA.
Her primary areas of interest include language-based reading disorders and cultural and linguistic diversity. Current projects focus on the incidence of co-occurring speech-language and reading and writing disorders.
Degrees
- MS, communication disorders, University of Alabama
- BS, education, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Expertise
- Language learning and education
- Dyslexia
- Structured literacy intervention
- Independent Educational Evaluations
- Expert witness
- Private practice
Organizations
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Member
- International Dyslexia Association, Certified Dyslexia Practitioner
- Alabama Dyslexia Association, Member and past treasurer
- Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, Associate
- Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Member
- Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, Member
Awards and Honors
- Service Award, School of Health Professions, 2023
- Named to the Southern Conference’s All-SoCon Faculty and Staff Team, 2023
- Outstanding Student Organization Advisor, Samford University, 2017
Publications & Presentations
- Promer, L. (2025, November). Does specialized program individualizing reading excellence increase word reading in school-age students? American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Virtual Conference, Washinton DC. (Student mentored)
- Promer, L. (2024, February). Co-occurrence of speech/language disorders with reading/writing disorders in school-age students. Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL. (Student Mentored)
- Promer, L. (2024, February). Co-occurrence of speech/language disorders with reading/writing disorders in school-age students. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
- Promer, L. (2023, February). Multisensory Teaching of Reading Skills. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
- Promer, L. (2021, April). Simucase. Peer-reviewed interactive treatment videos using structured literacy intervention techniques for students learning on a virtual platform.
- Promer, L., Bradley, J., & Stanley, A. (2017, February). Bilingual Assessment in School-Age Clients. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama Annual, Birmingham, AL.
Expertise
- Language learning and education
- Dyslexia
- Structured literacy intervention
- Independent Educational Evaluations
- Expert witness
- Private practice
