Laura Promer joined the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2014 and is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the NSSLHA chapter advisor. Laura received her Bachelor's in Education from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and earned her Master’s in Communication Disorders at the University of Alabama. Mrs. Promer is an Associate in the Academy of Orton Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and is a certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (SLDI) through the International Dyslexia Association. She founded Communication and Reading Therapies in 2001 where she evaluates and treats language, reading, writing and related disorders. In addition, Mrs. Promer is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified Speech-Language Pathologist and a continuing education administrator for ASHA. Her primary areas of interest are language-based reading disorders and cultural and linguistic diversity. Mrs. Promer’s current projects include determining the incidence of co-occurring speech/language and reading/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
Courses Taught
- Structured Literacy (undergraduate and graduate)
- Clinical Methods (undergraduate)
- Senior Seminar (undergraduate)
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. (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.