Lauramarie Pope

Lauramarie Pope is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at Auburn University's College of Liberal Arts. Her work focuses on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems design, with a particular emphasis on accessibility for individuals on the autism spectrum and those with complex communication needs.

• PhD, Penn State University
• MS, Penn State University
• BA, UCLA

Research interests include:

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system design
• AAC for autism spectrum individuals
• Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs)
• Literacy development for AAC users
• Equitable access to communication technologies

Notable Publication Trends: Recent work examines racial disparities in AAC access (2022), literacy integration in AAC systems (2024), and visual scene display implementation for autism spectrum users (2023-2025). Her research spans both clinical applications and computational linguistics, including large language model bias analysis (2024).

Teaching: Courses include SLHS 3100 (Linguistics in SLHS), SLHS 7570 (Evaluation of Research in Speech Pathology), and SLHS 7840 (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).