Laura is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (Speech Pathology Australia), with over 13 years experience working with school-aged children and young people with language, literacy and social-emotional difficulties. Laura is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Tracks to Literacy, where she provides training and coaching to teachers and speech pathologists on oral language and literacy instruction, intervention and assessment. Laura also works as a clinician at Fremantle Speech Pathology Services and a Language and Literacy Specialist at Teach Well in Perth. Laura is also a council member for Learning Difficulties Australia.

Laura's research interests include oral and written narrative assessment, instruction, and intervention, Tier 2 intervention, and all things Developmental Language Disorder. Laura's mission is to support the translation of research evidence into clinical and educational practices, so that all children can have the language and literacy skills needed to become successful and happy members of society.