Lama K. Farran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Lama K. Farran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of West Georgia and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist. She earned a doctorate in early childhood education with an emphasis in neuroscience from Georgia State University in 2010. Her research examines the early development of speech and language as a basis for reading in infants and children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, with and without disorders. She is most interested in translational research using a preventive, multifactorial framework. Dr. Farran contributes to several initiatives that focus on the early detection of language and reading difficulties. She serves on the Research Subcommittee of the Governing Board of the Center for Early Language and Literacy and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Dyslexia Association in Georgia. Dr. Farran is committed to improving young children’s language, reading, and overall developmental outcomes.