Learning Centers
Alabama Scottish Rite
Foundation
Learning Centers
Dr. Denise P. Gibbs, Director
Dr.
Denise P. Gibbs became the Director of the Scottish Rite Foundation of Alabama
Learning Centers on September 1, 2001. After teaching for more than 25
years, she retired from the University of Montevallo in August 2001 where she
had been a professor in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders,
Director of the Speech and Hearing Center, and Director of the Scottish Rite
Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders.
Dr. Gibbs, who is a Fellow of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association, served two terms as President of the Speech
and Hearing Association of Alabama, has been a member of the Alabama Board of
Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology, and has been a member of the
Legislative Council of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
She has worked with dyslexic students throughout her career and has conducted
numerous workshops and professional presentations for teachers, educational
diagnosticians, and speech-language pathologists. Dr. Gibbs is serving as
the first President of the Alabama Branch of the International Dyslexia
Association. Dr. Gibbs is the author of Leading the Dyslexia Challenge:
An Action Plan for Schoolwide Identification and Intervention published
by LRP publications in 2004. She serves as a consultant to school
districts across the country as they establish programs for students with
dyslexia.
Education:
B.S. Speech-Language Pathology - University of Montevallo,
1974
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology -
University of Montevallo, 1975
Ed.D. Special Education -
University of Alabama, 1985
Areas of specialization:
Dyslexia
Language-learning disabilities
Augmentative/alternative communication
Early intervention with infants and toddlers
Phonological disorders
Motor speech disorders in children
Professional associations:
American Speech-Language Hearing Association of Alabama
International Dyslexia Association
Alabama Education Association