The University of West Alabama





Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

Laurie Fincher, MAE, ATC

Assistant Athletic Trainer/ Instructor

Laurie A. Fincher, MAE, ATC/L begins her second year as a member of The University of West Alabama Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Staff as an Assistant Athletic Trainer/Instructor.  She primarily works with the volleyball team and assists with spring football.  She also serves as the faculty advisor for the UWA Sports Medicine Club.

Laurie began her athletic training career at East Carolina University, a CAAHEP accredited athletic training education program, where she received her B.S. in Athletic Training in 2004.  While serving as an athletic training student, she worked with football, women’s soccer, softball, baseball and volleyball.

After graduating from ECU, Laurie attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham and obtained a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology in 2006 while working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer primarily with the football team.  She has been and continues to be an active member in state, regional, and national professional associations since 2001.  Most recently, she was elected to the Alabama Athletic Trainers’ Association Executive Board.

Laurie is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina and currently resides in Livingston, AL.

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