Kelly Decker

Staff

Project Coordinator

Email kelly.decker@unco.edu
Address University of Northern Colorado IRIS Project c/o Department of ASL & Interpreting Studies Campus Box 106 Greeley, CO 80639
Portrait of Kelly Decker

Education

  • Deaf Studies Certificate, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
  • B.S. in Psychology/Business, University of Albany, Albany, NY

Professional Experience & Affiliations

  • Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT) Nominations Commitee Chair, 2024-present
  • Mark 7 Deaf Foundation (M7DF) Board Member, 2021-present
    • Foundation Secretary, 2024-present
    • Policy Committee Chair, 2023-present
  • Vermont Deaf/DeafBlind/Hard of Hearing Statewide Council, 2021-2023
  • Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Board of Directors, Secretary, 2019-2021
    • Ethics Committee & Structural Transformation Committee Board Liaison
  • RID Ethical Practice Systems Review Taskforce, 2017-2019
  • RID Job Task Analysis Workgroup for the RID National Interpreter Certification exam, 2015
  • Facilitates and presents at seminars and trainings at state, regional, national, and international conferences, 2011 – Present
  • Deaf-parented Interpreters RID member section executive council, 2010-2019 & 2021 – 2023
  • Nationally certified ASL-English Interpreter through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NIC-Advanced), 2007 – Present

Research Expertise & Interests

  • Vygtosky’s Sociocultural Theory
  • Learner centric instructional design
  • Heritage language learners
  • Integrated Model of Interpreting
  • Process Mediation as reflective practice

Publications