Kelly Decker
Staff
Project Coordinator
Email
kelly.decker@unco.edu
Address
University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø IRIS Project c/o Department of ASL & Interpreting Studies Campus Box 106 Greeley, CO 80639
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
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- Heritage language learners
- Integrated Model of Interpreting
- Process Mediation as reflective practice
Publications
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- 2024 IJIE Publication
- 2020 RID VIEWS Publication
- 2018 RID VIEWS Publication
- 2016 Street Leverage Publication What Are We Really Saying? Perceptions of Sign Language Interpreting
- 2013 Street Leverage Publication Sign Language Interpreters: Team Interpreting and its Ethical Consequences