Kelly Decker

IRIS Project - Project Coordinator

IRIS Project
Dept. of ASL & Interpreting Studies in the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences

Contact Information

Mailing Address

University of Northern Colorado
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/Academic Experience

Mark 7 Deaf Foundation (M7DF) Board Member, 2021 - Present

Vermont Deaf/DeafBlind/Hard of Hearing Statewide Council, 2021 - Present

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Board of Directors, Secretary, 2019-2021

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/Areas of Interest

Vygtosky’s Sociocultural Theory

Learner centric instructional design

Heritage language learners

Integrated Model of Interpreting

Process Mediation as reflective practice

Publications/Creative Works

2016 Street Leverage Publication What Are We Really Saying? Perceptions of Sign Language Interpreting www.streetleverage.com

2013 Street Leverage Publication Sign Language Interpreters: Team Interpreting and its Ethical Consequences www.streetleverage.com