Dr. Decker received her bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary [1977] and did her graduate work at Cornell University [M. A.1981, Ph. D. 1983]. At Rollins she teaches courses dealing with many aspects of German language, literature, film, culture, and business practices. She has led short-term field studies to Germany multiple times, most recently in the winter of 2011 and the winter of 2013. She has also worked closely with IP to restructure semester programs in Germany and established the original relationship with KAPITO several years ago. Professor Decker, will serve as the Instructor of Record for all courses and will provide ongoing academic oversight as well as issuing the final course grades.