Recent professional experience

.	Associate director: Biology Program, University of Minnesota, July 2006 - present.
.	Associate teaching professor: Biology Program, University of Minnesota, September 2005 - present.
.	National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences, National Academies of Science, 2004-2005
.	Associate education specialist: General Biology Program, University of Minnesota, April 2003 - March 2005
.	Assistant education specialist: General Biology Program, University of Minnesota, August 1998 - April 2003
.	Assistant professor: Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Fall 1996 - Fall 1998.
.	Research assistant: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Fall 1995 - Fall 1996.
.	Multimedia consultant and webmaster: General Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Winter 1995 - Fall 1996.
.	Sabbatical replacement for the Assistant to the Director: General Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Fall 1994 - Spring 1995.
.	Lecturer: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives, General Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Winter and Summer 1994.
.	Multimedia assistant: General Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Fall 1992 - Spring 1993.
.	Teaching assistant: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives, General Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Fall, Winter and Summer 1992, Spring and Fall 1993.
.	Teaching assistant: Ecology (undergraduate), Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Spring 1992, Summer 1993.
.	Laboratory supervisor: Supervisory and research position in project using molecular techniques to study the phylogenetic relationships of races of the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, May 1990 - September 1991.
.	Laboratory coordinator and graduate instructor: Ecology (graduate), Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Fall 1988 and 1989.

Publications

.	Decker, M.D. 2005. Why intelligent design isn't intelligent: Review of Unintelligent Design. Cell Biology Education 4:121-122
.	Decker, M.D., D. Rintoul, B. Montelone, E. Horne, and J. Coles. 2001. Principles of Biology Studio Manual. Paradigm Press, St. Paul MN.
.	Parker, P.G., T.A. Waite and M.D. Decker. 1995. Behavioral association and kinship in communally roosting black vultures. Animal Behaviour 49:395-401.
.	Zhu P.L., Y. Shen., X.P. Yuan, X.H. Zhao, M. Levy, M. Decker, N. Talbot, J. Manry and J. Hamer. 1995. Genetic diversity and pathotype structure of Magnaporthe grisea in partial rice growing areas of Southern China. Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology 3:64-68.
.	Decker, M.D., P.G. Parker, D.J. Minchella and K.N. Rabenold. 1993. Monogamy in black vultures: genetic evidence from DNA fingerprinting. Behavioral Ecology 4:34-43.
.	Rabenold, P.P., W.H. Piper, M.D. Decker and D.J. Minchella. 1991. Polymorphic minisatellite amplified on avian W chromosome. Genome 34:489-493.
.	Rabenold, P.P., K.N. Rabenold, W.H. Piper, M.D. Decker, and J. Haydock. 1991. Using DNA fingerprinting to assess kinship and genetic structure in avian populations. In: The Unity of Evolutionary Biology: Proc. IV Int. Cong. Syst. Evol. Biol. (E.C. Dudley, ed.), pp. 611-620. Dioscorides Press, Portland, Oregon.
.	Rabenold, P.P. and M.D. Decker. 1989. Black and Turkey Vultures expand their ranges northward. Eyas 12:11-15.
.	Rabenold, P.P. and M.D. Decker. 1990. Black vultures in North Carolina: statewide population surveys and analysis of Chatham County population trends. Report to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

Awards and grants

.	Eisenhower Professional Development Program (2000). Evolution, Controversy, and Standards, with J. Beatty, D. Clawson, S. Henderson, S. Lanyon.
.	National Science Foundation (1996). Application of microsatellite analysis to the study of a spatially structured population.
.	Chicago Zoological Society (1996). Gene flow in a spatially-structured beetle population.
.	Graduate School Special Grant, University of Minnesota (1996). Gene flow within a spatially-structured beetle population.
.	James W. Wilkie Fund for Natural History, University of Minnesota (1994). Dynamics of spatially structured beetle populations within and among isolated prairie preserves.
.	Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (1993). Dynamics of spatially-structured beetle populations within isolated prairie preserves.
.	James W. Wilkie Fund for Natural History, University of Minnesota (1993). Gene flow and genetic differentiation in fragmented beetle populations.
.	James W. Wilkie Fund for Natural History, University of Minnesota (1992). Genetic differentiation and gene flow in fragmented beetle populations.
.	North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (1989). Black vultures: population size and reproductive success, with P.P. Rabenold.
.	David Ross Fellowship, Purdue University (1989). Testing kinship theory for the evolution of sociality using DNA fingerprinting, with K.N. Rabenold.
.	American Ornithologists' Union, Alexander Wetmore Memorial Awards (1989). Kinship in feeding groups of black vultures.
.	Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (1988). Relatedness of individuals within groups of communally roosting black vultures.
.	David Ross Summer Research Grant, Purdue University (1988).
.	American Museum of Natural History, Frank M. Chapman Memorial Research Fund (1987). Relatedness of individuals within groups of communally roosting black vultures.

Presentations at professional meetings (abstracts published)

.	R.W. Peifer, Decker, M.D., and S. Henderson. Multimedia Biology Workshop: A Preview UPresent and UGather. Minnesota Science Teachers Association's Spring conference, St. Cloud, Minnesota, March 1999.
.	Decker, M.D. and R.W. Peifer. The use of technology to enhance presentations in science education: UPresent and UGather. Minnesota Science Teachers Association's Fall conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 1998.
.	Montelone, B.A. and M.D. Decker. The studio format for introductory college biology instruction. Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, January 1998.
.	Fall, B.A., S. Fifield and M.D. Decker. Evolution by artificial selection: a 9-week classroom investigation using Rapid-Cycling Brassica. CELS IV Conference. Madison, Wisconsin, June 1995.
.	Fall, B.A., S. Fifield and M.D. Decker. Evolution by artificial selection: a 9-week classroom investigation using Rapid-Cycling Brassica. CELS IV Conference. Madison, Wisconsin, June 1995.
.	Fifield, S., B.A. Fall and M.D. Decker. A hands-on simulation of natural selection. CELS IV Conference. Madison, Wisconsin, June 1995.
.	Fall, B.A., R.W. Peifer and M.D. Decker. Integrating computer-based problem solving in an introductory biology teaching laboratory. Faculty Technology Conference. St. Paul, Minnesota, October 1995.
.	Decker, M.D., P.G. Parker, D.J. Minchella and K.N. Rabenold. Monogamy in black vultures. Annual Midwestern Ecology Meetings. West Lafayette, Indiana, March 1993.
.	Decker, M.D., P.P. Rabenold and D.J. Minchella. Testing monogamy in black vultures. Annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Wilmington, North Carolina, June 1991.
.	Rabenold, P.P., K.N. Rabenold, W.H. Piper and M.D. Decker. The genetic structure of populations: How much can DNA fingerprinting do? Third International Conference on Behavioral Ecology (poster presentation). Uppsala, Sweden, August 1990.
.	Decker, M.D., P.P. Rabenold and D.J. Minchella. Parentage analysis in black vultures by use of DNA fingerprinting. Annual meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 1989.

Invited presentations

.	Decker, M.D., S.M. Wick, and R. Wright. Active learning in large enrollment classes: a practical workshop. Improving Biology Education: Theory and Practice Symposuim, Chicago, IL, November 2005.
.	Decker, M.D. The use of simulations in biology education. Improving Biology Education: Theory and Practice Symposuim, Chicago, IL, November 2004.
.	Feeding Science to Visitors: The Role of Science Museums. Panel discussion at the 2003 Association of Science-Technology Centers Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November 2003.
.	Decker, M.D. Dealing with controversy: hot issues in mathematics, science and teacher preparation. Panel discussion at the Transforming Teacher Education Conference, Deerwood, Minnesota, April 2002.
.	Decker, M.D. The application of technology in undergraduate science education. Symposium sponsored by McGraw-Hill to enhance undergraduate teaching, Irvine, California, March 1999.
.	Peifer, R.W. and M.D. Decker. The use of technology in science education. General Biology Symposium II, Snowmass, Colorado, June 1998.
.	Decker, M.D. Teaching and technology in undergraduate biology education. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 1997.
.	Decker, M.D. Active learning in Principles of Biology. Principles of Biology dedication. Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, October 1997.
.	Decker, M.D. Technology-enhanced learning in biology education. President's State of the University address, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, September 1997.
.	Decker, M.D. Technology as a tool in science education. Presentation to the Regents, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, September 1997.

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