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  • Shirley Decker-Lucke

Shirley Decker-Lucke

Managing Director at SSRN

Shirley Decker-Lucke is a seasoned publishing professional with extensive experience in academic and research sectors. Currently serving as the Content Director at SSRN since June 2017, Shirley focuses on connecting research authors with readers to facilitate access to early-stage work. Prior experience includes a role as Publishing Director at Elsevier from August 2010 to June 2017, overseeing vital life sciences and medical content programs, and serving as Publisher in Elsevier's Science and Technology Books division, managing multiple lists with a diverse international team. Earlier in the career, Shirley was the Editorial Director at Hendrickson Publishers, responsible for the editorial department. Shirley holds an STM in Biblical Studies from Boston University, an MDiv, also in Biblical Studies, from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a BA in Biology from the State University of New York College at Potsdam.

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SSRN

SSRN is an online repository of scholarly research. It was founded to provide an alternative distribution vehicle for scholarly research, enabling work to be shared as quickly and efficiently as possible at the lowest cost - in effect, providing Tomorrow's Research Today. SSRN began in 1994 as one finance network; today it spans more than 60 distinct networks in health, applied, physical, life, social sciences and the humanities. The eLibrary currently houses more than 800,000 full-text papers from more than 500,000 authors worldwide. Papers are being downloaded at an annual rate of more than 12 million, with more than 150 million downloads to date.


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