She teaches in the core architecture studio sequence, is the coordinator of the 2nd semester March 1 core Studios, and coordinates the GSDigital workshops. Furthermore she gives courses and seminars on contemporary architectural theory and manufacturing techniques. Rocker received the Diploma in Architecture (summa cum laude) from the Rheinisch-Westfaellische Technische Hochschule Aachen, the MS in Advanced Architectural Design (with distinction) from Columbia University, and a PhD and Master of Arts from Princeton University. She has taught at Princeton and at the University of Pennsylvania and she was a visiting scholar at the Humbold University in Berlin (2001-2002).