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Dr. LePeau is an Associate Professor of Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ and Student Affairs, Program Coordinator, and Director for the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University Bloomington. She serves as the Associate Director for the National Institute for Transformation and Equity (NITE). She is also serving as a faculty fellow to the Board of Aeons in the Office of the President at Indiana University. Prior to joining Indiana University, LePeau worked in roles such as the Assistant Dean of Students for New Student Programs at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Project Consultant for the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), Campus Advocate in the Office of Student Conduct at the University of Maryland College Park, and Coordinator for Orientation and New Student Programs at Marquette University.

LePeau has produced over 75 publications and conference presentations focused on academic affairs and student affairs partnerships for more equitable campus environments, diversity and equity initiatives in higher education, and improved student affairs teaching and practice. She has published in journals such as The Review of Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, The Journal of Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, The Journal of Diversity in Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, Innovative Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, and The Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. She was a recipient of the Indiana University Trustees Teaching award in 2018, Emerging Scholar and Annuit Coeptis awards from ACPA College Student Educators International in 2015, and the Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year from NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ in 2013.

LePeau is actively involved in national associations such as the Association for the Study of Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, American ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Research Association, NASPA Student Affairs Professionals, and ACPA College Student Educators International. She serves on the editorial board for the Review of Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, Journal of College Student Development, and the Journal for Diversity in Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦. She earned her Ph.D. from the Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, Student Affairs, and International ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ (HESI) program at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), M.S. in Higher ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ and Student Affairs from Indiana University, and B.A. in Psychology from Marquette University. She works with the NITE team to consult with institutions of higher education to transform educational policies and practices to cultivate more inclusive campus environments.