She received her master’s degree in Women’s History (2010) and Ph.D. in Sport Humanities (2013) from Ohio State. Her research interests include gender and sport, sport law, and Olympic sport history. Her book, Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sport (University of Illinois, 2016), explores the history of gender verification in the Olympic Games and was named a Choice “Outstanding Academic Title.” Dr. Pieper’s work also has been published in the Journal of Sport History, The International Journal of the History of Sport, On the Issues Magazine and Sport in Society. She is an author of Women in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games: An Analysis of Participation, Leadership, and Media Coverage (2017).