From 1917 to 1920 Lampe was a student assistant at the Ohio State University, which started her career as an educator. Over the 46 years after serving as a student assistant, Lampe was a graduate teaching assistant (1920–1923), instructor (1923–1924, 1926–1940), and assistant professor (1940–1966). She was never promoted above assistant professor.[1] In 1966, she became assistant professor emerita.[5]