Meredith Lepley is an organizational consultant specializing in assessment – particularly assessing employee engagement, culture and organizational practices and diagnosing organizational challenges. Certified in both Prosci and The Change Cycle, Meredith has special expertise in helping employees and organizations through change. She also coaches leaders at all stages to become more effective and facilitates workshops and trainings on issues such as workplace communication, employee engagement, leadership, customer service, the multigenerational workforce, and workplace design. Her clients include Toyota, the U.S. Army, the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority, Logan Aluminum, LG&E and KU, Ashland, Brown-Forman, 3M, LifeWay, the YMCA, as well as several horse farms, banks, law firms and non-profits.
Having a deep knowledge of organizational psychology, Meredith is on the faculty of the University of Southern California where she teaches students in the online Masters in Applied Psychology Program how to use research to solve business problems. Holding a Ph.D. in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine, Meredith has worked at both the University of Kentucky where she served as Director of Research and Consulting at UK’s Institute for Workplace Innovation (iwin) and at Eastern Kentucky University where she was a tenured psychology professor honored with the EKU National Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence and the College of Arts and Sciences Research Award.
Although she usually conducts applied research with client organizations to address their specific challenges, Meredith has also conducted a good deal of academic research. Her research has examined workplace issues such as flexibility, the aging workforce, workspace personalization, pets in the workplace, and worksite health promotion. Her work has been published in academic journals including The Psychologist-Manager Journal, The Journal of Environmental Psychology, and The Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Moreover, her work has been featured in popular media outlets including The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, The Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today and National Public Radio, as well as newspapers and radio programs in the United States, England, and Canada. She has also served as the editor of the work-life column of Business Lexington.