He is a biomechanist whose work examining how people balance could be applied to aging, pediatric, and patient populations. Prior to beginning his appointment as faculty at the School of Health & Human Sciences, Streepey was a post doctoral researcher at The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now known as the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab) from 2003 to 2006. Streepey graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Anthroplogy in 1993. He earned his doctorate in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan.