She graduated from Candor Central High School in 1992 as class valedictorian and member of the varsity volleyball, basketball and softball team.
[3] As an assistant professor of environmental sciences and policy, Stapleton focused on determining the underlying factors influencing exposure and accumulation of contaminants in aquatic organisms.
She specifically examined the consequences of when chemicals used to prevent fires in common household products get into rivers, lakes and other water systems.
[7] In 2014, Stapleton and colleague Greg Lowry qualified for the 2014 list of Highly Cited Researchers published by Thomson Reuters.
Later, her research team published a study that found that urine concentrations of one type of flame retardant increased along with the number of baby products at home.