Dr. Zappert is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. As a faculty member at the Center for Neuroscience in Women’s Health, Dr. Zappert was instrumental in developing and directing the first Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program in Women’s Health. Previously, Dr. Zappert had served as Director of Clinical Training at Vaden Student Health Services at Stanford.

Currently, she teaches a course on Sexual Violence and Recovery and supervises the clinical work of residents in the Department of Psychiatry. In addition to her clinical, teaching, and research responsibilities, Dr. Zappert served as the founding Director of Stanford University's SHARE/Title IX office (Sexual Harassment/Assault Prevention Education) from its inception in 1993, and now holds the title of Director Emerita.

In 2001, Dr. Zappert initiated the Allies for Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program for women graduate and post-doctoral students at Stanford, and more recently, extended that program to create the Allies for Women in Social Science and Humanities (WISSH) program.

Dr. Zappert's clinical work and research have focused on the areas of women's mental health, work, and wellness. Her book, Getting It Right: How Working Mothers Successfully Take Up the Challenge of Life, Work and Family, has been nationally recognized as an authoritative resource for professional women and their families. Most recently, Dr. Zappert was the senior author of an article on The Impact of a Support Group Intervention for Women in STEM. In 2017, she was awarded a Faculty Fellowship at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research.