Elizabeth Apple Meza

Biographic Data

ID9666596
NAMEElizabeth Apple Meza
GIVEN NAMESElizabeth Apple
FAMILY NAMEMeza
SIGNATUREMEZA E A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Washington
ORCID0000-0002-4558-4877
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Beyond Financial Aid

    Open AccessElizabeth Apple Meza, Maria EspinoARTICLEEducation Sciences2026

    Low-income students remain underrepresented in STEM pathways at community colleges, facing structural and financial barriers that constrain degree completion and transfer. This qualitative cross-case study examines how STEM students perceive and engage with National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM scholarship programs across three institutions: two community colleges and one research university serving transfer students. Drawing on semi-structure…

  • Scaling up community college baccalaureates in Washington State

    Open AccessElizabeth Apple Meza, Debra D BraggARTICLEEducation Policy Analysis Archives2022

    Community and technical colleges in Washington state were early adopters in the growing trend to offer bachelor’s degrees, actively expanding these degrees over the last 15 years. This study describes the evolving state policy landscape on community college baccalaureate (CCB) degrees in Washington in certain programs previously classified as terminal career-technical education and assesses labor market outcomes for graduates of three high-demand…