Elyzza Aparicio

Elyzza Aparicio, Ph.D., currently serves as the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research Services at California State University, Long Beach, a position held since April 2020, after previously working as the Associate Director in the same office. Prior to this role, Elyzza was a Graduate Research Assistant at Penn State University from August 2015 to September 2021 and served as the Program Coordinator for the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program at California State University, Long Beach from September 2013 to August 2015. Elyzza's academic credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Higher Education from Penn State University, a Master of Science (M.S.) in Student Development in Higher Education from California State University, Long Beach, a Bachelor's Degree in Literatures in English from UC San Diego, and an Associate of Arts - AA in English from Cerritos College.