Primary Research Interests:
- Pre-K through 16 career development initiatives in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
- School counselor preparation and practice
- Interdisciplinary applications of career development across the lifespan
- Pre-K through 16 career development initiatives related to ecological/environmental sustainability jobs
- On-campus initiatives centered on eco-wellness, eco-sustainability, and Louisiana native plants
ORCID:
orcid.org/0000-0001-6522-6607Publications:
Published, Peer-Reviewed Articles:
17. Prescod, D. J., Belser, C. T., *Cushey, K. F., *Karaki, R., Daire, A. P. (2024). Experience of STEM-interested students in a career planning course: A qualitative inquiry. Career & Technical Education Research, 48(3), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.5328/cter48.3.39
16. Belser, C. T., & Prescod, D. J. (2021). Conceptualizing COVID-19 career concerns using bioecological systems: Implications for career practice. The Career Development Quarterly, 69(4), 355-370. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12279
15. Harris, S., Belser, C. T., Wheeler, N. J., & Dennison, A. B. (2021). A review of adverse childhood experiences as factors influential to biopsychosocial development for young males of color. The Professional Counselor, 11(2), 188-202. https://doi.org/10.15241/sh.11.2.188
**Selected as the 2021 TPC Outstanding Scholar Award: Concept/Theory category winner
14. Belser, C. T., & Mason, E. C. M. (2021). A preliminary investigation of school counselors’ attitudes and behaviors toward research and professional information seeking. Professional School Counseling, 25(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X211042844
13. Prescod, D. J., Haynes-Thoby, L., Belser, C. T., & Nadermann, K. (2020). Including Gottfredson’s career theory in STEM initiatives geared toward students of color. Journal of Negro Education, 89(2), 158-168. https://doi.org/10.7709/jnegroeducation.89.2.0158
12. Gonzalez, J., Crunk, A. E., Barden, S. M., Harris, S., & Belser, C. T. (2020). A preliminary longitudinal study of multicultural competence in counselor education. Journal of Counseling and Development, 98(3), 308-318. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12325
11. Prescod, D.J., Gilfillan, B., Belser, C.T., Ishler, M., & Orndorff, R. (2019). Career decision-making for undergraduates enrolled in career planning courses. College Quarterly, 22(19). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1221402
10. Mason, E. C. M., Griffith, C., & Belser, C. T. (2019). School counselors’ use of technology for program management. Professional School Counseling, 22(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X19870794
9. Belser, C. T., Shillingford, M. A., Daire, A. P., Prescod, D. J., & Dagley, M. A. (2018). Factors influencing undergraduate retention in STEM majors: Career development, math ability, and demographics. The Professional Counselor, 8(3), 262-276. https://doi.org/10.15241/ctb.8.3.262
8. Belser, C. T., Prescod, D. J., Daire, A. P., *Cushey, K. F., *Karaki, R., Young, C. Y., & Dagley, M. A. (2018). The influence of faculty guest speakers and research lab visits on STEM major selection: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of Career and Technical Education, 33(1), 8-26. http://doi.org/10.21061/jcte.v33i1.a1
7. Belser, C. T., Wheeler, N. J., Bierbrauer, S. L., Solomon, C., Harris, S., Crunk, A. E., & Lambie, G. W. (2018). The experiences of counselors-in-training in a school-based counseling practicum. The Journal of Counselor Preparation & Supervision, 11(2). https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1256&context=jcps
6. Belser, C. T., Prescod, D. J., Daire, A. P., Dagley, M. A., & Young, C. Y. (2018). The influence of career planning on negative career thoughts with STEM-interested undergraduates. The Career Development Quarterly, 66(2), 176-181. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12131
5. Belser, C. T., Prescod, D. J., Daire, A. P., Dagley, M. A., & Young, C. Y. (2017). Predicting undergraduate student retention in STEM majors based on career development factors. The Career Development Quarterly, 65(1), 88-93. https://doi.org/10.15241/ctb.8.3.262
4. Solomon, C., Bierbrauer, S. L., Harris, S., Belser, C. T., Wheeler, N. J., Crunk, A. E., & Lambie, G. W. (2016). The experiences of caregivers and students in an elementary school-based mental health counseling practicum program. Journal of Child & Adolescent Counseling, 2(2), 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/237810.2016.1228771
3. Belser, C. T., Shillingford, M. A., & Joe, J. R. (2016). The ASCA model and MTSS: A framework to support students of color with problem behavior. The Professional Counselor, 6(3), 251-262. http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pages251-262-Belser.pdf
2. Curry, J. R., Belser, C. T., & Binns, I. (2013). Infusing post-secondary career options in the middle school curriculum: Material considerations for teachers. Middle School Journal, 44(3), 26-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2013.11461852
1. Belser, C. T., Morris, J. A., & Hasselbeck, J. M. (2012). A call to action: Addressing the childhood obesity epidemic through comprehensive school counseling programs. Journal of School Counseling. 10(23). Retrieved from http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v10n23.pdf
Non-Peer Reviewed Articles:2. Goodman-Scott, E., Perez, B. M., Belser, C. T., & Dillman Taylor, D. (2024). Youth-centered qualitative research: Strategies and recommendations. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 10(2), 66-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2024.2360681
1. Dillman Taylor, D., & Belser, C. T. (2023). Best practices in child and adolescent counseling research: The path forward. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 9(2), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2229717
Conference Proceedings:
Other Featured Publications:Belser, C. T. (2021). Counseling career and professional identity development: A guide for Chi Sigma Iota chapters. Retrieved from https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.csi-net.org/resource/resmgr/publications/Career_and_Identity_Guide.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2RUhjD_IawexT6dkWcNHG9TJlPYzf2HhTnAHp_Z-3-J8D1SjvjOL9AtWc
* Developed as part of the Edwin L. Herr Fellowship from Chi Sigma Iota
Belser, C. T. (2019). Bolstering resources, partnerships, and community engagement for career practitioners through community asset mapping (Feature article). Career Convergence Web Magazine, August Ed. Retrieved from https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/CC_archives_features
17. Prescod, D. J., Belser, C. T., *Cushey, K. F., *Karaki, R., Daire, A. P. (2024). Experience of STEM-interested students in a career planning course: A qualitative inquiry. Career & Technical Education Research, 48(3), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.5328/cter48.3.39
16. Belser, C. T., & Prescod, D. J. (2021). Conceptualizing COVID-19 career concerns using bioecological systems: Implications for career practice. The Career Development Quarterly, 69(4), 355-370. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12279
15. Harris, S., Belser, C. T., Wheeler, N. J., & Dennison, A. B. (2021). A review of adverse childhood experiences as factors influential to biopsychosocial development for young males of color. The Professional Counselor, 11(2), 188-202. https://doi.org/10.15241/sh.11.2.188
**Selected as the 2021 TPC Outstanding Scholar Award: Concept/Theory category winner
14. Belser, C. T., & Mason, E. C. M. (2021). A preliminary investigation of school counselors’ attitudes and behaviors toward research and professional information seeking. Professional School Counseling, 25(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X211042844
13. Prescod, D. J., Haynes-Thoby, L., Belser, C. T., & Nadermann, K. (2020). Including Gottfredson’s career theory in STEM initiatives geared toward students of color. Journal of Negro Education, 89(2), 158-168. https://doi.org/10.7709/jnegroeducation.89.2.0158
12. Gonzalez, J., Crunk, A. E., Barden, S. M., Harris, S., & Belser, C. T. (2020). A preliminary longitudinal study of multicultural competence in counselor education. Journal of Counseling and Development, 98(3), 308-318. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12325
11. Prescod, D.J., Gilfillan, B., Belser, C.T., Ishler, M., & Orndorff, R. (2019). Career decision-making for undergraduates enrolled in career planning courses. College Quarterly, 22(19). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1221402
10. Mason, E. C. M., Griffith, C., & Belser, C. T. (2019). School counselors’ use of technology for program management. Professional School Counseling, 22(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X19870794
9. Belser, C. T., Shillingford, M. A., Daire, A. P., Prescod, D. J., & Dagley, M. A. (2018). Factors influencing undergraduate retention in STEM majors: Career development, math ability, and demographics. The Professional Counselor, 8(3), 262-276. https://doi.org/10.15241/ctb.8.3.262
8. Belser, C. T., Prescod, D. J., Daire, A. P., *Cushey, K. F., *Karaki, R., Young, C. Y., & Dagley, M. A. (2018). The influence of faculty guest speakers and research lab visits on STEM major selection: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of Career and Technical Education, 33(1), 8-26. http://doi.org/10.21061/jcte.v33i1.a1
7. Belser, C. T., Wheeler, N. J., Bierbrauer, S. L., Solomon, C., Harris, S., Crunk, A. E., & Lambie, G. W. (2018). The experiences of counselors-in-training in a school-based counseling practicum. The Journal of Counselor Preparation & Supervision, 11(2). https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1256&context=jcps
6. Belser, C. T., Prescod, D. J., Daire, A. P., Dagley, M. A., & Young, C. Y. (2018). The influence of career planning on negative career thoughts with STEM-interested undergraduates. The Career Development Quarterly, 66(2), 176-181. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12131
5. Belser, C. T., Prescod, D. J., Daire, A. P., Dagley, M. A., & Young, C. Y. (2017). Predicting undergraduate student retention in STEM majors based on career development factors. The Career Development Quarterly, 65(1), 88-93. https://doi.org/10.15241/ctb.8.3.262
4. Solomon, C., Bierbrauer, S. L., Harris, S., Belser, C. T., Wheeler, N. J., Crunk, A. E., & Lambie, G. W. (2016). The experiences of caregivers and students in an elementary school-based mental health counseling practicum program. Journal of Child & Adolescent Counseling, 2(2), 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/237810.2016.1228771
3. Belser, C. T., Shillingford, M. A., & Joe, J. R. (2016). The ASCA model and MTSS: A framework to support students of color with problem behavior. The Professional Counselor, 6(3), 251-262. http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pages251-262-Belser.pdf
2. Curry, J. R., Belser, C. T., & Binns, I. (2013). Infusing post-secondary career options in the middle school curriculum: Material considerations for teachers. Middle School Journal, 44(3), 26-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2013.11461852
1. Belser, C. T., Morris, J. A., & Hasselbeck, J. M. (2012). A call to action: Addressing the childhood obesity epidemic through comprehensive school counseling programs. Journal of School Counseling. 10(23). Retrieved from http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v10n23.pdf
Non-Peer Reviewed Articles:2. Goodman-Scott, E., Perez, B. M., Belser, C. T., & Dillman Taylor, D. (2024). Youth-centered qualitative research: Strategies and recommendations. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 10(2), 66-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2024.2360681
1. Dillman Taylor, D., & Belser, C. T. (2023). Best practices in child and adolescent counseling research: The path forward. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 9(2), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2229717
Conference Proceedings:
- Dagley, M. A., Young, C. Y., Georgiopoulos, M., Daire, A. P., Parkinson, C., Prescod, D. J., & Belser, C. T. (2016). Recruiting undecided admits to pursue a STEM degree. Proceedings from the American Society of Engineering Education 123rd Annual Conference & Exposition. Retrieved from https://peer.asee.org/recruiting-undecided-admits-to-pursue-a-stem-degree
Other Featured Publications:Belser, C. T. (2021). Counseling career and professional identity development: A guide for Chi Sigma Iota chapters. Retrieved from https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.csi-net.org/resource/resmgr/publications/Career_and_Identity_Guide.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2RUhjD_IawexT6dkWcNHG9TJlPYzf2HhTnAHp_Z-3-J8D1SjvjOL9AtWc
* Developed as part of the Edwin L. Herr Fellowship from Chi Sigma Iota
Belser, C. T. (2019). Bolstering resources, partnerships, and community engagement for career practitioners through community asset mapping (Feature article). Career Convergence Web Magazine, August Ed. Retrieved from https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/CC_archives_features
Book Chapters & Textbook Contributions:
- 7. Belser, C. T., Varnado-Johnson, C., & Tavormina, H. R. (In progress). Career development research for late adolescence. In D. J. Prescod & S. Niles (Eds.). Using research for creating constructive inclusive career development environments across the lifespan.
6. Belser, C. T., & Wade, M. E. (2023). Introduction to counseling children and adolescents. In J. Daigle (Ed.). Counseling children and adolescents: Working in school and clinical mental health settings (2nd ed., pp. 3-20). Routledge.
5. Belser, C. T. (2023). Career assessment. In A. Smith and K. Peterssen (Eds.). An innovative approach to career counseling. Springer.
4. Belser, C. T., & Dillman-Taylor, D. (2021). ADHD. In M. A. Shillingford-Butler and T. Gonzalez (Eds.). Demystifying the DSM: A tool for school counseling students and practitioners (pp. 33-46). Cognella Publishing.
3. Belser, C. T. (2017). Interpersonal process recall. In D. L. Worthington & G. Bodie (Eds.). The sourcebook of listening research: Methodology and measures (pp. 334-339). Wiley.
2. Belser, C. T. (2016). Critical incidents. In M. S. Corey, G. Corey, & C. Corey (Eds.). Groups: Process and practice (10th ed.). Brooks/Cole.
1. Belser, C. T. (2015). African American males: A career and college readiness crisis. In J. R. Curry and M. A. Shillingford-Butler (Eds). The journey unraveled: College & career readiness of African American students (pp. 279-307). Lexington Books.
Grants:
- Young, C., Principal Investigator, & Co-Investigators Georgiopoulos, M., Daire, A. P., Parkinson, C., Dagley, M., Belser, C. T., & Prescod, D. J. (2012-2018). UCF COMPASS: Convincing Outstanding Math Potential Admits to Succeed in STEM. National Science Foundation: NSF 1161228, $1,799,944.
--Joined team as Co-Investigator in 2017
- Belser, C. T. Principal Investigator, Sub-award (2017-2019). UCF COMPASS: Convincing Outstanding Math Potential Admits to Succeed in STEM. National Science Foundation: NSF 1161228, $10,720.
- Belser, C. T., Principal Investigator. (2018). Travel grant for emerging faculty (TGEF). Louisiana Board of Regents. Under Review, $1200.00.
- Belser, C. T., Principal Investigator. Examining factors influencing school counselors’ attitudes and behaviors regarding STEM career development. Louisiana School Counselor Association. Funded, $500.
Video Recordings:
- Belser, C. T. (In Press). Giving information. Video recording in M. E. Young. Learning the art of helping (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.