Dr. Christopher Belser, NCC, NCSC, is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in the Counselor Education Program at the University of New Orleans. He earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision at the University of Central Florida and his M.Ed. in School Counseling at Louisiana State University. Dr. Belser has experience in Louisiana public and charter schools as a middle school counselor and as a high school career coach. He served as Co-Investigator on the National Science Foundation-funded UCF COMPASS Program and as the Principal Investigator of Project SEED.

Dr. Belser has delivered dozens of presentations at local, state, national, and international conferences, has published numerous articles and book chapters on counseling and career-related topics, and has won award from various national and state organizations. He is the current Associate Editor of the Journal of Child & Adolescent Counseling, the Chapter Faculty Co-Advisor for the Alpha Eta Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, and served as Chi Sigma Iota’s 2020-2021 Edwin Herr Fellow. Additionally, Dr. Belser has had leadership roles in various national, regional, and state level organizations.