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Courtney Belt
Senior Lecturer, Music Therapy
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences: Music
Degrees
- Ph.D., Educational Leadership, University of Dayton
- M.A., Music Therapy, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
- B.M., Music Therapy, University of Dayton
Profile
Courtney Belt is a board certified music therapist who earned her degrees from the University of Dayton (B.M.) and St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (M.A.). She completed her music therapy internship with a focus on a variety of client populations including hospice, oncology, neurologic disorders and eating disorders. Courtney’s professional clinical experience has been with mental/behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) populations.
Professional activities
- American Music Therapy Association
- Association of Ohio Music Therapists
- Sigma Alpha Iota, International Music Fraternity
Research interests
- Music therapy education and training
- Faculty and student experiences
Publications
Dissertation: “Music Therapy Faculty Perspectives on Grading Processes for Undergraduate Practica.” University of Dayton. Defended March 21, 2023.
Belt, C. (2023). Undergraduate music therapy students’ perspectives on curricular self-experiences. Music Therapy Perspectives, https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miad002
Potvin, N., Belt, C., & Moore, C. (2021). New music therapy faculty and the pursuit of fulfillment, success, and identity: A collective autoethnography. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 74, DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2021.101781
Hiller, J., Belt, C., Gardstrom, S. C., & Willenbrink-Conte, J. (2020). Safeguarding curricular self-experiences in undergraduate music therapy education and training. Music Therapy Perspectives, 39(1), 86-94, https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miaa027
“A Self-care Handbook for Undergraduate Music Therapy Students,” Master’s Thesis