Cooperative Extension Area Youth, Families, and Communities Advisor
5630 South Broadway
Eureka, CA 95502
kbelt@ucanr.edu
Biography
Grace is the Assistant Cooperative Extension Area Youth, Families and Communities Adviser for Humboldt and Del Norte county. Grace promotes healthy families and communities in the region by developing programs that holistically support nutrition, wellness, and youth development. Grace also provides academic oversight to the regional UC 4-H Youth Development Program (4-H YDP), and the Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). She received her Master’s degree in Psychology, with a focus in academic research, from Cal Poly Humboldt. Prior to joining UC ANR, Grace worked in grant support and collaborated on a variety of research projects related to the promotion of students and communities.
Education
M.A. Academic Research - Psychology, Cal Poly Humboldt. 2024
Specialty
Youth and community programs in food security, nutrition, and agriculture. Community development and social psychology.Bibliography
Peer Reviewed
- Crester-Hartenstein, Jessie; Gold, Gregg; Belt, Grace (2024). The Student-to-Journalist Pipeline: Attitudes, Motivations, and Expressed Likelihood of Choosing a Journalism Career. Journalism and Mass Communication Educator. Sage Journals. 79, 103-117. January 31.
Non-Peer Reviewed
- Belt, Grace; Gaffney, Amber (2024). Motivations to Engage in Performance Activism Versus Collective Action. Processes of identity construction through collective goals and leadership [Symposium]. San Fransisco, CA, Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention. April 24.
- Belt, G.; Hunter, C.; Messina, F. (2023). Does Leadership Trangrassion Affect New Leadership Preferences? Riverside, CA, Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention. April 26. https://westernpsych.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WPA-Program-2023-4Web.pdf
- Belt, G.; Syfers, L.; Gaffney, A.M. (2023). Perceived Entitativity and Willingness to Engage in Extreme Defensive Behaviors on Behalf of a Political Group. Riverside, CA, Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention. April 26. https://westernpsych.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WPA-Program-2023-4Web.pdf