Luis Antonio Tosado II

Dr. Luis Antonio Tosado II, NCC, NCSC is a Clinical Associate Professor and program director for the school counseling program. His research and scholarly interests are related to the strength and resilience of Latino youth and emergent bilingual students; the social justice advocacy and leadership role of urban school counselors; and interventions such as Brief Solution Focused Counseling, Restorative Practices, and Financial Counseling. His professional school counseling experiences have been in urban middle schools and high schools, in both Texas and Maryland. Before beginning his career as a professional school counselor Dr. Tosado served as an elementary teacher. He is also a veteran and served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves and Army National Guard.

• PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, Counselor Education
• Cert., University of Toronto, Canada, Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Cert., Kansas State University, Financial Therapy
• MS, Tarleton State University, Educational Psychology
• BS, Sam Houston State University, Psychology

• Burt, I., & Tosado, L.A., II. (2024). A rites of passage counseling group: Black Panther as a metaphor of strength and resiliency for young Black males. Professional School Counseling.
• Burt, I., & Tosado, L.A., II. (2024). Integrating the science of epigenetics with Existential Humanistic counseling to increase wellness with Black males. Journal of Humanistic Counseling.
• Burt, I., & Tosado, L.A., II. (Under Review). Utilizing flow state therapeutically with survivors and refuges of war: An Existential-Humanistic approach. Journal of Humanistic Counseling.

• Loury, J, & Tosado, L.A. II (2025, October). Our Accreditation Journey: A distinct destination for school counseling programs. Pennsylvania, PA: Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.;
• Burt, I., Tosado, L.A., II. (2025, November). The neuroscience concept of flow state as an existential approach to increase optimal experience. Dallas, TX: Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.;
• Burt, I, & Tosado, L.A. II (2023, October). Cultivating racial equity in a counseling program: Racial affinity groups for beginning counselors. Denver, CO: Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.;
• Burt, I., Cunningham-Abbott, A., Hyun, J., Lee, T.S., Lane, J., & Tosado, L.A., II. (2023, October). Going above and beyond: Developing anti-oppressive strategies in Counselor Education programs for students and faculty. Denver, CO: Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.;
• Burt, I., Leigh-Osroosh, K., Munoz-Lorenzo, O., Tosado, L.A., II., & Ward-Sutton, C. (2023, October). Real talk on navigating academia from diverse intergenerational perspectives: Not just surviving, but striving and thriving! Denver, CO: Association for Counselor Education and Supervision;

• UB College Success Initiative, GEAR UP New York ($2,281,000); State; Higher Education Services Corporation; Awarded; (09/01/2015-06/03/2021); Federal Government; NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC); Awarded; (09/01/2015-06/03/2021)

• Vice President Latina/o Concerns (Association Multicultural Counseling and Development)
  Jul 2016-Jun 2017