Faculty
Roy Salgado, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Education
Ph.D., University of New Orleans, Counselor Education and Supervision
M.A ,Tulane University, School Counseling
B.S. Psychology, Tulane University
Contact
Biography
Dr. Roy A. Salgado, Jr. is happily married and is the proud father of a son and daughter. He received his B.S. in Psychology from Tulane University in 1995, his Masters degree in School Counseling in 2000, and his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2003 from the University of New Orleans. Dr. Salgado has also worked as a teacher for the Archdiocese of New Orleans School System. In addition to his teaching experience, he has had diverse experiences as a counselor at an elementary school, a high school, a child and adolescent youth ranch, a community agency, and in private practice. His research interests are in the areas of child and teenage neglect and abuse, play therapy, child and adolescent development, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and family counseling. He has also served on the faculty at the Xavier University of Louisiana. Dr. Salgado has provided clinical mental health counseling services to members of the English and Spanish-speaking communities through his work with the New Orleans Family Justice Center and the Hispanic Apostolate. He has also worked with the general population in private practice, serving the community since 2003.
Dr. Salgado has been a leading advocate in the formation of an initiative to help address the mental health needs of the more than 1500 unaccompanied minors who have come from Central America, most notably from the Republic of Honduras, to the New Orleans area. His leadership in this initiative has been instrumental in providing crucial mental health support. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Salgado holds a position as a Professor of Counseling and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Holy Cross where he has been on faculty teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels since 2006. He has received several Endowments for his work with Unaccompanied Minors in the United States and in Honduras. Dr. Salgado has also served as the 2016-2017 President of the Louisiana Counseling Association’s – Louisiana Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development Division – LAMCD. He has served as the 2017-2019 Faculty Assembly President for the University of Holy Cross and has been appointed by the Governor of Louisiana to the Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners for the years 2018 – 2026, (the state licensing board for licensed professional counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists) where he currently serves as chair.
Dr. Salgado’s commitment to serving his community extends beyond his professional roles. He is a member of the board for CCANO- Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, where he contributes to the organization’s mission of helping those in need. Furthermore, he also serves as a mental health contributor for the New Orleans’ Fox 8 News affiliate and WWL 870 am radio, using his platform to educate and inform the public about mental health issues. Dr. Salgado co-hosted a weekly mental health talk show on WLAE-32 with veteran TV news anchor Janet Gross, entitled Coping During the COVID Crisis, which debuted in April of 2020 in response to the global pandemic and was recognized by the New Orleans Press Club as the Best TV Talk Show in 2021. The success of the COVID talk show, which ran for three seasons, led to a spin-off series, entitled Coping Today, which debuted in August of 2022. Dr. Salgado was also named Outstanding Professor of the Year for 2021 by the University of Holy Cross.