Jessica Soto received her BA from Georgetown University and completed her MD at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in adult psychiatry at Yale University and her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She then went on to a forensic psychiatry fellowship at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in July of 2023.
During her time in training, she has demonstrated an interest in navigating the intersection between the mental health and criminal justice systems. She has worked as a tutor in carceral settings and developed programming for youth on probation. She has published peer reviewed articles that explore the management of agitation and aggression in psychiatric practice. This includes papers examining the use of restraints and seclusion as well as the role law enforcement plays in responding to violence on psychiatric units. Soto has also been an active advocate, working closely with state legislators on a juvenile justice reform bill in the state of Rhode Island.