Associate Professor | School of Health and Sciences
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jelitza.soto@sagrado.edu
Dr. Jelitza Soto Román completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. She also holds a Master's degree in Social Work with a focus on families, adolescents, and children, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the same institution. In her 15 years of experience as a teacher, she has served as program coordinator and social work internship supervisor. Her areas of academic and professional interest include research on topics related to the manifestations of human diversity, human rights and their implications for social relations, and the promotion of social justice.
Research Projects
Doctoral dissertation. Beyond human diversity and identity: Clinical and ethical considerations on differences and identifications. Submitted as a requirement for a degree in Clinical Psychology. Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. https://repositorio.upr.edu/handle/11721/2455
Literature review. Sex and Gender: Social, physiological, clinical and methodological considerations. Submitted as a requirement leading to a degree (candidacy exam) in Clinical Psychology. Department of Psychology. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
Literature review. Research on children raised by lesbian couples in Puerto Rico. Submitted as a requirement leading to a degree (comprehensive exam) in Clinical Psychology. Department of Psychology. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
Thesis: Without a single word: narrative and socially significant constitutions of the practice of tattooing among tattooed people and social workers in Puerto Rico. from the Beatriz Lasalle Graduate School of Social Work. Researchers: Cotto Gómez Zuellem, Santiago Arroyo Linette & Soto Román, Jelitza.
Research Assistant. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Center for Social Research. Sociocultural analysis of contemporary Puerto Rican consumers. Principal investigator: Dr. Laura Ortiz Negrón.
Peer-reviewed publications
“Professional training in Social Work in the current context: Challenges and Possibilities”. Voices from Social Work. Vol. 8 Num.1., pp. 176-199. https://doi.org/10.31919/voces.v8i1.223. College of Social Work Professionals of Puerto Rico.
“Accounts, Losses and Profit: Reflection on a paradox of the human psyche.” Psychoanalytic Mail (21), pp. 4-5. Publication of the Analytical Discourse Workshop of Puerto Rico.
“Implications of human and family diversity in the evaluation of shared custody.” Analysis MagazineVol. XV No. 1, pp. 13-27. https://doi.org/10.54114/revanlisis.v15i1.12515Beatriz Lasalle Graduate School of Social Work, University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, PR
“Social Reality in Puerto Rico: What can Social Work say?” Para Sevirte Magazine, Official Publication of the College of Social Work Professionals of Puerto Rico, XIV (March). San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Cinematherapy: An alternative therapeutic modality for professional intervention with adolescents who present suicidal behavior.” Analysis Magazine. Vol. IX No. 1, pp. 129-146. https://doi.org/10.54114/revanlisis.v9i1.13144.Beatriz Lasalle Graduate School of Social Work, University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, PR Authors: Jelitza Soto Roman, Linette Santiago Arroyo, Hector Windos Perez.
“Ripping the Skin: Tattoos, Bodies and Meanings” The Qualitative Report. Volume 14 No. 2 June, pp. 374-388. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1389. Authors: Jelitza Soto Roman, Linette Santiago Arroyo, Zuellem Cotto Gomez.