Melissa Mistretta is the Senior Program Manager for the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Maryland. She previously worked as the program manager for research and a project manager throughout her time at the Center.

Ms. Mistretta earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining CDP, she worked at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation’s corporate headquarters and at the Uniformed Services University’s Injury Prevention Research Laboratory.