Mitch Duque is a Research Assistant at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). He received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Texas A&M University.

Mitch comes to CDP from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, where he worked as a research assistant on a stage 2 adaptive platform trial investigating the efficacy of various pharmaceutical interventions in reducing PTSD symptom severity.

During his undergraduate career, Mitch served as a Lead Research Assistant in the .and Interventions for Stress-related Conditions (RISC) Lab, where he contributed to studies examining the transdiagnostic risk factors for PTSD and suicidality. He also worked as a Research Assistant in the Sohrabji Lab at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, contributing to the development of stem cell therapeutics for ischemic stroke via the neural-gut axis. In addition, Mitch oversaw the Texas A&M HelpLine, providing peer support and de-escalation to students in crisis.

Mitch intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and hopes to commission as an active-duty psychologist. His research interests center on the biopsychosocial factors that foster resilience under extreme stress and what happens when those protective factors break down.