Amila Odeh, BS

Study Coordinator, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Department of Psychiatry
Uniformed Services University

Amila Odeh is a Study Coordinator at CSTS, where she supports prevention initiatives within the National Guard Program. Her work contributes to Integrated Primary Prevention efforts, including Project Safe Guard, which aims to reduce harmful behaviors and increase secure firearm storage. She has also supported the Forum on Health & National Security and contributed to the development of the National Guard Handbook, highlighting the history of the US National Guard. Her role primarily involves project coordination and operational support to advance prevention-focused programming.

Amila earned her BS in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy from Saint Louis University in 2020. Her professional interests center on mental health, particularly counseling and therapeutic approaches for PTSD, as well as the long-term psychological impacts of trauma.