Dr. Mustanski received his doctorate in Psychology from Indiana University, where he trained extensively at the Kinsey Institute. He has been the Principal Investigator for multiple National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and other foundation research and training awards, including being named a William T. Grant Foundation Scholar. The majority of his research focuses on the health and development of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. Dr. Mustanski is currently conducting a longitudinal study of sexual minority adolescents in order to more fully understand the development of sexual orientation and identify factors that promote resilience. The project is funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In addition, he conducts applied research on HIV prevention among young men who have sex with men (MSM). He is the PI of an NIMH-funded study to develop and test an online HIV prevention program for young MSM (R34 MH079714) and co-investigator on a group-based HIV prevention program (R34 MH079707; PI: R. Garofalo). His Scholars Award from the W.T. Grant Foundation focuses on the Internet as a setting for the sexual health development of LGBT youth and includes qualitative, quantitative, and intervention components. Much of his research in this area is conducted in partnership with community-based organizations that serve the LGBT community.

Dr. Mustanski also conducts research in the area of psychiatry and behavioral genetics. In 2005 he co-authored the first genome scan of male sexual orientation and he is currently the PI of a natural experiment to study gene-environment interaction related to a cluster of health risk behaviors (1R01DA025039).

Dr. Mustanski is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a focus on the treatment of sexual and relationship problems.

Representative publications

Parsons, JT., Rosof, E., & Mustanski, B. (2008). The temporal relationship between alcohol consumption and HIV-medication adherence: A multilevel model of direct and moderating effects. Health Psychology, In Press.

Garofalo, R., Mustanski, B., & Donenberg, G. (2008). Parents know and parents matter; is it time to develop family-based HIV prevention programs for young men who have sex with men? Journal of Adolescent Health, 43, 201-204.

Mustanski, B. (2008). Moderating effects of age on the alcohol and sexual risk taking association: An online daily diary study of men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 12, 118-126.

Mustanski, B. (2007). The influence of state and trait affect on HIV risk behaviors: A daily diary study of MSM. Health Psychology, 26, 618-626.

Mustanski, B.S., Viken, R.J., Kaprio, J., & Rose, R.J. (2007). Sexual behavior in young adulthood: A population-based twin study. Health Psychology, 26, 610-617.

Mustanski, B., Garofalo, R., Herrick, A., & Donenberg, G. (2007). Psychosocial health problems increase risk for HIV among urban young men who have sex with men: Preliminary evidence of a syndemic in need of attention. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 34, 37-45.

Garofalo, R., Mustanski, B.S. , McKirnan, D. J., Herrick, A., & Donenberg, G. R. (2007). Methamphetamine and young men who have sex with men: Understanding patterns and correlates of use and the association with HIV-related sexual risk. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 161, 591-596.

Mustanski, B. S. (2007). Are sexual partners met online associated with HIV/STI risk behaviours? Retrospective and daily diary data in conflict. AIDS Care, 19, 822-827.

Garofalo, R., Herrick, A., Mustanski, B., & Donenberg, G. R. (2007). Tip of the iceberg: young men who have sex with men, the Internet, and HIV risk. American Journal of Public Health, 97, 1113-1117

Mustanski, B.S. , Dupree, M. G., Nievergelt, C., Schork, N. J., & Hamer, D. H. (2005). A genomewide linkage scan of male sexual orientation. Human Genetics, 116, 272-278.

Mustanski, B., Viken, R.J., Kaprio, J., Pulkkinen, L., Rose, R.J. (2004). Genetic and environmental influences on pubertal development: Longitudinal data from 12-14 year-old twins. Developmental Psychology, 40, 1188-1198.

Mustanski, B.S., J.Viken, R., Kaprio, J., & Rose, R. J. (2003). Genetic influences on the association between personality risk factors and alcohol use and abuse. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 282-289.