Dr. Brian Feinstein (he/him) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. He obtained his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2015 after completing an APA-accredited internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Then, he completed an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship (F32) at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University from 2015-2018. Following the completion of his postdoctoral fellowship, he served as a Research Assistant Professor at from 2018-2020. He joined the Department of Psychology at ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥MS in 2020. Dr. Feinstein is also involved in a number of professional activities including serving as an Associate Editor at Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois.

His research interests include:

• Sexual and gender minority (SGM) health
• Bisexuality and pansexuality
• Stigma-related stress and coping
• Mental health, substance use, sexual health, and relationship functioning in SGM populations
• Developing and testing interventions to improve SGM health

Dr. Feinstein directs the Sexuality, Health, and Gender (SHAG) Lab at ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥MS. For updates on current and recent projects, you can visit the lab's and .

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Are You a Prospective Graduate Student?

Dr. Feinstein will NOT be reviewing applications for the PhD program for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Current Students

• Jacquie Mitzner, BA (1st year, PhD program)
• Em Shea, BA (2nd year, MS program)
• Zig Hinds, BS (3rd year, PhD program)
• Isabel Benjamin, MS (4th year, PhD program)
• Kate Dorrell, MS (4th year, PhD program)
• Taylor Macaulay, MS (6th year, PhD program)
• Sibel Sarac, MS (7th year, PhD program)

Funding and Publications

Please see for a complete list of his current/previous research funding and peer-reviewed publications.