Ben Eisenstadt

PhD Student in Clinical Psychology

Pronouns: he/him/his

Research Interests

My research seeks to understand how partners in romantic relationships navigate differences in social identity and the unique stressors these identities incur. In particular, my research focuses on how transgender and nonbinary people and their cisgender partners negotiate transition processes (e.g., identity disclosure, gender-affirming care) together. I am further interested in how LGBTQ+ youth and young adults develop healthy relationship skills in the face of stigma and discrimination.

Publications

Eisenstadt, B. E., Chiaramonte, D. M., Ankrum, H. E., Bränström, R., Watson, R. J., & Pachankis, J. E. (2025). Mental health treatment preferences of sexual minority youth and young adults: Findings from three samples. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000850
Pachankis, J. E., Chiaramonte, D. M., Scheer, J. R., Ankrum, H. E., Eisenstadt, B. E., … Hughes, T. L. (2025). A randomized controlled trial of LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority women’s minority stress, mental health, and hazardous drinking: Project EQuIP protocol. BMJ Open, 15(3), e086738. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086738
Yi, M., Li, X, Chiaramonte, D., Sun, S., Pan. S., Soulliard, Z., Eisenstadt, B. E., … Pachankis, J. E. (2024). Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 181, 104605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104605
Pachankis, J. E., Soulliard, Z. A., Layland, E. K., Behari, K., Seager van Dyk, I., Eisenstadt, B. E., … Bjureberg, J. (2023). Guided internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth’s mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 169, 104403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104403

Eisenstadt, B. E., Murchison, G. R., Soulliard, Z. A., & Gordon, A. G. (2023). Pathways to disordered eating for transgender and gender diverse young adults: The role of sexual violence. LGBT Health, 10(8), 586-594. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2022.0324

Presentations

Eisenstadt, B. E., Murchison, G. R., Gordon, A. R., & Soulliard, Z. A. (2023, November 16-19). Positive body image development among transgender and nonbinary online sexual content creators. In Z. A. Soulliard (Chair), Cultivating Trans Joy and Resilience: Positive Body Image among Transgender and Nonbinary Populations [Oral presentation]. 57th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Seattle, WA, United States.

Yi, M., Eisenstadt, B. E., Li, X., Hagaman, A. K., Pan, S., Sun, S., & Pachankis, J.E (2023, June 11-13). Cultural-adaption of an internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention among young men who have sex with men in China [Conference presentation]. International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) 18th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Fajardo, PR, United States.

Eisenstadt, B. E., Chiaramonte, D. M., & Pachankis, J. E. (2022, November 17-20). Choosing hues from the therapeutic rainbow: An investigation of treatment preferences among LGBTQ+ young adults [Poster presentation]. 56th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY, United States.

Eisenstadt, B. E., Murchison, G. R., Soulliard, Z. A., & Gordon, A. R. (2022, June 9-10). Body image and high-risk weight and shape control behaviors among transgender and non-binary young adults: The role of sexual violence [Poster presentation]. 2022 International Conference of Eating Disorders, Monterrey, MX.

Shen, F., Eisenstadt, B. E., Wang, K., LePree, K., Malik, A., Purdie-Greenaway, V., & Spagna, A. (2022, April 23-26). Consistent activation of the anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortices in stereotyping: An ALE meta-analysis of fMRI studies [Poster presentation]. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 29th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Contact Information

Department of Psychology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2500

Phone: (631) 632-7837
Email: benjamin.eisenstadt@stonybrook.edu