Robert-Paul Juster, Ph.D.

(He/him)

Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Addictology
Université de Montréal

«Dr Juster is an expert in the measurement of allostatic load, a multi-systemic index of the ‘wear and tear’ of chronic stress and unhealthy behaviors. His research teases apart the role of biological sex and socio-cultural gender in explaining pathways that render us vulnerable or resilient to stress-related disease. »
What we do
Selected publications

Dr. Juster’s research aims to elucidate how stigma, stress, and strain influence the health and well-being of LGBTQ individuals. His program has also included studies of allostatic load among many other vulnerable groups across lifespan development with a particular focus on using allostatic load as a marker of accelerated aging

Research

LGBTQI2S Wellness and Resilience:  Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Sex and Gender Science Chair

Coronavirus crisis competence among sexual and gender minorities: Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Bridge Grant: Racism, Sex, and Gender

Predicting duration and rehospitalization of psychiatric emergency patients: The Signature Biobank: Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Project Grant

Sex*gender and allostatic load: from communities to clinical settings: Fonds de Recherche du Québec Santé – Research Scholar Junior 2

Stress reactivity and cognitive functioning of transgender and gender diverse people: Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal – Internal Pilot Project

Publications

The Signature Biobank: A longitudinal biopsychosocial repository of psychiatric emergency patients
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115718

Gender minority stress and diurnal cortisol profiles among transgender and gender diverse people in the United States
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105473

Sex/gender differences in cognitive abilities
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105333

Sex and gender role differences on stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic over time
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1166154

Gender and sex in eating disorders: A narrative review of the current state of knowledge, research gaps, and recommendations
https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2871

Refining Research and Representation of Sexual and Gender Diversity in Neuroscience
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.07.007

Lived experience and allostatic load among transmasculine people living in the United States.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105849.

Stigma and Mental Health of Sexual Minority Women Former Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211072180

Mental Health and Social Support of Sexual and Gender Diverse People from Québec, Canada During the COVID-19 Crisis
https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0255

Occupational gender roles in relation to workplace stress, allostatic load, and mental health of psychiatric hospital workers 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110352
 

Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, University of Montreal
    Associate Professor
  • Research Centre – Montreal Mental Health University Institute
    Researcher
  • Signature Biobank
    Co-director
  • Société québécoise pour la recherche en psychologie
    Executive Member
  • Canadian Organization for Gender and Sex Research
    Executive Member
  • Center for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research, Columbia University
    Affiliate Member
  • Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Associated Disorders – RQSHA
    Member
  • Institute of Gender and Health Trainee Network, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
    Senior Mentor
  • International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology
    Young Investigator
  • American Psychosomatic Society
    Young Investigator

CRIPCAS
Research Team

  • Gabriel Desjardins Ph. D. Département de psychologie
  • Silke Jacmin-Park Ph. D. Département de psychologie

 

Non-CRIPCAS
Research Team

  • Audrey Labelle
  • Azul Castillo
  • Cécile Le Page
  • Christophe Longré-Poirier
  • Emma-Rose Thériault
  • Enzo Cipriani
  • Eugénie Adlhoch-Mathé
  • Eugénie Samson-Daoust
  • Fanny Saulnier
  • Gaïa Guenoun
  • Inès Ait Abdelmalek
  • Jasmine Boulette
  • Joanna Vilme
  • Julie Lecours-Leclair
  • Marianne Gagnon
  • Mina Guérin
  • Névéna Chuntova
  • Ophélie Larocque
  • Philippe Kerr
  • Renaud Dufour
  • Ryan Hogan

Grants agencies
  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec Santé
  • University of Montreal
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Associated Disorders – RQSHA

In the news

Where to find LGBTQ+ resources in Montreal
CBC

Résilience de la communauté LGBTQ+ face à la pandémie
Métro

How the stress of racism can harm your health—and what that has to do with Covid-19
PBS Nova

Étude: le racisme, l'homophobie et la transphobie engendrent un stress chronique
Le Devoir

Coming out all over again: Why the first gay-rights generation faces familiar challenges in old age.
Globe and Mail

« Sortir du placard », un geste bénéfique pour la santé 
Radio-Canada.ca

Straight men more stressed, depressed than gay men, study says 
Los Angeles Times

Out Gays Are The Most Chillaxed Demographic 
Jezebel

Straight Men Should Come Out of the Closet: Like gay men, they will be happier.
Slate

Coming Out Offers Health Benefits, Yet African-Americans Face Unique Challenges Doing So, Studies Show 
The Huffington Post

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Cesar Lab
7331 rue Hochelaga
Montreal Quebec
H1N 3J4

E-mail
robert-paul.juster@umontreal.ca

Phone 
438-864-3211 / 514-252-3400 #5708

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