Hunter is a doctoral student in the social-personality psychology program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Hunter received his Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Washington. He continued on at the University of Chicago where he received his Masters degree in Social Science. Hunter’s master’s thesis is titled “Steers and Queers: What happens when gays leave the heartland,” which focuses on the experiences of transition for rural born gay men who moved to Chicago.

Hunter is interested in research on sexuality, particularly smaller sub groups within the LGBT community whose voices are rarely heard. His recent focus has been on rural or “small town” LGBT people, how they see themselves in relation to the rest of the LGBT community, and their unique needs and desires separate from the LGBT community at large. Hunter is also currently interested in LGBT dating practices in regard to race, ethnicity, and sexual stereotyping.