Listening Lab Expansion Strategy

The Listening Lab is a scalable, community-driven wellness initiative designed to provide nervous system regulation and emotional support through structured peer pods. It serves individuals experiencing intense emotions who may not want or be able to access therapy. The program avoids peer therapy pitfalls by assigning rotating coaching and creative roles instead of advice-giving, fostering empowerment, expression, and emotional resilience. FIA has already developed the core theory, initial simulation, and a draft design. We are seeking graduate students in public health to help advance this into a pilot-ready model by selecting focus areas aligned with their interests and competencies. Project Options for Students (Choose 1–2): 1. Program Design & Health Promotion Strategy Translate Listening Lab’s theory into a detailed health promotion program. Design participant-facing materials (e.g., facilitation guides, safety disclaimers, onboarding forms). Identify public health frameworks (e.g., trauma-informed care, social support theory) to structure the intervention. Deliverable: A full intervention logic model or promotional campaign plan. 2. Technology Feasibility & Peer Role Design Recommend digital tools to facilitate remote peer pods (e.g., Zoom, Discord, Circle). Help shape peer roles that promote participation and emotional safety. Design protocols to ensure participants don't engage in untrained therapy behaviors. Deliverable: A set of peer pod role cards and a technology comparison chart. 3. Evidence-Based Evaluation Strategy Conduct a literature review on community-based emotional regulation programs. Design an evaluation plan to measure safety, satisfaction, and potential health outcomes. Recommend pre/post metrics or participant surveys for low-barrier data collection. Deliverable: A 2-page evaluation plan + annotated bibliography. 4. Community Outreach & Equity Plan Identify target populations for the pilot (e.g., college students, single mothers, neurodivergent adults). Develop an inclusive outreach and recruitment plan, considering stigma and access barriers. Suggest community partners or local organizations for pilot testing. Deliverable: A strategic outreach brief and equity checklist.

Create prototype MVP for one of our projects

The Feminine Intelligence Agency (FIA) is an innovation lab building scalable, peer-to-peer tools for emotional wellness, relationship discernment, and digital safety. We have a suite of in-development products — each designed to prevent harm before it escalates — and we are looking for a team of engineering students to choose one and take it forward. This project is ideal for students who want to critically engage with real-world social challenges using engineering, design, and AI-based innovation. You’ll get to explore complex human factors (like trust, emotion, manipulation, safety), while applying your technical skills in areas such as product development, systems design, UX research, and AI integration.

Understanding the Health Impacts of Coercive Control

The Feminine Intelligence Agency seeks to collaborate with Mercy University’s Global Health course to explore the mental and neurological effects of coercive control. Coercive control involves subtle, ongoing manipulation through tactics like criticism, surveillance, and isolation, which can have profound impacts on mental health and brain function. This project aims to research and analyze how these behaviors affect brain chemistry, emotional regulation, and decision-making. By leveraging classroom knowledge in global health, students will conduct a comprehensive literature review and data analysis to understand these impacts. The ultimate goal is to produce a data-driven report that provides women with accessible, evidence-based insights into the health consequences of coercive control, empowering them to address harmful behavior confidently.

AI-Driven Research Think Tank Internship Proposal: Visioning the Future of Relationship Fraud Detection

The Feminine Intelligence Agency (FIA) has developed a research-backed web app called ChatBoy , designed to help users recognize and respond to manipulative communication. The app includes over 1,700 scenario-based questions and responses, each carefully crafted and approved by psychologists using a behavioral trait scoring system built over years of research. Right now, ChatBoy functions like a quiz—it’s effective, but static. This project invites a student to help us build the next-gen MVP by transforming those same questions and characters into interactive, personality-driven AI agents using generative AI tools. We’re not looking for a polished or commercial product—just something functional that demonstrates how ChatBoy could evolve. We’ll provide all the structured content: character personalities, speech patterns, and behavioral logic. Your job is to plug that into an AI architecture (like LangChain, GPT Agents, or something similar) to produce 16 dynamic character bots that users can talk to. You’ll take our data, add some flair, and create an MVP that shows what’s possible when real-world behavioral insights meet modern AI.