Academic Partnerships
Research Collaboration Opportunities
We seek academic partnerships to validate the vulnerability prediction framework through rigorous empirical research. This is an opportunity to contribute to novel interdisciplinary work at the intersection of psychology, philosophy, computer science, and institutional analysis.
What We Offer: Access to theoretical framework, co-authorship on publications, grant collaboration opportunities, and potential for significant scholarly impact in understudied domain.
What We Need: Empirical validation expertise, institutional resources, student research capacity, and commitment to ethical research principles.
Research Domains
Clinical Psychology
Research Focus: VI instrument validation, intervention efficacy trials, NAI outcome measurement, antifragility criterion testing
Ideal Partners: Faculty with trauma specialization, assessment development expertise, or RCT experience
Computer Science
Research Focus: NLP moral disengagement detection, VI algorithm development, DDI quantification systems, causal chain modeling
Ideal Partners: Faculty with NLP expertise, pattern recognition background, or computational social science experience
Philosophy
Research Focus: Philosophical coherence metrics, value sovereignty measurement, narrative identity assessment, theoretical refinement
Ideal Partners: Faculty specializing in identity theory, value philosophy, phenomenology, or applied ethics
Economics & Business Ethics
Research Focus: Institutional incentive analysis, procedural grinding quantification, profit optimization modeling, regulatory compliance
Ideal Partners: Faculty with behavioral economics expertise, organizational behavior background, or business ethics focus
Law & Public Policy
Research Focus: Evidence standards testing, regulatory applications, policy reform frameworks, systematic targeting demonstration
Ideal Partners: Faculty with insurance law, consumer protection, disability rights, or administrative law expertise
Sociology
Research Focus: Institutional power dynamics, procedural justice, systematic harm documentation, cultural variation in vulnerability
Ideal Partners: Faculty with institutional analysis, organizational sociology, or social inequality specialization
Academic Partnership Inquiry
Next Steps After Submission:
- You will receive acknowledgment within 48 hours
- NDA will be sent for execution (if interest confirmed)
- Upon NDA execution, research materials will be provided
- Consultation scheduled after materials review
Questions? Email joshua@disrupttheloop.com