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Voice Up®

Open Call for Collaboration

Looking for Research Partners

Voice Up explicitly invites academic research partners to collaborate in the continued development, refinement, and scientific validation of its purpose-centered, global digital platform

Commitment to Academic Rigor & Adaptability

As a rapidly growing innovation with a large, diverse dataset and a uniquely scalable developmental model, Voice Up recognizes that rigorous academic collaboration is essential for establishing a long-term scientific foundation.

Voice Up is intentionally designed as a flexible, research-supportive platform capable of being adapted, modified, and extended in partnership with:

University Research Centers

Schools of Public Health and Behavioral Sciences

Departments of Psychology, Sociology, Education, and Data Science

Clinical and Translational Science Institutes (CTSIs)

Global Public Health Partners

Interdisciplinary Research Teams

A Living Developmental System

Voice Up is not a fixed or rigid intervention; rather, it is a living developmental system that can be reshaped to align with:

Theoretical frameworks used by partnering researchers
Specific aims of NIH-funded studies
Cross-cultural adaptation needs
Experimental, quasi-experimental, or mixed-methods designs
New psychometric instruments or revised versions of existing scales
Longitudinal, predictive, or mechanistic research
University-specific questions about belonging, identity, wellness, or student success
Behavioral intervention design or digital health innovation studies

Open Invitation to Co-Design Research Methodology

"We welcome all academic partners to propose modifications, enhancements, or redesigned methodologies that align with their scholarly aims. Whether the goal is psychometric validation, randomized controlled trial design, qualitative theory-building, or public health impact evaluation, Voice Up is fully open to methodological adaptation, co-development, and shared innovation."

This flexibility includes, but is not limited to:

Adding or replacing validated scales
Embedding experimental modules
Developing campus-specific or population-specific versions
Implementing A/B testing or factorial designs
Structuring longitudinal follow-up protocols
Integrating biometric or behavioral digital markers (as appropriate)
Incorporating cultural contextualization for different global regions
Co-authoring manuscripts, conference papers, and grant submissions
Our Collaboration Commitment

Voice Up's leadership—including its founder and research team—will collaborate directly with university partners to ensure that:

1

The research design meets the highest scientific standards

2

The intervention or instrumentation aligns with the partner's theoretical model

3

The data collection framework supports robust statistical analysis

4

Ethical, privacy, and human subjects protections are rigorously upheld

5

Research questions can be explored without the constraints that often limit digital platforms

Open to All Research Ideas and Proposals

"We are open to exploring all research ideas—from laboratory-driven experimental proposals to field-based implementation studies to global public health evaluations. No concept is too early-stage. We welcome bold ideas, interdisciplinary collaborations, and innovative inquiry that extends scientific understanding of purpose, belonging, and young adult wellbeing."

This open stance extends to partnerships with:

Senior scholars
Early-career investigators
Doctoral researchers
Undergraduate research labs
Community and global partners

Everyone is welcome to contribute to the science.

Founder Bio — Art Fuller, M.Ed., MPH/DHSc (Candidate)

Founder, Voice Up | Principal Investigator (SAMHSA CCBHC & US DOE Grants) | Senior Behavioral Health & Education Leader

Art Fuller is an experienced behavioral-health executive, education leader, and social-innovation founder with over 30 years of combined expertise across Pre-K–12 education, higher education, and mental and behavioral health. He currently serves as a C-Suite executive for a CCBHC Demonstration Pilot Site, in a major behavioral health organization, where he is also the Principal Investigator for two federally funded SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) grants (H79SM086934 and H79SM093212). Under his leadership, all federal grant objectives have been successfully met.

Art previously founded and led for 9 years a community based nonprofit, growing the organization from a startup into a system recognized nationally by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and as a Reward School (top 5% statewide in academic growth). He also served seven years at a State Board of Education as a research associate and fiscal policy officer, where he authored the state's annual Basic Education Program reports for legislative and executive leadership. During this time he was responsible for reconciling the state education funding formula for education impacting over 900,000 students.

Working after hours he is the founder of Voice Up, a global purpose-development and wellbeing innovation launched in 2024, and author of Voice Up: Your Pathway to Purpose (2025). Art is completing a dual MPH/DHSc degree (expected May 2026), with research focused on youth agency, purpose formation, and community-driven wellbeing models. His career centers on designing equitable, scalable systems that elevate human potential—especially among historically underserved populations.

Fuller, A. L., Jr. (2025). Voice Up: Your pathway to purpose. J. Ellington Publishing LLC.
https://voiceuplife.life/bookdownload

Ready to Collaborate?

Join us in establishing a long-term scientific foundation for purpose development as a preventive mental health strategy. We welcome researchers at all career stages and from all disciplines.