A Behavioral Science & Policy Association Initiative
Connecting behavioral scientists, practitioners, and policymakers — bridging the gaps between those who should be working together but have not yet found each other.
General-purpose professional platforms offer access to the entire world — when what you need is the specific session at the conference where people share your research interests.
BSPHub is that session room. A community built exclusively for the behavioral science ecosystem, where connections are brokered through understanding — through conversational engagement that goes deeper than profiles and keywords. The field has grown rapidly: hundreds of nudge units, research labs, consultancies, and policy teams now operate across disciplines and geographies, often unaware of one another. BSPHub brings structure and discoverability to this landscape.
Co-led by Sim Sitkin (Duke) and Craig Fox (UCLA Anderson) — distinguished scholars whose research on trust, institutional credibility, and evidence-based intervention informs how BSPHub operates. Academic governance ensures that every design decision serves the community, not a balance sheet.
BSPHub's AI understands behavioral science — research methodologies, theoretical approaches, organizational cultures, and collaboration potential. It surfaces connections that keyword-based systems miss, because it searches through meaning rather than terms.
BSPHub is not a directory. It is a broker — engaging with both sides of a potential partnership to facilitate introductions where genuine complementarity exists. Much like a trusted colleague who knows researchers across many institutions and introduces those who should meet.
Connections across the behavioral science ecosystem, at multiple levels of potential collaboration.
Matching that goes beyond credentials to consider values, methodology alignment, cultural fit, and long-term goals. Many behavioral science graduates struggle to find roles that use their training. Better matching narrows this gap.
Connecting labs, nudge units, consultancies, and policy teams for joint research, shared resources, and cross-institutional initiatives.
For those building new labs, social enterprises, or behavioral insights units — finding co-founders, early team members, and domain experts whose methods and mission align with yours.
Matching behavioral science initiatives with funders and resource providers whose priorities align with the work being done.
BSPHub learns about organizations and individuals the way a trusted colleague does — through dialogue. You share what you choose to share: your interests, your expertise, the kinds of collaboration you are looking for. There is no passive data extraction, no profile scraping, no behavioral tracking. We know what you choose to share, in your own words.
General-purpose AI systems learn a great deal about each person who interacts with them — but they keep that knowledge siloed, by design. They cannot introduce you to someone else in their user base, even when a valuable connection exists. BSPHub is built to do exactly that. Like a trusted central figure in an academic network — someone who knows researchers across multiple departments and institutions — BSPHub uses what it learns to discover connections that neither party could have found alone.
This kind of brokering requires trust, and trust requires governance. BSPHub is operated by BSPA, a nonprofit association overseen by scholars whose careers are built on understanding how institutions earn and sustain trust. What we learn through conversation is used only for matching. When we identify a promising connection, we share just enough context for both parties to begin their own conversation — never the full substance of what was shared in confidence.
The foundation is live. Begin exploring the ecosystem today.
Ask questions in natural language. "Who studies nudging in sub-Saharan Africa?" "Which organizations combine behavioral insights with public health interventions?" BSPHub searches through meaning, surfacing relevant organizations from a curated collection of 1,576+ organizations across 90+ countries.
Every organization is profiled across behavioral science focus areas, research methods, service offerings, target domains, team expertise, and collaboration styles — far deeper than any directory listing.
BSPHub surfaces organizations that match your intent, even when they use different terminology. Ask for what you need in your own words — the system understands context, not just keywords.
BSPHub is freely available to every member of the behavioral science community. No subscriptions. No tiers. No paywalls.
When a connection we broker succeeds — when both parties see value in the introduction — we ask them to contribute what they can to sustain and grow the network. This creates structural alignment: BSPHub thrives only when the community thrives.
The stronger this network becomes, the more each member benefits from its reach — across disciplines, geographies, and the boundaries between research and practice. This is not a product. It is shared infrastructure for the field, collectively governed and collectively sustained.
Organization discovery is the foundation. Here is where BSPHub is headed.
Conversational AI that learns about your expertise, values, and goals — then matches you with organizations and opportunities where you would thrive.
AI-facilitated discovery of complementary organizations for joint research, resource sharing, and cross-institutional collaboration.
Organizations post positions, fellowships, and collaboration opportunities. The AI matches them to the right people — by fit, not just credentials.
Connecting behavioral science initiatives with funders whose priorities align with the work.
Find collaborators, field partners, and complementary expertise across disciplines and geographies.
Connect with consultancies, training providers, and implementation partners for applied work.
Identify behavioral insights teams, nudge units, and evidence-based policy organizations in your region.
Map the ecosystem. Discover organizations doing impactful work aligned with your priorities.
Begin exploring 1,576+ behavioral science organizations across 90+ countries. The hub is live and growing.
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