HeartSmarts
Building Better Relationship Skills
The goal of HeartSmarts is to develop interactive relationship education for people ages 18-26 whose romantic experiences are likely to have an impact on more committed future partnerships.
HeartSmarts is committed to creating materials that resonate with people from diverse relationship orientations and ethnicities. We will offer relationship education through a 2-step training process: state-of-the-art animation skill instruction and a smart-phone skills practice app.
Healthy romantic relationships are key to emotional and physical health. They are a source of support and intimacy and a source of stress and conflict. Images of happy couples are everywhere in the media. Although most people can name the characteristics of healthy relationships such as intimacy, trust and feeling valued, most of us have never been taught how to foster a healthy relationship. Get ready for HeartSmarts.
Animation instruction makes learning fun and easy to review.
Learn Basic Skills to Manage Romantic Relationship Conflict
Practice Skills with Smart-Phone Based App
Role-play romantic conflict scenarios using voice and video to transform instruction into action.
Get feedback to improve your skills across different romantic conflict scenarios 🥰
Relationship Building That's Fun
Team
Innovation. Knowledge. Impact.
HeartSmarts brings together an experienced team of research scientists, creative techies, animation artists, and voice actors.
Program Director
Dr. Candice Feiring
Art & Media Director
Joshua Vietze
Associate Program Director
Dr. Yachao Li
Animation
Reid Hildebrand
Voice
Laila Berzins
Angela Christine
Evan Wormley
Financial Advisor
Micah Kahn
Web Developer
Caleb Fillip
Education Consultant
Dr. Joanne Davila
Education Consultant
Dr. Valerie Simon
Program Partner
Interflexion