Mentoring News Post Archives - Page 5 of 5

Dr. Kupersmidt Meeting with Research Collaborators at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:41:07+00:00

November 8, 2017 – Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, President and Senior Research Scientist at iRT and Mentoring Central, met with her protégé and collaborator, Eline Heppe, doctoral student at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, to work on research projects related to mentoring adolescents and youth adults with visual impairment. Dr. Kupersmidt also had the honor of working with...

Dr. Kupersmidt Meeting with Research Collaborators at the Vrije Universiteit in AmsterdamIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:41:07+00:00

EEPM Adherence and High Quality Mentor Training Increase Match Length

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:43:12+00:00

Mentoring programs vary greatly in their adherence to the high quality safety- and research-based benchmark practices described in the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (EEPM; published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership). These benchmark program practices are designed as guidelines that enable mentoring programs to better prepare and support mentors, mentees, and mentee’s...

EEPM Adherence and High Quality Mentor Training Increase Match LengthIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:43:12+00:00

Innovation Research & Training (iRT) Participates in International Short Course on Mentoring

IRT Inc2023-01-11T19:01:53+00:00

On October 4th and 5th, iRT Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, participated in the Short Course on Strengthening Mentoring Program Quality to Broaden Impact sponsored by The University of Massachusetts-Boston, MENTOR, the European Centers for Evidence-Based Mentoring, and Mass Mentoring. Dr. Kupersmidt gave a presentation entitled, “Increasing Youth Outcomes by Enhancing...

Innovation Research & Training (iRT) Participates in International Short Course on MentoringIRT Inc2023-01-11T19:01:53+00:00

Providing Pre-Match Training to Mentees Leads to More Realistic Expectations

IRT Inc2023-01-11T19:24:48+00:00

Mentoring programs understand that effectively training their mentors before they enter into a mentoring relationship is vital to producing positive outcomes for both the mentee and their mentoring relationship. Pre-match mentor training helps to establish higher quality and more enduring matches. However, mentoring programs might be overlooking an important opportunity to prevent possible...

Providing Pre-Match Training to Mentees Leads to More Realistic ExpectationsIRT Inc2023-01-11T19:24:48+00:00

Innovation Research & Training Awarded OJJDP Grant to Study Effects of Mentoring on At-Risk Youth

IRT Inc2020-12-29T16:36:01+00:00

Durham, NC, May 2, 2014—innovation Research & Training (iRT)–a behavioral sciences research company, has been awarded nearly $500,000 to study factors associated with successful outcomes from mentoring of at-risk youth. Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the grant will allow iRT researchers to examine two main issues. iRT scientists will examine...

Innovation Research & Training Awarded OJJDP Grant to Study Effects of Mentoring on At-Risk YouthIRT Inc2020-12-29T16:36:01+00:00

iRT Partners with UMass Boston to Present Course on Mentoring Youth in the Age of Digital Media

IRT Inc2020-12-29T16:32:43+00:00

iRT Partners with UMass Boston to Present Course on Mentoring Youth in the Age of Digital Media DURHAM, NC, January 27, 2014—Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, president of innovation Research and Training (iRT) has been selected to serve as a panelist for a short course on youth mentoring in the digital age. Developed by Dr. Jean Rhodes, director of the University of Massachusetts Boston...

iRT Partners with UMass Boston to Present Course on Mentoring Youth in the Age of Digital MediaIRT Inc2020-12-29T16:32:43+00:00