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iRT Researchers to Present at the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting 2018

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:33:12+00:00

Dr. Rebecca Stelter, Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, and Dr. Allison Schmidt from innovation Research & Training (iRT) travelled to Washington DC to attend the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) and to present a poster titled, “Using the Strategic Prevention Framework to Prevent Drugged Driving.” SPR is an international organization of researchers dedicated to a...

iRT Researchers to Present at the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting 2018IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:33:12+00:00

Janis Kupersmidt, innovation Research & Training, innovation Research & Training Receives a William T. Grant Research Award

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:36:59+00:00

December 18, 2017 New York, NY--The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce that Janis Kupersmidt, innovation Research & Training, Jean E. Rhodes, Dept. of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Sarah Schwartz, Dept. of Psychology, Suffolk University, and Renee Spencer, Dept. of Human Behavior, School of Social Work, Boston University, received a Research Award under the...

Janis Kupersmidt, innovation Research & Training, innovation Research & Training Receives a William T. Grant Research AwardIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:36:59+00:00

Dr. Kupersmidt to Meet with Enrollment and Match Support Specialists at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Moscow

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:38:52+00:00

November 14, 2017 - Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, President and Senior Research Scientist at iRT and Mentoring Central, met with mentoring program staff in Moscow at the office of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Dr. Kupersmidt presented findings from iRT’s research on their online mentee training program, Building the Foundation for Mentees, and online parent/guardian training, Building the Foundation for...

Dr. Kupersmidt to Meet with Enrollment and Match Support Specialists at Big Brothers Big Sisters of MoscowIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:38:52+00:00

Dr. Kupersmidt to be a Keynote Speaker at Russia’s First International Mentoring Conference

IRT Inc2020-12-29T16:45:37+00:00

November 13, 2017 - Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, President and Senior Research Scientist at iRT and Mentoring Central, will be the keynote speaker at Global Mentori , Russia's First International Mentoring Conference. The conference will take place November 13th-14th in Moscow. The theme of the... November 13, 2017 - Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, President and Senior Research Scientist at iRT and Mentoring...

Dr. Kupersmidt to be a Keynote Speaker at Russia’s First International Mentoring ConferenceIRT Inc2020-12-29T16:45:37+00:00

Dr. Kupersmidt to Speak in the Netherlands about Latest Research News about Youth Mentoring

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:40:01+00:00

November 9, 2017 - Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, iRT’s and Mentoring Central’s President and Senior Research Scientist, and Eline Heppe, doctoral student at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, presented at the Center of Expertise Social Innovation, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, on “Increasing the Effectiveness of Mentoring by Enhancing Mentoring Program Practices...

Dr. Kupersmidt to Speak in the Netherlands about Latest Research News about Youth MentoringIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:40:01+00:00

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

Innovation Research & Training Receives Funding From NICHD to Help Parents Have “The Talk” With Their Young Teens

IRT Inc2023-01-11T19:19:13+00:00

Dr. Tracy Scull at Innovation Research & Training (IRT) was recently awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will fund the continued development of an interactive program for parents called Media Aware Parent. The goal...

Innovation Research & Training Receives Funding From NICHD to Help Parents Have “The Talk” With Their Young TeensIRT Inc2023-01-11T19:19:13+00:00

Innovation Research & Training receives funding from NHLBI To Develop A Web-Based Resource about Participating in Pediatric Clinical Trials Designed for Youth

IRT Inc2023-01-11T19:29:33+00:00

Dr. Alison Parker and Dr. Tracy Scull (Co-Principal Investigators) at Innovation Research & Training (IRT) were recently awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to develop an interactive, web application for youth, called DigiKnowit News, with the goal of increasing the rates of youth participation in...

Innovation Research & Training receives funding from NHLBI To Develop A Web-Based Resource about Participating in Pediatric Clinical Trials Designed for YouthIRT Inc2023-01-11T19:29:33+00:00