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iRT Contributes to the Development of a Disability Inclusion Guide for Mentoring Programs

Elizabeth Porter2023-02-23T20:42:55+00:00

February 7, 2023, Durham, NC – Youth with disabilities account for a significant portion of the mentees enrolled in mentoring programs across the United States. A national study conducted by MENTOR found that approximately 10 percent of youth served in mentoring programs nationally have a disability.1 However, many mentoring programs lack the resources needed to meet the unique needs of mentees with disabilities. Mentoring program staff must implement inclusive strategies in the training, policies, and design of their mentoring program to achieve positive outcomes for every mentee enrolled in the program. iRT consulted with Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) and [...]

iRT Contributes to the Development of a Disability Inclusion Guide for Mentoring ProgramsElizabeth Porter2023-02-23T20:42:55+00:00

New product! Building the Foundation for Mentees Virtual Toolkit: Demystifying Mentoring for Youth While Building Their Motivation and Skills to Safely and Fully Participate in a Mentoring Relationship

Elizabeth Porter2023-02-23T20:46:53+00:00

January 31, 2023, Durham, NC – Most mentees participating in a youth mentoring program are signed up to participate by one or more of their parents, and if you ask them, what they will get out of being a mentee in a mentoring program or what a mentor does or what to expect, they often tell you that they have no idea. The Building the Foundation for Mentees workshop was developed to fill this gap in knowledge in youth, as well as to build their interest and motivation to participate. Without proper knowledge about what it means to have a [...]

New product! Building the Foundation for Mentees Virtual Toolkit: Demystifying Mentoring for Youth While Building Their Motivation and Skills to Safely and Fully Participate in a Mentoring RelationshipElizabeth Porter2023-02-23T20:46:53+00:00

Building the Foundation for e-Mentoring Release

IRT Inc2023-01-11T19:45:11+00:00

September 13, 2021, Durham, NC – After co-authoring “the book” on mentoring and committing themselves to empowering youth, researchers at innovation Research and Training started a new Mentoring Central venture and developed a new asynchronous, online mentor training course, Building the Foundation for e-Mentoring. This course includes core foundational topics that all mentors need to learn, tailored for the e-mentoring experience. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mentoring programs were required to transform from in-person to virtual. Because of this transformation, as well as the general increase in virtual interactions and growth in virtual mentoring programs that provide mentees with access to [...]

Building the Foundation for e-Mentoring ReleaseIRT Inc2023-01-11T19:45:11+00:00

Welcome Summer 2021 Graduate Student Interns

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

May 26, 2021, Durham, NC - innovation Research & Training welcomes two new graduate student interns this summer. The interns will contribute their expertise to our projects on educating teens about participating in a research project and STEM . “We are delighted to welcome Yontii and Kathryn,” said Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, the President of iRT. “Their exceptional experience, unique perspectives, and academic prowess will enrich our work on these federally funded projects, as well as the products being developed through these awards.” The Graduate Student Interns Yontii Wheeler is pursuing her Master of Public Health with a Health Equity, Social Justice, [...]

Welcome Summer 2021 Graduate Student InternsIRT Inc2023-01-11T19:48:01+00:00

Dr. Stelter Appointed to the MENTOR NC Board of Directors

IRT Inc2023-01-11T19:54:30+00:00

May 5, 2021, Durham, NC - innovation Research & Training is pleased to announce Dr. Rebecca Stelter’s appointment to the MENTOR NC Board of Directors. MENTOR NC is a non-profit organization that is a state affiliate of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership that is “dedicated to increasing the number of youth in quality mentoring relationships across North Carolina while working to address the systemic barriers that young people face on a daily basis.” MENTOR NC works primarily in three core areas to advance the local mentoring movement; increasing mentoring program capacity, increasing local engagement, and providing expertise and raising awareness about mentoring. [...]

Dr. Stelter Appointed to the MENTOR NC Board of DirectorsIRT Inc2023-01-11T19:54:30+00:00

Dr. Stelter Presents at the 2021 Virtual National Mentoring Summit

Richard Van Horn2021-02-16T18:29:05+00:00

Dr. Rebecca Stelter, a Research Scientist II at iRT, will be co-presenting at the virtual 2021 National Mentoring Summit https://www.mentoring.org/national-mentoring-summit/ on Intentional program planning to create a safe (virtual) space for mentees during unprecedented times, on Friday, 1/29/2021, from 2:14 – 3:45 PM. Dr. Stelter and her co-presenter, Darlene H. Marlin, Senior Director at National Urban League, will discuss the National Urban League’s Project Ready: Mentor program. The Project Ready: Mentor provides group mentoring to prepare students for college, work, and life through the development of 21st Century, as well as other critical social skills. The program also has the goal of [...]

Dr. Stelter Presents at the 2021 Virtual National Mentoring SummitRichard Van Horn2021-02-16T18:29:05+00:00

iRT Partners with College Access for All

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:15:19+00:00

iRT has partnered with College Access for All, an initiative developed by NYC Schools and Mayor Bill de Blasio to ensure all students are engaged in a “college-ready” culture. Hundreds of schools participate in this initiative, which was designed to help students form a career and college plan upon graduation from high school. College Access for All provides several support services...

iRT Partners with College Access for AllIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:15:19+00:00

iRT Researchers Will Present At North Carolina Sexual Health Conference

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:18:19+00:00

Dr. Christina Malik, Elyse Keefe, and Abigail Morrison from Prevention Central (a division of innovation Research & Training) will be presenting at the SHIFT NC annual conference, Diving Below the Surface: Exploring the Depths of Adolescent Sexual Health, next week on Thursday, May 16, 2:00-3:15 p.m., in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens (SHIFT) is a...

iRT Researchers Will Present At North Carolina Sexual Health ConferenceIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:18:19+00:00

iRT Represents Prevention Central Suite At National Anti-Drug Forum

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:22:13+00:00

Representing a suite of prevention products hosted on the Prevention Central website (www.PreventionCentral.net), researchers from innovation Research & Training (iRT) attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Leadership Forum in National Harbor, MD, from February 4th to 7th, 2019. Representing a suite of prevention products hosted on the Prevention Central...

iRT Represents Prevention Central Suite At National Anti-Drug ForumIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:22:13+00:00

iRT Senior Research Scientist to Conduct Training in Berlin on EEPM

IRT Inc2023-01-11T21:28:59+00:00

Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, Senior Research Scientist, will be conducting a 2-day, in-person workshop in Berlin, Germany, on June 25 and 26, 2018, for the Netzwerk Berliner Kinderpatenschaften e.V. The purpose of the network is to provide training on how mentoring programs can assess and improve their youth mentoring program quality. Participants will learn about the program practice standards for...

iRT Senior Research Scientist to Conduct Training in Berlin on EEPMIRT Inc2023-01-11T21:28:59+00:00