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iRT Seeks STEM Mentoring Programs for Participation in Study of Online STEM Mentor Training Program

Elizabeth Porter2023-06-23T18:12:54+00:00

June 23, 2023, Durham, NC – Researchers from Mentoring Central, a division of iRT, are seeking STEM mentoring programs to participate in usability and feasibility studies to evaluate a new online mentor training course for STEM mentors. The new course includes an adapted version of Building the Foundation, Mentoring Central’s foundational mentor training course, that contains revised content that is relevant to STEM mentoring and new content related to how mentors can support the recruitment and retention of mentees into STEM, build cultural competency, and identify, prevent, and support mentee’s exposed to microaggressions in STEM settings. Development of this course was [...]

iRT Seeks STEM Mentoring Programs for Participation in Study of Online STEM Mentor Training ProgramElizabeth Porter2023-06-23T18:12:54+00:00

iRT to Develop Toolkit to Educate Parents About Pediatric Clinical Trials

Elizabeth Porter2023-07-06T17:40:32+00:00

June 15, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) to develop an interactive, web-based toolkit which will provide parents with information about clinical trials. Parents are an important part of the decision-making process when it comes to deciding whether their child should participate in a pediatric clinical trial. iRT aims to develop a resource that will provide parents with information and skills that can help them successfully navigate pediatric clinical trials with their [...]

iRT to Develop Toolkit to Educate Parents About Pediatric Clinical TrialsElizabeth Porter2023-07-06T17:40:32+00:00

iRT Welcomes 2023 Summer Public Health Interns

Elizabeth Porter2023-05-24T18:19:40+00:00

May 24, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT welcomes two new public health summer interns to iRT’s team of world-renowned scientists and creative professionals. Kylia Ahuna and Micaela Brewington bring a wealth of experience to iRT as the newest members of the Community College Health Study team. While community college students make up nearly half of all U.S. undergraduates, they are often overlooked by research and underserved by sexual health education resources. The Community College Health Study intends to change that. iRT’s team has recruited over 2,000 students in collaboration with 30 colleges across the U.S. to better understand the sexual and [...]

iRT Welcomes 2023 Summer Public Health InternsElizabeth Porter2023-05-24T18:19:40+00:00

iRT Researchers Lead a Session on Substance Misuse for Youth at the Teaming with Teens Event

Elizabeth Porter2023-07-19T17:25:04+00:00

May 22, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientists Drs. Alison Parker, Allison Schmidt, and Rebecca Stelter presented at the 2023 Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina Teaming with Teens virtual event on May 6. The Teaming with Teens event brings child welfare professionals, caregivers, youth, and young adults together to discuss topics that impact youth in foster care. The focus of the May event was on substance misuse. As part of the Teaming with Teens event, iRT’s experts led a 2-hour session for youth and young adults entitled “Making Healthy Choices as a Teen/Young Adult.” 230 youth and young [...]

iRT Researchers Lead a Session on Substance Misuse for Youth at the Teaming with Teens EventElizabeth Porter2023-07-19T17:25:04+00:00

iRT Releases New Plan My Ride Base Package with Innocorp, ltd.

Elizabeth Porter2023-05-24T19:13:53+00:00

May 10, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT has released a new Base Package of Plan My Ride, currently being sold by our marketing partners Innocorp, ltd., to best meet the needs of our customers. Plan My Ride is an interactive eLearning program that can be delivered remotely or in conjunction with an in-person class, designed to help new drivers learn and practice skills to avoid distracted driving and drug- and alcohol-impaired driving. The program, designed for teens and young adults, goes beyond educating about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving, by additionally teaching skills specific to how young people can avoid [...]

iRT Releases New Plan My Ride Base Package with Innocorp, ltd.Elizabeth Porter2023-05-24T19:13:53+00:00

iRT President to Present at the National Institute of Justice National Research Conference

Elizabeth Porter2023-04-24T13:51:22+00:00

April 24, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT President and Senior Research Scientist Dr. Janis Kupersmidt will be presenting at the 2023 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) National Research Conference in Arlington, Virginia on May 23. Kupersmidt will present as a panelist in a conference session entitled Promoting Evidence-Based Youth Mentoring: The Benefits of Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations to discuss the results and policy implications from the evaluation of the effectiveness of implementing enhanced mentoring practices in mentoring programs serving children of incarcerated caregivers. The NIJ National Research Conference brings researchers and practitioners together from across the nation to share, discuss, and learn about [...]

iRT President to Present at the National Institute of Justice National Research ConferenceElizabeth Porter2023-04-24T13:51:22+00:00

iRT to Create New Mentor Training Course for STEM Mentoring Programs

Elizabeth Porter2023-04-03T18:40:41+00:00

April 03, 2023, Durham, NC – There are fewer and fewer youth pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) each year. In addition, there are many subgroups of youth that are underrepresented in these fields including girls, youth with a disability, youth living in a low-income family, youth who are or will be first-generation college students, youth who are immigrants or refugees, and youth from a traditionally underrepresented ethnic or racial minority group. STEM mentoring programs can play an important role in inspiring youth of diverse races and abilities, and from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in STEM. In [...]

iRT to Create New Mentor Training Course for STEM Mentoring ProgramsElizabeth Porter2023-04-03T18:40:41+00:00

iRT Publishes Research on Mentoring Program Practices to Support Children of Incarcerated Caregivers

Elizabeth Porter2023-04-03T15:41:36+00:00

April 03, 2023, Durham, NC – As rates of incarceration in the United States have steadily climbed for the past 40 years, providing high quality support to children of incarcerated parents has become increasingly important to limit negative impacts on their self-esteem, relationships with their parents, and sense of the future, among other harmful effects. Mentoring programs can reduce negative behavioral, social, emotional, and cognitive outcomes for children of incarcerated parents by providing youth with opportunities for growth and engagement in supportive relationships. iRT conducts research on mentoring best practices to assist mentoring programs serving children of incarcerated parents and help [...]

iRT Publishes Research on Mentoring Program Practices to Support Children of Incarcerated CaregiversElizabeth Porter2023-04-03T15:41:36+00:00

Unleash Your Mentoring Program’s Full Potential with the Mentoring Central Annual Membership

Elizabeth Porter2023-04-03T15:35:01+00:00

April 03, 2023, Durham, NC – Are you looking for training programs and evaluation resources to take your mentoring program to the next level? Mentoring Central’s annual membership is your one-stop shop for access to a large array of training, evaluation, and mentoring-related products for your mentoring program. Whether your program offers Community-based mentoring, Site-based mentoring, e-Mentoring, Group mentoring, or some combination of these program models, the membership package will meet the needs of your program. With access to all of Mentoring Central’s trainings through our annual membership, you can enroll mentors, program staff, mentees, and parents or guardians of mentees [...]

Unleash Your Mentoring Program’s Full Potential with the Mentoring Central Annual MembershipElizabeth Porter2023-04-03T15:35:01+00:00

Setting Mentees Up for Success: New Building the Foundation for Mentees Instructor-Led Workshop

Elizabeth Porter2023-04-03T15:03:41+00:00

April 03, 2023, Durham, NC – Building the Foundation for Mentees, iRT’s interactive, research-informed, highly positively reviewed eLearning course for mentees has been modified for delivery in a live, instructor-led workshop, based upon user requests. Building the Foundation for Mentees introduces youth to the world of mentoring. Youth who are enrolled in a mentoring program for the first time are often unaware of what a mentoring relationship is, what they may do with their mentor, and how they can benefit from the experience. Entering a mentoring relationship with uncertainty and anxiety will yield fewer positive outcomes for mentees, so mentee training [...]

Setting Mentees Up for Success: New Building the Foundation for Mentees Instructor-Led WorkshopElizabeth Porter2023-04-03T15:03:41+00:00