Addressing the Nationwide Addiction Crisis with Media Literacy Education, Mentoring, Mindfulness, and More
January 17, 2024, Durham, NC – The federal government and medical facilities across the United States have made substantial efforts to impede [...]
iRT Research Scientist to Present at SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day Gathering
December 20, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientist Dr. Rebecca Stelter will present at SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day gathering at the [...]
Use the Drugged Driving Essentials Training to Learn About and Prevent Drug-Impaired Driving
December 20, 2023, Durham, NC – Many drivers are aware of the dangers of and steps to prevent alcohol-impaired driving due to [...]
iRT to Lead Media Literacy Education Workshop at the National Prevention Network Conference
July 17, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Senior Research Scientist Dr. Janis Kupersmidt will lead an interactive workshop at the [...]
iRT Seeks STEM Mentoring Programs for Participation in Study of Online STEM Mentor Training Program
June 23, 2023, Durham, NC – Researchers from Mentoring Central, a division of iRT, are seeking STEM mentoring programs to [...]
New Administrative Assistant Joins iRT’s Team
June 23, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce that Jamila Howard has joined our team as an [...]
iRT to Develop Toolkit to Educate Parents About Pediatric Clinical Trials
June 15, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the [...]
New Research Intern Joins iRT
March 10, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to welcome Sarah Soson as the newest member of our team of world-renowned researchers and [...]
Addressing the Nationwide Addiction Crisis with Media Literacy Education, Mentoring, Mindfulness, and More
January 17, 2024, Durham, NC – The federal government and medical facilities across the United States have made [...]
iRT Research Scientist to Present at SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day Gathering
December 20, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientist Dr. Rebecca Stelter will present at SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention [...]
Use the Drugged Driving Essentials Training to Learn About and Prevent Drug-Impaired Driving
December 20, 2023, Durham, NC – Many drivers are aware of the dangers of and steps to prevent [...]
iRT Awarded Grant for Further Development of a High School Media Literacy Education Program for Sexual Health Promotion
innovation Research & Training (iRT) is honored to announce that it has received a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) to further develop and evaluate the Media Aware program. Media Aware is a comprehensive sexual health education program for high school students that uses a media literacy education...
iRT Senior Research Scientist to Conduct Training in Berlin on EEPM
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 Researchers and Collaborators Share Research Findings at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence
Research Scientists at innovation Research and Training are continuously working on advancements in research pertaining to improving outcomes for children and adolescents. Some of iRT’s recent findings in the field of adolescent development were presented at the Society for Research on Adolescents (SRA) Biennial Meeting by Senior Research Scientist Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, along with iRT...
iRT Researchers to Present at the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting 2018
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...
Janis Kupersmidt, innovation Research & Training, innovation Research & Training Receives a William T. Grant Research Award
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...
Dr. Kupersmidt to Meet with Enrollment and Match Support Specialists at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Moscow
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...
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