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 [...]
iRT to Evaluate the Impact of Training Mentors on Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse
February 21, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is excited to announce that it has received funding from the National Institutes of Health [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Practicing Avoiding Riding with an Impaired Driver
February 18, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, prevention professionals, and community [...]
Journal of Health Communication Publishes the Impacts of Media Aware on Young Adults’ Sexual Health Cognitions
January 16, 2025, Durham, NC – The Journal of Health Communication recently published an article detailing findings from an evaluation [...]
iRT to Present at the Society for Research in Child Development 2025 Biennial Meeting
January 15, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientists Drs. Alison Parker and Tracy Scull will present findings from an [...]
New Chapter in Handbook of Children and Screens Discusses How Gender and Sexuality Are Represented in Media for Young People
December 18, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientist Dr. Tracy Scull co-authored a chapter in the recently released Handbook [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Practicing Avoiding Distracted Driving
December 17, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, prevention professionals, [...]
iRT and the Southeast PTTC to Host Webinar to Introduce New Curriculum on Policy for Prevention Providers
September 18, 2025, Durham, NC – This month, iRT and the Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center (Southeast PTTC) will host a live webinar to [...]
New Research Intern Joins iRT
March 10, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to welcome Sarah Soson as the newest member of [...]
iRT to Evaluate the Impact of Training Mentors on Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse
February 21, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is excited to announce that it has received funding from the [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Practicing Avoiding Riding with an Impaired Driver
February 18, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Prevent Opioid Use and Driving
October 15, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, prevention professionals, and community members protect themselves [...]
iRT Researcher Offers Workshops to Empower Parents to Practice Media Literacy Strategies with Their Children
October 07, 2024, Durham, NC – Research has shown that tweens and teens make healthier decisions when their parents have high-quality conversations with them about [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Plan to Avoid Driving High
September 27, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, prevention professionals, and community members protect themselves [...]
iRT’s research on media literacy and adolescent sexual health is highlighted in a chapter in the forthcoming book, Teens, Sex, and Media Effects
September 27, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT’s researchers have a wealth of expertise in media literacy education and sexual health research. Teens, Sex, and Media [...]
Is Evolving Automotive Technology Helping or Hurting Young Drivers?
September 27, 2024, Durham, NC – Automotive technology is evolving more quickly today than ever before. In the 2020s alone, major innovations have been made [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Refuse to Drink and Drive
August 09, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, prevention professionals, and community members protect themselves [...]