iRT Researchers Present Findings from iRT’s Sexual Health and Media Literacy Education Research
December 19, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientists Drs. Christina Dodson and Reina Evans-Paulson presented at The Society for the Scientific [...]
iRT Researcher Contributes to the Development of a Guide for Youth Seeking Mentoring Relationships
November 29, 2023, Durham, NC - iRT Research Scientist Dr. Rebecca Stelter joined a working group with other researchers from the National [...]
A Guide to Finding Evidence-Based and Research-Informed Training Programs for Mentoring
November 28, 2023, Durham, NC – Implementing high quality training is an integral step in the process of building and maintaining a [...]
iRT President to Present at the National Institute of Justice National Research Conference
April 24, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT President and Senior Research Scientist Dr. Janis Kupersmidt will be presenting at the [...]
iRT to Create New Mentor Training Course for STEM Mentoring Programs
April 03, 2023, Durham, NC – There are fewer and fewer youth pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math [...]
iRT Publishes Research on Mentoring Program Practices to Support Children of Incarcerated Caregivers
April 03, 2023, Durham, NC – As rates of incarceration in the United States have steadily climbed for the past [...]
Unleash Your Mentoring Program’s Full Potential with the Mentoring Central Annual Membership
April 03, 2023, Durham, NC – Are you looking for training programs and evaluation resources to take your mentoring program [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Reinforcing Safe Driving Skills
March 13, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, prevention professionals, and community members protect [...]
iRT Researchers Present Findings from iRT’s Sexual Health and Media Literacy Education Research
December 19, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientists Drs. Christina Dodson and Reina Evans-Paulson presented at The [...]
iRT Researcher Contributes to the Development of a Guide for Youth Seeking Mentoring Relationships
November 29, 2023, Durham, NC - iRT Research Scientist Dr. Rebecca Stelter joined a working group with other [...]
A Guide to Finding Evidence-Based and Research-Informed Training Programs for Mentoring
November 28, 2023, Durham, NC – Implementing high quality training is an integral step in the process of [...]
Providing Pre-Match Training to Mentees Leads to More Realistic Expectations
Mentoring programs understand that effectively training their mentors before they enter into a mentoring relationship is vital to producing positive outcomes for both the mentee and their mentoring relationship. Pre-match mentor training helps to establish higher quality and more enduring matches. However, mentoring programs might be overlooking an important opportunity to prevent possible...
How does someone decide to be aggressive? Findings reported at SRCD special topics conference from two studies on new multimedia, Web-based assessment software.
Drs. Janis Kupersmidt Rebecca Stelter, and Alison Parker from innovation Research & Training (iRT), presented a poster entitled, “SIP-AP: Web-based Assessment of Social information Processing in Children and Adolescents,” at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topic Meeting: Technology and Media in Children’s Development on October 29, 2016...
Two IRT Scientists Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Special Topic Meeting in Irvine, California
Durham, NC (October 28, 2016) - Drs. Rebecca Stelter and Janis Kupersmidt presented a poster, entitled “Addressing the Connectivity Challenge in Data Collection with Children and Families,” at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Special Topic Meeting: Technology and Media in Children’s Development in Irvine, California on October 28, 2016. The conference...
Careers Beyond Academia: Careers in Research for Humanities and Social Sciences Ph.D.’s
Alison Parker, PhD, a Research Scientist II at iRT, participated in a panel discussion at Duke University’ s Careers Beyond Academia series held for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Alison Parker, PhD, a Research Scientist II at iRT, participated in a panel discussion at Duke University’ s Careers Beyond Academia series held for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows...
Two IRT Scientists Attend Governors Highway Safety Association’s Risky Driving Behaviors Meeting
Durham, NC (September 1, 2015)—Two research scientists from innovation Research & Training (iRT)— a leading behavior science research organization—are attending the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) annual meeting, Drunk, Drugged & Distracted: Reaching High-Risk Drivers, hosted by the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office...
Innovation Research & Training (iRT) Announces New Hires
(Durham, NC, July 1, 2015)—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a leading behavior science research company, today announced the addition of Jared Cooper, Maaike van Rest, and Ashley Webb to its growing team of professionals. For Immediate Release Innovation Research & Training (iRT) Announces New Hires Staff and business growth result in office expansion and...