A Guide to Finding Evidence-Based Programs for Substance Use Prevention
November 17, 2023, Durham, NC – Substance misuse can have many harmful effects on the health and daily lives of young people; [...]
iRT to Present at The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality’s Annual Conference
October 31, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientists Drs. Christina Dodson and Reina Evans-Paulson will present at the 2023 meeting of [...]
iRT Releases New Asset-Based, Goal-Oriented Activity Guide for Youth Mentors
October 25, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce the release of Building Assets Together: A Guide for Youth [...]
Latest Edition of Media Ready Spanish Incorporates New Substance Misuse Prevention Content
March 16, 2023, Durham, NC – The fourth and newest edition of iRT’s evidence-based, instructor-led media literacy and substance misuse [...]
Mentoring Central Attends the 13th Annual National Mentoring Summit
February 23, 2023, Durham, NC – Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, Dr. Rebecca Stelter, and Elizabeth Porter represented Mentoring Central, a division [...]
iRT Contributes to the Development of a Disability Inclusion Guide for Mentoring Programs
February 7, 2023, Durham, NC – Youth with disabilities account for a significant portion of the mentees enrolled in mentoring [...]
Journal of Health Communication Publishes iRT’s New Research on Media Aware Parent
January 31, 2023, Durham, NC – Media Aware Parent, one of iRT’s self-paced, online prevention programs, is designed to equip [...]
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 to evaluate [...]
A Guide to Finding Evidence-Based Programs for Substance Use Prevention
November 17, 2023, Durham, NC – Substance misuse can have many harmful effects on the health and daily [...]
iRT to Present at The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality’s Annual Conference
October 31, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientists Drs. Christina Dodson and Reina Evans-Paulson will present at [...]
iRT Releases New Asset-Based, Goal-Oriented Activity Guide for Youth Mentors
October 25, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce the release of Building Assets Together: [...]
iRT Expands Team with Three New Hires
(Durham, NC, June 16, 2015)—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a leading behavior science research organization, today announced the addition of three new team members to its growing staff roster. Samantha Bender, Hannah McCormick, and Shiesha McNeil fill key support roles in the organization’s business and research arms. Over the coming months, iRT will look to steadily expand...
Innovation Research & Training Awarded NIDA Grant to Develop Drugged Driving Resources Website
DURHAM, NC (June 3, 2015)—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a leading behavior science research organization, today announced that it has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to develop a website to house resources on the growing public safety issue of drugged driving. DURHAM, NC (June 3, 2015)—innovation Research & Training ...
iRT Partners with UNC-Chapel Hill on Prestigious Internship Program
Durham, NC, April 13, 2015—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a behavioral sciences research company, today announced an alliance with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a prestigious psychology internship program. Durham, NC, April 13, 2015—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a behavioral sciences research company, today announced an alliance...
iRT Develops Social Information Processing Assessment Videos for Girls
DURHAM, NC, November 18, 2014—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a behavioral sciences research company, today announced the development of 10 additional assessment videos for its Social Information Processing Application (SIP-AP). DURHAM, NC, November 18, 2014—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a behavioral sciences research company, today announced the...
iRT Scientists to Present Research Findings, Prevention Programs at National Prevention Conference
Durham, NC (September 12, 2014)—Scientists from innovation Research & Training (iRT) will be among researchers and practitioners presenting at the upcoming National Prevention Network annual research conference September 15-18 in Hartford, CT. Durham, NC (September 12, 2014)—Scientists from innovation Research & Training (IRT) will be among researchers and practitioners presenting at the...
iRT’s Media Literacy Research Makes Top 10 List of Education Journal’s Most Popular Pages
Durham, NC (September 10, 2014)—A research article written by scientists at innovation Research & Training (iRT) has been listed by The Journal of Media Literacy Education as one of the top 10 most popular pages viewed in its June issue. The Journal of Media Literacy Education is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal that supports the development of research...