iRT Design Services Helps Clients Bring Their Ideas to Life
October 23, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Design Services, a division of iRT, is dedicated to helping others bring their ideas to [...]
Teaching High School Students to Build Networks of Support with the Connected Scholars Program
October 16, 2023, Durham, NC – Social capital, which is defined as the connections, relationships, and resources available to individuals, plays an [...]
iRT Awarded Grant to Identify Characteristics of Effective Mentors of Children of Incarcerated Parents
October 10, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the National Institute on [...]
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 [...]
New product! Building the Foundation for Mentees Virtual Toolkit: Demystifying Mentoring for Youth While Building Their Motivation and Skills to Safely and Fully Participate in a Mentoring Relationship
January 31, 2023, Durham, NC – Most mentees participating in a youth mentoring program are signed up to participate [...]
iRT Creates Virtual Reality Scenarios for Plan My Ride to Prevent Impaired and Distracted Driving
January 31, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to developing high quality, evidence-based programs for children, teens, and families [...]
iRT Collaborates on a Cultural Adaptation of a Parent-Child Communication Program
December 30, 2022, Durham, NC – Literature suggests that Latino parents, like other communities, lack confidence in their knowledge and [...]
Promoting Safe Driving in Teens with Plan My Ride: Practicing Avoiding Substance Use and Driving
January 28, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is dedicated to preventing distracted and impaired driving and helping drivers, prevention professionals, and community members protect [...]
iRT Design Services Helps Clients Bring Their Ideas to Life
October 23, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Design Services, a division of iRT, is dedicated to helping others [...]
Teaching High School Students to Build Networks of Support with the Connected Scholars Program
October 16, 2023, Durham, NC – Social capital, which is defined as the connections, relationships, and resources available [...]
iRT Awarded Grant to Identify Characteristics of Effective Mentors of Children of Incarcerated Parents
October 10, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from [...]
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...
Innovation Training & Research Appoints New Research Scientist
Durham, NC (July 3, 2014)—innovation Research & Training (iRT)—a behavioral sciences research company—today announced that Dr. Susan Haws has joined the company as a research scientist to help further develop the company’s growing portfolio of prevention and treatment products and services. Susan brings a wealth of industry experience, having worked for more than...
Study Finds Media Literacy Education Effective for Teaching Adolescent Sexual Health
Durham, NC, June 12, 2014—Teaching middle-school students about sexual health using a media literacy education approach has been shown to increase adolescents’ intentions to make healthy decisions regarding their future sexual behavior. Durham, NC, June 12, 2014—Teaching middle-school students about sexual health using a media literacy education approach has been shown to...
iRT Receives NICHD Award to Develop Mindfulness Education Program
Durham, NC, June 10, 2014—innovation Research & Training (iRT), a behavioral sciences research company, today announced receipt of a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to create and evaluate a mindfulness-based coping program for high school students. iRT Receives NICHD Award to...