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 evaluation of [...]
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 of Children [...]
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, and community [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Lessons Learned in the Youth Mentoring Field: Insights and Tips for Organizations Serving Youth
May 08, 2025, Durham, NC – Years of research and experience in the field of youth mentoring have uncovered some of the best strategies [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
DigiKnowIt News is Expanded to Help Recruit Adolescents into Pediatric Clinical Trials
April 11, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce the release of a new version of DigiKnowIt News. Pediatric researchers across the nation [...]
Recent Research Supporting STEM Mentoring for Traditionally Underrepresented Youth
March 27, 2024, Durham, NC - Recent research indicates that opportunities for students to explore their interests in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are [...]
Customize Mentoring Trainings to Reflect Your Program
March 27, 2024, Durham, NC - When offering training to mentors, mentees, and parents/caregivers of mentees involved your mentoring program, you likely want to be [...]
New Version of Plan My Ride Available Now
March 13, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the Plan My Ride program. Plan My [...]
The State of Substance Use Among Adolescents in the United States
March 06, 2024, Durham, NC – As decades of research has shown, trends in adolescent substance use in the United States are constantly evolving. [...]
iRT Research Scientist Presents on Innovative Solution to Preventing the Problem of Impaired Driving Among Young People
February 22, 2024, Durham, NC – iRT Research Scientist Dr. Rebecca Stelter presented at SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day gathering last month to discuss the problem [...]
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