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Mission & Aims

The mission of the Institute for Translational Research Education in Adolescent Substance Use (ITRE) is to develop, cultivate, and disseminate an innovative model of research education that addresses best practices for translational research in the field of adolescent behavioral health as it relates to substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.

The ITRE focuses on training scholars in translational research methods, policies and perspectives, and the practical skills of translational research. Special attention is afforded to childhood precursors to drug abuse and mental disorders in middle to late adolescence, such as early onset substance use and externalizing disruptive behavior disorders.

A cross-disciplinary collaborative approach is used with special attention to evidence-based practice, translational research and adolescents as an at-risk population. The Institute is a collaborative effort between local adolescent-serving community agencies and two colleges at the 同性恋色情 (the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences and the ) and .

In order to achieve this mission, ITRE focuses on four specific aims:

Aim 1: By drawing upon the success of ITRE, we will further refine the ITRE graduate certificate program (GCP) that combines an online, distance learning post-pandemic platform and an innovative service-learning (SL) experience, expanding the capacity and reach of the program to additional national audiences. We will target clinical, behavioral health, and health researchers with interests in working with populations with substance use disorders. The ITRE GCP will underscore clinical treatment and services research on issues of child and adolescent substance use (SU) and other co-occurring disorders and the requisite competencies of child and adolescent behavioral health (CABH), implementation, fidelity, evaluation, and sustainability of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in community settings.

Aim 2: Establish an enhanced peer mentor (PM) curricula and training opportunities for ITRE Scholars that prepares clinical/services research practitioners for leadership roles on issues including research and service implementation for child and adolescent SU and other CODs. The enhanced program of team mentoring (TM) will support the practical application of implementation strategies for evidence-based programs in community settings.

Aim 3: Integrate evaluation methods for the assessment of distance learning and SL programs to evaluate the impact of the SL projects regarding the learning outcomes and career trajectories of ITRE Scholar participants. Utilize evaluation methods to assess the planning and implementation of EBPs in community settings, the capacity for addressing SU needs of child and adolescent populations, and the capacity for new, collaborative research efforts among academic researchers and clinical practitioners in community settings.

Aim 4: Disseminate program findings through presentation of ITRE Scholar service-learning projects at the ITRE-sponsored national conference, publishing articles on program outcomes in peer reviewed journals and the ITRE website, and highlighting program achievements through social media.