Institute for Translational Research Education in Adolescent Substance Use (ITRE)
Welcome to the ITRE website!
At the Institute, we are excited to offer student scholars a one-of-a-kind education and training program in translational research in adolescent behavioral health (TRABH).
Click here for a flyer with information and links to Q&A sessions.
The ITRE Executive Committee appreciates the contributions of these Academic/Peer Mentors, Community Partner Agencies, and National Advisory Board members, along with NIDA, for making it possible to graduate 119 ITRE Scholars in 10 cohorts. View our succesful student outcomes. View news story.
APPLY BY NOVEMBER 15, 2024, FOR THE 2025-2026 ITRE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
Scholars of the Institute benefit from:
- A team of mentors comprised of local community agency leaders, academic specialists and national experts in the field of adolescent behavioral health.
- Learning experiences provided from web-based graduate courses and participation in the Annual USF Translational Research in Adolescent Substance Use Conference. (Please monitor the ITRE Conference tab for upcoming conference dates.)
- Experience conducting a service learning research project in a community-based setting relevant to alcohol and drug abuse, as well as other behavioral health issues in adolescents.
- Exposure to the latest science and nationally recognized experts in alcohol and drug abuse, comorbidities, and translational science.
- Funding for course credits and related program activities.
We look forward to sharing the work of our Institute scholars!
USF Contacts:
Dr. Tom Massey
MPI & Evaluation Director
Dr. Bruce Lubotsky Levin
MPI & Curriculum Director
Dr. Donna Burton
Co-Investigator
Program Director
NAU Faculty Contacts:
Dr. Julie Baldwin
ITRE National Advisory Board member
Dr. Amy Armstrong- Heimsoth
Academic Mentor, Phoenix campus
Dr. Brooke deHeer
Academic Mentor, Flagstaff campus
The Institute for Translational Research Education in Adolescent Substance Use is
supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health
under Award Number R25DA031103. The Institute is a collaboration between the Department
of Child & Family Studies at the USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, the
Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona University, and the USF College
of Public Health. See overview of the program.
