Influents Innovations

08/22/2026

🦷 Celebrate Tooth Fairy Day by starting one new healthy smile habit with your little one—and follow BeReadyToSmile for more playful dental health inspiration.

08/22/2026

✨ Follow BeReadyToSmile for more fun ways to help little smiles grow healthy.

07/31/2026

¿Has atravesado una pérdida durante el embarazo o en los primeros días de vida de tu bebé?

Tu historia puede ayudar a otras familias a sentirse menos solas en su propio proceso de duelo.

Estamos invitando a madres, padres, y progenitores hispanohablantes a compartir su experiencia en una entrevista por Zoom de 1.5 a 2 horas. Comparte solo lo que te sientas cómoda o cómodo compartiendo. Recibirás compensación por tu tiempo y un aro de luz profesional para que te lo quedes.

¿Te gustaría participar o conocer más información? Completa nuestro formulario de interés aquí:
👉 https://ori.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EOitVvRjEJ5bv0

También puedes escribirnos a:
📧 [email protected]
📱 Texto: 541-434-1512

07/26/2026

This Parents' Day, We're Thanking the Parents Who Help Us Build Better Products.

This , we want to recognize a group of parents who don't always get the spotlight: the ones who've partnered with us in research.

From collaborating on early product development, to participating in randomized controlled trials that test our tools to make sure they actually work — these parents have given their time, their honesty, and their trust so that what ends up in families' hands is safe, effective, and accessible.

Good research takes real families. Thank you to every parent who has shown up for a study, answered a survey, tested a prototype, or shared their stories with us. You've made Influents better — not just for your family, but for every family who comes after you. Happy Parents' Day. 💛

05/21/2026

Adults ages 35 - 65 needed for research study. Help us pilot-test measures for a proposed study on adult life experiences, physical activity, and overall well-being.
https://www.ori.org/mental_toughness_pilot_recruitment/

05/14/2026

05/05/2026

To every teacher who has ever sat with a child and sounded out a word together — thank you.
doesn't happen by accident. It happens in classrooms, in read-alouds, in the patient repetition of "M says mmm — like in mama." It happens in the small daily moments that, over a school year, add up to something enormous.
This , we're celebrating the who know that early literacy isn't magic — it's method. And that the right routine, delivered consistently, changes a child's trajectory.
was built for like you: translating into short, age-appropriate daily routines that are easy to deliver and powerful over time. Because your five minutes today is a reader tomorrow.
Thank you for doing the work that matters most. 📖✨
💬 Preschool teachers — what's your go-to phonics routine? Share below 👇

05/05/2026

To every who has ever sat with a child and sounded out a word together — thank you.

Childhood literacy doesn't happen by accident. It happens in classrooms, in read-alouds, in the patient repetition of "M says mmm — like in mama." It happens in the small daily moments that, over a school year, add up to something enormous.

This , we're celebrating the preschool educators who know that isn't magic — it's method. And that the right routine, delivered consistently, changes a child's trajectory.

was built for teachers like you: translating into short, age-appropriate daily routines that are easy to deliver and powerful over time. Because your five minutes today is a reader tomorrow.

Thank you for doing the work that matters most. 📖✨
💬 Drop a ❤️ if a teacher changed your life through reading.

04/22/2026

Big news! Our research on a program helping parents build healthy brushing habits with their little ones is officially published in JMIR Formative Research. formative.jmir.org/2026/1/e70346

Built by and Oregon Research Institute, tested with families in Head Start of Lane County, and funded by NIH/NIDCR.

Because every kid deserves a healthy smile from the start.

04/09/2026

Are you an Asian American parent who has experienced pregnancy loss?
Researchers at Influents Innovations are creating a therapeutic program to support bereaved parents and a training for healthcare providers to better support families —and we need your voice.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲.
By sharing your experience in a recorded video conversation, you and your story can offer comfort, validation, and hope to others navigating grief. Time commitment is one 1.5-2.5-hour Zoom interview (includes setup assistance).

𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭:
- Your loss experience and timing
- Physical and emotional aspects of your journey
- Helpful vs. harmful responses from medical providers
- Helpful vs. harmful responses from family/friends/strangers
- What has supported you through grief

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞:
Compensation for your time
Professional ring light to keep

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲?
Fill out this interest form: https://ori.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EOitVvRjEJ5bv0📧 [email protected]

This research is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health Grant 2R44MH126788-02 and approved by the Oregon Research Institute Institutional Review Board. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the funding institute.