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Part of University Archives: This series has been selected for inclusion in the VCU University Archives for its enduring administrative, fiscal, legal, or historical value.Theses/Dissertations from 2012
THE INFLUENCE OF HRM ACTIVITIES ON PERFORMANCE-RELATED OUTCOMES: EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS WITHIN THE “BLACK BOX”, George C. Banks
Attitudinal Responses to Mixed Evidence: The Role of Attitude Extremity and Political Ideology in Effecting Change versus Resistance, Jessica Barber
School Leader Use of Social Media for Professional Discourse, Candice Barkley
Mandibular Symphyseal Distraction Osteogenesis (MSDO): Association with Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD) Symptoms, Sheldon Bates
The Value of Brawn, Thomas Batten
"Being certain": Moral distress in critical care nurses, Marian Baxter
Growth gone awry: exploring the role of embryonic liver development genes in HCV induced cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, Martha K. Behnke
A Physiological Signal Processing System for Optimal Engagement and Attention Detection., Ashwin Belle
The impact of ambiguous versus blatant race related stress on ego depletion in African American adults, Benita Belvet
Thin Time, Jonathan Benjamin
Regulation of Excitation-Contraction and Excitation-Transcription Coupling in Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle by Caveolin-1, Sayak bhattacharya
INVESTIGATING SYNERGY BETWEEN RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE INHIBITORS AND CMV ANTIVIRALS, Sukhada Bhave
Brain Controlled Switch, Dimple Bhuta
Quantitative Genetic Methods to Dissect Heterogeneity in Complex Traits, T. Bernard Bigdeli
Eastern Shore Stories: Technology, Place, and Local Culture, Patricia Bloxom
COHORT MEMBERSHIP, DENTAL INSURANCE AND UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES IN ADULTS AGE 47 AND OVER RECEIVING DENTAL CARE AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, Patricia Brown Bonwell
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING AND METABOLIC CONTROL IN YOUTH WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES: RELATION TO DISEASE CARE, Adrienne Borschuk
Twelve Hearts of Clay and Selected Stories, Rebecca C. Boswell
Visual Intimacy, Richard Bottomley
Text Messaging as Adjunct to Community Based Weight Management Program, Claudia Bouhaidar
Sex Differences in the Oxygen Uptake Kinetic Response to Moderate Intensity Exercise in Obese Adolescents, Mary Bowen
The Universality of Laban Movement Analysis, Marie C. Boyette
Implementation and Outcomes of an Online English-Portuguese Tandem Language Exchange Program Delivered Jointly Across a U.S.-Brazilian University Partnership: A Case Study, Anton Brinckwirth
Identification of Latent Subgroups of Obese Adolescents Enrolled in a Healthy Weight Management Program, Cassie Brode
Novel Shear-Thinning of Aged PDMS/Fumed Silica Admixtures and Properties of Related Silicone Elastomers, Wayne Brooke-Devlin
Characterization of the expression of the intercellular adhesin locus in Staphylococcus aureus, Jamie Brooks
Angiogenesis in Response to Varying Fiber Size in an Electrospun Scaffold In Vivo., Damien Brown
PERSONALITY AND INTERPERSONAL PREDICTORS AMONG MINISTERS: PREFERENCE FOR PASTORAL COUNSELING TASKS, Jessica Young Brown
Unavailable and Inaccessible: An Analysis of Urban Food Insecurity, Stephen Brown
GROUP I METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS ON SELECTIVE CELLULAR SUBTYPES IN EPILEPTOGENIC MALFORMED CORTEX, William Bruch
Investigation of Possible Novel Peptide Inhibitors to BAG-1 Based On Peptidyl-Biomimetics, Jonathan Brunn
Modeling the Resistance to Hydrostatic Pressures for Superhydrophobic Coatings with Random Roughness, Thomas Michael Bucher Jr.
Combinatorial analysis of tumorigenic microRNAs driving prostate cancer, William Budd
THREE DIMENSIONAL IN VITRO MODEL OF HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA, Anna Bulysheva
Development of a Multiple Contact Haptic Display with Texture-Enhanced Graphics, David Burch
Interpreting the War Anew: An Appraisal of Richmond’s Civil War Centennial Commemoration, Brandon Butterworth
THE ELIZA-HIGGINS MODEL: THE IDEOLOGY, RAPPORT AND METHODS OF DIALECT ACQUISITION, Stacey Cabaj
Layers, Cycles and Stages, Kathleen Cluverius Calhoun
The Voice of Ritual: A Pedagogical Exploration Teaching Body and Breath Using the Principles of Ritual Poetic Drama within the African Continuum, Jacquelynn Camden
Effect of Local Anesthesia on Postoperative Pain with General Anesthesia, Belinda Campbell
The Role of Calcineurin in Dendritic Remodeling and Epileptogenesis in a Rat Model of Traumatic Brain Injury, John Campbell
A Comparison of Maximal Exercise Responses among Patients with a Total Artificial Heart, a Left Ventricular Assist Device, or Advanced Heart Failure, Justin M. Canada
Starting a Standardized Patient Program Using a Theatre Model, Richard Edward Carter
DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF A PDMS MICROPUMP WITH MOVING MEMBRANES, Charles Cartin
Effects of imagery training on language in expressive writing, Therese Verkerke Cash
N-TERMINAL PROCESSING OF RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L27 IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, J. Harry Caufield
The role of Fyn and B-cell expressed ADAM10 in early B cell development, germinal center formation and terminal B cell differentiation, Natalia Chaimowitz
INFORMATION THEORETIC APPROACHES TOWARDS REGULATORY NETWORK INFERENCE, Vijender Chaitankar
NOVEL SOFT SURFACES WITH INTERESTING SURFACE AND BULK MORPHOLOGY, Souvik Chakrabarty
ROLE OF AUTOPHAGY IN THE RESPONSE OF HS578T BREAST TUMOR CELLS TO RADIATION, Shweta Chakradeo
Stable Fluorinated Antimicrobial Coatings, Asima Chakravorty
Finite Element Analysis of Transverse Medial Malleolar Fracture Fixation, Ruchi Chande
LIFE HISTORY SWITCH POINT PLASTICY IN RESPONSE TO POND DRYING ALYERS METAMORPH ALLOMETRY AND JUMPING PERFORMANCE, Julie Charbonnier
Function of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 7 (IGFBP7) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Dong Chen
My Identity, Kris Cho
The Role of Positive Emotions in Health-Related Outcomes for Caregivers of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury, Suzzette Chopin
The Evolution of Conservative Attitudes as a Complement to Cognitive Threat Detection Mechanisms, Russ Clay
Mapping Women's Movement in Medieval England, Claire Clement
Evaluation of a novel myoelectric training device, Ryan Clingman
EVALUATING THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF CAFFEINATED WATERPIPE TOBACCO IN WATERPIPE USERS, Caroline Cobb
T-bet-dependent regulation of T cell responses during Trypanosoma cruzi infection, Dustin Cobb
Changing the Game: Corporate Social Responsibility in Women's Professional Sport, Lorie Coker
BEREAVEMENT IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD: THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION AND TYPE OF LOSS, Elizabeth Collison
Transcending Terra Firma, Kimberly H. Compton
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: UNDERSTANDING THE COASTAL CARBON PUMP IN A HIGH CO2 WORLD, Rachel Cooper
ENDURE, Jacob Copetillo
GENIUS LOCI, Cecily Corcoran
Performing Tennessee Williams, Augustine Correro III
The Antimicrobial Effect of STERIPLEX HC in comparison with Sodium Hypochlorite on Enterococcus faecalis, Jonathan Coudron
In Tub and Wig Out, Ryan Crowley
Inhibition of injury-induced cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus impairs cognitive recovery following traumatic brain injury, Teresa Daniels
A Cellular Automata Model of Enantiomer Interactions with beta-Cyclodextrin, DeSoi Darren
(Un)Veiled: An Examination of Conscience, April Dauscha
Retentive Cement Strengths With Passive Fit Primary Anterior Esthetic Crowns, Charles Davis Jr.
Hemorrhage Detection and Analysis in Traumatic Pelvic Injuries, Pavani Davuluri
Drug Delivery Strategies Using Light Sensitive Molecules, Martin Dcona
Spatial Patterns of Herbaceous and Woody Recruitment in a Recently Restored Mixed Tidal Regime Freshwater Wetland, James B. Deemy
In vitro methods to predict aerosol drug deposition in normal adults, Renishkumar Delvadia
Comparison Of Root Canal Irrigation Systems In Reducing Intracanal Microorganisms Using Saline-An In Vitro Study, Pranav Desai
Signal Transduction Effects Induced by Erythropoietin in a HNSCC Model System, Shreya Desai
A Pilgrim, An Outlaw: Features of Dramatic Adaptation and Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Matt DiCintio
An Incendiary Device Makes The Fire Burn Hotter, Denise Dicks
Influenced and Altered, David Didra
WCET Optimizations and Architectural Support for Hard Real-Time Systems, Yiqiang Ding
ESTABLISHING THE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS PROPERTIES OF THE ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AMISULPRIDE IN C57BL/6 MICE, Timothy J. Donahue
Between Nothingness And Spectacle, Mayme Donsker
An Agent based Model to Study the Barrier Effect on an Urban Neighborhood, Cheri C. Doucette
Workplace Discrimination and the Perception of Disability, William Draper
UWSPÓŁCZEŚNIENIE: THE CONTEMPORIZATION OF POLISH EDUCATION, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT PERIOD, Holly Dzwilefsky
ASSESSING THE GENOTOXICITY OF TRICLOSAN IN TADPOLES OF THE AMERICAN BULLFROG, LITHOBATES CATESBEIANUS., David Emery
CELLULAR EFFECTS OF PLATINUM CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS: ALTERATIONS BY ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCANS, Brigitte Engelmann
ADAM10: a Novel Regulator of Mast Cell Function and Activation, Travis Faber
Role of Fyn and Lyn in IgG-mediate immune responses, Yves Falanga
The Fluoride Recharging Capability of Orthodontic Materials: an in-vitro study, Christine Farah