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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
MUTANT P53 REGULATION OF CXC-CHEMOKINE EXPRESSION IN HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA, Brittany Field
Opioid Withdrawal Signs and Symptoms in the Pediatric Patient during Opioid Tapering, Deborah Fisher
MEDICATION-RELATED PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY PATIENTS DURING TRANSITIONS TO ASSISTED LIVING, Deanna Flora
Mental Space, Tiffany Floyd
THE EFFECTS OF MICRO- AND MACRO-SCALE GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON PERFORMANCE OF THE PLEATED AEROSOL FILTERS, Shahryar Fotovati
INVESTIGATION OF BAND BENDING IN n- AND p-TYPE GaN, Michael Foussekis
Unique Features and Neuronal Properties in a Multisensory Cortex, W. Alex Foxworthy
Transient CaMK-II Activation is Necessary for Left-Right Asymmetry in the Zebrafish Embryo, Ludmila Francescatto
Development of a Closed-Loop Force Reduction Mechanism in a Gait Rehabilitation Device, Jeffrey Frankart
THE ANTINOCICEPTIVE EFFECTS OF ALPHA 7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS IN DIFFERENT ANIMAL PAIN MODELS, Kelen Freitas
Art and the Human Condition: Incorporating Visual Analysis of Artworks into a Undergraduate Pre-Medicine Curriculum, Elizabeth Fuqua
Hydrogen Sulfide as an allosteric modulator of ATP sensitive potassium channels in colonic inflammation., Aravind Gade
The Road Beyond Suffrage: Female Activism in Richmond, Virginia, Denise Gammon
EPID-based Dose Verification for Adaptive Radiotherapy, Joseph Gardner
Vestiges, Jonathan Gemmell
American Beauties: The Cult of the Bosom in Early Republican Art and Society, Emily Gerhold
Targeting the Endocannabinoid System to Reduce Inflammatory Pain, Sudeshna Ghosh
Through Process, Mitchell Goldstein
THE IMPACT OF MATERNAL INFLUENCES ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DENTAL CARIES, Rana Graham-Montaque
Integrated Fiber Electrospinning: Creating Spatially Complex Electrospun Scaffolds With Minimal Delamination, Casey Grey
Statistical Methods for Normalization and Analysis of High-Throughput Genomic Data, Tobias Guennel
A COMPARISON OF LITERATURE-BASED AND CONTENT-BASED GUIDED READING MATERIALS ON ELEMENTARY STUDENT READING AND SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT, Christine Guns
Examining Alcohol Dependence and Its Correlates From A Genetically Informative Perspective, Laura Hack
THE ROLE OF p62 IN OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS AND PAGET’S DISEASE OF BONE, Tamer Hadi
CNS Neural/Glial Progenitors as Targets of HIV-1 and Opiates: Effects on Proliferation and Population Dynamics May Alter Behavior Outcomes., Yun Kyung Hahn
A Comparison of Methods of Analysis to Control for Confounding in a Cohort Study of a Dietary Intervention, Esinhart Hali
The role of high affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on anxiety-like behavior: a study in female mice, Jessicka Hall
Quantitative Analysis of Multiple Charged Large Molecules in Human or Rat Plasma Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Matthew Halquist
MDA-7/IL-24; A PROMISING CANCER THERAPEUTIC AGENT, Hossein Hamed
SOLVATION OF ORGANIC CATIONS IN THE GAS PHASE AND WITHIN MOLECULAR CLUSTERS, Ahmed Hamid
The effect of various chemical factors on angiogenesis in the chick chorio-allantoic membrane, Heather Hammond
Defining Museum Intervention: An Analysis of James Putnam's Time Machine, Caitlin Hanbury
Preparation and characterization of a self-crimp side-by-side bicomponent electrospun material, Yang Han
The Effect of Study Abroad on the Development of Intercultural Sensitivity among Mainland Chinese High School Students, Chenfang Hao
ACCURACY OF CONE-BEAM COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN DETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF THE PALATAL MASTICATORY MUCOSA, Justin Hardison
Comparison of STERIPLEX™ HC and Sodium Hypochlorite Cytotoxicity on Primary Human Gingival Fibroblasts, Jesse Harris
The White Album Restaurant, Kalee Hartman
My Beautiful, Jacquetta Harvey
Art Center: Individual and Group in the Context of Galleries and Studios, Melinda Harvey
Pediatric Obesity and Peri-Operative Adverse Events, Torrey Hawley
Population Based Model of Gonorrhea and Interventions Against Increased Antibiotic Resistance, Courtney Henry
The Role of Sulfatide in the Development and Maintenance of the Nodal and Paranodal Domains in the Peripheral Nervous System, Heather Herman
Heart Failure Symptom Clusters and Functional Status, Janet Herr
Elevating the Everyday: Designed Objects as Companions, Cassie Hester
A Novel Method For Determining Acetabular Orientation, Sean Higgins
Multiple Fundamental Frequency Pitch Detection for Real Time MIDI Applications, Nathan Hilbish
STEPPING INTO THE WORLD OF THE VOCAL COACH: ASSESSING VOCAL COACHING NEEDS, Renina Hoblitz
Successful Emergent Literacy Head Start Teachers of Urban African American Boys Living in Poverty, John Michael Holland
Reflections on Sexuality, Sensuality, and Painting, Loie Hollowell
Dispositional Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Functioning Under Stress: Predictions of Social Evaluative Stress Reactivity and Recovery, Melissa P. Holt
To Use or Not to Use: The Role of Affect and Cognition in Changing Attitudes toward Using Condoms among African American Women, Kristina Hood
Surreal Numbers, Joshua Hostetler
DEVELOPMENT OF MAGNETIC FABRICS WITH TUNABLE HYDROPHOBICITY, Thu Ho
Improving Nutrition in Toddlers and Preschool Children with Cystic Fibrosis: Behavioral Parent Training Intervention, Shannon Estelle Hourigan
THE CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT: BRIDGING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN MIXED-INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH RESIDENT EMPOWERMENT, INVOLVEMENT AND COOPERATION, Alecia Houston
‘Some Can’t Be That Simple’: Flannery O’Connor’s Debt to French Symbolism, Evan Howell
Electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain computer interfaces for rehabilitation, Dandan Huang
Racial Socialization in a Black-White Interracial Family in Virginia, Rebecca Hubbard
THE EFFECT OF BASELINE CLUSTER STRATIFICATION ON THE POWER OF PRE-POST ANALYSIS, FENGJIAO HU
DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF RISK-ADJUSTED MODELS TO BENCHMARK ANTIBIOTIC USE IN THE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM CONSORTIUM HOSPITALS, Omar Moh'd Musa Ibrahim
The Economic Burden of Opioid Poisoning in the United States and Determinants of Increased Costs in Opioid Poisoning, Timothy Inocencio
Method in Motion: Grounding a Movement Pedagogy in the Lessons of Stanislavski, Kevin Inouye
Light Affect, Brandon Irwin
Sources and Fates of Nutrients in the Tidal, Freshwater James River, William Isenberg
Impact of Post-Synthesis Modification of Nanoporous Organic Frameworks on Selective Carbon Dioxide Capture, Timur İslamoğlu
Freedom of Interpretation, Georgi Ivanov
The Revitalization of Pump House Park: An Adaptive Reuse of an Historic Industrial Landmark, Tugman Jacqueline
ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT AND TIME-VARYING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, Amy Jeffers
Inspiration: Examining Its Emotional Correlates and Relationship to Internalized Values, David Jennings II
Capture and Characterization of Dioxygen Reactive Intermediates in CYP51 Catalysis, Gareth Kent Jennings
DOES PAIR-MATCHING ON ORDERED BASELINE MEASURES INCREASE POWER: A SIMULATION STUDY, Yan Jin
Perceived social attributes of college students with ideal versus non-ideal dental esthetics judged by peers., David Jones
HEALTH AND RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE EFFECTS OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, Monica Yvette Jones
A Historical Case Study of the Arikara, Hidatsa, and Mandan Indians attending Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Virginia, 1878-1911., Nancy Jones-Oltjenbruns
Material Meaning, Anne Jordan
Hemlock and Other Stories, Joel Kabot
YOU CAN EAT OFF THE COUNTER I WIPED IT DOWN THIS MORNING, Jessica Kain
Costs and Use of Oral Anti-cancer Medications among Senior Medicare Part D Beneficiaries, Nantana Kaisaeng
Adult Daughters, Resch Katy
IgE Enhances B Cell-Derived Exosomal Induced T Cell Proliferation, Brooks Keith
Discriminating Between Optimal Follow-Up Designs, Kevin Donald Kelly
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN BINGE EATING AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AMONG YOUNG WOMEN, Nichole Kelly
THE ROLE OF A AND B VITAMINS DURING OROFACIAL DEVELOPMENT OF XENOPUS LAEVIS, Allyson Kennedy
Mechanical Characterization of Patterned Silver Columnar Nanorods with the Atomic Force Microscope., Sean Kenny
DISPOSITIONAL MINDFULNESS IN PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER: THE RELATIONSHIP TO DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND WELL-BEING, Karen Kersting
White, Black, and Blue: The Battle Over Black Police, Professionalization, and Police Brutality in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963-1979, Bryan Kessler
Preventing guilt by association: Mindfulness and susceptibility to evaluative conditioning, Laura Kiken
Purification and Reconstitution into Planar Bilayers of the Human Dopamine Transporter, YooRi Kim
Hinges, Joey Kingsley
A Tiffany Window In the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Patronage of The Saunders Family of Richmond, Joshua Kline
Transcendence, James Klinke
Effects of leaf litter diversity on nutrients and mosquito communities in Neotropical artificial tree holes, Rachel Komosinski