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Theses and Dissertations

Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) make VCU student research and creativity available online as full-text documents and multimedia presentations for use by the university community and others involved in research.

See the VCU Libraries Dissertations Research Guide for information on submitting your ETD, accessing older dissertations from VCU, and finding dissertations from other universities.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Drug Design, Biological Activity, and Metabolic Consequences of Cytotoxic Platinum Compounds: Utilizing Fluorescent Tagging to Understand Drug Action and Metabolism, Brad Benedetti

TO THE AGES OF AGES: RECONCEPTUALIZING HIGH SCHOOL ART HISTORY CURRICULUM, Amy Bergh

A Parallel Genetic Algorithm for Placement and Routing on Cloud Computing Platforms, Jacob A. Berlier

DISTINCT T CELL CLONES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE (GVHD), AND POTENTIALLY GRAFT-VERSUS-TUMOR (GVT), RESPONSES FOLLOWING ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION, Jennifer Berrie

The Protective Role of Psychological Empowerment on Tobacco Use Behaviors, Brittany Berry

Teachers' Perception of Computer Use and Technical Support in a Rural Virginia School Division: A Case Study, Rodney Berry

Organizational Capacity to Absorb External Knowledge: An Exploratory Study of Public and Nonprofit Decision Makers' Perceptions of Impediments and Facilitators, Linda S. Birtley

Bethlehem Lutheran Church: Can a Building Teach?, Tyler Bland

The Role of the Propeptide and its Residues in Activation and Secretion of Elastase, an M4 Metalloprotease Secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Emily Boice

Targeting the endocannabinoid system to reduce nociception, Lamont Booker

The Land of Make-Believe, Lacey Bowman

Is gait training with the elliptically based robotic gait trainer (EBRGT) feasible in ambulatory patients after stroke?, J. Cortney Bradford

Investigation of pre- and post-zygotic reproductive barriers between two host-plant complex races of the parasitic wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) [Hymenoptera: Braconidae], Justin Bredlau

Quick Xlthlx Fish, Andrew Brehm

I Wanna Rock!, Amanda Briede

Three Quarter Plackett-Burman Designs for Estimating All Main Effects and Two-Factor Interactions, Bridgette Briggs

ROLE OF AUTOPHAGY IN RADIOSENSITIZATION OF BREAST TUMOR CELLS, Molly L. Bristol

The INDEPENDENT SET Decision Problem is NP-complete, Andrew Bristow IV

Enhancing family functioning to buffer risk during middle school transition: Development of the Multiple Family Group Weekend Retreat., Robert Broce

Embody - Encode, Mary Catherine Brooks

USE OF HISTORIC TAX CREDITS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA: COSTS, BENEFITS, ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS, AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, Paola Brooks

Learning Communities or Support Groups: The Use of Student Cohorts in Doctoral Educational Leadership Programs, Christy J. Brown

A Municipal Exigency: An Exploration of the Correlation of Physical and Social Incivilities on the Decline of Residential Property Values in Richmond, VA, Jay Brown

The Development of the Common Factor Therapist Competence Scale for Youth Psychotherapy, Ruth Brown

The Relationship Between Physicians‘ Ownership of Physical Therapy Services and Referral Patterns to Hospital-Based Outpatient Rehabilitation Centers, Joy Bruce

Acquired Cytogenetic Changes in Adult Twins Discordant for a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Jenni Brumelle

Can Interior Design Erase Architecture? The Integration of a Pet Care Facility into The Fan, Erin Brunner

PROCESSING AND CLASSIFICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS USING WAVELET TRANSFORM AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, Abed Al-Raoof Bsoul

Meeting Sanford Meisner: An Investigation of the Origins, Development, and Practical Application of the Meisner Technique, Mandy Butler

LIMBS IN SURF, Caroline Cahill

Rethinking Success: A Person-Based Approach to Service Learning, Ryan Cales

Functional Characterization of the Streptococcus sanguinis com Regulon, Jill Callahan

EXAMINATION OF NAK-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN-1 (NAP1) HOMO AND HETERO-INTERACTIONS IN THE INTERFERON PATHWAY”, Richard Call

Epicuria: The Dichotomy of Richmond's Urban and Suburban Landscape in a Market Environment, Kate Canale

Beating Back Babylon, Nicholas Candela

The Actor as Vessel: A Journey Towards Citizen Artistry, Joseph Carlson

THE ANSWER TO A MAIDEN’S PRAYER: HOMER CUMMINGS AND THE ORIGINS OF THE 1937 COURT PACKING PLAN, Jason Carmichael

THE SAYLOVE PROJECT: Conception to Fruition and Everything in Between, Jennifer Catton

A Time-efficient Method for Accurate T1 Mapping of The Human Brain, Yung-Yeh Chang

Mosaicism for trisomy21: Utility of array-based technology for its detection and its influence on telomere length and the frequency of acquired chromosome abnormalities, Chariyawan Charalsawadi

What are the Educational Aspirations of African American Males Raised in Mother-Only Households?, Patsy Chavis

RATE-LIMITING STEP OF CONE PHOTOTRANSDUCTION RECOVERY AND OGUCHI DISEASE MECHANISMS, Frank Chen

WILMS’ TUMOR-1 (WT1) PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN GLIOMA CELLS ACTUATES CELLULAR INVASIVENESS- IDENTIFYING ITS TARGET GENES, Archana Chidambaram

DETERMINANTS OF CLERGY BEHAVIORS PROMOTING SAFETY OF BATTERED KOREAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN, Yoon Joon Choi

Homage to Everyday People, Sang Ja Chun

Fused, Lauren Cifranic

Giving Voice To Student And Alumnae Opposition During The Transition To Coeducation By A College For Women, Rebecca Grandstaff Clarke

SOCIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED ONLINE AND OFFLINE BY INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, Jessye Cohen

Response to and Recovery from Endotracheal Suctioning in Preterm Infants Using Routine Versus Four-handed Care, Sharon Cone

The Influence of Perceptual Accuracy on Willingness to Seek Help Among College Freshmen, Kathryn Conley

Characterization of a Blast Wave Device and Blast Wave Induced Traumatic Brain Injury in a Rat Model by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy, Frank Corwin

ANALYZING THE ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED REGULATIONSON VOLUME AND QUALITY INDICATORS FOR HEART AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION, Courtney Cosby

SPECIES LEVEL DIFFERENCES IN THE ECOLOGY OF TWO NEOTROPICAL TADPOLE SPECIES: RESPONSES TO NONLETHAL PREDATORS AND THE ROLES OF COMPETITION AND RESOURCE USE, Zacharia Costa

Teaching Mourning, Julie Crowder

The Konami Code: An Experiment in Dialect Pedagogy, Thomas Cunningham

THE PROGRAM PATHING TRUST MODEL FOR CRITICAL SYSTEM PROCESS AUTHORIZATION, Robert Dahlberg

Assessing the Role of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) in Improving Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury, Dustin Dalton

Helper phage capsid size redirection by staphylococcal pathogenicity island SaPI1 involves internal scaffolding proteins., Priyadarshan Damle

The Use of Targeted Charge-Reversal Nanoparticles (TCRNS) To Investigate Nuclear Delivery of Fluorescent Agents to Cancer Cells: Implications for Novel Prostate and Breast Cancer Therapy, Mario Dance

Cycles of Nature, Heather Darby

Anesthesia Recordkeeping: Accuracy of Recall with Computerized and Manual Entry Recordkeeping, Thomas Corey Davis

Conrad Wise Chapman and the Mexican Landscape, Marisa Day

VISIBLE TRACE A series of selected projects reflecting my graduate school experience, my interest in mark making, typographic collage, and serendipity., Meaghan Dee

Characterization and genetic analysis of the cellulolytic microorganism Thermobifida fusca, Yu Deng

DETECTION OF SECRETED PROTEASES AND A MEMBRANE PROTEASE IN PATHOGENIC ACANTHAMOEBA CULBERTSONI, Shivdeep Deo

Impact of Medicare Part D coverage gap on beneficiaries' adherence to prescription medications, Urvi Desai

MATERNAL INFLUENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFANT ORAL BIOFILM, James Dibelka

PROJECTION DESIGN FOR A CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORK BY IVÁN ANGELUS IN HUNGARY, Tennessee Dixon

THE RESEMBLANCE OF CONDENSATION, AN UNSTABLE LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE PAST AND PRESENT, Courtney Dodd

Identification and characterization of low pH-triggered conformational changes in the herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B, Stephen Dollery

The Interpersonal Process and Predictors of Consent in Tissue Donation Requests, Lindsey Dorflinger

Salinger and the Phases of War, Johnson Elizabeth Downing

Gene expression in the right ventricle during development of pulmonary hypertension, Jennifer Drake

An Assessment of Principals' Technology Leadership: A Statewide Survey, Jeffrey Duncan

INVESTIGATIONS ON THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATES (BPP) IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC) - UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF MATERIAL, COATING AND MANUFACTURING, Ender Dur

IAIN BAXTER& and N.E. THING CO.: A Study in Pop-Inflected Conceptual Art, Dennis Durham

Living with HIV: Views through the Blog, Linda Eastham

DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL APPROACH TO ASSESS QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR ADMINISTRATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND ASSOCIATED PARENTERAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, Eric Edwards

TRENDS IN DENTAL CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA, Justin Edwards

DEVELOPMENTAL REMODELING OF RELAY CELLS IN THE DORSAL LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS (dLGN) OF THE MOUSE AND THE ROLE OF RETINAL INNERVATION, Rana El-Danaf

Fluctuations and Instantons in Complex Landscapes: From Ligand Unbinding to Proton Transfer, Justin Elenewski

Based on a True Story, Mary Elkins

Cognitive Origins of the “BIMBY” Effect: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Survey Ratings Regarding the Quality of Public Schools, James Ellis Jr.

INTERNAL CONTROL QUALITY AND INFORMATION ASYMMETRY IN THE SECONDARY LOAN MARKET, Dina El-Mahdy

Emotional Storytelling Choreography—A Look Into The Work of Mia Michaels, Bethany Emery

Circumpunct, Kristin Epperson

FACTORS CONTROLLING DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON LABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL FATE IN THE EAST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER, MASSACHUSETTES, Hall Eric

Mapping the Distant, Llorens Ana Esteve

THE EFFECTS OF SDF-1α TREATMENT ON THE MIGRATION OF NEURAL STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Corey Evans

Statistical image reconstruction for quantitative computed tomography, Joshua Evans

SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF GENE FUNCTIONS FOR MORPHOLOGICAL CHAIN FORMATION IN STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS, Karra Evans

Simulation, measurement and Image analysis of corrosion initiation and growth rate for Aluminum 2024 and Steel 304, Yan Fang

Signifying Ruins: The Wreck and Rebirth of Modernity, Language, and Representation, Audrey Farley

Genetic Manipulation of the Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia hermsii Permits Novel Investigation into the Role of Factor H Binding in Borrelial Virulence, Lindy Fine

The Effect of Insulating K-Type Files on Accuracy and Reliability as Used in Two Electronic Apex Locators, Timothy Finkler

Pre- and post-migration attitudes among Ghanaian international students living in the United States: A study of acculturation and psychological well-being, Nicole Fischer

Obsessions Of My Affections, Deborah FitzGerald

The Role of Faith Leaders in Partnerships among Health Promotion Researchers and Faith Communities, Rebecca Foco

The Rhetoric of Second Chance: The Invention of Ethos For An Ex-Offender, Modu Fofana-Kamara

Organizational Culture and Partnership Process: A Grounded Theory Study of Community-Campus Partnerships, Kready Sharon Foreman