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.
The majority of VCU theses and dissertations may be found in Special Collections and Archives at James Branch Cabell Library or the Health Sciences Library. Use VCU Libraries Search to locate individual theses and dissertations.
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 2011
Navigating the Space of My Body, Ferwa Ibrahim
Evaluation of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Introductions and Re-introductions Into Four Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain Streams, Michael Isel III
Interdisciplinary Teamwork Pedagogy, Carole Ivey
Factors Associated with Hospital Entry into Joint Venture Arrangements with Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Reethi Iyengar
Disaster Management Policy and People with Disabilities in the United States and Jamaica, Jessica Jagger
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF A PATHOGENIC VERSUS A NONPATHOGENIC NAEGLERIA SPECIES, Melissa Jamerson
Utilization of structural and biochemical cues to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration, Balendu Shekhar Jha
A novel bioactive glass-enhanced orthodontic bonding resin: A shear bond strength study, Cole Johnson
What It Means to Be a Man: Masculinity, Sexual Risk-Taking, and HIV Testing Behavior among Heterosexual African American Males, Jessica Johnson
Comparison of Epiphany® and AH-Plus® Root Canal Sealer Penetration of Dentinal Tubules: A SEM Study, Kalisha Jordan
pcaL1: An R Package of Principal Component Analysis using the L1 Norm, Sapan Jot
A Neural Network Approach to Estimating the Allowance for Bad Debt, Donald Joyner
Staying True To The Script: A Dramaturgical Examination of From The Mississippi Delta: Endesha Ida Mae Holland, Margarette Joyner
Characterization of Hpk2-Rrp2, two-component regulatory system in Treponema denticola, Sarkar Juni
A Subversive Socialist Craftsperson in the Post-Post Modern World (The Conspiratorial ranting of Kristoff Kamrath), Kristoffer Kamrath
Parasitic Interiors, Michael Kanasink
A Novel P300 speller with motor imagery embedded in a traditional oddball paradigm., Vaishnavi Karnad
Synthesis of cyclen based receptors and their use in separations biotechnology., Vivek Kaushik
Audition Technique: A Survival Guide (For College Undergraduate Students), Meghan Kelleher
The Absent Artist: Muteness and Fiction in Recent Painting, Costa Michael Kennedy
Alghe Mist, Jeffrey Kenney
From Desegregation to Desexigration in Richmond, Virginia, 1954-1973, Leslee Key
Speaking Subjects: Beckett’s Not I, Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, and Coetzee’s Foe, Jake Khoury
Expression Profiling and Functional Validation of MicroRNAs Involved in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Albert H. Kim
Dear Shadow: Poems, Gregory Kimbrell
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL COPOLYOXETANES: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS, Allison King
Analysis and Fingerprinting of Glycosaminoglycans, Joseph King
Diary, Melanie Kluender
This Time Tomorrow and Other Painted Stories, Faylinda Kodis
Disclosure and Health: Enhancing the Benefits of Trauma Writing Through Response Training, Andrea Konig
CHANGES IN LEAF MORPHOLOGY, PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND NITROGEN CONTENT IN TWO COASTAL SHRUBS, Elizabeth Kost
Characterization of cyclic-di-GMP signaling with the Lyme spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, Jessica Kostick
Theodicy, Stephen Kovach
EXAMINING CALIFORNIA’S ASSEMBLY BILL 1629 AND THE LONG-TERM CARE REIMBURSEMENT ACT: DID NURSING HOME NURSE STAFFING CHANGE?, Matthew Krauchunas
THE ABUNDANCE AND INFECTION STATUS OF ANOPHELES spp. MOSQUITOES AT THREE SITES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Priya Krishnan
The Anxious Fields of Play, Luther Kroman
Performance Comparison of Layered Composite Bimodal Fiber Mats with Unimodal Fiber Mats, Sukhada Sanjay Kulkarni
3D FUNCTIONAL MODELING OF DBS EFFICACY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS TO EXPLORE FUNCTIONAL STN, Deepak Kumbhare
Completing the Circle: The Actor's Cool Down, Anna Kurtz
Adjustment of Families with Children Adopted from Eastern Europe, Maria Kuznetsova
Exploring the Functional Interaction Between CaMK-II and p53, Raymond Lai
Application of Pharmacometric Methods to Improve Pediatric Drug Development, Mallika Lala
Evaluating multiple factors that can be used as skill predictors in software proficiency, Stephen Larson
Going Places, Amy Laserna
Rewrite, Jamie Lawyer
Producto Centro Americano : Made In Honduras, Alma Leiva
Cumulative Risks to Eastern Oysters, Crassostrea virginica in the James River, VA, Vrushali Lele
Identifying Modulators of the Development of Acute Functional Tolerance to Ethanol in Caenorhabditis elegans., Ka-Po Leung
Welcome to the Circus: Finding ways to Artistically Express the Martial Way, Donzell Lewis
HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS AS NOVEL CANCER THERAPEUTICS: TARGETING THE HALLMARKS OF CANCER, CHAO LI
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MULITSENSORY PROCESSING USING NETWORK OF SPIKING NEURONS, Hun Ki Lim
Fast Parallel Machine Learning Algorithms for Large Datasets Using Graphic Processing Unit, Qi Li
The Sustainability of a Coaching Model for Beginning Principals, Virginia Loving
A Review of Common and Rare Genetic Variants in Schizophrenia, Jonathan Luedders
DEVELOPMENT OF FREE-LABEL SENSING IN PLASTIC MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS USING PULSED STREAMING POTENTIALS (PSP), Vera Fernando Luna
Feet Touching the Floor, Ashley Lyon
ON THINGS AND MARGINS, Will Machin
Fixed + Flexible: a Mixed-Use Celebration of Richmond's Creative Culture, Kate Magee
Contextual Factors and Reproductive Control in U.S. Women, Brianna Magnusson
ADAM10 exacerbation of allergic disease is potentially explained by its role in CD23 exosomal sorting., Joel Mathews
Forgotten, Found, Forgiven, Megan Mattax
Characterization of Lysophosphatidic Acid Subspecies Using a Novel HPLC ESI-MS/MS Method, Eric Mayton
Optimization of a Tri-layered Vascular Graft: The Influence of Cellular and Mechanical Properties, Michael McClure
Silk Fibroin-Based Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications, Jennifer McCool
Riemann Stieltjes Integration, Colleen McFadden
Journey, Michael McGaugh
ENSEMBLE REHEARSAL PRACTICES: THE EVOLUTION AND APPLICATION OF REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE AS EXPLORED IN HAROLD PINTER’S BETRAYAL, Wilson Kerry McGee
Little Buildings: A Study of Aedicular Furniture from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (1500 - 1900), Sarah McIlvaine
The Privatization of Special Education, Judith McKinney
SCREENING PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN EFFECTS ON RACIAL DISPARATE MORTALITY: A PROPENSITY SCORE ANALYSIS, R. David McNally
Revisiting "Hapworth": The Catharsis of Buddy Glass, Brian McTague
Determining Impediments to Gene Flow in a Natural Population of Cornus florida L. Cornaceae, Using Integrative Landscape Genetic Techniques, Crystal Meadows
Synthesis of a Library of Sulfated Small Molecules, Shrenik Mehta
The Impact of Materiality, Personality Traits, and Ethical Position on Whistle-Blowing Intentions, Karl Bryan Menk
Turning To The Bottle For Answers: Identifying Racial Differences in Predictors of Risk Drinking Among College Women, Melody Mickens
Reflections of Maturity, Cheryl A. Miehl
Boutique Hotel: Telling a Story of Place Through Design, Lauren Miller
A Tale to Tell: The Charisma of Narrative Art, Cynthia Mirabile
A Hierarchical Image Processing Approach for Diagnostic Analysis of Microcirculation Videos, Nazanin Mirshahi
REPRESENTATIVE BUREAUCRACY: A STUDY OF ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICANS AT THE SENIOR LEVEL AND THE MID LEVEL OF THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE, Robbie Mitchell
Development of a Multiple Vehicle Collaborative Unmanned Aerial System, Lloyd B. Mize IV
MORPHOLOGY, MATERIAL AND VIBRATORY PROPERTIES OF THE SWIMBLADDER IN THE CARP, CYPRINUS CARPIO, Yasha Mohajer
Novel Role of MeCP2 in Developing Oligodendrocytes and Myelination, Daniel Moore
CREATION OF MULTILINAGE ADULT STEM-LIKE CELLS FROM TERMINALLY DIFFERENTIATIED FIBROBLASTS, John Moore
Radiation therapy treatment plan optimization accounting for random and systematic patient setup uncertainties, Joseph Moore
Effect of Combined Oral Contraceptives on Insulin Clearance in Lean and Obese Pre-menopausal Women, Vidya Moorthy
Joy in Nature, Rebecca Morgan