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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 2024
Politics of Being a Lover: in art, (space) and kink, Rabeeha Adnan
A Critical Perspective on Supporting Parents in Facilitating Informal STEAM Learning on Children's Early Literacy Development, Suzanne G. Alexandre
Utilizing Hemoglobin Binding Kinetics and X-ray Crystallography in Sickle Cell Disease Drug Development, Ahmed Alghamdi
Dune Dynamics- A Nature-Based Preschool, Aseel Alhaidari
SYMMETRY ANALYSIS OF THE CANONICAL CONNECTION ON LIE GROUPS:CO-DIMENSION TWO ABELIAN NILRADICAL WITH ABELIAN AND NON ABELIAN COMPLEMENT, nouf alrubea almutiben
Learning curve: Designing an Inclusive Early Childhood Learning Center, Sarah Alrumayh
Preexisting Conditionings: Painting, Gaming and Narrative Play, Pia Bakala
“Black Wom(b)anhood”: An Explorative Analysis of Black Women's Narratives of Healthcare Encounters During and After Pregnancy, Janae A. Baker
The Patient Experience of Language Discordance and Interpreter Services in the Emergency Department, Keri L. Baker
Few-shot Learning for NER using MAML, Nourchene Bargaoui
Effects and Mechanisms of Smartphone-Based Mindfulness Training on Emotional Experience, Polina Beloborodova
Development of an ex vivo assay to investigate streptococcal-platelet interactions, Jasmine Benbei
Wayfinding, Wendal E. Berry
Variability in Perceptions of Complementary Health Approaches Among Graduate Student Trainees, Delaney C. Bilodeau
CHRONOBIOLOGY OF MEAL TIMING IN EARLY-STAGE HYPERTENSION: EFFECTS ON RENAL AND VASCULAR FUNCTION, Natalie J. Bohmke
In a Similar Way, Paul Brennan
A Precision-Controlled Investigation Into The Fundamentals Which Drive The Incredible Superhydrophobic Properties Of Soot, Ashton Bressler
Take the Jeans to Lublin, Robert J. Brisson
Exploring the Experiences of Faculty Learning to Teach Online: A Case Study, Peyton P. Burgess Jr
Exploring Drivers of Sex-Based Disparities in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis, Stephanie K. Buxhoeveden
EFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT AND PATH PLANNING FOR IOT AND UAV NETWORKS, Amirahmad Chapnevis
THE EFFECTS OF PASSIVE HEAT EXPOSURE ON RENAL FUNCTION, VASCULAR FUNCTION, AND EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, Domenico A. Chavez
Surface Engineering on Functional Materials for Sustainable Environmental Research, Jianping Chen
They Tried to Kill Your Favorite Bad Bitch: A Look into Digital Misogynoir and How the Girlies Clap Back and Bring Wreck on Twitter, KaLyn T. Coghill
Implications of Extremity: the Digital Nexus between Black Metal Subculture and Right-Wing Extremism, Samuel G. Crawford
Developing and Testing a Model of Discrimination, Internalized Oppression, Mental Health, and Suicidality in Disabled Transgender and Gender Non-binary (TGNB) Individuals, Stephanie L. Cull
Investigations of a NOX2 Activator, p47phox, PX Domain Membrane Anchoring Interactions and Inhibition, Angela Develin
A Study of the Effectiveness of the National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education in Undergraduate Medical Education, Kayla Diggs Brody
“I KNOW WHAT NOTHING MEANS”: NOSTALGIA, HOPE, AND THE POSTMODERN SEARCH FOR THE SUBLIME, Kathryn L. Donati
Inspiring a Ripple: A Case for Evidence-Based, Biophilic Design for Affordable Housing, Chelcey A. Dunham
Functional Monitoring for Run-Time Assurance of a Real-Time Cyber Physical System, Matthew W. Gelber
Frozen by worry and fatigue? A mixed methods approach to understanding the lived experiences of freezing of gait, Sarah M. Ghose
Online Racism and Mental Health Symptomatology Among Black Adolescents: A Longitudinal Examination, Stephen M. Gibson
Biodistribution Comparison of Fentanyl and Morphine Following Acute and Repeated Expsoure, Rosamond M. Goodson
Unraveling the Multiscale Role of Advanced Glycation End-Products in Aging Menisci, Austin Gouldin
Expanding the genetic code with a small molecule-decaged unnatural histidine, Aidan K. Haney
Penalized Interpolating B-splines and Their Applications, Kylee L. Hartman-Caballero
Outcomes of Anterior Crossbite Correction on Alveolar Bone Morphology in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate, Katherine J. Hayes
A Retrospective Chart Review of Avulsion Injuries Treated at Virginia Commonwealth University., Ryan Hediger
Identifying mechanistic pathways to rigidity associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder traits using a novel decision-making paradigm, Hannah L. Heintz
The Sexually Dimorphic Role of Connexin 43 in Bone Remodeling and Disuse-Induced Bone Loss, Gabriel A. Hoppock
Development and cross-validation of equations to accurately predict resting metabolic rate in adult, pre-menopausal African-American women, Daishan P. Johnson
Housing for Transgender and Gender Expansive People in the U.S. South, Aaron M. Kemmerer
Validation of a Screening Tool for Sleep Apnea in Children, Brandon Khor
Neighborhood, Home- and Community-Based Services, and Older Adult's Health in Virginia, Seon Kim
The Effect of Local Anesthesia When Used in Dental Restorative Cases Under General Anesthesia on Control of Postoperative Comfort, Elizabeth S. Kleefisch DDS
I am Who I am, Yifei Kong
Illuminating function and enabling inhibition at the protein-membrane interface of glutathione peroxidase 4., Courtney L. Labrecque
Characteristics of Permanent Teeth Diagnosed with Pulpal Necrosis: A Retrospective Study, William Lee
A Man of Double Deed, Gilad Leiba
Common Institutional Ownership and Opportunistic Insider Trading, Yaxuan Li
Development of a Validity Scale for the ICD-11 Personality Disorder Measure (PSI-11), Rae Lutz
Shinners, Alexis E. Mabry
The effect of experienced compassion at work on nursing home certified nursing assistants' well-being and turnover intentions, Kristin M. MacDonald
PERSISTENCE OF WASTEWATER-ASSOCIATED ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA IN RIVER MICROCOSMS, Aoife P. Mahaney
Graph Coloring Reconfiguration, Reem Mahmoud
Mechanistic Analysis of Four-Way DNA Junctions and Cytokine-Binding Aptamers for Therapeutic Interventions, Roaa S. Mahmoud
Drugging the Histone Acetyltransferase EP300 Modulates Alternative Splicing at Schizophrenia Risk Genes, Shravani Malay
Evaluation of Cervical Dentin Removal After Orifice Shaping in Maxillary Premolars: A Micro CT Study, Abdulaziz Mallik
Essays on the Impacts of MACRA 2015 and Market Dynamics on Quality, Billing, and Fraud in the U.S. Healthcare System, Mahmoud Manouchehri Amoli
Family Rejection and Affirmation Experiences Among Racially and Ethnically Marginalized Youth who Identify as Transgender and/or Gender Diverse, Angela Matijczak
A Walk in the Woods, Caitlin McLean
The Impact of COVID-19 on Perceptions of Traditional and Online Degrees: Implications for Hiring Decisions and Higher Education, Heather E. Millar
MIXED-METHODS EXPLORATION OF EARLY POSTPARTUM EXPERIENCES ASSOCIATED WITH PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS, Sara W. Moyer
Humans Are Dust, Chelsea Nanfelt Rowe
Considering Systems of Power and Black and Latine Students’ Belonging in STEM, Korinthia D. Nicolai
Representation Matters! Media’s Impact on BIPOC Participation in Outdoor Recreation, Latryce Noel
The Effects of Various Nanoplastics on the Inflammatory Response in Primary Alveolar Epithelial Cells, Eunice J. Pak
An Examination of Hiring Practices and Employee Retention Today Compared with Pre-Pandemic Characteristics in Orthodontics, Logan Passey
Levofloxacin Incorporated Extracellular Matrix Nanoparticles for Pulmonary Cystic Fibrosis Infections, Raahi Patel
Factors Important to Underrepresented Minority Applicants in Ranking Orthodontic Programs, Alyssa Patterson
Optimizing Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Technique for Personalized Breast Cancer Radiotherapy, Srinidhi Rajagopalan
Haven: Exploring Trauma-Informed Design in Transitional Housing for Women and Children, Sydney J. Rakes
Notes on a Centrifugal Chiller: Listening and Breathing the Boundaries of Circulatory Architecture, Chrystine Rayburn
“Grabbing for Life”: Rhetorical Space and Agency in Women’s Prison Zines, Becca Ringle
Nurse-Led Home Visitation and Parental Reasoning About Child Discipline: A Realist Evaluation of Perceived Influential Mechanisms, Jeniece S. Roane
Adaptive Multi-label Classification on Drifting Data Streams, Martha Roseberry
The Collection: A Third-Place Community Library Design, Camille Rovani
SG1002: A Potential Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cardiomyopathy, Taylor I. Roy
A Radiographic Analysis of Teeth with Carrier-Based Obturation Requiring Retreatment, Robert W. Rudnicki
SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS UNRAVELS PALMITOYLATION AND ZONATION- DEPENDENT GENE REGULATION OF AEG-1 IN MOUSE LIVER, Alissa Saverino
USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TO UNDERSTAND THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE IDENTIFYING WITH ADHD: WHAT THEMES EMERGE IN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS?, Gabby C. Scalzo
Advanced Manufacturing Methods to Produce Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients via Parametric Control of Crystallization, Michael Scott
The Relationship between Material Circumstances and Primary Care Utilization after Enrollment in Virginia’s Medicaid Expansion, Hannah Shadowen
Biophilia: Developing A Taste For Care, Che'leah Shannon
Extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing of Magnetic Heat Exchange Structures for Caloric Applications, Vaibhav Sharma
Spilled Land River-Eye, Paz Sher
The Role of Sleep and Social-Ecological Supports in the Association between Racial Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Risk in Black Youth, Jelaina R. Shipman-Lacewell
Investigating The Ultrafast Dissociation Dynamics of Energetic Materials Using Femtosecond Time-Resolved Mass Spectrometry, Jacob M. Shusterman
Sense Make Before Book, Bradley Sinanan
REDESIGN, EVALUATION, AND VALIDATION OF A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE HIGH-RESOLUTION MELT BASED MIXTURE SCREENING TOOL, Chastyn Smith