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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
A SPECTRE OF SONIC TECHNICITY, Zachary L. Acosta-Lewis
Notes Toward a Personal Afrofuturism, Jalen T. Adams
Politics of Being a Lover: in art, (space) and kink, Rabeeha Adnan
Developing Antiviral Drugs for COVID-19 and Hepatitis C: Targeting Key Viral Proteases, Mohammed A. AlAwadh
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
Developing Machine Learning and Time-Series Analysis Methods with Applications in Diverse Fields, Muhammed Aljifri
Developing Novel Antiviral Agents: Targeting the N-Terminal Domain of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein with Small Molecule Inhibitors, Mona A. AlKhairi
Zaytouna: Rooted Histories in Uprooted Memories, Naima M. Almajdobah
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
Accurate and Efficient Fragmentation Methods for Electronic Structure Theory: Utilizing Set Theory to Construct Density Matrices in Noncovalent Clusters and Covalent-Bound Systems, Francisco Ballesteros
Few-shot Learning for NER using MAML, Nourchene Bargaoui
Effects and Mechanisms of Smartphone-Based Mindfulness Training on Emotional Experience, Polina Beloborodova
Monte-Carlo method for identifying aberrantly expressed genes in cancer, Matthew M. Beltran
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
EFFECT OF A PHARMACIST-PHYSICIAN COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE, Poorva B. Birari
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
Double Jointed: Gendered Flexibility and the Overextended Self, Grace A. Bromley
The Imaginary Invalid; Designing a Comedy that you don’t find funny, Kasey Brown
THE NEURAL MECHANISMS OF INTER-FRIEND AGGRESSION, Wyatt Brown
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
Mosquito Wings, Nolan W. Capps
Revealing the Elusive Mechanism of Action of the Lipid Chaperone Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4, Abdul J. Castillo Ibanez
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
Investigating the Protein Interactome of Escherichia coli to understand metabolic regulation when proteins bind: a systems biology study., Shomeek Chowdhury
May your flight be smooth, the wind calm, the cloud safe, and the sky blue!, kai chuang
Reflection: Cultivating Creativity and Healing Through Art Therapy, Caroline Ciccone
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
Particl Plant Medicine, Tommye Dean
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
The Fire in Our Lungs, James Fowler
Department Chairs’ Impact on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Their Departments, Nicholas R. Garcia II
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
Age of First Dental Visit and Early Childhood Oral Health Quality of Life, Richard Greene
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
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Inflammation and Tissue Repair: Lung Inflammation and Wound Healing in Corals Under Stress, Quintessa Hay
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
Moonshine Babies, Arghavan Heydareslam
The Merit of Adaptation: An Exploration of Adaptation in Regard to Sophocles’ Theban plays and the Role of Antigone within the Story, Hogan T. Holt
The Sexually Dimorphic Role of Connexin 43 in Bone Remodeling and Disuse-Induced Bone Loss, Gabriel A. Hoppock
How To Forget, Jesse D. Hoyle
The value of educating teachers, coaches, and athletic trainers on the management of dental trauma., Darlene W. Jean
The short-chain fatty acid butyrate prevents morphine and paclitaxel-induced nociceptive peripheral hypersensitivity., Dawn K. Jessup
Development and cross-validation of equations to accurately predict resting metabolic rate in adult, pre-menopausal African-American women, Daishan P. Johnson
Dynamic Mathematical Approaches to Understanding Pain in Sickle Cell Disease, Quindel Jones
Continuous Multiphase Reaction Engineering with 3DP, Kaitlin E. Kay
Housing for Transgender and Gender Expansive People in the U.S. South, Aaron M. Kemmerer
Exposing the Camera: The Pedagogical Possibilities of Critical Camera-based Arts Curriculum, Oscar Keyes
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
In Favor of One’s Time: Locating the Curatorial Practices of Kynaston McShine, 1959–1999, Sarah E. Kleinman
I am Who I am, Yifei Kong
Single-molecule pulldown (SiMPull) for detection of GPCR complexes in mammalian cells, Julie M. Kraft
Detection of Ferritinophagic Flux Using Halotag Technology, Sachin Gandhi Kumar Kempelingaiah
Side Effects, Shannon R. Kurzyniec
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
EVALUATING THE ROLE OF INTEROCEPTIVE AWARENESS IN INSOMNIA AND ACROSS THE SLEEP HEALTH SPECTRUM, Lara LoBrutto
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