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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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 2022
The Role of human Dopamine Transporter Threonine 261 and Serine 262 in Amphetamine Regulation of Transporter Function and Surface Expression, Sina Abdollahi
Out from Under: Wellness Design and Alternative Therapies for Anxiety and Depression, Emily J. Adams
Orientia tsutsugamushi Equips Two Ankyrin Effector Proteins to Modulate the Immune Response, Haley E. Adcox
Puddlefist, Dylan Ahern
Analysis of Microdroplets and Microorganisms by Single Entity Electrochemistry, Junaid U. Ahmed
Outcome of Endodontic Microsurgery: Success and Survival Rates at Virginia Commonwealth University, abdullah alawadhi
MetaMosque – Envisioning the Mosque as a Virtual Public Space, Alaa Albarazy
The Silent Rage of Being Loved, Michelle R. Albertson
Eadah: Tools for Celebrating Qatari Wellness Rituals, Abdulrahman Al Muftah
Exploring predictors in the receipt of patient/family-centered care, Arami Anwell
Viral overexpression of RPRD2 in mouse nucleus accumbens induces anxiety-like behavior and regulates genes associated with microtubule transport, Claire Nuhad Atiyeh
Direct-gap Group IV Alloys and Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Thin Film Fabrication, and Optical and Electrical Characterization., Rachel Barbieri
Racism Experiences and Mental Health: An Examination of Direct, Vicarious, and Appropriated Racism Experiences on Mental Health Symptom Expression, Christina Barnett
Dungeons and Devised Theatre: A Study of Tabletop Gaming and its Application in Playwriting and Character Development, Sabrina E. Becker
Inconvenient Truths: VCU’s Student Activism in the 1970s as It Relates to Black Educational Equity and Equal Rights Amendment Ratification, Allison R. Bell
Changes in physical activity and relationships to submaximal exercise capacity and cardiac function during breast cancer therapy, Moriah P. Bellissimo
Varied levels of fructose consumption induce physiological, cognitive, and mitochondrial alterations in aged female rats, Emilie L. Bjerring
Development of NLRP3 Inflammasome Inhibitors, Hallie M. Blevins
Utilization of Opioid Misuse Prevention Tools in Rural Areas, Leah M. Bouchard
Improving Feature Learning Capability and Interpretability of Unsupervised Neural Networks, Chathurika S. Wickramasinghe Brahmana
Roots and Webs and Nets and Branches and Bulletin Boards and Banners and Newsletters and Mutual Aid Text Threads and Kin and Caretakers and Porches and Poems of Today and Spaces of Survival, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Estimating the Statistics of Operational Loss Through the Analyzation of a Time Series, Maurice L. Brown and Cheng Ly
Graduate School's Transformative Awakening: An arts-based autoethnography, Roxanne L. Brown
Intergenerational Transmission of Alexithymia as a Predictor of Child Posttraumatic Stress Outcomes during COVID-19, Casey Burton
Childhood Reliquary De Una Catracha/Mexi Entre Nopales, Juliana Bustillo
Therapeutic Injectable Iron-Chelating Hydrogels, Debbie Campbell-Rance
Sound Of Systems Music Therapy For Autism, Nishtha Chawla
Changeset-based Retrieval of Source Code Artifacts for Bug Localization, Agnieszka Ciborowska
Family Relationships and Academic Performance via Belongingness among Cuban Medical Students: Examining Family Legacy and Sex as Moderators, Maria J. Cisneros-Elias
Effects of Ethanol on Neuron Development, Briana M. Coins
Species, Jessica L. Conley
Development and Validation of a Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor Perception Feedback Scale, Robert Craig
Healthcare Information Governance: An Exploration On Information Management, Compliance & Consent, MAULI DALAL
DNA CONDENSATION STATE REGULATES NUCLEAR LAMINA STRAIN AND CELLULAR ADAPTATION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL FORCES, Brooke E. Danielsson
Perceptions of the Specialized Literacy Professional: A Performance Profile, Julie S. Dauksys
Modeling Pa-233 Generation in Thorium-Fueled Reactors for Safeguards, Victoria Davis
Mechanisms and Treatment of Pain-Depressed Behavior in Male and Female Mice, Clare M. Diester
Splanchnic Oxygenation and Feeding Intolerance in the Very Low Birthweight Infant, Melissa C. Dollings
Repoliticizing the Depoliticized: Experimental Ethnography and Social Practice in Chinese Media Art, Yuxiang Dong
Generation 1.5 Students’ Academic Success: The Interrelationship Between Capital Used and Identity Formation, Susan D. Dudley
Parental Attitudes Regarding the Primary Dentition, Dental Decay, and Trauma, Kathryn Dundervill
Characterizing Senescence Induction and Senolytic Sensitivity in Murine Lung Cancer Cell Lines, Rana A. Estaleen
Socially Organized Climate (Non)Responses: How Social Position Impacts Individual Perception of Climate Change Risk, Kayleigh B. Flanagan
AUTOMATED CONJECTURING ON THE INDEPENDENCE NUMBER AND MINIMUM DEGREE OF DIAMETER-2-CRITICAL GRAPHS, Joshua R. Forkin
Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis Via Laser-Induced Photochemical Reduction of Metal Salts, Laysa M. Frias Batista
Challenges among Latine DACA Recipients and Anxiety: A Systematic Meta-Analytic Review, Isis A. Garcia-Rodriguez
Comparison of Peak Skin Dose Calculated by Patient Radiation Dose Monitoring and Tracking Systems versus Solid-State Detector Measurements, Vincent D. Gargaro
DEVELOPMENT OF METALLIC CLUSTERS AND HOLLIDAY JUNCTIONS FOR NANOPORE SENSING, Madhav Ghimire
Once Upon a Time/There was a Story that Began: Novelty, Endings, and Chronotope in John Barth’s The Tidewater Tales, Zachary K. Gibson
Reclaiming the Appropriated Space Through Care, William P. Glaser
Something Like Empathy, Hayley J. Graffunder
The Role of Life Course Adversity on Mental Health Services Utilization Among Women, Whitney C. Graves
Effect of Clear Aligner Attachment Design on Extrusion of Maxillary Lateral Incisors: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Justin Groody
Exploring Dynamic Navigation For Palatally Impacted Canine Uncovery Surgery., Daniel Joseph Hall
KEVIN, AND OTHER STORIES, NETA M. HARRIS
Culturally Relevant Coping Strategies Within Bicultural Latine College Students in the Face of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and Policy, Cindy M. Hernandez
Spectrum of Shit, Hannah Hiaasen
Advancing forest structure-function relationships: linking above- and belowground structure to soil respiration, Laura J. Hickey
Empowerment in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis, Rachel Holder
Outcome of Vital Pulp Therapy on Immature Permanent Teeth with Calcium Silicate-Based Materials: Retrospective Cohort Study, Brian I. Hone
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Anxiety Symptoms: The Influence of the Caregiver-Child Relationship, Rebecca Hoppe
Modulation of inflammation during tumor progression and inhibition, Madison Grace Isbell
The Lived Experiences of Higher Education Academic Advisors with Counseling Degrees in Addressing Their Role in Student Success, Shajuana Isom-Payne
Madeleine Béjart: La Femme Galante, Katherine E. Jackson
The Economic Value of Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative Care Models in Hypertension Management, Jessica S. Jay
Race, Weight, Gender And The Embodied (Odied, Odied) Consciousness Of Big-Bodied Black Women Educators: A Phenomenological Study, Kendra D. Johnson
Snapshots of a Fictional Past: Photographic Nostalgia in the Early 20th century Art Novel., Harry A. Jones IV
Threshold Levels of Patient and Parent Esthetic Concern in the Mixed Dentition, Justin Josell
Flourish: Exploring Healing Environments in a Residential Treatment Setting, Emily D. Kalafian
Therapeutic Approaches for Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Franck J. Kamga Gninzeko
Characterization of Sodium Ion Flux in Cultured Rat Proximal Tubule NRK-52E Cells and Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Signaling, Bridget Kastelberg
HOW IS BIOPHILIC URBANISM BEING USED IN PLANNING TO REJUVENATE POST-INDUSTRIAL CITIES?, Andrea A. Kerley
Less Water, More Holy: Tools for Sustainable Ablution, Faheem Khan
Molten Salt Technologies for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Molten Salt Reactors, Dimitris Killinger
Angiotensin II promotes Type 1 T Helper lymphocyte-mediated diastolic dysfunction in a mouse model of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, Michelle M. Kim
Continual learning from stationary and non-stationary data, Lukasz Korycki
Cyanometer, Danielle R. Kotrla
cadent diffusion: permeating the membrane, Isabella M. Kubo
SHP2 inhibition-based combination targeted therapies for molecularly defined subgroups of HNSCC patients, RICHARD KURUPI
Institutional Investor Distraction and Stock Market Reaction to Earnings Announcements, Kyungeun Kwon
Adaptations in orthodontics for current and future COVID-19 best practices, Jordan Lamb
City Revitalization Through Adaptive Reuse and the Arts, Patricia D. Lamb
Detection and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Survey amongst Pediatric Dental Care Providers in the United States, Daniel J. Lander
Estimating Weighted Panel Sizes for Primary Care Providers: An assessment of clustering and novel methods of panel size estimation on electronic medical records, Martin A. Lavallee
Considering Queerness - Actor Training's Issues and Alternatives, Jacob LeBlanc
Taking Flight: An Independent Living Facility for Emancipated Foster Youth, Kristy McDaniel Leitzel
Use of Passive Immobilization During Oral Conscious Sedation: Parental Perceptions and Utilization by Pediatric Dentists in The United States, Jennifer N. Levine
The l1-norm regularized l1-norm best-fit line problem and applications, Xiao Ling
SHE: PERFORMING BIOGRAPHY AS A DRAMATIC NARRATIVE, Ashley J. Love
Contact-Free Sensing and Mass Transport Analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Single Entity Electrochemistry, John Lutkenhaus
Clear Aligner Therapy in the Mixed Dentition: Indications and Practitioner Perspectives, Nicholas M. Lynch
A study on developing novel methods for relation extraction, DARSHINI MAHENDRAN