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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 2021
Humanizing Architecture: A Polymorphic Space, Nada Abbara
Structural Reorganization of the Cisternal Organelle in Neuroinflammatory Disease, Myshak S. Abdi
Influence of metal sleeves in the accuracy of dental implant placement using guided implant surgery, Coleman Adams
Straight through my heart, Raul A. Aguilar Canela
Why We Follow Celebrities: An Examination of Parasocial Interaction and Fan Engagement in A Celebrities’ Social Media Pages, Mohammed A. Alasmari
CONTINUAL LEARNING FOR MULTI-LABEL DRIFTING DATA STREAMS USING HOMOGENEOUS ENSEMBLE OF SELF-ADJUSTING NEAREST NEIGHBORS, Gavin Alberghini
BISPHOSOHOGLYCERTAE MUTASE: A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE, Anfal S. Aljahdali
SHARING NEWS ON TWITTER IN SAUDI ARABIA: WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS?, EZADDEEN S. ALMUTAIRI
Treatment outcome of perforation repair with bio-ceramic based materials: A retrospective study, Lolwa alyahya
Socio-ecological Predictors of Social Connection Among Older Adults, Georganna Amateau
Evaluation of DNA Extraction Efficiencies of Promega’s DNA IQ™ Methods and Casework Extraction Kit for Low Template Samples, Emily M. Anderson
Perovskite Thin Films Annealed in Supercritical fluids for Efficient Solar Cells, Gilbert Annohene
COGNITIVE DEBIASING INTERVENTION FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER, Farah Aslanzadeh, M.S.
Bayesian Experimental Design For Bayesian Hierarchical Models With Differential Equations For Ecological Applications, Rebecca Atanga
Quantitative PCR and Sanger Sequencing of Mitochondrial DNA Recovered from Waterlogged Bone, Kailey Babcock
Wintering Ground, Colin Bailes
Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of Epithelial Cell Mixtures Using Hormone Antibody Probes and Flow Cytometry, Luke Baldridge
Kaleidoscope Wellness | Destigmatizing Mental Health for Teens by Design, Rhode L. Baptiste
Perceived efficacy of extrusion of maxillary lateral incisors with aligners, Mason T. Bates, Bhavna Shroff, Caroline Carrico, Nakysa Kheirandish, and Steven J. Lindauer
Detrimental role of IRF1 in myeloid cells during Influenza infection, Bianca L. Baum
BEYOND BLACK OR WHITE: AN EXAMINATION OF INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES, BLAME ATTRIBUTION, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, Ashlynn D. Bell
Tender Perception: The Ethics of Existence and Nonliving Objects’ Movement in Gertrude Stein's Tender Buttons, Timothy Berge
Summit Avenue Studios: A Creative Hub in Scott's Addition, Elizabeth Berry
Role of P53 Deficient Clonogenic Endothelial Cells in the Pathogenesis Of Pulmonary Hypertension, Aneel Roy Bhagwani
IL-36g Cytokine Induction in Oral Epithelial Cells Triggered By Treponema denticola and Their Role In Chronic Periodontitis, Christopher Blake
Amixicile, a novel antimicrobial agent, and its effect on the salivary and subgingival microbiome in rhesus macaque monkeys, Erin E. Block
Modeling Substance Use and Mental Disorder Comorbidity Using Latent Variable and Network Approaches, Courtney T. Blondino
Cardiac Arrest and Global Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Role of mitochondria and Cannabinoid Receptor 2 signaling., Jennifer L. Bradley
Knowledge, Perception, and Clinical Management Strategies of US Pediatric Dentists on Molar Incisor Hypomineralization, Courtney T. Brashier
Strengthening Mental Health Diagnostic Detection in Integrated Primary Care, Julia Brechbiel
Fabrication of Metal-Silicon Nanostructures by Reactive Laser Ablation in Liquid, Eric J. Broadhead
Phenotypic characterization of Table Mountain (Pinus pungens) and pitch pine (Pinus rigida) hybrids along an elevational gradient in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, Alexander L. Brown
CanalPro EAL Accuracy compared to the Root ZX EAL, Benjamin T. Brown
PLANT COMMUNITIES IN DYNAMIC SYSTEMS: HOW DISTURBANCE INFLUENCES COASTAL PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, Joseph K. Brown
Owning Our Story: an interior exploration to foster self-reflection, Hannah Bulow
Survival, Growth, and Characterization of Microbes in E-liquids, Jessica Bunn
Reclamancipation: A Story of Brilliance, Resilience, and Transilience, Nia A. Campbell
COACHING PARAEDUCATORS TO ACCURATELY RECORD STUDENT RESPONSE DATA DURING DIRECT INSTRUCTION, Paige J. Carter PhD
Barrio Boys, Vincent Chavez
Western Clinicians’ Diagnostic Accuracy of Culture-Bound Syndromes, Lisa Y. Chung
Successional changes in carbon storage are sustained in a temperate forest across different initiating disturbances, Cameron Clay
Floating Home: an Imagined Community, Carrie Collier
Pro-Environmental Behaviors Among Black Environmentalists: A Critical Race Perspective, Kimberly S. Compton
Hello, Is It Dark?, McKayla Conahan
NANOPORE DETECTION of LONG TIME-SCALE SINGLE METALLIC CLUSTER CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES and SURFACE LIGAND EXCHANGE, Bobby D. Cox
Prolactin Drives a Dynamic STAT5A/HDAC6/HMGN2 Cis-Regulatory Landscape Exploitable in ER+ Breast Cancer, Justin M. Craig
A NOVEL REVIEW OF HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 110 KDA: A BASIS FOR RESEARCH AND CONTINUED EXPERIMENTATION THROUGH BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, Crist W. Cuffee
No Graphic Design Will Contain You, Julia P. Dann
Expand Your Horizon: Investigating an online intervention for weight bias internalization, Alexandria Davies
The Institute for Storytelling & Healthcare Design Research, Ruth E.P. Deibler
An Escapist Utopia, Sara EH Denney
Difficult Paintings, Hao (Damien) Ding
THE LIVING THEATRE OF HORROR: EXAMINING HOW CENTURIES OF WESTERN THEATRICAL PRACTICE AND THEORY INFORM THE MODERN-DAY HAUNTED HOUSE, Scott Dittman
≥i++ Wayward Self, Space, and Language, Mystie Do and Thu TM Do
Navigating Success: First-Generation Pathways to Institutional Integration, Katherine B. Drumm
A Mixed Methods Approach to Examine Racial Disparities in Adherence to Surveillance Mammography Among Breast Cancer Survivors, Megan C. Edmonds
Learning-based Predictive Control Approach for Real-time Management of Cyber-physical Systems, Roja Eini
Form Follows Culture, Nada Raafat Elkharashi
Radioimmunoconjugate for cancer molecular imaging, Nouri Elmekharam
You Wouldn't Download an Art, Beatrice Evans
The Just Host: Addressing the wage structure problem in the tourism industry, Bill Farley
Development of Analytical Methods for Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans and Their Mimetics in Human Plasma, Rawan M. Fayyad
Conformational Modulation of α-Helical N-Acetylated α-Synuclein, Ricardo Fernandez
Detection Of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Using A Colorimetric Gold Nanoparticle Air Cassette Filter, Andrea I. Ferrer Vega
Method Validation of Headspace Gas Chromatography with Dual Flame Ionization Detection for Analysis of Blood Alcohol Concentration and Other Volatile Organic Compounds, Caroline A. Fudala
Pase Perdido Missing Pass, larissa m. garcia
Copper Sulfide Manganese Nanoparticles for Multimodality Imaging and Therapy, Ali S. Gawi Ermi
STANDARDIZATION OF E-CIGARETTE RESEARCH: ADDRESSING THE ANALYSIS OF TOTAL NICOTINE AND FREE BASE NICOTINE IN E-CIGARETTES, Vinit Gholap
Validation of a Screening Tool for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Pilot Study, Julia A. Giardina
Single Molecule Investigations of Holliday Junction Binding Protein RuvA, Dalton Reed Gibbs
"With The Commodity In The Hand": A Practical Investigation of the Intersection of Material Culture with Performance Theory, Katharine M. Given
Earth Tone Sigh Spell, Martha Glenn
Augmented Reality in Sport Broadcasting, Chad Goebert
PANGEA: A dual-genre collection of fiction and poetry, Michelle Goshen
Hamburger Helper Recipes, John Alex Goss
Targeting Transferrin Binding Protein A for Vaccine Development in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ashley Greenawalt
Mechanistic Insights of Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Alzheimer's Disease Models, Jakob C. Green
Patient perspectives on teledentistry and face-to-face doctor interaction during orthodontic treatment, Jackson K. Griffeth D.M.D.; Bhavna Shroff D.D.S., M.Dent.Sc., M.P.A.; Caroline Carrico Ph.D.; and Payton Cook
Sweet Fruit, Daa Guy-Vasson
The Therapeutic Potential of Glycosaminoglycan Directed Metalloglycomics: Elucidating New Targets and Mechanisms for Polynuclear Platinum Complexes, James D. Hampton
Pissing in the Pleasure Garden, Ellen Hanson
Radiographic Comparison Using CBCT-PAI and Volumetric Analysis of Endodontically Treated Teeth: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Jeremy Hargrove
Reproducibility and accuracy of the virtual occlusal record, Anne M. Harper
The Impact of Latent Print Processing on Firing Pin and Breechface Impressions during Firearm Examination, Brittany B. Harrington
Virtual Reality Tool for Visualizing the Oral Microbiome, Alexus M. Harris
GENERATION OF A MULTI-PROTEIN CHIMERIC CONSTRUCT FOR DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS OF LYME DISEASE, Amanda Hatke
"Unite the Left": Contextualizing Bukharin's ABC of Communism and Berkman's ABC of Anarchism, David Hayter
What Sound Reveals To Our Eyes: The Intersection Between Subconscious Thought and Real Imagery in Experimental Film and Sound Design, Mireille G. Heidbreder
Water Clarity at the River-Estuary Transition Zone: A Comparative Study of the James, Mattaponi, and Pamunkey Sub-estuaries, Rachel Henderson
Value of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire in Referrals for Obstructive Sleep Apnea at VCU Pediatric Dental Clinic, Elizabeth H. Hering
Symptom Self-Management in Adolescents Following a Concussion, Amanda Hodges
EVALUATION OF REGIONAL EXTRATHORACIC DEPOSITION OF LOW- AND HIGH-MOMENTUM AEROSOL USING ANATOMICALLY-CORRECT IN VITRO AIRWAY MODELS, Sana Hosseini
The Rational Synthesis of Lanthanum Manganite Nanomaterials for Magnetic Refrigeration Applications, Caitlin Hunt
The Default: The Paradox of Play and Productivity, Yeon Geong Hwang
EVOLUTION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF VAGINAL BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE IN THE VAGINAL ENVIRONMENT, Nicole R. Jimenez
Black Feminist Thought, Interrupted: Dissecting the Voice of Black Feminists in the Blogosphere and their Engagement with Platform Affordances, Dawn G. Johnson