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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 2020
EXPLORING WHETHER CONTEXTUAL FACTORS RELATE TO THE HOPED-FOR AND FEARED POSSIBLE SELVES OF LATINX YOUTH, Stephanie M. Romo
Robert Catherine, Sarah Nelson Rupp
Assessing the feasibility of freshwater mussel restoration in urban streams., John-Reid Ryan
Sleep Behaviors and Thoughts as Links Between Social Rhythmicity and Mental Health Outcomes, Sahar Sabet
Improving Grid Hosting Capacity and Inertia Response with High Penetration of Renewable Generation, Hamidreza Sadeghian
SPARSITY AND WEAK SUPERVISION IN QUANTUM MACHINE LEARNING, Seyran Saeedi
A LONGITUDINAL TEST OF MEXICAN TEEN MOTHERS’ CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE SKILLS VIA MOTHERS’ LANGUAGE, Arlenis A. Santana
An Exploration in Accountable Care Organization Structure, Contingency and Performance, 2015-2017, Siriporn P. Satjapot
Achieving Dentin Conservation using Dynamic Navigation Technology for Locating Calcified Canals, Madison W. Saunders
Investigating Equity Practices and Teaching for Global Readiness in a K-12 School District, Jamie M. Schlais Dr.
A Microlongitudinal Study of Menopause Symptoms and Problematic Eating in Midlife Women, Dana R. Schreiber
Synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticles for imaging and enhancement in therapy, Gabrielle Seymore
Knowledge and Skill Predictors of Voice Behavior: Voice as an Upward Influence, Zitong Sheng
The Effects of Autophagy and Senescence on Sensitivity to Cisplatin in Head and Neck Cancer, Zara H. Siddiqui
Culturally-Relevant Factors that Influence Healthy Eating among African American College Students, Danyel Smith
Pseudo-data Generation For Improving Clinical Named Entity Recognition, Jeffrey T. Smith
AUGMENTING GUADECITABINE TO PROMOTE ANTICANCER IMMUNITY IN MURINE BREAST CANCER, Timothy M. Smith Jr.
Swipe Right for Condoms and Testing: Differences in High-Risk Sexual Behavior and Sexual Health Beliefs Among Dating App Users Compared to Non-App Users, Shelby A. Smout
Reducing Disparities in Smoking for Adults with Mental Illness: Are U.S. Tobacco Prevention Policies Effective?, L. Morgan Snell
The impact of the FDA warning on post-tonsillectomy opioid prescribing in publicly and privately insured children, Dianna J. Soelberg
Drop Velocity: A Dual-Genre Collection of Short Fiction and Personal Essays, April Sopkin
PREDICTING BLACK MALE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION AT A PWI EXAMINING SINGLE INDICATORS OF RELIGIOSITY, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION., Nickolas Spears Jr.
LPA receptors modulate gene expression during oligodendrocyte differentiation, Samantha A. Spencer
Structural Features Contributing to Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) Analog Inhibition of the Human Dopamine Transporter, Zachary R. Spires
A Study on the Mechanism of CLP290 Restoration of KCC2 and Neuroprotection after Traumatic Brain Injury, Ekaterina Stepanova
INTERPERSONAL COMPETENCY CONFIGURATIONS AND THE SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT OF EARLY ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES: A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH, Brittany I. Sterrett
Adjusting for Dropout in Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials, Katharine Stromberg
Taxa specific responses to flooding shape patterns of abundance in a river rock pool metacommunity, Charles R. Stunkle
Psychometric Developments of the ACE-IQ: Understanding the Trauma History of Latine Immigrants, Jorli K. Swingen Dr.
Internalizing Data Collection: Personal Analytics as an Investigation of the Self, Neal R. Swisher
DATA SCIENCE METHODS FOR STANDARDIZATION, SAFETY, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY, Khajamoinuddin Syed
From Abdication to Action: Turning Points in Clinton's Foreign Policy, Eric J. Szandzik
Spooky Stuff, Petra A. Szilagyi
The immediate and persistent effects of binge ethanol exposure on myelin protein expression in DBA/2J mice, Aminatta Z. Tejan-Kamara
DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES IN CANNABIS USE: PREDISPOSITIONS, PEERS, AND ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION, Nathaniel S. Thomas
AN INVESTIGATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING PRACTICES IN TWO CULTURES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES, Alicia R. Thompson
Comparing coastal storm impact to decadal change in barrier island ecosystems, Philip A. Tuley
A Story About A Girl With Snakes For Hair, Kate M. Turner
Detection of Biomolecules via OCP Measurements using NPG Electrodes, Borkat Ullah
THE IMPACT OF AGING AND MECHANICAL INJURY ON ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL AND MACROPHAGE RESPONSES IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND INFLAMMATION, Michael S. Valentine
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Interactome: Insights into sRNA-mediated Regulatory Networks, Christine M. Van Duyn
HIGHER TENSILE FORCES ACROSS CELLULAR JUNCTIONS AND AN INTACT NUCLEAR LINC COMPLEX IS REQUIRED FOR EPITHELIAL FUNCTION AND STABILITY, FNU Vani Narayanan
Pharmacology of Fentanyl-Related Substances in Mice Reveals Potential Therapeutics With Improved Protective Indices, Neil B. Varshneya
I Hope My Black Skin Don't Dirt This White Tuxedo, Luis A. Vasquez La Roche
The Correlation Between Maternal Postpartum Depression and Child Psychopathology, T'keyah I. Vaughan
Automatic Hip Analysis Suite, Nathan J. Veilleux
TRANSCRIPTOMIC PROFILING OF POSTMORTEM PREFRONTAL CORTEX AND NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS FROM CHRONIC ALCOHOL ABUSERS., Eric S. Vornholt
A comparison in pediatric dental website design from a guardian and pediatric dentists’ perspective., David M. Voth
BELOWGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF DOMINANT COASTAL DUNE GRASSES AND POTENTIAL COMMUNITY-LEVEL EFFECTS ON COASTAL EROSION, Shannon L. Walker
Recovering Lost Voices: The Rappahannock Tribe and the Jamestown Festival of 1957, Woodie L. Walker II
Language-Supportive Strategies and their Associations with Child Language Outcomes During Instructional Time, Erin S. Wallace
Differential Identification of Hyperacusis and Misophonia: Implications of Discrete Decreased Sound Tolerance (DST) Condition Subtypes, Rachel E. Wallace
Process Factors Affecting Reperfusion Time in Patients Presenting with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), Richard R. Wall
Disruption of the DREAM Complex Results in Cell Cycle Deregulation, Hayley C. Walston
Why We Use a New Currency: The Role of Trust and Control in Explaining the Perception and Usage of Bitcoin, Joseph B. Walton
Securing a Successful Future for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Ghana and Zambia: A Mixed-Methods Study of Parental and Service Provider Expectations, Princess-Melissa T. Washington-Nortey
Teachers' Perceptions of the Broad Validity of a High Stakes English Language Proficiency Test, Carolyn N. Waters
REDOX-ACTIVE POROUS ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS, K. Shamara Weeraratne
College Students’ Perceptions of Popular Diets and Orthorexia Nervosa, Madison W. Weinstock
Substitution inert Platinum (II) complexes and their non-covalent interactions with proteins, Thomas A. Wells
The Analysis of Neural Heterogeneity Through Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Kyle Wendling
Generation of Warm Dense Plasma on Solar Panel Infrastructure in Exo-Atmospheric Conditions, Harrison C. Wenzel
ROLE OF CLIC4 AND THE SYNAPTIC TRANSCRIPTOME IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY OF ETHANOL, Rory M. Weston
American Colossal, Andrew J. White
EFFECTS OF BEHAVIORAL SKILLS TRAINING WITH IN SITU TRAINING ON WORKPLACE CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS OF TRANSITION-AGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, Holly N. Whittenburg
Repeat Full Mouth Dental Rehabilitation under General Anesthesia for Medicaid Eligible Healthy Children who are High Caries Risk, LaJoi E. Wiggins
The Effect of Print Angulation on the Accuracy and Precision of 3D-Printed Orthodontic Retainers, Allison Williams
Design Hub: Activating Community by Design, Ed Williams
A Theoretically-Based Mixed Methods Approach to Examining Mental Health Disorders and Help-Seeking Behaviors among University-Enrolled African American Men, Kofoworola D.A. Williams
Associations Between Stress, Racial Discrimination, and Cytokine Levels in Black Americans, Takia Williams
An Integrated Exploration of the Contextual, Relational, and Individual Factors that Impact High School Completion among African Americans, Lesley B. Winchester
Work Hope and Work Volition: Exploring the Influence of Community College Students’ Rurality and Socioeconomic Status, Jesse A. Wingate
Smallest Worthwhile Effect Values for Pain and Function after a Total Knee Replacement, Nancy Wofford
Profiles of Adjustment among Children in Institutional Care in Ghana: Predictors of Positive Functioning, Anna W. Wright
I See God Everywhere, Jason Wright
Implementation of a Hierarchical Embedded Cyber-Attack Detection System in Unmanned Aerial Systems, Kevin Yang
Ceramide Synthase 2 Interacts with Ceramide Synthases 5 and 6 at the mRNA and Protein Levels, Dorothy Yen
Against the Eyes of God and Man: The Suicide and Alcohol Intoxication Deaths of Enslaved People in Alexandria and Henrico County, Virginia, 1805-1829, Peighton L. Young
Sensory Substitution, Key to Inclusive Learning, Fathima Z. Zahir
Arabic beyond Arabic, Abir Zakzok
Open Ensemble Modeling of Confined Electrolytes, Serban Zamfir
Reclaiming Beercraft- A Sensory Experience, Zishan Zeng
Invariance and Invertibility in Deep Neural Networks, Han Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
MY CLOTHING IS ME: Embracing ADHD in Traditional Qatari Apparel, Rabab Abdulla
STRAINTRONIC NANOMAGNETIC DEVICES FOR NON-BOOLEAN COMPUTING, Md Ahsanul Abeed
Biometal-Induced Structural Consequences of α-Synuclein – the Parkinson’s Disease Protein, Dinendra L. Abeyawardhane
The Development of Intrinsically Cell-Permeable Peptide Libraries Using mRNA Display, Nicolas A. Abrigo
...An Already Dreamed State Already Dreaming State Already…, Francheska Alcantara