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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 2019
Let’s Face It: The effect of orthognathic surgery on facial recognition algorithm analysis, Carolyn Bradford Dragon
Evaluating PrediXcan’s Ability to Predict Differential Expression Between Alcoholics and Non-Alcoholics, John E. Drake Jr
Fabrication and Simulation of Nanomagnetic Devices for Information Processing, Justine L. Drobitch
Investigating Daily Writing Emotions, Attention Regulation, and Productivity: An Intensive Longitudinal Study, Eric Ekholm
OPTIMIZING NASAL CANNULAS FOR INFANTS USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, Ahmad El-Achwah Mr.
The DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, guadecitabine, targets tumor-induced myelopoiesis and recovers T cell activity to slow tumor growth, Andrea J. Elkovich
EXAMINING BIOBEHAVIORAL VARIABLES AND PREDICTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES SELF- MANAGEMENT, Karin A. Emery
On Earth | Onionlight, Caitlin Etherton
The Infectivity of Naegleria fowleri Cysts in vivo and in vitro, and Mediation of Encystment by cAMP, Anna L. Evdokiou
Nutrient Uptake Among Urban and Non-Urban Streams Within the Piedmont Physiographic Province of Virginia, Joseph T. Famularo
Multiphase Droplet Interactions with a Single Fiber, Noor M. Farhan
Cultivating a Democratic community in the Elementary Art Classroom, Kelly Fergus
Identifying Targets for Quality Improvement in a Community Child Mental Health Agency, Natalie K. Finn
Sensor Placement for Damage Localization in Sensor Networks, Fereshteh Firouzi
Perceived Stress, Salivary Cortisol, and Depression in Adults Diagnosed with Postconcussion Syndrome; A Pilot Study, Christine Fish-Huson
Cold X-ray Effects on Satellite Solar Panels in Orbit, Myles Fogleman
Touched with All the Radiance that a Sudden Sun Discloses, Marie Fornaro
Development and Characterization of Stationary Phase Gradients for High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Anna Forzano
Undergraduate Students' Attitudes About the Collection, Use, and Privacy of Search Data in Academic Libraries, Laura W. Gariepy
Work-Life Factors that Impact Job Burnout and Turnover Intention among Athletic Academic Support Professionals, Jennifer Gellock
CONCEPTUALIZATION OF BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS AMONG SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION, Neha J. Goel
Burying Empty, AMANDA S. GOEMMER
Distributed multi-label learning on Apache Spark, Jorge Gonzalez Lopez
Axon Initial Segment Integrity in Aging and Traumatic Brain Injury, Mazen M. Gouda
“The Ground On Which I Stand” Healing Queer Trauma through Performance: Crafting a Solo Performance through the investigation of Ritual Poetic Drama within the African Continuum, Ashley W. Grantham
Milled, Brandie Gray
The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on the Efficacy of School-Based Interventions for Adolescents with ADHD, Cathrin D. Green
A VIEW INTO RECIPROCITY: LITERATURE REVIEW, MEASUREMENT DESIGN, AND EXPERIMENT, Kelly B. Green
A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES IN ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: INDIVIDUAL, PEER, AND FAMILY FACTORS, Jessica L. Greenlee
Optically Transparent Antennas and Filters for Smart City Communication, Ryan B. Green
The Anaplasma phagocytophilum adhesin Asp14 directs PDI-mediated disulfide reduction to promote infection, Ryan S. Green
LONELINESS AND SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN OLDER AMERICANS, Sarah C. Griffin
FLUOXETINE ATTENUATES MAST CELL FUNCTION BY TARGETING PURINERGIC SIGNALING, Tamara T. Haque
THE INFLUENCE OF TRAINING ON KINEMATICS RELATED TO KNEE INJURY IN NOVICE RUNNERS, Kathryn Harrison
Changing Her Habit: Women Writers and Needlework in Early Eighteenth-Century England, Jane B. Harwell
Modeling Electrospun Fibrous Materials, Sina Hassanpouryousefi
Metaproteomic Investigation of the Vaginal Microbiome in Pregnancy, Zaneera Hassan
FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES OF NOVEL BRACKET SYSTEMS: AN IN-VITRO STUDY, Stephen M. Haverkos
Trauma related drinking to cope: A phenotypic and molecular genetic investigation of the self-medication model, Sage E. Hawn
The Day is Just Another Surface, Brooks M. Heintzelman
TARGETED THERAPIES FOR EWSR1-FLI1 TRANSLOCATED EWING FAMILY OF TUMORS, Daniel A.R. Heisey
What's in a Message? The Impact of Patient-Clinician Email Message Content on Patient Health Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization, Dawn M. Heisey-Grove
Comparison of Triple Combination Oral Sedation Regimens for Pediatric Dental Treatment, Brett H. Henderson
Indirect Relatedness, Evaluation, and Visualization for Literature Based Discovery, Sam Henry
How To Write A Musical: Concerning The Creation Of A Musical From Start To End Of First Draft, Lisa K. Hermanson
Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Materials: Aerosol Synthesis and Photocatalytic Applications, Xiang He
A Longitudinal Investigation of Interpersonal Trauma Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Cannabis Use Phenotypes among College Students, Terrell A. Hicks
THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HEATING COIL RESISTANCE ON NICOTINE DELIVERY, HEART RATE, SUBJECTIVE EFFECTS, AND PUFF TOPOGRAPHY, Marzena M. Hiler
The Role of Strength: Navigating Perinatal Loss Among Black Women, Ashley N. Hill
Cellular Mechanisms by which Alcohol Promotes HIV Protease Inhibitor-induced Hepatotoxicity, Michael Hinton
Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Increase the Antiproliferative Activity of Doxorubicin in Breast Cancer, Alexander M. Hirsch
Methods for evaluating dropout attrition in survey data, Camille J. Hochheimer
Pharmacologic profiling of novel compounds via fluorometric analyses of monoamine transporter responses, Ashkhan Hojati
The Effect of Quercetin in Periodontal Inflammation, Sara Holden
Pharmacodynamics of Monoamine Transporter Releasing Agents and Reuptake Inhibitors, Alexa Holloway
MULTI-COLUMN NEURAL NETWORKS AND SPARSE CODING NOVEL TECHNIQUES IN MACHINE LEARNING, Ammar O. Hoori
Why They Stay: Factors Contributing to Second Stage Teachers' Decisions to Remain in Teaching Profession, Samantha Hope
The Role of IRF1 in the Brain and in Adaptive Responses of Astrocytes, Andrew Hoskins
Social Influences on racial identity, perceived social support, and mental health among Black college students, Sultan A. Hubbard
Humans Aren't Boxes, Art Isn't Finite, Brianne Alta Humphreys
Engineering magnetic properties of nanoparticles for biomedical applications and magnetic thin film composite heterostructures for device applications., Shivakumar Hunagund
Phenotypic Characterization of PNPase Mutation and Overexpression in C. elegans, Brian J. Hur
FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET: A LIFESPAN APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF A SUBSET OF AMERICAN FARMERS, Janna L. Imel
CLASS/ACT EMBODIED PRACTICES FOR PERFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY, Chauntee Irving
Generation of a linear epitope based multi-protein chimeric construct for prevention of Lyme disease in humans, Jerilyn R. Izac
Revealing the Human Resource Development Discourse: A Mixed Methods Study of Similarities and Differences in Academic and Practitioner Language, or Labels-in-Use, Holly D. Jackson
Effect of a 14-Day Mindfulness Intervention on Daily Desire Experiences and Desire Regulation, Nabila Farhin Jahan
Beauty in Imperfection: Post-hyperreal Cosmetic Containers, Se Hee Jang
Manufactured by Nature: Growing Generatively Designed Products, MOHAMMAD JAWAD
Methods for Estimating the Optimal Time Lag in Longitudinal Mediation Analysis, Alicia Johns
Mathematics Identity Construction in Successful African Americans: Reflections on Mathematics Experiences During Adolescence, Teri N. Johnson
Carbon Cycling Along the James River Continuum, Timothy B. Jones
Transit Access Equity in Richmond, VA, Rachel Jordan
Assessing the Impact of Incorporating Residential Histories into the Spatial Analysis of Cancer Risk, Anny-Claude Joseph
Development of an Eye Movement Based Predictive Model for Discrimination of Parkinson's Disease from Other Parkinsonisms and Controls, Mary Anisa Kannan
The Wheel House - An Intergenerational Space Creating Bonds Between At-Risk Teens and Seniors, Jessica M. Keegan
The Effect of Music Characteristics on the Novelty and Usefulness of Creative Ideas., Kathleen Keeler
University President Compensation: A Complex Examination of its Determinants and Consequences, Sheila Keener
Groundwater quality assessment of the Piney Point aquifer in the Virginia Coastal Plain, Elizabeth J. Keily
Geospatial analysis of invasive plant species and their threats to ecological functionality at the VCU Rice Rivers Center, Erik W. Kellogg
The Lady Markham Elegies, Meghan Kern
AEG-1 KNOCKOUT SENSITIZES HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) CELLS TO IONIZING RADIATION, Maheen Khan
FABRICATION OF NANOPOROUS ELECTRODES FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS, Md Rezaul Karim Khan
Whirling Hybrids: A Dichotomy Of Belonging, RABEYA KHATOON
Role of glial CCR5 in mediating HIV-1 Tat and opiate neurotoxicity and behavioral phenotype, Sarah Kim
A Spectacle and Nothing Strange, Taylor Z. King
Expansion of the Genetic Code to Include Acylated Lysine Derivatives and Photocaged Histidine, William D. Kinney
Nanostructured Materials for Photocatalysis, Water Treatment and Solar Desalination, Hiran D. Kiriarachchi
Planting Density Effects on the Growth of Dune Grasses., Audrey Kirschner
STAT5B AND STAT5 TETRAMERS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR IGE-MEDIATED MAST CELL FUNCTION, Kasalina N. Kiwanuka
(and i can't stress this enough) in my mouth: Extradiegetic Affect as Material, C. Klockner
A high fructose diet alters affective-like behavior and metrics of synaptic mitochondrial function differentially in male and female rats, Alix H. Kloster