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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
THE EFFICACY OF A FLUORIDE-CONTAINING ORTHODONTIC PRIMER IN PREVENTING DEMINERALIZATION, Alyssa G. Ricci
Silver Sands, David Riley
A Review of Government Financial Reporting Research Post-GASB 34 and Investigations of GASB 54 Fund Balances, Brent L. Roberts
The Mountains at the End of the World: Subcultural Appropriations of Appalachia and the Hillbilly Image, 1990-2010, Paul L. Robertson
Engineering of Earth-Abundant Electrochemical Catalysts, Dylan D. Rodene
RESONANT ACOUSTIC WAVE ASSISTED SPIN-TRANSFER-TORQUE SWITCHING OF NANOMAGNETS, Austin R. Roe
The Effect of Repeated Opioid Dosing on the Gut Microbiome, Anne K. Rowe
The Role of Psychosocial and Health Behavioral Factors in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension, Sylvia Sreeparna Rozario
THE WALLS WE PUT UP - LONELINESS AND BELONGING IN URBAN CO-LIVING, Richard Rozewski
The Evaluation of an Android Permission Management System Based on Crowdsourcing, Pulkit Rustgi
PREDICTORS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP ATTENDANCE: FINDINGS FROM AN HIV/STD PREVENTION RCT WITH PREGNANT WOMEN AT RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE, Jaclyn S. Sadicario
Cell Type and Substrate Dependence of Fibronectin Properties and Mechanotransduction, Navpreet S. Saini
Management of the Open Apex Using a Bioceramic Apical Barrier: Success and Survival Rates at Virginia Commonwealth University, Adam Sarnowski
An Evaluation of Differences in Motivations to Receive Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Care between Black and White Women, Ashlee Sawyer
The role of Syndecan-1 and extracellular vesicles in breast cancer brain metastasis, Megan R. Sayyad
Using Latent Semantic Analysis to Evaluate the Coherence of Traumatic Event Narratives, Gabriella C. Scalzo
A Teacher’s Adoption of Maker-Centered Learning: A Phenomenological Case Study, Michael L. Schad
Regulation of cancer-specific miRNAs by MDA-7/IL-24, Danielle Scheunemann
Genetic and environmental factors influence Drosophila ethanol sedation, Rebecca E. Schmitt
The Role of Cellular Aging in the Regulation of Free Fatty Acid Induced Cellular Inflammation by Liver X Receptor Alpha, Charles S. Schwartz
Effects of A Heroin Conjugate Vaccine on the Antinociceptive and Abuse-Related Effects of Heroin in Rats and Monkeys, Kathryn L. Schwienteck
Bantaba: Designing the Sacred Circle, Tashiara Scott
Rottweiler Smile, Scott Selden
The Implied Editor: A Theory of Craft and Poetics, Mary Selph
Long-term Effects of Notch1 Signaling on Neural Stem Cells following Traumatic Brain Injury, Cruz Sevilla Jr
Arab Americanesque, Hannah W. Shaban
An Introduction to Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics, Vincent R. Siggia
Facilitative and competitive tradeoffs between Morella cerifera seedlings and coastal grasses, Michael N. Sinclair
Restoration of Contractile Protein Expression and Colonic Smooth Muscle Function by Hydrogen Sulfide in DMD Mice, Kulpreet Singh
TEACHING ABOUT RACIALLY DIVERSE ARTISTS AND CULTURES, Hannah Sions
Alcohol Use and Drinking Motives in Bereaved Undergraduates, Laura J. Smith
A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE STRESS-BUFFERING EFFECTS OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ON ALCOHOL OUTCOMES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPOSED TO TRAUMA, Rebecca L. Smith
Adverse Childhood Experiences Indirectly Affect Child Telomere Length Through Self-Regulation, David Sosnowski
Forecast Combination with Multiple Models and Expert Correlations, David P. Soule
Always Already Imprisoned: The Panoptic Power of Capitalism in American Literature, 1900-1940, Andrew Spencer
Perception of Patient Cooperation Among Dentist, Guardian, and Child, Cole A. Staines DDS
Methods for Joint Normalization and Comparison of Hi-C data, John C. Stansfield
Factors that influence mental health services utilization by children who have experienced adversity, Mary B. Stebbins
Structural Determinants of High Potency MDPV Inhibition of the Dopamine Transporter, Tyler Steele
Using Lipidomics to Characterize the Inflammatory Mechanisms in Sepsis and Pre-Eclampsia, Daniel Stephenson
Untitled Unknown, Taylor Simone Stewart
Targeting Sphingosine Kinase 2 as a Treatment for Cholangiocarcinoma, Anthony D. Stillman
The Application of Index Based, Region Segmentation, and Deep Learning Approaches to Sensor Fusion for Vegetation Detection, David L. Stone
Toward Liveness: The Polytemporality of Performance Objects, Tracy Stonestreet
Between the Lines, Yu Su
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF CATHODE MATERIALS IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, John M. Swanlund
A Miraculous Deliverance: An Adaptation Through Historical Criticism and Feminist Theory, Mariah Taghavie-Moghadam
CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF A NON-MEDICAL USE OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES SCALE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CHINA, Cheuk Chi Tam
Tone and Texture, Leather and Lace : A Case for Making Strong Choices in the Costume Design for The Three Musketeers., Emily L. Tappan
Fluvastatin and microRNA-146a alter interleukin-33 mediated mast cell functions., Marcela Taruselli
Developmental Dynamics of Students' Perceptions of Classroom Practices, their Identity, and Academic Engagement, Krystal R. Thomas
DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL PARAMETER ESTIMATES FOR MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS IN HUMAN METABOLISM AND INFLAMMATION, Marcella Torres
AT THE TABLE; AN INVESTIGATION OF HOW GROWING, COOKING, AND SHARING FOOD TOGETHER CAN BRING A WEALTH OF BENEFITS, Angeline M. Troilo
Leadership Influence and Organizational Culture Influence in Private Schools: A Comparative Multiple Case Study on the Relationship between Organizational Culture and Strategic Leadership, Julia E. Tucker-Lloyd
William Bernard Cooke, George Cooke, and J.M.W. Turner: Business of the Topographical Print Series, Saskia C. Turpijn
MODULATION OF AUTOPHAGY AND SENESCENCE TO ENHANCE THE RESPONSE TO THERAPY IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, Liliya Tyutyunyk-Massey
Impacts of Gender-Based Violence and Harassment on Graduate Student Academic Functioning, Jennifer W. Underwood
Elaborations on Multiattribute Utility Theory Dominance, David L. Vairo
Characterizing the Cellular Nature of the Physical Interactions Necessary for Collective Neuron Migration, Rebecca Vareed
"Milk River" And Stories, Katherine Johanna Vatter
ERalpha isoforms modulate the tumorigenicity of 24R,25(OH)2D3 in estrogen-responsive cancer, Anjali Verma
Role of SARM1 in Chronic Immune-Mediated Central Nervous System Inflammation, Kenneth E. Viar II
Molecular Targets of Psychedelics and Their Role in Behavioral Models of Hallucinogenic Action, Hiba Z. Vohra
MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PRODUCTION STABILITY IN TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FORESTS, Shea B. Wales
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY, FAMILY FACTORS AND ALCOHOL PROBLEMS AMONG DIVERSE EMERGING ADULTS, Chloe Walker
Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: Investigating Provider Responses to Incentives, Lauryn Walker
Factors influencing parental care and home range size of a monomorphic species, the Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), L. Abigail Walter
ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF ACCESS TO URBAN PUBLIC PARKS FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE VILLAGES METROPOLITAN AREA OF FLORIDA, 2017, Yingsong Wang
Graphic Content Warning; Personal and Political Traumas, Emily K. Wardell
Just the Basics: A Guide Through Stagecraft, Cynthia L. Warren
Effects of geometry and phase on material damage response under high-speed impact, Rachel Waxman
The Efficacy of a Group Visual Art Bereavement Intervention with Older Adults, Rachel E. Weiskittle
This Must Be the Place, Eve White
Some Intuition behind Large Cardinal Axioms, Their Characterization, and Related Results, Philip A. White
Drawing As Language, Rebecca B. Whitson
Capitalist Reproduction in Schooling: The social control of marginalized students through zero tolerance policies, Mary K. Wickline
Searching for Clean Observables in $B -> D* /tau- \bar{\nu}_{\tau}$ Decays, Michael D. Williams Jr.
Nigga Is Historical: This Is Not An Invitation For White People To Say Nigga, Sandy Williams IV
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ON EARLY CAREER SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ RETENTION DECISIONS, Cassandra B. Willis
Examining Relationships among Body Image, Sexuality, and Sexual Functioning in Women with Cervical and Endometrial Cancer, Christina Wilson
Tundra (Novel Excerpt), Sophia M. Wiltrout
Motivational Interviewing in a Team-Based Wellness Clinic: Perceptions and Fidelity, Jodi M. Winship
Death by Water, Bennett G. Winters
REGENERATIVE POTENTIAL OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL DERIVED EXOSOMES, Andrew P. Wong
Electrochemical Separation of Multivalent Species on a Liquid Bismuth Cathode in LiCl-KCl Eutectic for Used Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing, Michael Woods
UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP OF SYNTHETIC CATHINONES (BATH SALTS) UTILIZING METHYLPHENIDATE, Barkha J. Yadav
Electric Load Forecasting Using Long Short-term Memory Algorithm, Tianshu Yang
ENGINEERING THE ALVEOLAR GAS EXCHANGE BARRIER WITH EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX COATINGS FOR BIOENGINEERED LUNGS, Bethany M. Young
Proteinic Geontopower, agustine zegers
The Effect of Change in Medi-Cal Dental Coverage on Dental Care Utilization Among Medi-Cal Beneficiaries, Min H. Zhang
Parallel Narrative: Short-Video Social Media Platforms’ Influences on Contemporary Narrative, Ruiqi Zhang
Estimating Causal Effects in the Presence of Spatial Interference, Keith W. Zirkle
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Liquid Interaction with Non-wettable Surfaces Structured with Macroscopic Ridges, Mehran Abolghasemibizaki
GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN LYASES IN THE PREPARATION OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES, Alhumaidi B. Alabbas
A Polished Pile of Dirt, Jenna Marie Alderiso