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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 2025
Feeling Foreign / Foreign Feeling: Affect in Southeast Asian Diasporic Short Story Collections, Francys Aerin Fortes
MDMA Enantiomers: an Exploration into 5-HT2AR Necessity in Non-Hallucinogen Induced Frontal Cortex Plasticity, Maya C. Gaines-Smith
False Face: The Musical! and Contact, Joshua Galarza
Mechanisms of Chemoresistance: The Role of Fatty Acyl-CoA Chain Length, GBA, and Multidrug Transporters, Karyme Garcia Lopez
Reply STOP to Stop, Molly A. M. Garrett
Diversification of avifauna in the Darién Highland region: Ecological Niche modeling, Phylogeography and Morphology to explore speciation in the montane species Myadestes coloratus, Chlorospingus tacarcunae and Margarornis bellulus., Jorge L. Garzon Vasquez Mrs
Automated Treatment Planning Framework for Cervical Cancer in Brachytherapy, Suman Gautam
LIMB-GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: ALTERNATIVE DIAGNOSTICS AND GENE THERAPY EVALUATION, Alison R. Gaynor
I Love Getting Mad at the Internet, Tariye George-Phillips
Mechanisms of Ethanol Anxiolysis: Role of Ninein Deletion and Splicing on Ethanol and Anxiety-related Behaviors, Emma R. Gnatowski
Radical hope amid generational oppression and Puerto Rican well-being, Natalia Gomez Giuliani
IN PRAISE OF DUST, Hasler Gomez-Perez
The Accuracy of Tooth Movement with Artificial Intelligence-Based Clear Aligners, Christina B. Gordon
Strange World, Brooklin Grantz
The Paradox of Value, David Enrique Guarnizo
Mementos, Zixuan Guo
Targeting Bcl-xL to eliminate chemotherapy-induced tumor dormancy and prevent relapse in aggressive breast cancer, Kinjal Gupta
Preferred Habitat for Coastal Shrub Establishment Across a Barrier Island Landscape, Kaitlyn B. Harless
The Influence of Gender Identity and Healthcare Delivery Experience on HIV Screening, Delton Harris
Social anxiety: What role do orthodontists and pediatric dentists play in this nation-wide epidemic?, Kurtis Hauck
Constraints and mechanisms of Virginia barrier island migration in response to sea-level rise, Ryan M. Hearl
Self-Threat and the Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic, Mattie V. Hedgebeth
Multitask Learning for Named Entity Recognition and Relationship Extraction, Adrienne D. Hembrick
Knowing by Heart: Philosophical Dimensions of Humanistic Mathematics Education, Catherine Henney
Wondering and Wandering, Madeleine Herisson-Leplae
Profiles of First-Year First-Generation Students’ Library Perceptions and Use: An Intersectional, Mixed Methods Study, Megan Hodge
Narratives of Illness Identity Development in Adolescents with Cancer, Rachel Holder
Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality Combined with Task-Specific Training on Hemiplegic Arm Function Following Stroke: A Single Case Series Study, Rahsaan J. Holley
Motor behaviors using continuous temporally guided active and passive vibrotactile prompts, Matthew E. Holman
Intervertebral Lateral Bending Moment Differences in the Lumbar Spine of Baseball Pitchers Across Throwing Velocities, Justin Humenay
Exploring the STEM Career Identity Development of Black Women Across Their Lifespan, Veronica Hurd
Lived Experiences of School Counselors’ Facilitation of Small Group Counseling in Public High Schools, Joshua D. Hurley
A novel statistical learning framework to uncover clinically significant spatial ecotypes with single cell spatial multiomics data, Khoa Le Anh Huynh
Sound Adaptation: How the 1940s Radio Show Established the Superhero Across Media, Christopher L. Irving
Investigating the Temperature Effects on Aedes Aegypti and Dengue Virus in Central Argentina: Perspectives from Mathematical Modeling, Morgan H. Jackson
James_Emily_MFA, Emily James
The Fantasyscape Quotidian: On Life in Other Worlds, Rian C. Johnson
A Retrospective Study of the Accuracy of Implant Placement comparing Partial and Fully Guided Surgery in an Academic Setting, Whitney L. Johnson
Learning from non-stationary data streams, Gabriel Jonas Aguiar
Strength Imbalances and Shoulder Pain in Manual Wheelchair Users Stratified by Age of Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder (SCI/D) Onset, Ashlyn M. Jones
The Rhetorics of Tradwives: Subversion and Disruption in Online Spaces, Marissa Jones
Characterization of the Sphingolipidome in Model Organisms and Its Relevance to Neuronal Health Using Mass Spectrometry, Taylor S. Jones
Exploring Assessment Literacy in Different Educational Contexts: Pre-Service, In-Service & Higher Education, Jeen Joy JJ Joy Ms
SCOPOLAMINE-INDUCED MODULATION OF SEROTONIN AND DOPAMINE TRANSPORTERS ACTIVITY: BEHAVIORAL AND MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO RAPID ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTION, Deepak Karunakaran
Just Give Me a Reason: Developing a Scale to Explore the Drive for Seeking Provocation, Sydney R. Kavanaugh
Buried In Pixels, Aya Khalife
Effectiveness of zirconia-based primary anterior crowns with and without retention grooves: a randomized controlled trial, Alpna Khatri
An Agent-Based Model Of TGF-β1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition During Renal Fibrosis, Kristin Kim
Investigating Neuroepigenetic Mechanisms of Behavior, Richard K. Kim
ENHANCING IRS LOCALIZATION VIA ML-DRIVEN AOA AND DISTANCE ESTIMATION, Nikhila Kotlapara Surendran
Exploring the Role of Glycosphingolipid Metabolism in Disease Pathogenesis Across Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Neurodegeneration, and Cancer, Lauren C. Kupec
PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE USE AND HELP-SEEKING, Ari Laoch
Black Art Educators in a Predominantly white Field: Their Struggles and Love for the Profession, Naila Latham
Associations between Community Violence Exposure and Internalizing Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Racial Identity, Kimberly S. Lazarus
watchpeopledie.tv, Noah LeBien
Wander, Wonder: beyond the window, Se Young Lee
A Higher Education Response to Exploitation on Campus, Stacie Lefeavers
Understanding the Experiences of People of Color who Engage in Psychedelic Use, Amber B. Livingston
Targeting the Interaction between TGIF1 and MLKL in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Ting-Xuan Lu
Post Opera, Suzy Lykins
TGFβ-Mediated Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Cholangiocyte Cell Cultures Following Ischemia Reperfusion Injury, Jerry W. Maitland III
Using A Dimension Reduction Approach to Parse Heterogeneity in Dietary Restriction, Amanda Makara
¡Bip Bip!, Diego Pablo Málaga Beckhart
IDENTIFICATION OF MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM USE FOR WEIGHT CONTROL IN YOUNG ADULTS, Gabrielle Maldonado
Intergenerational Support and the Domestic Slave Trade, a Case Study: Chief Justice John Marshall and his Family, Katherine Mapes
REPEAT EXPANSION IN MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY: Exploration of Genetic Modifiers of Repeat Instability, Alexandra L. Marrero Quiñones
Visual Communication Within Animal Advocacy: Sentience, Self-Persuasion, Semiotics, Andrew Massa
Unsupervised Neural Networks for Anomaly Detection in Vehicular Transportation Systems, Harindra S. Mavikumbure
Bugs in the flux: links between arthropod diversity and spatial variation of soil respiration in a temperate forest, Erin-Darby H. McClain
Neural Network-Enhanced High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy: Eliminating Pre-Processing for Robust DNA Molecule Detection in Nanoscience, Wendy L. McConnell-Wells
Perceptions of Healthy Diets, Food Behaviors, and Meal Kit Preferences Among SNAP Participants in Richmond, Virginia., James E. McConville
Learning and Identity in Cross Functional Teams: A Communities of Practice Perspective, Penelope K. McFarline
Sink Into Serenity: Exploring the Healing Properties of Bathing Culture, Kristopher P. McKeever
Existing in the Context: A Conjunctural Analysis of Kamala Harris Memes, Amaya McNeal
THE EFFECT OF OPIOID USE AND TREATMENTS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER ON NEUROCOGNITIVE AND NEUROINFLAMMATORY OUTCOMES IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV, Emily A. Miller
Knowledge and Practice of Pediatric Dentists Regarding the Management of Oral Piercings in Adolescents, Siuneh Minassian
Characteristics of Permanent Teeth Undergoing Surgical Endodontic Evaluation: A Retrospective Study, Yasamin Mojarad
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF DIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE-β (DAGLβ) IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL-INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IN MICE, Lauren V. Moncayo
Place, Culture, and Care: A Socioecological Examination of Type 2 Diabetes among Hispanics in the U.S., Danielle Montoya
Partners in Progress: How Non-Traditional Learners Perceive Organizational Support, Lauren C. Mortensen
Examining multiple stakeholder perspectives on the acceptability of pain-mitigation as a tool to manage needle fear, Sarah C M Morton
Optimal Data Splitting Methods, Sujay Mudalgi
MCTR3 Mitigates Cigarette Smoke-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Damage, Yu Par Aung Myo
Psychometric Evaluation: Extending the Reliability and Validity of the Teacher Attribution Measure for Early Elementary (TAM-EE), Kerensa R. Nagle
Into Thick Air: Adapting Cultural Practices Into Solutions For Modern Wicked Problems, Syed Muhammad Erzum Naqvi
Clinical Outcomes of Primary Anterior Esthetic Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry: Prospective Cohort Study, Hanan Naser
The Cut Worm Forgives The Plow, August Neuscheler
“SOME VAGUE UTOPIA”: SEARCHING FOR URANIA, Moira L. Neve
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INCREASING VITAMIN C CONCENTRATIONS ON HIERARCHICAL COLLAGEN FIBER FORMATION BY MENISCAL FIBROCHONDROCYTES, Afrah Hanan K. Nirar
ASSESSING DISABILITY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, Corey Nolan
Show Them, Teach Them, Let Them: Empowering Undergraduate Voices through Student-Centered Theatre, Abigail G. Norris
Expression Analysis of Floral Symmetry Candidate Genes in Browallia speciosa, Gabriella Z. OBriant
ASSESSING ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM ABUSE LIABILITY AMONG PEOPLE WHO SMOKE CIGARETTES: IMPACT OF DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS, NICOTINE FLUX, AND FLAVOR, Elizabeth Oluwapelumi Ogunleye
Catalytic and Upscaling Behaviors of Resorcinol-Formaldehyde and Natural Polymer Gels, Christopher M. Ohlhaver