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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 2018
Reducing Uncertainty in Head and Neck Radiotherapy with Plastic Robotics, Mark R. Ostyn
Scan & Scansion: An Urban Residency for Poets & Artists Working in Collaboration, Heather A. Overby
RATIONAL DESIGN OF ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OF HEMOGLOBIN AS DUAL ACTING ANTISICKLING AGENTS, Piyusha P. Pagare
Escapism: Indulging in Daydreams, Tanruk Pairoj-Boriboon
Outcomes Associated with the Utilization of Antidepressants and Psychotherapy Amongst Cancer Patients with Depression, Purva N. Parab
Consuming Digital Debris in the Plasticene, Stephen R. Parks
ASSESSMENT OF A PREDICTED DIGUANYLATE CYCLASE IN TREPONEMA DENTICOLA, Dhara T. Patel
A World Without You, Brian C. Patterson
Redox Reactions at Oil-Water Interface by Particle Collision Electroanalysis, Dilip K. Paul
Perceived Financial Burden, Self-Management Behaviors, and Glycemic Control in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes, Megan Peter
Comparison of Hiring Strategies of Orthodontic Private Practitioners, Steven C. Petritz
Drawings with River, Greg Piwonka
Developing a Cyberterrorism Policy: Incorporating Individual Values, Osama Bassam J. Rabie
Designing School Community: Changing Inner-City Middle School Culture Through Interiors, Rachel A. Ramey
Smartphone User Privacy Preserving through Crowdsourcing, Bahman Rashidi
Assessing Research Productivity from an Institutional Effectiveness Perspective: How Universities Influence Faculty Research Productivity, Michael M. Rawls
Placental Eicosanoids and Sphingolipids in Preeclampsia, Daniel T. Reep
Motion-Induced Artifact Mitigation and Image Enhancement Strategies for Four-Dimensional Fan-Beam and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Matthew J. Riblett
Paradox of Identity: The Role of National Language and Literature in the Philippines, Rebekah Rifareal
Adolescent Emotion Expression, Emotion Regulation, and Decision-Making in Social Context, Tennisha N. Riley
QUOTATIONS LIKE THE SHARPEST CLAWS, Johanna Robinson
IMPROVING THE CONSERVATION OF A CRYPTIC ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSEL (PARVASPINA COLLINA) THROUGH THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELING, Bonnie A. Roderique
Strengthening Social Networks of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Promoting Positive Adult Outcomes, Rachel D. Rosenberg
There is Someone in This Dress, George, Michael S. Royce
A SURVEY OF CANNABIS CONSUMPTION AND IMPLICATIONS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL POLICY MANIPULATION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, Alyssa K. Rudy
Loyalty Program Effectiveness: An Examination of Mainstream and Niche Sport Fan-Team Relationships, Lisa S. Rufer
Utilizing Voltage-gated Calcium Channels to Assess the Activity of Cathinone Derivatives at Human Monoamine Transporters, Brian A. Ruiz
Activation of TRPV1 by Capsaicin Regulates ENaC, Alexander Saffran
Rotating Supporting Hyperplanes and Snug Circumscribing Simplexes, Ghasemali Salmani Jajaei
The Influence of Clinically Meaningful Factors on the Performance of the Recommended Annual Diabetic Foot Screening, Trisha A. Sando
Using a custom landscape classification to understand the factors driving site occupancy by a rapidly declining migratory songbird, Elizabeth K. Schold
Partition Pause, Michael Scribner
Collaborating Outside the Lines: Creating a Movement Vocabulary for the Stage, Wesley S. Seals
Observations of Trends and Successes of Revascularization Therapy at Virginia Commonwealth University: A Retrospective Study, Richard W. Sedwick
Role of C121A in mGluR2 homodimeric expression and function, Jong M. Shin
ONCOGENE INDUCED DNA REPLICATION IN LUNG INJURY REPAIR AND CARCINOGENESIS, Shilpa singh
In Media Res, Christopher Andrew Sisk
COUNTERREGULATORY EFFECTS OF PTX3 ON INFLAMMATION AND CELLULAR AGING, Aaron L. Slusher
A Multi-Objective Framework for Information Security Public Policy: The Case of Health Informatics, Kane Smith
Enhancing Adherence to Prescribed Opioids Using a Mobile-Base Application: A Pilot Study of feasibility in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, Daniel M. Sop
Acting Mindfully, Dawn Souza
Until One of Us Disappears, Ryan C. Stacy
Directing Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Periodontal Regeneration, Charles Stoianovici
Academic Self-Concept and Master Adaptive Learning in First Year Medical Students: A Validation and Scale Construction Study, JK Stringer IV
GenderFail: The Queer Ethics of Dissemination, Brett E. Suemnicht
Entangled Bodies: Tracing the Marks of History in Contemporary Science Fiction, Summer Sutton
Development of Novel Models to Study Deep Brain Effects of Cortical Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Farheen Syeda
QUEER HEALTH EQUITY AND CERVICAL CANCER: IDENTIFYING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF PAPANICOLAOU TEST UPTAKE IN A SAMPLE OF SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN AND GENDER NONBINARY INDIVIDUALS, Ariella R. Tabaac
WHY KATNISS EVERDEEN IS OUR FAVORITE FEMINIST – AN ANALYSIS OF THE HEROINE OF THE HUNGER GAMES FILM SAGA AND HER RECEPTION BY YOUNG FEMALE SPECTATORS, Paula Talero Álvarez
Colloidal Synthesis and Photophysical Characterization of Group IV Alloy and Group IV-V Semiconductors: Ge1-xSnx and Sn-P Quantum Dots, Venkatesham Tallapally
Change in Working Length at Different Stages of Instrumentation as a Function of Canal Curvature, Mei Tang
DETERMINING TIDAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A RESTORED TIDAL WETLAND USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND DERIVED DATA, Victor Thornton
PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ ATTITUDES REGARDING THE CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM WHO EXHIBIT CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR, Taryn G. Traylor
A LABORATORY STUDY OF STRESS REACTIONS TO WITNESSING A POLICE KILLING OF AN UNARMED BLACK MAN: DISCRIMINATION, DISTRESS TOLERANCE, ETHNIC IDENTITY, AND RISK-TAKING, Michael A. Trujillo
Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Cabides and Oxides Nanomaterials, Hei Man Tsui
IMPROVING REALTIME 3-D TRACKING OF HIGH DOSE RATE RADIATION SOURCE USING A FLAT PANEL DETECTOR, Leo Uchechukwu Udeji
Paul Piccone’s Providential Moment: Phenomenology, Subjectivity, and 20th Century Marxism in Telos, Jacob A. Ulmschneider
Molecular Brain Adaptations to Ethanol: Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Beta in the Transition to Excessive Consumption, Andrew D. van der Vaart
A WATERSHED MOMENT: IMPLEMENTING STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY POLICY INTO A CENTRAL VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Melinda J. VanDevelder
Examining Two Structural Equation Models to Determine the Effect of Parental Practices and Familial Cultural Values on Mexican Adolescents’ Sexual Health, Efren A. Velazquez
Modeling Fluid Motion over Fibrous Surfaces, Delli Ganesh Venkateshan
Fault Classification and Location Identification on Electrical Transmission Network Based on Machine Learning Methods, Vidya Venkatesh
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE FROM GAN CO-DOPED WITH C AND SI, Mykhailo Vorobiov
What Lies Beneath, Meg Wachs
Unpacking Students’ Writer Identity in the Transition from High School to College: A Mixed Methods Study, Marcie J. Walsh
The Experiences of School Counseling Directors in Relation to Job Satisfaction and Leadership, Robyn Walsh
High-throughput prediction and analysis of drug-protein interactions in the druggable human proteome, Chen Wang
Language, Literacy, and Conscientização in American Public Schools, Julie Ward
WORK/DEATH, OF EACH IN THEIR OWN, Micah H. Weber
The Periodontal Specialty: A Survey Regarding Our Future, John H. White
Cultivating Community and Healthy Living: Urban Grocery and Garden, Amy Williams
Finding Homeplace: Exploring the Experiences of Black Women in the City of Richmond, Mariah Williams
Synthesis and Analysis of Gold Nanoclusters, Patrick Woodworth
Chromodomain Helicase DNA Binding Protein 1 (Chd1) is required for orofacial development in Xenopus, Brent Wyatt
Candor & Ebb: Searching For My Truth Through Solo Performance, Andrew Ross Wynn
Graphene as a Solid-state Ligand for Palladium Catalyzed Cross-coupling Reactions, Yuan Yang
Metabolic Engineering of Serratia marcescens, Qiang Yan
A Third Place: For Children(5–7) to Play and Learn, Yuqi Ye
OPTIMIZATION FOR STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING: APPLICATIONS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, Mahsa Zahery
Gender Beyond Binary, Sidra Zubairi
LPS-Induced iNOS mRNA and the Pro-Apoptotic Signaling Pathway in Leukocytes of Fit and Unfit Males, Tiffany M. Zuniga
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
INVESTIGATION OF ANTICOAGULATION PROPERTIES OF SULFATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN MIMETICS, Elsamani I. Abdelfadiel
Enhanced Energy Storage and Conversion Applications by Porous Carbon and Atomic Layer Deposition, Yomna H. Abdelmoaty
Role of miR-155 and miR-146a in Mast Cell Function, Amina Abdul Qayum
MODULATING THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS AND POLYMER DEGRADATIVE BYPRODUCTS, Daniel Abebayehu
Thyroid Hormone as a Method of Reducing Damage to Donor Hearts after Circulatory Arrest, William P. Adams
STUDY OF MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS OF GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS AND GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN MIMETICS WITH THEIR PROTEIN TARGETS, Daniel K. Afosah
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROLE OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 7 (IGFBP7) USING A GENETIC KNOCKOUT MOUSE MODEL, Maaged A. Akiel
Thermal Quenching of Photoluminescence in ZnO and GaN, Nahla Albarakati
IMPACT OF CHEMOTHERAPY ON NICOTINE DEPENDENCE, Yasmin Alkhlaif
COHERENT/INCOHERENT MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS OF NANOMAGNETIC DEVICES FOR ULTRA-LOW ENERGY COMPUTING, Md Mamun Al-Rashid
Role of Translation Initiation in Regulation of Epithelial Junctions and Cell Motility, Fahda Fawaz Alsharief