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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
Targeting NRF1 and DDI2 to potentiate proteasome inhibitor cytotoxicity in cancer, Amy Northrop
The gamma-globin Repressors KLF1, BCL11A, and MBD2: Knowledge Gaps in the Literature, Lauren Nufer
Application of Optical Trapping to Obtain Single-Source STR Profiles from Forensically Relevant Body Fluid Mixtures with Modified DNA Analysis Workflow, Benjamin J. O'Brien
Predictors of Mental Health Need and Treatment in Safety Net Primary Care, Kristen O'Loughlin
The Future in the Instant: Time as the essence of dramatic tension in Shakespeare's plays and their contemporary stage appropriations, Amalia Oswald
Social capital and the higher education academic achievement of American students: A cross-classified multilevel model approach to understanding the impact of society on educational outcomes, Olubowale Emiola Oyefuga
Evaluation of Smear Layer Dissolution by Alternative Chelating Solutions, Raymond Pandez
Parakupa Vena - Fall From the Highest Point, Mariana Parisca Englert
Biopsychosocial Variables Associated with the Development of Chronic Low Back Pain in Healthcare Workers, Jena Pauli
Teachers' Attitudes Toward the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom in a Rural School District, Robin M. Pelt
Come and Get Your Capital, Sis: The Use of Twitter to Compensate for Gendered and Racialized Job Networks among Creatives, Sasha A. Pierre- Louis
Analysis of Pellet Patterns and GSR Produced from Judge Taurus Revolvers, Donald Poon
Implementation of a Hierarchical, Embedded, Cyber Attack Detection System for SPI Devices on Unmanned Aerial Systems, Jeremy J. Price
Fool's Rest, Aidan Quinlan
A Density Functional Theory Study of Palladium Nanoparticles and Their Redox Properties on Graphene, Billie A. Radcliffe
OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND THEORETICAL MODELLING OF CARRIER DYNAMICS IN GROUP-IV ALLOY QUANTUM DOTS, Rahnuma Rahman
Mathematical models of cellular signaling and supramolecular self-assembly, Pratip Rana
What Happens When Cross-Sector Partnerships Are Mandated? Analyzing Trust through a Transaction Cost Approach, Vanessa Hubbard Rastberger Dr
Biophysical Characterization of MphR(A) and a Novel Clarithromycin Selective MphR(A), Megan R. Reed
Effects of (R,S)-ketamine and (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine: a preclinical study, Remington Rice
Plant-pollinator associations in an eastern serpentine savannah and the effects of overbrowsing, Allyson Richins
EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX NANOPARTICLES EFFECTS ON THE LUNG IN VIVO, Brittaney E. Ritchie
From Small Beginnings to Large-Scale Harm: On Demagoguery and Misogyny in the Classroom and Writing Center, Shannon Roberson
Examining Body Mass Index and Sepsis Mortality at One Year After Sepsis, Jamie D. Robinson
Modeling the Evolution of Barrier Islands, Greg Robson
Zero-inflated longitudinal mixture model for stochastic radiographic lung compositional change following radiotherapy of lung cancer, Viviana A. Rodríguez Romero
Chupa Chuparosas y Chupacabras, Ruben U. Rodriguez
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 and Paul Bukaveckas
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
Mass Grave Localization Prediction with Geographical Information Systems in Guatemala and Future Impacts, Perla Santillan
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
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
The Effects of Autophagy and Senescence on Sensitivity to Cisplatin in Head and Neck Cancer, Zara H. Siddiqui
Pseudo-data Generation For Improving Clinical Named Entity Recognition, Jeffrey T. Smith
Reducing Disparities in Smoking for Adults with Mental Illness: Are U.S. Tobacco Prevention Policies Effective?, L. Morgan Snell
Drop Velocity: A Dual-Genre Collection of Short Fiction and Personal Essays, April Sopkin
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
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
Development of a Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Based Method for Studying Temporal DNA Degradation in Waterlogged Bone, Isis Thornton
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
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
A comparison in pediatric dental website design from a guardian and pediatric dentists’ perspective., David M. Voth
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
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
Substitution inert Platinum (II) complexes and their non-covalent interactions with proteins, Thomas A. Wells
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
Effective laundering conditions for ignitable liquid decontamination of fire scene clothing used by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Rebecca K. Whitney
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
Expanded Testing of an Integrated qPCR Mixture Screening Assay Using High Resolution Melt Curve Analysis and Support Vector Machine Modeling, Andrea L. 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, Daniel L. Riddle, Benjamin J. Darter, and Robert Perera
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