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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
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
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
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
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
A Biobehavioral Approach to Examining Moral Distress in Critical Care Nurses, Marian Altman
Re-exploring my identity as a Japanese woman, Fumi Amano
Nanopore thermodynamics via infrared laser heating, Christopher Angevine
Development and Validation of a Novel Resonant Energy Transfer (FRET) Biosensor to Measure Tensile Forces at the LINC Complex in Live Cells, Paul Arsenovic
Effect of charged species on the gradient properties, Kayesh Ashraf
USING RESTORATION-ORIENTED COPING AND THE DUAL PROCESS MODEL WITH BEREAVED UNDERGRADUATES, Farah J. Aslanzadeh
Biological Mechanisms and Symptom Outcomes of Uncertainty and Psychological Stress in Parkinson’s Disease, Kimberley W. Austin
EVALUATION OF THE REGIONAL DRUG DEPOSITION OF NASAL DELIVERY DEVICES USING IN VITRO REALISTIC NASAL MODELS, Mandana Azimi
How Master Teachers Conceptualize Student Engagement: A Comparison of Theoretical and Practitioner Perspectives, Andrew D. Baker
Application of the Fisher Dimer Model to DNA Condensation, John C. Baker III
Effects of Hydraulic Dredging and Vessel Operation on Atlantic Sturgeon Behavior in a Large Coastal River, Michael R. Barber
Person-Centered Treatment to Optimize Psychiatric Medication Adherence, Natalie Bareis
Gravitational Microlensing, Wesley M. Barnes
Towards a Model of Internal/External Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice: An Examination of White Racial Identity and Affect, Christina Barnett
Examining Health Behaviors in College Students with and without Chronic Conditions, Duc-Thi J. Barsell
Computational All Atom Energy Density Landscape Mappings of Intra-protein Interactions from Static and Dynamic Ensemble Structure Data, Oscar H. Bastidas
The Justification of Prejudice Toward Childfree Women, Annalucia Bays
THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC NUTRIENT ADDITION FROM WASTEWATER ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AT THE RICE RIVERS CENTER, Michael Beck
To Help or Not to Help? Assessing the Impact of Envy and Gratitude on Prosocial Behaviors, Anna Maria C. Behler
Nitrosative stress sensing in Porphyromonas gingivalis: structure and function of the heme binding transcriptional regulator HcpR, Benjamin R. Belvin
OMNI-DIRECTIONAL INFRARED 3D RECONSTRUCTION AND TRACKING OF HUMAN TARGETS, Emrah Benli
Bridging the empathy gap: Effects of brief mindfulness training on helping outgroup members in need, Daniel R. Berry
Misencounters, Francisco J. Besa
A BIORELEVANT IN VITRO MODEL TO CHARACTERIZE IN VIVO RELEASE OF BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-2 (rhBMP-2), DEBLINA BISWAS
Meiskov: Combining the Techniques of Sanford Meisner and Michael Chekhov, Onstage and Off, Alexis Black
Good As We Know It: Goodness in Design Discourse Since 1870, Garreth C. Blackwell
Actor-Singer-Musician: the New Triple Threat, Robert C. Blisset
NICHE CONSERVATISM OR DIVERGENCE: INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORIES OF Pinus taeda, Pinus rigida, AND Pinus pungens, Constance E. Bolte
Horizon Makes a Circle, Ryan K. Bonner
Influence of Contextual Factors and Self Efficacy on Self- Management in Parents of Children with Cystic Fibrosis, Erin B. Booth
Uncovering the Progress of Planning for Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise & Coastal Storms: A Plan Evaluation of Norfolk, VA & New York City, Eric K. Borchers
HOW DOES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AFFECT DRINKING OUTCOMES? A GROUNDED THEORY PERSPECTIVE, bryan boyles
The Better World Movement, Jacob Branigan
Pathways Linking Clinician Demographics to Mental Health Diagnostic Accuracy: An International Perspective, Julia Brechbiel
Series Solutions of Polarized Gowdy Universes, Doniray Brusaferro
Laban for the Actor: The Mind/Body Connection, Margaret C. Buckner
Take Me With Your Shovel, Jeffrey S. Bugher
TUMOR-INTRINSIC INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH TUMOR DORMANCY AND RECURRENCE, Savannah E. Butler
Exploring the role of motivational interviewing in adolescent patient-provider communication about type 1 diabetes, Laura J. Caccavale
Educational Predictors for Postsecondary Living Status, Irina Cain
Hydrogen Peroxide and Pharmacological Agent Modulation of TRPV2 Channel Gating, Tuoxin Cao
Impact of School-Based Sex Education on College Students’ Rape Myth Acceptance: An Exploratory Analysis, Erika Carpenter
Depressive Symptoms among College Students: An Exploration of Fundamental Cause Theory, Peter A. Carrico
Structure Will Follow and Other Stories, John Matheson Cartwright
Short and Long Chain Free Fatty Acids Differentially Regulate Glucagon-like Peptide-1 and Peptide YY Transcript Levels in Enteroendocrine Cells (STC-1), Colin M. Catherman
Epigenetic editing to validate findings from methylome-wide association studies of neuropsychiatric disorders, Robin F. Chan
Persistence of the Larval Environment on Post-Metamorphic Performance and Population Dynamics in Amphibians, Julie Charbonnier
We, Wesley B. Chavis
"C-Terminal Binding Protein 2" an emerging oncogene in colon and pancreatic cancers, Ayesha Chawla
TAF2: A potential oncogene for hepatocellular carcinoma, Saranya Chidambaranathan Reghupaty
Altered Axon Initial Segment Structure and Function In Inflammatory Disease, Kareem C. Clark
Low-temperature Fabrication Process for Integrated High-Aspect Ratio Metal Oxide Nanostructure Semiconductor Gas Sensors, William Paul Clavijo
THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY COMPOSITION ON ADOLESCENT PROBLEM BEHAVIOR: THE MODERATING ROLES OF GENDER AND ADULT SUPPORT, Jasmine Coleman
the moon cuts like pye, but not cherry, jacqueline Avery collins
Understanding the Expressive Cartoon Drawings of a Student with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Michael S. Collins
The Status of Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in Virginia: Population Viability, Demography, Regulatory Analysis, and Conservation, Benjamin C. Colteaux