Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) make VCU student research and creativity available online as full-text documents and multimedia presentations for use by the university community and others involved in research.
See the VCU Libraries Dissertations Research Guide for information on submitting your ETD, accessing older dissertations from VCU, and finding dissertations from other universities.
The majority of VCU theses and dissertations may be found in Special Collections and Archives at James Branch Cabell Library or the Health Sciences Library. Use VCU Libraries Search to locate individual theses and dissertations.
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 2015
INCORPORATING PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS INTO THE SELECTION OF A NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE, John M. Swanson
Gas-Phase Reactions and Mechanistic Details of Gold, Silver, and Iridium Complexes, Christopher Swift
DYNAMICS OF IDENTITY THREATS IN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS: MODELLING INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, Romilla Syed
Dispersant Effects on Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) Tribofilm Structure and Composition, Makaye Tabibi
The Effect of Statins on IL-33 Mediated Mast Cell Function, Marcela Taruselli
SPEED AND RESOLUTION IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL REPRODUCIBILITY, SHAWN TAYLOR
Physicochemical and Structural Analysis of Polymers as Putative Drugs, Meghan L. Thompson
Limelight & Indigestion, Joshua D. Thorud
Axon Initial Segment Stability in Multiple Sclerosis, Suneel K. Thummala
A Comparison of Obesity Interventions Using Energy Balance Models, Marcella Torres
Understanding the Impact of Leadership and Organizational Culture on Nonprofit Employees’ Commitment and Turnover Intention, Nancy A. Toscano
Physical and Biological Constraints on the Abundance of Cyanobacteria in the James River Estuary, Brendan C. Trache
Peracetic Acid: A Practical Agent for Sterilizing Heat-Labile Polymeric Tissue-engineering Scaffolds, William R. Trahan
Heterosexism, mental health, and suicide: Investigating the moderating role of coping in sexual minority men, Michael A. Trujillo
The Editorial Double Vision of Maxwell Perkins: How the Editor of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Wolfe Plied His Craft, Rachel F. Van Hart
A Case Study Examining Formative Assessment in a Postsecondary English Language Program, Divya Varier
Investigation of Gain-of-Function Induced by Mutant p53, Catherine Vaughan
ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI ANKYRIN-REPEAT PROTEIN FAMILY TARGETING OF THE HOST ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, Lauren VieBrock
Cell Cycle Regulation of Retinal Progenitors; a role for the Nance-Horan Syndrome Protein in Retinogenesis, Paul J. Vorster
ELUCIDATION OF A NOVEL PATHWAY IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS: THE ESSENTIAL SITE-SPECIFIC PROCESSING OF RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L27, Erin A. Wall
INTEGRATED NANOSCALE IMAGING AND SPATIAL RECOGNITION OF BIOMOLECULES ON SURFACES, Congzhou Wang
Enhancement of the Placental Transmission of Lopinavir Using a Transporter Targeted Prodrug Strategy, Meng Wang
LOVE STORY, Grace Weaver
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Creating the Foundation for Collaboration Amongst the Arts Disciplines, Powered by Tectonic Theatre Project’s Moment Work, Tara B. Weintraub
The Roles of Gender and Ethnicity in College Student Bereavement, Rachel E. Weiskittle
Development of clinically relevant in vitro performance tests for powder inhalers, Xiangyin Wei
A Perception of Change, A Change of Perception, Christopher D. White
Devising, Revising and Rehearsing in a 30 Year War, Bradley Willcuts
THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON THE MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, Kenya Williams
Creating Place for a Placeless Generation, Laura Wilson
Working Together: Using protein networks of bacterial species to compare essentiality, centrality, and conservation in Escherichia coli., Christopher Wimble
Improving Understanding of Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisional Conflict and Breast Cancer Survivorship Care, Kara P. Wiseman
NOURISH-C: Implementing a Family Based Weight Loss Intervention In A Church Community, Jacqueline Woods
The Role of Psychology in Integrated Primary Care for Complex Patients: Effects on Mental Health, Utilization of Medical Services, and Physiological Markers of Health, Danielle C. Worthington
Engineering of Polyamidoamine Dendrimers for Cancer Therapy, Leyuan Xu
Hands On Painting, Matthew Yaeger
Peracetic Acid Sterilization of Electrospun Polycaprolactone Scaffolds, Suyog Yoganarasimha
Spatio-Temporal Modeling Of Anatomic Motion For Radiation Therapy, Elizabeth Zachariah
Examining the Parent-Adolescent Bond and Parent-Offspring Marijuana Communication on Marijuana Use and Problems: A Test of Primary Socialization Theory, Nikola Zaharakis
Virsa: The Contemporary Value Chain, Samreen Zahra Mrs
The effects of nicotine sequestration on the dynamics of hyperparasitism in a stage-structured model of Manduca sexta and its related parasitoid wasps, Mark P. Zimmerman
An Examination of What Principals Do to Create a Positive School Climate for Teachers in Elementary Schools and How Teachers Perceive Those Efforts, Carol Anne H. Ziolkowski
Effects of HIV-1 viral protein Tat on the viability and function of oligodendroglial cells, ShiPing Zou
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Redox Triggering of Podocyte NLRP3 Inflammasomes and Glomerular Injury in Hyperhomocysteinemia, Justine M. Abais
Acquired epigenetic and chromosomal changes in women treated for breast cancer, Noran Aboalela
Academically Resilient English Language Learners: A Focus Group Study Exploring Risk Factors and Protective Factors, Michelle Abrams-Terry
Hydropathic Interactions and Protein Structure: Utilizing the HINT Force Field in Structure Prediction and Protein‐Protein Docking., Mostafa H. Ahmed
Developing C. elegans as a model to study Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Jheesoo Ahn
Reversed-phase Ion-Pairing Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in Characterization of Glycosaminoglycans, Alhumaidi Alabbas
Conspecific Attraction in a Low-Density Population of a Threatened Songbird, Daniel James Albrecht-Mallinger
IRRADIATION OF HS578T BREAST TUMOR CELLS INDUCES NON-CYTOPROTECTIVE AUTOPHAGY, Aisha Alhaddad
Personified - Objects with personalities that illustrate applied empathy as a mechanism to document Qatar’s changing phenomena., Maryam Al-Homaid
PREDICTING AND CLASSIFYING PACKET TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY IN BIO-INSPIRED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS, Ahmad Alkazzaz
Evaluation of Maxillary Molar Furcations, Clinical Measurements versus Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Jessica Allen
The Fluoride Recharging Capability of an Orthodontic Primer: an in vitro study, Samuel Allen
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF PURE POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE NEAR GLASSY TRANSITION TEMPERATURE FOR DIFFERENT MOLECULAR WEIGHTS, Rawan Al-Nsour
Reorientation: a journey through spatial sequence, Eman AlSulaimani
New Synthetic Strategies for Improved Gas separation by Nanoporous Organic Polymers, Suha Altarawneh
Room Blooming Red, Ashlyn Anderson
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CONTEMPORARY INTERVENTIONS AND THE RISE OF SPECIALIZED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNITS, Laura E. Anderson
FOLATE CONJUGATED DENDRIMERS FOR TARGETED ANTICANCER THERAPY, Shannon Andrews
CHARACTERIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL CHARGED Au25(SG)18 CLUSTERS AND THEIR ENHANCEMENT OF SINGLE MOLECULE MASS SPECTROMETRY, Christopher Angevine
The Effect of Damaged Bases on The End Joining of DNA Double Strand Break Ends, Duaa Bafail
Video Games: Their Effect on Society and How We Must Modernize Our Pedagogy for Students of the Digital Age, Christopher J. Baker
Cytoprotective versus Non-protective Autophagy Induced by Radiation in Head and Neck Cancer Cells, Duaa Bakhshwin
Dynamic Task-Allocation for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Tim Bakker
The Reporting of Supplement Use by Dental Patients on Their Medical History Questionnaire, Sarmad Bakuri
Investigating the Effects of Applied Electric Fields on Microglial Cell Behaviour, Eman Bani
Discovering Spam On Twitter, Ioana-Alexandra Bara
Doing Memory Work in the Third Space Between Self and Community: An Auto-Ethnography, salvador barajas
Barriers and Facilitators to Infant Feeding among Low-Income African American Women, Cecilia E. Barbosa
Understanding the role of Stylochus ellipticus as a predator of Crassostrea virginica in Chesapeake Bay tributaries, Marion Kensey Barker
Computational Study of Protein-Protein Interactions in Misfolded States, Oscar Bastidas
Co-teaching Partnerships: How Culture of Schools and Classrooms Affect Practices in Co-planning and Co-implementing Instruction, Cecilia Batalo
Perceptions of and Implicit Attitudes Toward Women: The Influence of Parental Status, Race, and Label Choice, Annalucia Bays
Examining the Sensory Characteristics of Preschool Children with Retentive Fecal Incontinence, Isabelle Beaudry-Bellefeuille
ATM, BRCA1, and Aurora A: Mechanisms of G2/M Checkpoint Control in Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Jason Beckta
CLUSTERS BRIDGING DISCIPLINES, Swayamprabha Behera
Structural Alterations to the Axon Initial Segment Following Diffuse Axonal Injury as a Consequence of Age, William Behl
Application and Extension of Weighted Quantile Sum Regression for the Development of a Clinical Risk Prediction Tool, Ghalib Bello
HcpR of Porphyromonas gingivalis utilizes heme to bind NO, Benjamin Belvin
ACCESS TO THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: A POPULATION-BASED ANALYSIS, Teal W. Benevides
IDENTIFYING ORGANIZATIONAL CONTAINMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON THE CAREER PATHS OF BLACK EDUCATORS, Risha Berry
THE ROLE OF THE RX3/ OTX PATHWAY IN ZEBRAFISH EYE DEVELOPMENT, Navaneetha Krishnan Bharathan
REGULATION OF YKL-40 IN STERILE INFLAMMATION AND ITS ROLE IN GLIOBLASTOMA IN VIVO, Reetika Bhardwaj
Examination of the communication practices and preferences between orthodontists and general dentists, Kevin Bibona
Second Skin, Britta Bielak
Sildenafil and celecoxib interact to kill breast cancer cells, Brittany Binion
Biochemical and Structural studies of AAV-2 Rep68-AAVS1 complex assembly, Clayton Bishop
Studies on rationally designed, allosteric, coagulation inhibitors, Rio Boothello
Psychic Fax on Vibrate, Received on Phantom Limbo, Jake Borndal
Ailments of the Soul: Blood Transfusions and the Treatment of Melancholy in Seventeenth-Century England, Emily Bowlus
Queeranimal Imaginary: An Intra-active Investigation of Ecology, Performance, and Sound, Caryn Brissey
Co-creation: A study of intimacy and control, Erin Brooks