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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 2015
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO (PEACEFULLY) WAIT: TOWARD A THEORY OF PATIENCE, Caroline R. Lavelock
Discrete Nonlinear Planar Systems and Applications to Biological Population Models, Shushan Lazaryan, Nika LAzaryan, and Nika Lazaryan
Development of Non-Traditional Platinum Anticancer Agents: trans-Platinum Planar Amine Compounds and Polynuclear Platinum Compounds, Daniel E. Lee
The Role of Noxa/MCL-1 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Treatment, June Young Lee
Lowering the Number of False Positive Responses to Electric Pulp Tests by Qualifying Patient Response, Katherine JS Lee
Music and Movement, Yvonne M. LeFrancois
QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE STUDIES ON FRICTION MODIFIERS FOR LUBRICANT APPLICATIONS, Carey Lehner
Expression and Pharmacological Modulation of Pain-Depressed Behavior in Rats, Michael D. Leitl
Considerations for Screening Designs and Follow-Up Experimentation, Robert D. Leonard
Imaging the Early Cold War: Photographs in Life Magazine, 1945-1954, Kathryn L. Lewis
Privacy Protection on Cloud Computing, Min Li
Forbearance Across Culture, Yin Lin
“Frailty, thy name is woman”: Depictions of Female Madness, Julianna Little
Comparing Welch's ANOVA, a Kruskal-Wallis test and traditional ANOVA in case of Heterogeneity of Variance, Hangcheng Liu
Ultrafine particle generation and measurement, Qiaoling Liu
Measuring the Coping Efforts of Grieving Undergraduate Students: Developing the GCOPE Through a Mixed-Method Design, Benjamin Dyson Lord
Deconstructing Anesthesia Handoffs During Simulated Intraoperative Anesthesia Care, Jason S. Lowe
A Study on False Information Injection Attack on Dynamic State Estimation in Multi-Sensor Systems, Jingyang Lu
Polycultural Interactions: Fuzzy Identity, Xi Lu
Investigation into the Specification of NURF Recruitment to the Genome, Marissa Mack
High-Throughput Data Analysis: Application to Micronuclei Frequency and T-cell Receptor Sequencing, Mateusz Makowski
A Convergent Approach to the Continuous Synthesis of Telmisartan via a Suzuki Reaction between Two Functionalized Benzimidazoles, Alex D. Martin
The Fatal Lamp and the Nightmare after Christmas: The 1811 Richmond Theatre Fire, Amber Marie Martinez
Ten Thousand Souls and Other Stories, Lauren S. McCarty
An Examination of Weight, Weight Bias, and Health Care Utilization and Attitudes Among Emerging Adults, Jessica M. McCauley
Speaking for the Picture: Memory, Image, and Identity in the Works of W.G. Sebald and Chris Marker, Connor McCormick
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF EEOC CHARGES AND RESOLUTIONS, Jane McNeil
The Characterization of a Putative Protease Expressed by Sneathia amnii, Rana Mehr
THE ARCHITECTURE OF KNOWLEDGE: THE JESUIT COLLEGE OF OAXACA (XVI-XIX CENTURIES)., Marina Mellado Corriente
Surrender to the Spinning: poems, Lauren A. Miner
Confederate Richmond: A City's Call to Arms, Tucker L. Modesitt
Vitamin C: A potential regulator of inflammatory response, Bassem M. Mohammed
Evaluation and Comparison of Theoretical Models’ Abilities to Explain and Predict Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviors, Anthony J. Molisani
The Written Expression Abilities of Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Stephen J. Molitor
The Impact of Singing-Integrated Reading Instruction on the Oral Reading Fluency and Motivation of Elementary Students in an Out-of-School Time Program, Yvette M. Moorehead-Carter
The Impact of Singing-Integrated Reading Instruction on the Oral Reading Fluency and Motivation of Elementary Students in an Out-of-School Time Program, Yvette M. Moorehead-Carter
Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk in Black College Women: The Influence of Gender, Peer, and Relationship Beliefs, Melanie P. Moore
Measuring the Impact of Recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), Rick Moore
Thank You for a Lovely Time, Kelley MJ Morrison
"Dollars Damn Me": Editorial Politics and Herman Melville's Periodical Fiction, Timothy R. Morris
A STUDY TO EVALUATE NON-UNIFORM PHASE MAPS IN SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, Naren Motte
The Export of an Algal Toxin into Terrestrial Predators via Emerging Aquatic Insects, Nicholas J. Moy
Characterization of mechanism of action of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the regulation of smooth muscle function, Ancy D. Nalli
EFFECTS OF TGF-β1 AND IL-33 ON MAST CELL FUNCTION, Victor S. Ndaw
Effects of HIV-1 Tat on the enteric nervous, Joy Ngwainmbi
Place-based Scholarship Program Design, Context, and Intergenerational Mobility: A Case Study of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship Program, Arielle F. Niemeyer
The Effectiveness of a Preventive Recall Strategy in Children Following Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia, Katherine A. Nordeen
Mitochondrial biogenesis and electrical properties of hPSC-derived motor neurons, Laura O'Brien
A Structure/Function Analysis of Nhsl1b in Facial Branchiomotor Neurons, John Ojumu
Development of Novel Chimeric Epitope Based Diagnostic Antigens and Vaccines for Lyme Disease, Lee D. Oliver Jr.
First-Year Secondary Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparedness to Integrate 21st Century Skills into the Technology-Rich Classroom, Tracie Omohundro
Short Stories & Selections From a Novel, Abby M. Otte
Evaluation of Behavioral Distress Tolerance Task Stability Across Settings, Cassie Overstreet
HIF-INDEPENDENT RESPONSES IN HYPOXIA, Divya Padmanabha
Heterosandwich assay of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, Augustine J. Pagan IV
Use and Perspectives of a Social Marketing Campaign to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Allison Palmberg
THE SLC22 TRANSPORTER FAMILY: NOVEL INSIGHTS TO ROLES IN DRUG EFFICACY, DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS AND MOOD DISORDERS, Xiaolei Pan
Determinants of Turnover Intent in Higher Education: The Case of International and U.S. Faculty, Jaehee Park
CYCLIC GMP: A SATIETY SIGNAL IN C. ELEGANS, Ji S. Park
Finding Unfound_Graphic Hybridity, Yaeyoung Park
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TRUANCY REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, Jan R. Parrish
Motivational Factors for Treating Patients with Special Health Care Needs, Arpi Patel
Regulation of EPS8 Dependent Pathways By Src in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Dhwani Patel
Immunotherapy of Cancer: Reprogramming Tumor/Immune Cellular Crosstalk to Improve Anti-Tumor Efficacy, Kyle K. Payne
Exploring Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Evaluation of Early Fieldwork Experience in an Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program, Amber R. Peacock
Into the Fray, Frances Pearce
Kensington Center for Health: An Exploration of Health, Wellness and the Built Environment., Rose Peck
Investigating the Role of Bptf in Immunoediting in Breast Cancer and Melanoma, Kristen N. Peterson
Old Gold & other stories, Matthew C. Phipps
Surface photovoltage transients for p-type AlGaN, Karen L. Phumisithikul
Regarding The Porosity of Borders, Lee M. Piechocki
Postcession, Evan D. Pomerantz
Let's Talk Tobacco: African American Parent-Adolescent Communication About Tobacco Use Within the Context of Parental Smoking, Michell Pope
Boston Marathon Bombing and Experiences of Solidarity: The Race to Understanding, Caitlin M. Price
Helping Students Graduate: An Examination of the Services Provided by a Dropout Prevention Program, Caren Putzu
AN ASSOCIATION STUDY BETWEEN ADULT BLOOD PRESSURE AND TIME TO FIRST CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, Yongjia Pu
STAKEHOLDER VIEWS ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE IN THE PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE SETTING: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH TOWARDS INTEGRATION OF CARE, Alexis Quinoy
A Modern Craftsman Revival, Eugene M. Rader
PRIMARY CILIA MECHANOTRANSDUCTION AND MICROTUBULE STABILITY IN MECHANICALLY STRETCHED LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA CELLS, Monika Rassi Radhika
Efficiency Of Unified Vs. Non-unified State Judiciaries: An Examination Of Court Organizational Performance, William Raftery
CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSFER OF THE MOBILE GENOMIC ISLAND ENCODING METHICILLIN RESISTANCE AMONG STAPHYLOCOCCI, Melissa D. Ray
General Dentists' Role in providing care to very young children:Pediatric Dentists' Perspective, Shinjni Razdan
Thomas Jefferson’s Designs for the Federal District and the National Capitol, 1776-1826, Craig A. Reynolds
Acting the Absurd: Physical Theatre for Text/Text for Devising, Andrew Richardson
The Influence of Executive Functions and Emotion Regulation on Teacher-Rated Social Behaviors in Middle Childhood, Tennisha N. Riley
Reconnect: Designing to Touch, Dana Seros Rohani
The Effects of 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF) on Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity Follwing a Traumatic Brain Injury, jennifer m. romeika
Reconstructing a Science Fiction Autobiography, Jason R. Rood
The Immersive Media Library @ VCU, Michael Rosenthal-Mix
Horn and Ivory, Ann E. Rudy
Identification of Candidate Genes for Craniosynostosis, Karen Rymer
Psychoactive synthetic cathinones (or 'bath salts'): Investigation of mechanisms of action, Farhana Sakloth
MICRO- AND MACRO-SCALE MODELING OF FILTER AGING: EFFECTS OF PARTICLE POLY-DISPERSITY AND FIBER CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE, Ahmed M. Saleh
Restoring Lateral Incisors and Orthodontic Treatment: Perceptions among General Dentists and Othodontists, Matthew A. Sandretti, Bhavna Shroff, Steven J. Lindauer, and Al M. Best
The Characterization of a Putative Virulence Factor Expressed By Sneathia amnii, Amy Sanford
A study of errors for 4D lung dose calculation, nahla K. sayah