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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
Coarse Woody Debris and the Carbon Balance of a Moderately Disturbed Forest, Amy V. Schmid
Community Collaboration in Virginia Legal Aid Programs: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Investigation, Andrew C. Schoeneman
Treatment Decisions Involving Teeth with Intrapulpal Cracks: A Survey of Endodontists, Sheldon M. Sealey
SILICON NANOSTRUCTURES FOR HIGH CAPACITY ANODES IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, Tyler M. Selden
Play Doh's Cave and The Pursuit of the American Cream, becky s. sellinger
Into the Vortex of a Maelstrom: The Art of Municipal Governance in Confederate Richmond, Joshua Shaffer
INVESTIGATION OF PHENYLEPHRINE SULFATION AND INHIBITION USING A NOVEL HILIC ASSAY METHOD, Heta N. Shah
Risperidone and its Deconstructed Analogs: Functional Effects on the 5HT2AR, Sneha Shah
Light Controlled Drug Activation and Release, Jonathon Sheldon
META-ANALYSIS OF GENE EXPRESSION STUDIES, Umaporn Siangphoe
"Building a 'Temple of Temperance': The Repeal of Prohibition in Virginia and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act", Alexandra T. Silva
CEO Characteristics and the Choice of Using Non-Financial Performance Measures in Compensation Contracts, Melloney C. Simerly Ph.D.
Investigating the Effects of Obesity Prevention Campaigns, Courtney C. Simpson
Lullaby, Amber M. Smith
Double Zero, Anthony Earl Smith
Computational Modeling to Assess Surgical Procedures for the Treatment of Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity, Brian A. Smith
AUTOMATING THE PROCESS OF FABRICATING UNIFORM-SIZED CELL SPHEROIDS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTING, Ganesh Sosale
Effects of constant vs. fluctuating temperatures on performance and life history of the herbivorous pest Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Eribidae), Brendan E. Sostak
Social Performance and Reticence: Mental Negotiations in Austen, Brontë, and Eliot, Meredith L. Spencer
The Role of tfec in Zebrafish Neural Crest Cell and RPE Development., Samantha A. Spencer
Depletion of the Chromatin Remodeler CHD4 Sensitizes AML Blasts to Genotoxic Agents and Reduces Tumor Formation, Justin Sperlazza
Emergent Non-Consumptive Predator Effects Alter Habitat Colonization By Dipteran Prey, Ethan G. Staats
Long-Term Effects of Land Cover Change on Fish Assemblage Structure in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain Regions of Virginia, Samuel F. Stickley
Rethinking Terrorism: Towards a Better Understanding of Categorical Terrorism, Jennifer Stolz
A Novel Antimicrobial Drug Discovery Approach for the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis, Victoria N. Stone
An Exploration on the Michael Chekhov Technique in Rehearsal, Performance and the Classroom, James P. Stover
Low-Flow Domiciliary Oxygen as a Mechanism of Ongoing Oxidative Stress in COPD Patients, Jill Stulce
Trying To Exit Here, Leigh C. Suggs
MITOCHONDRIAL THERAPEUTICS DURING ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION; MODULATION OF COMPLEX I: EFFECT OF METFORMIN., Shawn Y. Sunu
POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED SHEAR THINNING HYDROGELS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE, Vasudha Surampudi
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