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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 2024
The Patient Experience of Language Discordance and Interpreter Services in the Emergency Department, Keri L. Baker
Bridging the Gap in Epsilon-near-zero Nonlinear Materials, Adam R. Ball
Accurate and Efficient Fragmentation Methods for Electronic Structure Theory: Utilizing Set Theory to Construct Density Matrices in Noncovalent Clusters and Covalent-Bound Systems, Francisco Ballesteros
Few-shot Learning for NER using MAML, Nourchene Bargaoui
The Effect of 17β Estradiol on Local Production of Active Vitamin D3 Metabolites in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Tillat Batool
Effects and Mechanisms of Smartphone-Based Mindfulness Training on Emotional Experience, Polina Beloborodova
Monte-Carlo method for identifying aberrantly expressed genes in cancer, Matthew M. Beltran
Development of an ex vivo assay to investigate streptococcal-platelet interactions, Jasmine Benbei
Memory Impairments Due to Binge Ethanol are Impacted by Age and Sex, Maria Alexis M. Bent
Wayfinding, Wendal E. Berry
PROSTHETIC ATTENTION IN UPPER LIMB LOSS: USER EXPERIENCES, CLINICAL PERCEPTIONS, AND DEVELOPING CANDIDATE ITEMS, Tanu Bhargava
Variability in Perceptions of Complementary Health Approaches Among Graduate Student Trainees, Delaney C. Bilodeau
EFFECT OF A PHARMACIST-PHYSICIAN COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE, Poorva B. Birari
MINDFULNESS, MORAL OUTRAGE, AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS: A NOVEL APPROACH TOWARD MOTIVATING PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS, Erika Blair
CHRONOBIOLOGY OF MEAL TIMING IN EARLY-STAGE HYPERTENSION: EFFECTS ON RENAL AND VASCULAR FUNCTION, Natalie J. Bohmke
Special Educators’ Insights on Essential Mentoring Components: A Mixed-Method Examination, Rachel W. Bowman
In a Similar Way, Paul Brennan
A Precision-Controlled Investigation Into The Fundamentals Which Drive The Incredible Superhydrophobic Properties Of Soot, Ashton Bressler
Take the Jeans to Lublin, Robert J. Brisson
Double Jointed: Gendered Flexibility and the Overextended Self, Grace A. Bromley
The Imaginary Invalid; Designing a Comedy that you don’t find funny, Kasey Brown
THE NEURAL MECHANISMS OF INTER-FRIEND AGGRESSION, Wyatt Brown
Targeting Mast Cell-Mediated Inflammation through Drug Repurposing: Mechanistic Insights into the Effects of Fluoxetine and Simvastatin on IL-33 and IgE-Mediated Pathways, Jason R. Burchett
Exploring the Experiences of Faculty Learning to Teach Online: A Case Study, Peyton P. Burgess Jr
Exploring Drivers of Sex-Based Disparities in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis, Stephanie K. Buxhoeveden
DDI2 SUPPORTS CANCER CELL GROWTH THROUGH REGULATION OF THE NF-κB PATHWAY, Holly A. Byers
Applying X-ray Fluorescence with Monte Carlo Methods for Analysis of Surface Defects on Coated Zr4, James Tyler Cahill
Understanding Identity Based Discrimination: Immigrant Women of African Descent’s Experiences in Social and Human Service Agencies, Nicole Campbell
Mosquito Wings, Nolan W. Capps
Revealing the Elusive Mechanism of Action of the Lipid Chaperone Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4, Abdul J. Castillo Ibanez
Trait Mindfulness and Political Polarization: Investigating Neural Responses and Emotional Orientations, ELIF Z. CELIK
SUPPORTED METAL NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS: PRECURSOR DEPOSITION AND AGGLOMERATION AT SUPPORT SURFACES, Edward H. Chandler Jr.
EFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT AND PATH PLANNING FOR IOT AND UAV NETWORKS, Amirahmad Chapnevis
THE EFFECTS OF PASSIVE HEAT EXPOSURE ON RENAL FUNCTION, VASCULAR FUNCTION, AND EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, Domenico A. Chavez
RSF1-H2Aub Interaction: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Ovarian Cancer, Chunxu Chen
Surface Engineering on Functional Materials for Sustainable Environmental Research, Jianping Chen
Investigating the Protein Interactome of Escherichia coli to understand metabolic regulation when proteins bind: a systems biology study., Shomeek Chowdhury
May your flight be smooth, the wind calm, the cloud safe, and the sky blue!, kai chuang
Reflection: Cultivating Creativity and Healing Through Art Therapy, Caroline Ciccone
They Tried to Kill Your Favorite Bad Bitch: A Look into Digital Misogynoir and How the Girlies Clap Back and Bring Wreck on Twitter, KaLyn T. Coghill
Involvement of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Neuropathological Development in the Aged Brain Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Ian A. Colello
A Multilevel, Mixed Methods Examination of Food Insecurity, Housing Instability, and Cardiovascular Health, Sarah Collins
Asymmetric CuH-catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Allenamides with Carbonyl and Imine Electrophiles, Stephen Collins
Investigating the Role of α3β4* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as a Target for Oxycodone Physical Dependence, Katherine M. Contreras
Neurodevelopmental Trajectories as an Explanatory Mechanism for Adverse Mental Health Outcomes following Child Maltreatment, Casey Burton Corso
Implications of Extremity: the Digital Nexus between Black Metal Subculture and Right-Wing Extremism, Samuel G. Crawford
Developing and Testing a Model of Discrimination, Internalized Oppression, Mental Health, and Suicidality in Disabled Transgender and Gender Non-binary (TGNB) Individuals, Stephanie L. Cull
The Lantern Keeper's Daughter, Celia Cummiskey
Large Language Models, Prompting, and Synthetic Data Generation for Continual Named Entity Recognition, Charles I. Cutler
Particl Plant Medicine, Tommye Dean
Tchu Tcha Tcha: The Transformative Role of Funk, Adriane de Souza
Investigations of a NOX2 Activator, p47phox, PX Domain Membrane Anchoring Interactions and Inhibition, Angela Develin
A Study of the Effectiveness of the National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education in Undergraduate Medical Education, Kayla Diggs Brody
“I KNOW WHAT NOTHING MEANS”: NOSTALGIA, HOPE, AND THE POSTMODERN SEARCH FOR THE SUBLIME, Kathryn L. Donati
Fluid Flow and Thermal Performance Investigation of Twisted Elliptical Tubes for use in High Prandtl Number Systems, Connor F. Donlan
Inspiring a Ripple: A Case for Evidence-Based, Biophilic Design for Affordable Housing, Chelcey A. Dunham
TRANSITIONS IN PATTERNS OF SUBSTANCE USE DURING EARLY ADOLESCENCE: BIDIRECTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS, Courtney B. Dunn
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF REACTOR PHYSICS TRANSIENT BENCHMARKS FOR MOLTEN SALT REACTORS BASED ON THE MOLTEN SALT REACTOR EXPERIMENT, Mohamed H. Elhareef
Enhancing Care Coordination in Organ Transplantation via Health Information Technology, Steve Essi
Acute Effects of an Oral Nicotine Pouch in People Who Use Smokeless Tobacco, Alisha Eversole
Spin Wave Devices for Embedded Applications and Information Processing, Raisa Fabiha
Functional Family Therapy: A Multi-Year Statewide Program Evaluation, Natalie Finn
Exploring the Structure-Activity Relationship of NAY to Identify a Next-Generation Lead Compound to Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Rachael F. Flammia
The Fire in Our Lungs, James Fowler
Exploring End-User Environments for the Control and Programming of Collaborative Robots, Luiz Felipe Fronchetti Dias
Department Chairs’ Impact on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Their Departments, Nicholas R. Garcia II
Functional Monitoring for Run-Time Assurance of a Real-Time Cyber Physical System, Matthew W. Gelber
armpit to armpit, Stephanie Germosen Salazar
Mathematical Analysis of Eukaryotic Pericentromere, Puranjan Ghimire
Frozen by worry and fatigue? A mixed methods approach to understanding the lived experiences of freezing of gait, Sarah M. Ghose
Online Racism and Mental Health Symptomatology Among Black Adolescents: A Longitudinal Examination, Stephen M. Gibson
Chemometric Automation for Enhancing Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Matthew Glace
THE CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF AN EATING DISORDERS ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN, Neha J. Goel
In Vivio Analysis of Astrocyte Signaling Supporting Syngeneic and Spontaneous Glioma Growth, Alexandra Gonsiewski
Biodistribution Comparison of Fentanyl and Morphine Following Acute and Repeated Expsoure, Rosamond M. Goodson
Unraveling the Multiscale Role of Advanced Glycation End-Products in Aging Menisci, Austin Gouldin
Age of First Dental Visit and Early Childhood Oral Health Quality of Life, Richard Greene
Navigating Disability and Special Education Policy Implementations: A Case Study—Mixed Methods Design, Monica Grillo
LEAF TO CANOPY FUNCTIONAL RESILIENCE: PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CARBON CYCLING STABILITY FOLLOWING DISTURBANCES, Lisa T. Haber
Longitudinal Analysis of Maternal Depression, Physical Work Demand, and Working Hours Before, During, and After Pregnancy on Offspring Blood Pressure Trajectories, Medhin Tsegaye Haile
Transforming Accounting: Robotic Process Automation in the Accounting Environment, Leah Hall
Expanding the genetic code with a small molecule-decaged unnatural histidine, Aidan K. Haney
Penalized Interpolating B-splines and Their Applications, Kylee L. Hartman-Caballero
Outcomes of Anterior Crossbite Correction on Alveolar Bone Morphology in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate, Katherine J. Hayes
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Inflammation and Tissue Repair: Lung Inflammation and Wound Healing in Corals Under Stress, Quintessa Hay
A Retrospective Chart Review of Avulsion Injuries Treated at Virginia Commonwealth University., Ryan Hediger
Identifying mechanistic pathways to rigidity associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder traits using a novel decision-making paradigm, Hannah L. Heintz
Cysteine-Containing Peptide Kinetics within a Nanopore via In-Silico Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Maxwell Hensley