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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 2014
An Investigation of the Differences between Continuing and Non-Continuing Undergraduate Special Admission Students Related To Academic Advising Factors, Kevin P. Reeves
CHANGE, SIMILARITY, AND SELECTIVITY: THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE ALIGNMENT ON ATTRACTION, Chelsea Reid
The e-Volving Picturebook: Examining the Impact of New e-Media/Technologies On Its Form, Content and Function (And on the Child Reader), Stella K. Reinhard
LATENT VARIABLE MODELS GIVEN INCOMPLETELY OBSERVED SURROGATE OUTCOMES AND COVARIATES, Chunfeng Ren
Drug Use and Social Support Outcomes in Probationers: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis, Anne Rhodes
Characterization of the discriminative stimulus effects of nitrous oxide, Kellianne J. Richardson
Student Education & Character Building Center Adaptive Reuse Project, Latonia M. Ricks-Chavis
Approaches to Reduce Selection of Genomic Variants in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture, Marion Riggs
Increased Circulatory Lipopolysaccharide From a High Fat Diet Aggravates Inflammation and Exacerbates Renal Failure, Samuel Righi
Dynamic Bayesian Approaches to the Statistical Calibration Problem, Derick Lorenzo Rivers
Analysis of the Role of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 in Normal Liver Physiology and in the Onset and Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Chadia L. Robertson
The Contribution of Parent Psychosocial Functioning to Parental Monitoring, Youth Adherence, and Glycemic Control during Adolescence, Elizabeth M. Robinson
Lung Alveolar and Tissue Analysis Under Mechanical Ventilation, Trenicka Rolle
Characterization of a putative TonB deficient Porphyromonas gingivalis mutant, Soheil Rostami
Using CBCT as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of infrabony defects in vivo, Anya Rost
"Mining" for a Reference Condition in Southern West Virginia Streams, Matthew Rouch
Story-Telling Through the Design of a Permanent Mission Trip Training and Housing Facility, Betty L. Rowe
High-Performance Doped Strontium Iodide Crystal Growth Using a Modified Bridgman Method, Emmanuel Rowe
Potential Energy and the Three Odalisques, Yamins Roxanne
Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Human Mononuclear Cells, Monika Ruchala
EVALUATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION PROVIDED IN A UNIVERSITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, Elizabeth J. Sadock
ESTILL VOICE TRAINING: THE KEY TO HOLISTIC VOICE AND SPEECH TRAINING FOR THE ACTOR, Katharine Salsbury
Behavioral Assessment and HPLC/MS/MS Identification of the Synthetic Cannabinoid, CP47,497, in Mice, Kimberly L. Samano
Transformative Design: A Tale of Arabian Nights, Victoria Sanders
Crossing Boundaries: Building a Model to Effectively Address Difference in Community Practice, Jason Sawyer
Unloosed: Designing Participatory Objects, Laura Schlifer
Pyrene-Derived Porous Organic Polymers: Design, Synthesis, and Application to Gas Storage and Separation, Ali Kemal Sekizkardes PhD
Investigations into the fluorescent covalent labeling of biomolecules utilizing rhodamine dyes, electrophilic leaving groups and mRNA display., Susan D. Selaya
The Idea of the Charter: One Community's Perspectives on the Shifting Nature of Public Education, Jesse Senechal
Socioeconomic status and weight loss behaviors, Hannah Seward
Fathering and Child Maltreatment: A Grounded Theory Study, Jennifer Shadik
Identification of micro-RNAs and their messenger RNA targets in Prostate cancer and Biological fluids, Kanika Sharma
A novel cytostatic form of autophagy in sensitization of non-small cell lung cancer cells to radiation by vitamin D and vitamin D analogue, EB 1089., khushboo sharma
More Than Just Hospitals: An Examination of Cluster Components and Configurations, Patrick Shay
Fluid Realities: A Light on Life's Journey, Neta-Grace Coleen Shepherd
Lucky Strike House: The Space Between, Monika Shreves
Prevalence and Distribution of Periapical Lesions Submitted for Histopathologic Analysis by Endodontists, Gerhard Claire Siegel
Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks from Expression Data using Ensemble Methods, Janusz Slawek
inhale. exhale., Jared Cru Smith
Continuity and Change in a 19th Century Illustrated Devi Mahatmya Manuscript From Nepal, Katherine Smith
The Impact of Virginia Statewide Community College Transfer Policy on Student Academic Success, Paul Smith
Hydroxocobalamin Treatment for Carbon Monoxide Exposures: Characterizing Hemoglobin Changes and Testing for Neurological Sequelae, Leonardo Somera
The Role of P2X Receptors in HIV and Opiate-Related Neurotoxicity, Mary Sorrell
The Study of Au(III) Compounds and their Interaction with Zinc Finger Proteins, Sarah Spell
The Effect of Lactic Acid on Mast Cell Function, Andrew J. Spence
Spatial Scheduling Algorithms for Production Planning Problems, Sudharshana Srinivasan
Studies of the Middle Class, Scott S. Stanard
Legislating the Danville Connection, 1847-1862: Railroads and Regionalism versus Nationalism in the Confederate States of America, Philip Stanley
Visualization, Viewer and Emotion: An Empirical Study of Cognition and Affective Responses to Infographics Used for Crisis Communication, Sean M. Stewart
Waveform Analogy, Experimentation, and Optimism, Aaron Storck
The Effect of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase on the Epigenetics of Human Mitochondrial DNA, John Strang
Preparing Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-Based Practices and Teacher Self-Efficacy, Jane E. Strong
Planar Cell Polarity and Neurodevelopment, Simon Sun
FAMILY NEEDS, CAREGIVER BURDEN, AND MENTAL HEALTH: CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH VARIOUS NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FROM COLOMBIA AND MEXICO, Megan Elizabeth Sutter
“Rampant Signs and Symbols”: Artifacts of Language in J.D. Salinger’s “For Esmé—With Love and Squalor” and Glass Family Stories, Courtney Sviatko
NF-κB p50: THE ROLE OF REDOX SIGNALING AND LOSS OF FUNCTION IN DYSREGULATED MICROGLIAL ACTIVATION, Thomas Taetzsch
To Destroy or to Preserve: Urban Renewal and the Legal Foundation of Historic District Zoning, Andrew Tarne
Community-dwelling Older Adults' Adherence to Fall Prevention Recommendations, Suzänne Fleming Taylor
Technologies and Artworks: An Interdisciplinary Exploration through Ihde and Latour, Kathryn Lynch Thibault
Painting as in a journey, Kristin Thomas
Forest edges enhance mate-finding in the European gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, Lily Thompson
Synthesis and Characterization of Clickable Dendrimer Hydrogels for Ocular Drug Delivery, Jingfei Tian
Design and Validation of a Computational Model for Study of Scapholunate Joint Kinematics, Edward J. Tremols
Louis H. Sullivan: The Aesthetic Movement, Classical Monumentality and the Skyscraper, Yarger Colleen Truax
Anaplasma phagocytophilum nutritional virulence mechanisms target the host cell secretory pathway, Hilary Kay Truchan
Platinum Complexes and Zinc Finger Proteins: From Target Recognition to Fixation, Samantha Tsotsoros
The occurrence and consequences of conspecific brood parasitism in the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), Anna Tucker
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF RADIOCARBON ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS FOR PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON IN RIVERINE SYSTEMS, Ashley Tucker
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Youth Therapist Observational Cultural Competence Scale, Carrie Tully
Reynolds Bath House, Amy Turnage
Elementary Teachers' Achievement Goal Orientations in a High-Stakes Accountability Context: A Validation Study, Amanda Turner
LONGITUDINAL RELATIONS BETWEEN PEER VICTIMIZATION AND DELINQUENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLES OF SADNESS, FEAR, AND ANGER, Lisa J. Ulmer
Fabrication of Nanoporous Gold and Biological Applications, Badharinadh Uppalapati
Panoramic Sham, Andrea Vail
An Evaluation of Prenatal Care Clinic Selection and the Association with Subsequent Process/Outcome Measures among Medicaid Beneficiaries, Lynn VanderWielen
Android-based smartphone application simulation and systematic design to reduce medication administration error in prehospital emergency care., Natalie Vazquez
UNITED STATES WOMEN MARINES’ EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES ABOUT COPING WITH SERVICE LIFE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Beth-ann Vealey
Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sexual Topics, Cultural Factors, and Latino Adolescents’ Sexual Behavior and Condom Attitudes, Efren A. Velazquez
Investigations of Novel Mechanisms of Action for Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Cancer Agent Development, Jenson Verghese
Statistical modeling of interfractional tissue deformation and its application in radiation therapy planning, Douglas J. Vile
The Roles of Krüppel-like Transcription Factors KLF1 and KLF2 in Mouse Embryonic and Human Fetal Erythropoiesis, Divya Vinjamur
Regulation and Mechanistic Functions of Caspase-9 RNA Splicing, Ngoc T. Vu
IDENTIFICATION OF PEPTIDASES IN HIGHLY-PATHOGENIC VERSUS WEAKLY-PATHOGENIC NAEGLERIA FOWLERI AMEBAE, Ishan Vyas
CFD Assessment of Respiratory Drug Delivery Efficiency in Adults and Improvements Using Controlled Condensational Growth, Ross L. Walenga
Growing Cycles, Kate Wallestad
Toward Polymer Coating with Easy Ice Release, Chenyu Wang
Design of a Small Form-Factor Flight Control System, Garrett Ward
HISTORICAL TIDAL FOREST COMPOSITION AND CONTEMPORARY WOODY RECRUITMENT FOLLOWING DAM REMOVAL FROM A MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN TIDAL FRESHWATER WETLAND, Richard E. Ward Jr.
Assembly and mechanical characterization of suspended boron nitride nanotubes, Rachel Waxman
Nonfiction, Documentary and Family Narrative: An Intersection of Representational Discourses and Creative Practices, Kristine T. Weatherston
Fred Kabotie, Elizabeth Willis DeHuff, and the Genesis of the Santa Fe Style, jessica w. welton
How to Score Situational Judgment Tests: A Theoretical Approach and Empirical Test, Christopher E. Whelpley
Portraiture and Text in African-American Illustrated Biographical Dictionaries, 1876 to 1917, Dennis Williams II
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Subsampling Effort and Taxonomic Resolution for Bioassessments of Streams in the James River Watershed of Virginia, Laurel Williams
Plight and Passion, Lisa Williams