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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 2011
SOCIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED ONLINE AND OFFLINE BY INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, Jessye Cohen
Response to and Recovery from Endotracheal Suctioning in Preterm Infants Using Routine Versus Four-handed Care, Sharon Cone
The Influence of Perceptual Accuracy on Willingness to Seek Help Among College Freshmen, Kathryn Conley
ANALYZING THE ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED REGULATIONSON VOLUME AND QUALITY INDICATORS FOR HEART AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION, Courtney Cosby
Teaching Mourning, Julie Crowder
The Konami Code: An Experiment in Dialect Pedagogy, Thomas Cunningham
THE PROGRAM PATHING TRUST MODEL FOR CRITICAL SYSTEM PROCESS AUTHORIZATION, Robert Dahlberg
Assessing the Role of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) in Improving Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury, Dustin Dalton
Helper phage capsid size redirection by staphylococcal pathogenicity island SaPI1 involves internal scaffolding proteins., Priyadarshan Damle
Cycles of Nature, Heather Darby
Anesthesia Recordkeeping: Accuracy of Recall with Computerized and Manual Entry Recordkeeping, Thomas Corey Davis
Conrad Wise Chapman and the Mexican Landscape, Marisa Day
Characterization and genetic analysis of the cellulolytic microorganism Thermobifida fusca, Yu Deng
DETECTION OF SECRETED PROTEASES AND A MEMBRANE PROTEASE IN PATHOGENIC ACANTHAMOEBA CULBERTSONI, Shivdeep Deo
Impact of Medicare Part D coverage gap on beneficiaries' adherence to prescription medications, Urvi Desai
MATERNAL INFLUENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFANT ORAL BIOFILM, James Dibelka
PROJECTION DESIGN FOR A CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORK BY IVÁN ANGELUS IN HUNGARY, Tennessee Dixon
THE RESEMBLANCE OF CONDENSATION, AN UNSTABLE LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE PAST AND PRESENT, Courtney Dodd
Identification and characterization of low pH-triggered conformational changes in the herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B, Stephen Dollery
The Interpersonal Process and Predictors of Consent in Tissue Donation Requests, Lindsey Dorflinger
Salinger and the Phases of War, Johnson Elizabeth Downing
Gene expression in the right ventricle during development of pulmonary hypertension, Jennifer Drake
An Assessment of Principals' Technology Leadership: A Statewide Survey, Jeffrey Duncan
IAIN BAXTER& and N.E. THING CO.: A Study in Pop-Inflected Conceptual Art, Dennis Durham
Living with HIV: Views through the Blog, Linda Eastham
TRENDS IN DENTAL CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA, Justin Edwards
Fluctuations and Instantons in Complex Landscapes: From Ligand Unbinding to Proton Transfer, Justin Elenewski
Based on a True Story, Mary Elkins
Cognitive Origins of the “BIMBY” Effect: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Survey Ratings Regarding the Quality of Public Schools, James Ellis Jr.
INTERNAL CONTROL QUALITY AND INFORMATION ASYMMETRY IN THE SECONDARY LOAN MARKET, Dina El-Mahdy
Emotional Storytelling Choreography—A Look Into The Work of Mia Michaels, Bethany Emery
Circumpunct, Kristin Epperson
Mapping the Distant, Llorens Ana Esteve
THE EFFECTS OF SDF-1α TREATMENT ON THE MIGRATION OF NEURAL STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Corey Evans
Statistical image reconstruction for quantitative computed tomography, Joshua Evans
SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF GENE FUNCTIONS FOR MORPHOLOGICAL CHAIN FORMATION IN STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS, Karra Evans
Signifying Ruins: The Wreck and Rebirth of Modernity, Language, and Representation, Audrey Farley
The Effect of Insulating K-Type Files on Accuracy and Reliability as Used in Two Electronic Apex Locators, Timothy Finkler
Obsessions Of My Affections, Deborah FitzGerald
The Role of Faith Leaders in Partnerships among Health Promotion Researchers and Faith Communities, Rebecca Foco
The Rhetoric of Second Chance: The Invention of Ethos For An Ex-Offender, Modu Fofana-Kamara
Organizational Culture and Partnership Process: A Grounded Theory Study of Community-Campus Partnerships, Kready Sharon Foreman
The Superfund Program Past and Present Funding Implications, Nicole Franklin
Development of Dual-Pathway Inhibitors of Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathways., Sasha Fraser
Healthcare Acquired Infection Risk and Toothbrush Contamination in the ICU., Michelle Frazelle
Cyclic-di-GMP Signaling in the Borrelia Spirochetes, John Freedman
Melancholy and the Infant, Wesley Friedrich
Natural Disasters and Older Adults: The Social Construction of Disaster Planning, Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock
A STUDY ON THE BIOCHEMICAL AND CELLULAR EFFECTS OF ENVIORMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE ON ADULT AND DEVELOPING RAT BRAIN BIOCHEMISTRY, Brian Fuller
Characterizing the distribution of planktonic fecal bacteria in the James River, Richmond, Virginia, John Furry
“CLICKED” BIVALENT MULTIFUNCTIONAL LIGANDS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE., RONAK GANDHI
SECONDARY HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY REGARDING GEOGRAPHY TEACHING, Yan Gao
Quantitative Analysis of Contactin-Associated Protein and Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Isoform 1.6 following Experimental Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury, Daniel Gardiner
Sweet Mercy: A Scientific Investigation, Aubrey Gartner
The Professional Identity Development of Gerontologists: An Experiential Learning Approach, Tracey Gendron
The content of electronic mentoring: A study of special educators participating in an online mentoring program, Roberta Gentry
Medication-Related Problems in Older Adults: A Focus on Underuse of Warfarin and Warfarin-Antibiotic Interactions, Parinaz K. Ghaswalla
Novel methodology for assessing phytoplankton response to pCO2 enrichment in fresh and saltwater, Susan B. Gifford
Playing with Aesthetics in Art Museums, Susan Glasser
Elizabeth Catlett's I Am the Negro Woman: Emerging from the Margins, Margaret Gottwald
Model-Guided Systems Metabolic Engineering of Clostridium thermocellum, Christopher Gowen
Three-Dimensional Photographic Evaluation of Immediate Soft Tissue Changes Following Rapid Maxillary Expansion, Nathan Granillo
Teaching English Language Learners in the Art Classroom: A Survey of Approaches, Alana Greer
Violations of the Divine: Forgiveness of Ingroup Transgressors within Church Congregations of the Christian Faith, Chelsea Greer
The characterization of the anterograde and retrograde consequences of traumatic axonal injury in a mouse model of diffuse brain injury, John E. Greer
A Horizontal Edges Bound for the Independence Number of a Graph, Michelle Grigsby
Childhood Maltreatment, Coping, and Coping Self-Efficacy among Offenders, David Guion
Design and Implementation of an Eye Blink Controlled Human Computer Interface, Poonam Gwalani
The Black Imprint of Beauty, Jamesha Hairston
Body Image and Sexuality Among Latino Youth, Raquel Halfond
On List-Coloring and the Sum List Chromatic Number of Graphs., Coleman Hall
Renditions, Nathan Halverson
Investigating the Relationship between Governance Mechanisms and the Disclosure of IT Control Weaknesses, Basil Hamdan
An Examination of Spiritual and Religious Coping and Well-Being and their Impact on the Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support, Angela Hardy-Duncan
Unfamiliar Streets: The Chattanooga Sit-ins, the Local Press, and the Concern for Civilities, Jessie Harris
The Epidemiology of Human Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis in Virginia, 2002 and 2003, Marilyn Goss Haskell
Rebonding Anomic Communities with Theatre of the Oppressed, Amanda Hauman
Thesis Proposal for: General and Specific Definitions: A Network Study of Differential Association, Nicholas Hauman
Electrophysiological characterization of enteric neurons isolated from the immortomouse, Edward G. Hawkins
THE EFFECT OF TEST-WISENESS ON SELF-EFFICACY AND MATHEMATIC PERFORMANCE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, Phyllis Haynes
The Presentation and Perception of Virtual Textures through a Haptic Matrix Display Device, Patrick Headley
Involvement of p53 in the S-phase Checkpoint during Nucleotide Deficiencies, Cortney Heyer
Racial Differences in the Genetics of Preeclampsia, Lori Hill
PHOSPHODIESTERASE-5 INHIBITION: A NOVEL STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STEM CELL THERAPY IN THE HEART, Nicholas Hoke
The Reconstruction of Historical Buildings: A Visitor and Historical Site Study, Alyssa Holland
The Regulation of TonB-dependent Transporters in Neisseria gnorrhoeae, Aimee Hollander
Distinguishing Between Homeless and Unstably Housed Men on Risk Factors for Homelessness, Valerie Holton
Preparing Early Childhood Special Educators for Inclusive Practice, Belinda Hooper