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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 2023
Code Beats - Teaching Computer Programming Coding via Hip Hop Beats, Douglas Lusa Krug
The Lived Experience of Postpartum Sleep for Black and White Women, Ashley R. MacPherson
Advancing Library-Based Drug Discovery via Sense Codon Reassignment and Bicyclization of Cell-Penetrating Peptides, Chelsea A. Makovsky
Evaluating the Acute Effect of Vaping on Food Intake, Gabrielle Maldonado
Statistical Analysis and Socio-Epidemiological Research of Organ Donor Transplants and End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States., supraja malladi
WHO AM I TO BE: EXPLORATIONS OF STUDENTS’ ARTISTIC IDENTITY THROUGH AN MFA PROGRAM, Catherine P. Malone
Exploring Polyamorous Relationship Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Pansexual Individuals, Jiale Man
Evaluating the influence of concurrently available non-drug reinforcers on drug reinforcement using sophisticated preclinical models of substance use disorder, Madison M. Marcus
Patterns, Mechanisms, and Characterization of Carbon Cycling Stability Following Partial Forest Disturbance, Kayla C. Mathes
Food Deserts and Pediatric Oral Health Status in an Under-Resourced Urban Community, Jessica T. McAuliffe
With a Kiss, Christina M. McBride
Investigations in the semi-strong product of graphs and bootstrap percolation, Kevin J. McCall
Investigation of Sneathia vaginalis and the Host Antibody Response to S. vaginalis Pore-Forming Toxin, CptA, in Vivo, Zion T. McCoy
You will remember what your father forgot: Networks of Time and Trauma in Stephen King’s "The Shining", Caetlin McFadden
"Always A Rocky and Rippling Stream": The Penobscot River and War, 1604-1869, Mary Moody McLean
Improving the use of Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy as a Multiphase Process Analytical Technology, Robert Emerson McMillin III
Utilization of Occupational Therapy Services for Patients with Cancer in Acute Care Settings, Christine McNichols
Developing Novel Femtosecond Time-Resolved Mass Spectrometry Techniques for Analysis of Energetic Materials, Shane L. McPherson
Crafting Community: A Ceramics Center, Nadia Mechboukh
Random Acts of STEM: A systematic review of local k-12 school division STEM experiences in Virginia, Caro H. Medawar
A Tenth of a Second, Natalia Andrea Mejía Murillo
The Cultural Diplomacy of U.S. Peace Corps: Understanding the role of Peace Corps volunteers as strategic geopolitical assets, Corey B. Miles
Agonist Modulation of TRPML3 Channel Gating, George D. Miller
District-Level Supervisors: Leaders and Advocates for School Counseling, Thomas M. Mitchell
Exploring the Effect of Early Motor Delay and Physical Therapy Interventions on the Parent-Child Relationship, Rebecca Molinini
Aerogel-Phase Change Material Composites as Thermal Barriers to Li-Ion Runaway Events, Tristan Moon
How Religious Belief and Behavior Influence Americans' Attitudes toward the Legalization of Pornography, Kathryn Morris
A Theory of General Relativity, Madeleine Mae Morris
Cooperative Driving Automation for Self-Interested Agents, Adam Morrissett
Investigating the Metabolic Alterations in Response to IL-1 Antagonism via Anakinra among Patients with HFrEF, Joshua M. Morriss
Salinization Impacts on Heterotrophic Respiration, Ecosystem Respiration, and Plant Productivity in Tidal Freshwater Marshes, Kelsie J. Moses
Totem Impulse, Tendai T. Mupita
Exploring Adolescent School Mental Health Service Utilization, Jennifer Lauren Murphy
Predictive Modeling of Thermophysical Properties of Shocked Solid Diamond, Peter Muto
The Five Senses: Fundamentals in Acting Training, Landon A. Nagel
The PROMIS Women Education Program: Promoting Cervical Cancer Prevention Methods Among Muslim Women in Virginia, Asmaa M. Namoos
The Mechanism and Therapeutic Targeting of Interleukin-1β in Heart Failure, Pratyush Narayan
Emergent Trends of Contemporary Dramatic Recontextualization: An Exploration Utilizing Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra, Cameron M. Nickel
Mechanisms of Emulsion Destabilization: An Investigation of Surfactant, Stabilizer, and Detergent Based Formulations Using Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy, JORDAN N. NOWACZYK
Optimization of a Chimeric Vaccine for Human Lyme Disease, Nathaniel O'Bier
Treponema denticola synthesizes c-di-AMP and encodes the CdaA-type diadenylate cyclase CdaA, Claire R. O'Brien
Waiting to Exhale, Abigail H. Ogle
Mechanistic Studies on Glycosaminoglycan Mimetics Binding to Cancer Related Proteins, Connor P. O'Hara
Association of Interpersonal Trauma and Polygenic Risk Scores with Depressive Symptoms in College Students, Rowan K. O'Hara
Examining Psychosocial Factors of Chronic Disease Control to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions, Kristen O'Loughlin
Age-associated Collagen Crosslinking and its Role in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration, Lucas C. Olson
Step 1, Acknowledgement: Understanding Breast Cancer-related Experiences among Chickahominy Tribal Women in Rural Virginia, Bianca D. Owens
In vitro and in vivo Pharmacokinetic Characterization of (R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (Ketone monoester)., Nimishraj R. Panse
Barriers to ending the HIV epidemic: The case of physician reimbursement and intimate partner violence, Zhongzhe Pan
Role of Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) in Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in a Human Cholangiocyte Model of Ischemic Cholangiopathy, Priyanshi Pragnesh Parikh
Resident Assistants and Title IX: Perceptions, beliefs, and experiences impacting RA help-seeking behavior, Beth Paris
"We’re not all the same”: Black caregiver perspectives of treatment engagement in integrated primary care, Amanda Parks
Sense of Belonging as Behaviorist Construct: “Doing Belonging” and its Application for College Students with Disabilities, Chris Parthemos PhD
Examining allostatic load as a biological mechanism linking childhood adversity and pediatric pain, Angela Pascale
Formal and Full of Feeling, Kaitlyn Paston
Contribution of Metabolic Cell Swelling on Microcirculatory Perfusion in Septic Shock, Charles E. Payne
DISCOVERY: A Visual Arts Elementary School, Cindy J. Perdomo
Functional and Structural Characterizations of Porphyromonas gingivalis Sialidase, Christopher Pham
Motivations of Adult Patients Seeking Orthodontic Retreatment, Scott V. Philips
Mecklenburg is thoroughly aroused:” An Examination of Confederate Nationalism and Nationhood in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Zachary Pittard
Witnessing Community Violence and its Consequences: Changes Across Middle School, Sarah Pittman
Wrestling with the One Drop Rule: Exploring Multiraciality in Social Work Education, Britney Pitts
Dental Treatment Planning: Decisions with Interdisciplinary Cases, William W. Porzio
THE RELATIONSHIP OF MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON SPECIAL EDUCATORS’ INTENT, Christine S. Powell
Correlation between intraoral markers and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in children, Linda K. Powers
Climate, Physiology, and Distributions: The Role of Thermal Physiology in Biological Invasions, Sean D. Powers
Windowless Place, Rebecca A. Poynor
VIRTUAL PLC PLATFORM FOR SECURITY AND FORENSICS OF INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, Syed Ali Qasim
Interactions between HIV and opioids on antiretroviral accumulation, the blood brain barrier, and the inflammatory response in the brain., Kara Rademeyer
Preferences for Chemotherapy Discontinuation due to Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer, Rotana M. Radwan
Behind the Gate: Syrian Women in Soap Operas - Perception vs. Reality, Tasnim J. Rahimah
Material extrusion-based additive manufacturing: G-code and firmware attacks and Defense frameworks, Haris Rais
A Longitudinal Analysis of Academic Self-Concept Among Preclinical Medical Students, Meagan Rawls Lewis
Anaplasma phagocytophilum exploits host cell multivesicular body biogenesis, Curtis B. Read
Evaluation of SpliceAI for Improved Genetic Variant Classification in Inherited Ophthalmic Disease Genes, Melissa Reeves
Recovery Sleepers: A Pilot Study of a Sleep Health Intervention for College Students in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder, Morgan P. Reid
THE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THE FREQUENCY OF CURRICULUM SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION PRACTICES OF PRINCIPALS ACROSS COMPARABLE SCHOOL CLUSTERS, James S. Reynolds IV
Tailored Chemical and Physical Properties of Porous Materials for Gas Capture and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Alexander J. Richard
Reassessing Replication: Addressing the Replication Crisis from a Statistical Perspective, Alicia Richards PhD
Characterization and Investigation of Cold Atmospheric Plasma and its Effects on Cancer Cell Biology, Thomas M. Ritrosky
An Arbitrary Aesthetic: Cultural Reproduction and Hegemonic Canonical Formations in the Western Theatrical Academy, Sim C. Rivers
The role of H2S in inhibiting ischemia-reperfusion injury in a mouse model of doxorubicin induced-cardiotoxicity, Allison L. Roden
Quantifying insect emergence in tidal freshwaters and the importance of aquatic prey in wetland-dependent songbird diet, Samantha L. Rogers
Histone Acetylation in Periodontal Diseases, Sarang Saadat
Welcome to the Sitting Garden at the Busy Hands Museum, Stacie Sabady
Sleep and Health Behaviors in a Safety-Net Primary Care Setting, Sahar Sabet
Dune building dynamics impact cross-island connectivity and barrier island characteristics, Alexander Sabo
From Silence to Forte: Developing an Inclusive Space for Persian Musicians to Flourish, Sholeh Salimi