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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
MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PREMOLARS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO ROOT CANAL ANATOMY, James DeGracie
Computational Modeling of Temporal EEG Responses to Cyclic Binary Visual Stimulus Patterns, Connor M. Delaney
Endocannabinoid Receptor 1 and its Role in Disuse- Induced Bone Loss, Rachel C. DeNapoli
Nerve and Bone Interaction During Osseointegration by Investigating the Regulatory Roles of Neuronal Factors, Jingyao Deng
The Age and Primary Reason for the First Dental Visit in Children with Special Health Care Needs, Amanda Dickerson
Characterization of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Expression and Functionality in Niemann-Pick Type C Disease, Nathaniel-David I. Dizon
Homeworld, Ilana Dodelson
Preliminary Study of YKL-40 Expression in Developing Mice Brains and Development of YKL-40 Knockout Mice, Oscar A. Dominguez
X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING PROTEIN FUNCTION AND DRUG DISCOVERY, Akua K. Donkor
Illness Invalidation and Perceived Injustice in Individuals with and without Insomnia and Pain, Emily K. Donovan
A Constructed Memoir: The History and Heritage of the Baloch Community in Qatar, Somaia Nahang Dorzadeh
“It's just not enough”: Examining the experiences of school-based sexual health education and conversation engagement with trusted adults among Black boys in Richmond, VA, Sharyn A. Dougherty
Applied Machine Learning and Computer Vision Techniques: Genetic Analysis with High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy, Nicholas A.S. Driver
Factors Associated with College Students' Intention to Use Telehealth for Primary Care, Conor Duffy
Plant trait effects on tidal wetland methane emission, Adam M. Dunn
UNRAVELING THE CONSEQUENCE OF ADULT ONSET SULFATIDE DEPLETION: ITS IMPLICATIONS IN MYELIN AND AXONAL HEATH IN THE CONTEXT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, Elizabeth Dustin
Family-Based Support as Social Determinants of Health Protective Factor on Depression of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bisola E. Duyile
TEACH ME HOW TO PODCAST: UNDERSTANDING THE RISE OF AUDIO JOURNALISM AND ITS PLACE IN THE CURRICULUM, Allison Bennett Dyche
Children with Special Healthcare Needs: The Cost of Medical Care, Kasey Dye
The Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Dentistry in Virginia, Jessica Eisenberg
Provider Racial Concordance and Medical Mistrust in Pediatric Dentistry, CHINELO EKE
Modulation of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression by Stimulants and their Associated Monoaminergic Receptor Mechanisms in Mice using Whole Body Plethysmography, Harrison J. Elder
The Living Legends of Sholoukh – شلوخ الأساطير Facial Scarification in Sudan, Ayah S. Elnour
BET INHIBITION AS A STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING THE RESPONSE TO ESTROGEN ANTAGONISM/CDK4-6 INHIBITION IN ER POSITIVE BREAST CANCER, Ahmed M. Elshazly
Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of Hafnium Diboride (HfB2) Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Enhanced Radiation Protection and Safety, Furkan Erdogan
Utilization of Intraoral Scanners for Fabrication of Obturators for Patients Born with Cleft Lip/ Palate (CLP), Swara Fadnis
How Stromal Interactions Play a Role in the Quest for Human Papillomavirus Specific Cancer Therapeutics, Alexis-Leigh A. Fakunmoju
Modulation of Epigenetic Regulatory Pathways as a Therapeutic Strategy in Breast Cancer, Ryan M. Finnegan
Evaluating How Acidic Solutions Affect the Microhardness of Bioceramic Sealers, Colton Fischer
The Effect of Strain and Drug Combinations on Ketamine's Locomotor Activating Effects in Rats, Caroline K. Flagler
Minimal Sets, Union-Closed Families, and Frankl's Conjecture, Christopher S. Flippen
Effects of HIV-1 Tat and opiates on gene regulation of oligodendrocyte lineage cells: Identification of Myrf as a novel target, Kelly M. Flounlacker
Social Support and Transformational Leadership Behaviors of Frontline Nurse Managers, Jihane Frangieh
TGIF1 physiological levels limit β-cell distress and neonatal diabetes, Creighton J. Friend
Anti-Immigration-Related Stressors and Latine Immigrant Well-being: The Role of Family & Community Resilience, Lisa S. Fuentes
Correlates of Current Tobacco Use Among Cancer Survivors: Examining the Role of Posttraumatic Growth and Family Conflict, Kendall Fugate-Laus
Probing the Porphyromonas gingivalis Nitrosative Stress Response Network, Alexandra Galina
PROTACs – A Novel and Rapidly Developing Field of Targeted Protein Degradation, Hannah R. Gatley
Underrepresentation of Black Participants in Drug Court: Reasons Reported for Non-Admission in Six Jurisdictions, Kathryn J. Genthon
Investigating the impact of acute postoperative pain on alcohol consumption in mouse models., Sofia M. Ghani
INTERSECT- On the corner of Princess Anne and William, Madison M. Goff
Investigating the Role of Monoacylglycerol Lipase in Sickle Cell Disease Chronic Pain, Kennedy N. Goldsborough
A Prevention Strategy for Children Receiving Full Mouth Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jessica Gonzalez
Real-Time Motion Controller for Human-Robot Teams utilizing Artificial Potential Fields, Gabriella Graziani
MODERATORS OF RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH ADHD: INTEGRATING PERSONAL AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, Cathrin D. Green
Well-Being from Home to Work: The Role of Mindfulness, Alisha Gupta
Poly(TFEMA) Surface Coating Applied on Perovskite Thin Films using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide., Kasey Handy
The evaluation of an ad hoc device and alternative materials for an improved neonatal oral fluid collection device to monitor drug exposure, Ashley M. Harris
DRUG REPURPOSING FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL USE, Omar E. Hassan
Applications of Urban Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (uLESA) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, Emily Hastings
ROLE OF THE ORMDLS IN KERATINOCYTES, Souad Hatmi
Initial Psychometric Evaluation of an Observer-Rated Measure of Shared Decision Making Practices in Youth Psychotherapy, Jennifer LC Herbst
Mechanistic insight into traumatic brain injury induced neuronal membrane disruption: Cathepsin B relocalization and a NeuN negative cortical neuron subpopulation, Martina L. Hernandez
WiFi Sensing at the Edge Towards Scalable On-Device Wireless Sensing Systems, Steven M. Hernandez
Examining Genetically-Informed Etiologic Models of Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Recreational Cannabis Use among College Students, Terrell A. Hicks
Improving the Flexibility and Robustness of Machine Tending Mobile Robots, Richard Ethan Hollingsworth
INCORPORATING NOH TRAINING INTO CONTEMPORARY WESTERN THEATRE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE BENEFITS TO IMPLEMENTING NOH THEATRE AND SUZUKI TRAINING INTO WESTERN PERFORMANCE PEDAGOGY, Baylee A. Holloran
Characterizing 3-O-Sulfation-Induced Novel Compact Topologies in Heparan Sulfate and Their Interactions with Proteins, Samuel Holmes
Electronic Cigarette Liquid Components and Their Impact on Impairment Investigations, Alaina Holt
Black racial identity and externalizing symptoms: The regulatory role of dyadic relationships, Sultan A. Hubbard
The Women Who Weren't Brave, Kayleigh E. Hughes
Molecular Mechanisms of Prdm16 as a Tumor Suppressor in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Eric Hurwitz
Innovations in Drop Shape Analysis using Deep Learning and Solving the Young-Laplace Equation for an Axisymmetric Pendant Drop, Andres P. Hyer
Nanoporous Bimetallic and Composite Electrodes for Electrochemical Applications Including Potentiometry, Md Shafiul Islam
Studying gene function in Streptococcus sanguinis using RNA-Sequencing analysis, Ahmed Ismail
RISK AND RESILIENCE: AN EXPLORATION OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND INTERNALIZING SYMPTOMS IN BLACK YOUTH, Irene A. Jacobs
Novel role for Serine Palmitoyltransferase 3 (SPTLC3) in liver mitochondrial dysfunction, Maryam Jamil
MOLECULAR TARGET AND CIRCUITRY UNDERLYING THE PRECLINICAL EFFECTS OF PSYCHEDELICS IN MODELS OF OPIOID USE DISORDER, Alaina M. Jaster
Advancing our understanding on the role of Bromodomain PHD-Finger Transcription Factor (BPTF) in Cancer through the Analysis of Publicly Available Databases., Preksha Jerajani
Portable Robotic Navigation Aid for the Visually Impaired, Lingqiu Jin
THE IMPACT OF HIV-1 TAT AND MORPHINE ON SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS IN THE BRAIN., Austin M. Jones
One Millionth, Kayla Jones
The Environment of Interprofessional Education in Graduate Education: Exploring Professional Programs of Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, and Physical Therapy, Allison R. Kaczmarek
I'm not Sure it was a Hoopoe or a Decanter, ALI KAEINI
The Effect of Emoji and Social Influence on Intervention for Misinformation on Social Media, Seonjun Kang
A Learning Health System for Radiation Oncology, Rishabh Kapoor
Mitigation of Nicotine Reward and Withdrawal by the N-Acyl Amino Acids: N-Oleoyl Glycine and N-Oleoyl Alanine, Kimberly Karin
One Mean Gene: How P2X3 Makes Asthma Worse in Women, Sydney Kee
ADApting Higher Education: Revamping Curricula for the Inclusion of Theatre Students with Disabilities, Kevin Kemler
High-throughput Screening of ncAA Incorporation in in-vitro Translation using Rapid Fluorescence Emission Assessment with Affinity Clamp Protein, gianna Kerestesy
Refashioning Style from the Outside-In: A Pakistani Diasporic Response, Sidra Sohail Khawaja
Access to HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Services in the US: The Role of Primary Care, Jessica S. Kiernan
Development of Tangible Code Blocks for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Hyun Woo Kim
INVESTIGATION OF THE OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN, BBK19, AS A POTENTIAL COMPONENT OF A CHIMERIC ANTIGEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OF HUMAN LYME DISEASE, Caellaigh N. Kimpston
Psychiatric Diagnostic Decision-Making: Investigating the Theory of the Dual-Process Model, Christopher S. Kleva
Romantic Nostalgia: Examining the Motivational and Relational Outcomes, Margaret Kneuer
Seeing Themselves: White Preservice Teachers as Raced Individuals and as Members of Their Future School Communities, Laurie Koth
Characterizing the role of SPTLC3 and CerS5 in cardiac disease, Anna P. Kovilakath
Selected Problems in Graph Coloring, Hudson LaFayette