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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
“You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.” Richmond Jews in Social Activism Post Civil Rights, Tracy S. Herman
Moonshine Babies, Arghavan Heydareslam
Long-wave Modeling of Viscous Film Dynamics Inside a Tube with Time-Dependent Radius, Robert E. Hicks
A Complexity Aware Overlay Architecture for High Integrity FPGA Based Systems, Richard Dwight Hite Jr
Exploring the Dependence Liability of CB1 Positive Allosteric Modulators, Peter L. Hoang
Caregiver In-Session Engagement in Occupational Therapy Using Ayres Sensory Integration® Approach for Children with Autism: A Feasibility Study, Lynne Hollaway
The Merit of Adaptation: An Exploration of Adaptation in Regard to Sophocles’ Theban plays and the Role of Antigone within the Story, Hogan T. Holt
Using Asset-Based Community Development to Increase Student Engagement and Improve Student Experience in Schools, Jacqueline Hopkins
The Sexually Dimorphic Role of Connexin 43 in Bone Remodeling and Disuse-Induced Bone Loss, Gabriel A. Hoppock
How To Forget, Jesse D. Hoyle
Exploration of Histone Demethylases in Promoting Wnt-Induced Colorectal Tumorigenesis, Rosalie G. Hoyle
Investigating the impact of chronic inflammatory pain on ethanol consumption in mouse models., Joshua L. Hunt
Problems in Graph Theory With Applications to Topology and Modeling RNA, Rayan K. Ibrahim
Towards Effective Developer Communication in Open Source Software via Emotional Awareness, Mia Mohammad Imran
Assessing Providers’ Readiness to Integrate MAT Services in a Primary Care Setting, Carmen Ingram-Thorpe
SPHINGOSINE KINASE 2 DEPLETION DYSREGULATES HEPATIC REDOX METABOLISM AND ENHANCES INFLAMMATION IN EARLY METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION-ASSOCIATED STEATOHEPATITIS (MASH), Kaitlyn Georgene Jackson
How Ebony Transcends in the Ivory Tower: Unveiling Transformational Black Women Forging Leadership Paths in Historically White Institutions, Lauren N. Jackson
Paley Graphs, Prime Graphs, and Crossword Puzzles, Robert D. Jacobs Jr.
EXPLORING SEROTONIN 1B AUTORECEPTOR MEDIATED REGULATION OF SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER IN FEMALE MICE, Sanyukta Jalihalkar
The value of educating teachers, coaches, and athletic trainers on the management of dental trauma., Darlene W. Jean
Supervisor-Subordinate Communication in the Contemporary Audit Environment, Devon P. Jefferson
The short-chain fatty acid butyrate prevents morphine and paclitaxel-induced nociceptive peripheral hypersensitivity., Dawn K. Jessup
Development and cross-validation of equations to accurately predict resting metabolic rate in adult, pre-menopausal African-American women, Daishan P. Johnson
Exploration of Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Pathways Utilizing Pleiotropic Agents, Charles B. Jones III
Dynamic Mathematical Approaches to Understanding Pain in Sickle Cell Disease, Quindel Jones
Chemoproteomic Reagents for Mass Spectrometry-Based Target Identification and Standardization, Rachel Joshi
PLK1 Overexpression Drives Tumorigenesis in a Prostate Cancer Mouse Model, Emile Kachouh
Continuous Multiphase Reaction Engineering with 3DP, Kaitlin E. Kay
Housing for Transgender and Gender Expansive People in the U.S. South, Aaron M. Kemmerer
Exposing the Camera: The Pedagogical Possibilities of Critical Camera-based Arts Curriculum, Oscar Keyes
Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors and Service Utilization of Black College Students, Troy J. Keys
Validation of a Screening Tool for Sleep Apnea in Children, Brandon Khor
Neighborhood, Home- and Community-Based Services, and Older Adult's Health in Virginia, Seon Kim
The Effect of Local Anesthesia When Used in Dental Restorative Cases Under General Anesthesia on Control of Postoperative Comfort, Elizabeth S. Kleefisch DDS
In Favor of One’s Time: Locating the Curatorial Practices of Kynaston McShine, 1959–1999, Sarah E. Kleinman
Exploring emerging adults' consideration of future cancer risk reduction: Opportunity for shifting prevention paradigms?, Jacqueline Knight Wilt