Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) make VCU student research and creativity available online as full-text documents and multimedia presentations for use by the university community and others involved in research.
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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
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
Cold War Educational Propaganda and Instructional Films, 1945-1965, Claire Hope
MODELING PARTICLE FILTRATION AND CAKING IN FIBROUS FILTER MEDIA, Seyed Alireza Hosseini
Evaluating Dental Surgery Post-operative Pain in Children Following Treatment Under General Anesthesia, Malinda Husson
Navigating the Space of My Body, Ferwa Ibrahim
Evaluation of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Introductions and Re-introductions Into Four Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain Streams, Michael Isel III
Interdisciplinary Teamwork Pedagogy, Carole Ivey
Factors Associated with Hospital Entry into Joint Venture Arrangements with Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Reethi Iyengar
Disaster Management Policy and People with Disabilities in the United States and Jamaica, Jessica Jagger
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF A PATHOGENIC VERSUS A NONPATHOGENIC NAEGLERIA SPECIES, Melissa Jamerson
Utilization of structural and biochemical cues to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration, Balendu Shekhar Jha
A novel bioactive glass-enhanced orthodontic bonding resin: A shear bond strength study, Cole Johnson
What It Means to Be a Man: Masculinity, Sexual Risk-Taking, and HIV Testing Behavior among Heterosexual African American Males, Jessica Johnson
Comparison of Epiphany® and AH-Plus® Root Canal Sealer Penetration of Dentinal Tubules: A SEM Study, Kalisha Jordan
pcaL1: An R Package of Principal Component Analysis using the L1 Norm, Sapan Jot
A Neural Network Approach to Estimating the Allowance for Bad Debt, Donald Joyner
Staying True To The Script: A Dramaturgical Examination of From The Mississippi Delta: Endesha Ida Mae Holland, Margarette Joyner
Characterization of Hpk2-Rrp2, two-component regulatory system in Treponema denticola, Sarkar Juni
A Subversive Socialist Craftsperson in the Post-Post Modern World (The Conspiratorial ranting of Kristoff Kamrath), Kristoffer Kamrath
Parasitic Interiors, Michael Kanasink
A Novel P300 speller with motor imagery embedded in a traditional oddball paradigm., Vaishnavi Karnad
Synthesis of cyclen based receptors and their use in separations biotechnology., Vivek Kaushik
Audition Technique: A Survival Guide (For College Undergraduate Students), Meghan Kelleher
The Absent Artist: Muteness and Fiction in Recent Painting, Costa Michael Kennedy
Alghe Mist, Jeffrey Kenney
From Desegregation to Desexigration in Richmond, Virginia, 1954-1973, Leslee Key
Speaking Subjects: Beckett’s Not I, Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, and Coetzee’s Foe, Jake Khoury
Expression Profiling and Functional Validation of MicroRNAs Involved in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Albert H. Kim
Dear Shadow: Poems, Gregory Kimbrell
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL COPOLYOXETANES: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS, Allison King
Analysis and Fingerprinting of Glycosaminoglycans, Joseph King
Diary, Melanie Kluender
This Time Tomorrow and Other Painted Stories, Faylinda Kodis
Disclosure and Health: Enhancing the Benefits of Trauma Writing Through Response Training, Andrea Konig
CHANGES IN LEAF MORPHOLOGY, PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND NITROGEN CONTENT IN TWO COASTAL SHRUBS, Elizabeth Kost
Characterization of cyclic-di-GMP signaling with the Lyme spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, Jessica Kostick
Theodicy, Stephen Kovach
EXAMINING CALIFORNIA’S ASSEMBLY BILL 1629 AND THE LONG-TERM CARE REIMBURSEMENT ACT: DID NURSING HOME NURSE STAFFING CHANGE?, Matthew Krauchunas
THE ABUNDANCE AND INFECTION STATUS OF ANOPHELES spp. MOSQUITOES AT THREE SITES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Priya Krishnan
The Anxious Fields of Play, Luther Kroman
Performance Comparison of Layered Composite Bimodal Fiber Mats with Unimodal Fiber Mats, Sukhada Sanjay Kulkarni
3D FUNCTIONAL MODELING OF DBS EFFICACY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS TO EXPLORE FUNCTIONAL STN, Deepak Kumbhare
Completing the Circle: The Actor's Cool Down, Anna Kurtz
Adjustment of Families with Children Adopted from Eastern Europe, Maria Kuznetsova
Exploring the Functional Interaction Between CaMK-II and p53, Raymond Lai
Application of Pharmacometric Methods to Improve Pediatric Drug Development, Mallika Lala
Evaluating multiple factors that can be used as skill predictors in software proficiency, Stephen Larson
Going Places, Amy Laserna
Rewrite, Jamie Lawyer
Producto Centro Americano : Made In Honduras, Alma Leiva
Cumulative Risks to Eastern Oysters, Crassostrea virginica in the James River, VA, Vrushali Lele
Identifying Modulators of the Development of Acute Functional Tolerance to Ethanol in Caenorhabditis elegans., Ka-Po Leung
Welcome to the Circus: Finding ways to Artistically Express the Martial Way, Donzell Lewis
HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS AS NOVEL CANCER THERAPEUTICS: TARGETING THE HALLMARKS OF CANCER, CHAO LI
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MULITSENSORY PROCESSING USING NETWORK OF SPIKING NEURONS, Hun Ki Lim
Fast Parallel Machine Learning Algorithms for Large Datasets Using Graphic Processing Unit, Qi Li
The Sustainability of a Coaching Model for Beginning Principals, Virginia Loving
A Review of Common and Rare Genetic Variants in Schizophrenia, Jonathan Luedders
DEVELOPMENT OF FREE-LABEL SENSING IN PLASTIC MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS USING PULSED STREAMING POTENTIALS (PSP), Vera Fernando Luna
Feet Touching the Floor, Ashley Lyon
ON THINGS AND MARGINS, Will Machin