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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 2009
THE EFFECTS OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN PREGNANCY ON INFANT ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR, Patricia Arteaga
Structural and Functional Considerations in the Design of Collagen-Based Electrospun Scaffolds, Chantal Ayres
Design for Conspicuous Transit, Peter Bain
DISORDERED EATING AND SUBSTANCE USE: A MULTIVARIATE LONGITUDINAL TWIN DESIGH, Jessica Baker
Understanding the Genetic Consequences of Rapid Range Expansion: A Case Study Using the Invasive Microstegium vimineum Trin. (Poaceae), Stephen Baker
Surgical Smoke Evacuation Guidelines: Compliance Among Perioperative Nurses, Kay A. Ball
Swaying the masses: The effect of argument strength and linguistic abstractness on attitudes, Jessica Barber
EXAMINING CAMPUS CRIME AT VIRGINIA’S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, Christina M. Barnes
The Use of Collaboration in Nongovernmental Organization Public Policy Advocacy, Randy Barrack
Zooplankton abundance, community composition and grazing in the James River Estuary (Virginia, USA), Laura E. Barry
Spatial Detection of Multiple Movement Intentions from SAM-Filtered Single-Trial MEG for a high performance BCI, Harsha Battapady
Interpersonal and Shared Decision Making models of communication applied to simulated requests for organ donation, Daniel Baughn
Reflection-Refraction, Heather Beaman
Coupling of autotrophic and heterotrophic plankton food web components in the tidal-freshwater James River, USA, Matthew Beckwith
Adaptation at a Shortened Length in Rabbit Femoral Artery, Melissa Bednarek
TALK TO ME, I AM LISTENING, Larbi Sami Ben
Association Tests of the Opioid Receptor System and Alcohol-Related Traits, Ryan Bennett
Genes and Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Modifiers, Networks, and Interactions in Complex Disease, Sarah Bergen
Working from the Outside: Discovering Truth Within a Mask, Rebecca Bernard
PREVENTIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND SUBSEQUENT UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES, Elizabeth Berry
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Innate Immunity in Septic Shock, Joseph Bertsche
DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF PERISTALTIC MICROPUMPS USING EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS, Ravi Bhadauria
Is Volunteering During Adolescence Associated with a Delay in Pregnancy Until Adulthood?, Diane Bishop
Creative Insubordination, John Henry Blatter
Unlawful Assembly and the Fredericksburg Mayor's Court Order Books, 1821-1834, Sarah K. Blunkosky
Loving You Saved My Life, Laine Bowen
STRUCTURAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE Α3Β1 INTEGRIN AND MMP-2: A POTENTIAL FUNCTIONAL ROLE IN CELL ADHESION, James Bowman
Factors limiting benthic algal abundance in Virginia streams of the Coastal Plain, Michael Brandt
CONSEQUENCES OF SHRUB ENCROACHMENT: LINKING CHANGES IN CANOPY STRUCTURE TO SHIFTS IN THE RESOURCE ENVIRONMENT, Steven Brantley
"Splintered and a Great Silence": The Production of Return to the Upright Position by Caridad Svich, Catherine (Cate) Brewer
Role of ROCK and PKC in regulation of contraction of permeabilized femoral arterial smooth muscle, Brendan Browne
Novel Mechanisms Regulating Cytokine-induced Gene Expression in Astrocytes and Glioblastoma Cells, Lauren Bryan
Automated Methods for Fiber Diameter Measurement of Fibrous Scaffolds, Anna Bulysheva
USERNAME TAB PASSWORD RETURN, Andrea Nia Burks
Obesity, Adiposity, and Satiety in mouse models of Smith-Magenis Syndrome and dup(17)(p11.2) Syndrome, Brooke Burns
Cowboys, Clowns, and Perambulations, Patrick Cadenhead
Responding to the Plague Years: AIDS Theatre in the 1980s, Jason Campbell
Tailoring Local Conductivity by the Formation of Ag Nanoclusters in SiO2 Xerogel Films, Ricky Caperton
Computational Modeling of the Helical Axis in the Human Knee--Detecting Changes in the Transverse Plane, Emily Carney
A Case Study of the Self-directed Learning of Women Entrepreneurs in the First Four Years of Business Ownership, Julie Carwile
Density Functional Investigations of Pure and Ligated Clusters, Kristen Casalenuovo
Generation of Macrophage Chemotactic Factors by sPLA2, Andria Chambers
A MODEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SUCCESS, Lewis Chasalow
Lollipop, Don't Be a Hero, Jennida Chase
ROBUST PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT HELP YOUTHS WITH A PARENT EXPERIENCING DEPRESSION ACHIEVE POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT, Hsing-Jung Chen
EFFECTS OF MENTORING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SELF-EFFICACY AND POLITICAL SKILL, Suzzette Chopin
FREQUENCY OF TLR-2, 4, 9 AND CD14 POLYMORPHISMS IN AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS POPULATION IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS, Melanie Chou
EVALUATING ORAL, NON-COMBUSTIBLE POTENTIAL REDUCED EXPOSURE PRODUCTS MARKETED TO SMOKERS, Caroline Cobb
Richmond Public Schools: Post-Court Mandated School Desegregation (1986-2006), Joshua Cole
The Association Between Lead Exposure and Respiratory Health in Children, Colleen Coleman
The Developmental Effect of Human Embryoid Bodies (hEB) Under Dynamic Culturing Conditions Using a Perfusion Based Slow Turning Lateral Vessel (STLV) Bioreactor, Claiborne Collier
Mobile Exhibition System, Sanford Jillian Columbus
Youth Leadership Development and Peer-Led Initiatives, Kathryn Conley
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION AND LEARNING DISABILITY: THE NATIONAL EEOC ADA RESEARCH PROJECT, Joseph Conway
Parental competencies of juvenile probationers and adherence to curt sanctions and recidivism rates, Amy Cook
Drawing Conclusions, Mary Coppage
DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID DIE WEAR TEST METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF DIE LIFE AND PERFORMANCE IN STAMPING OF ADVANCED/ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEEL (A/UHSS) SHEET MATERIALS, Omer Necati Cora
Altruism, Activism, and the Moral Imperative in Craft, Gabriel Craig
An Isomorphism Theorem for Graphs, Laura Culp
Relationship Between Parental Role-Modeling of Physical Activity and Child's Physical Activity, Katherine Culver
Expression of Chemokines and VEGFs in HNSCC, Crystal Cunningham
NONLINEAR MODELS IN MULTIVARIATE POPULATION BIOEQUIVALENCE TESTING, Bassam Dahman
Lee Bontecou's Early Reliefs (1959-1965): A Critical and Contextual Analysis, Rachel Dalton
LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID IS A MEDIATOR OF INTERLEUKIN-6 PRODUCTION IN OVARIAN CANCER CELLS, David Dang
Determinants of Nursing Home Performance: Examining the Relationship Between Quality and Efficiency, Nailya DeLellis
ROLE OF ENDOTHELIN-1 IN THE REGULATION OF THE SWELLING-ACTIVATED Cl- CURRENT IN ATRIAL MYOCYTES, Wu Deng
Chaperone Association with Telomere Binding Proteins, Amy Depcrynski
Novel Allosteric Inhibitors of Thrombin, Bijoy Desai
The Role of BRCA1 in DNA Double-strand Break Repair, Seth Dever
CHAPERONE EXPRESSION AND EFFECTS OF ITS INHIBITION ON BREAST CANCER SENSITIZATION, Malissa Diehl
Assessment of pre-PCR whole genome amplification of single pollen grains using flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), Candace Dillon
Vernal, Jason Orvis Dilworth
I Knew You When, Jami Dittus
Prevalence of White Spot Lesions during Orthodontic Treatment, Julian Dixon
Fair-Value Accounting of Derivatives and the Heterogeneity of Investor Beliefs, Jack Dorminey
Client Perceptions and Working Alliance: Predictors of Outcome?, Theresa Do
AN ANALYSIS OF READING INSTRUCTION FOR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SERVED IN INCLUSIVE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS, Elizabeth Dragone
INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLY (ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIACRYLATE BY NANOINDENTATION USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY, Zouheir Drira
An Examination of the Decision Analysis Approach to R&D Portfolios, Kelly Duncan
Comparing Bootstrap and Jackknife Variance Estimation Methods for Area Under the ROC Curve Using One-Stage Cluster Survey Data, Allison Dunning
Hyperspectral Reflectance for Rapid Viability Assessment of Bacillus Endospores, Jarrod Edwards
The Dismissive Actually, Alexander Egner
Patients Evaluated for Liver Transplant: Transplant List Denial and Subsequent Outcomes, Kara Elam
Targeted Funding of Research and Education and Faculty Perception of Academic Freedom in Medical Education, Shelly Elliott
Deriving Optimal Composite Scores: Relating Observational/Longitudinal Data with a Primary Endpoint, Rhonda Ellis
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES RESISTING ANTERIOR INSTABILITY IN A COMPUTATIONAL GLENOHUMERAL JOINT MODEL, Kevin Elmore
ROLE OF FDCs AND FDC ACTIVATION IN PROMOTING HUMORAL IMMUNITY INCLUDING RESPONSES TO T-DEPENDENT ANTIGENS IN THE ABSENCE OF T CELLS, Sayed Rania El
A Service-Learning Approach to an Arts-based Technology Course to Increase Pre-service Teacher Receptivity to Teaching Technology, Elizabeth Essex
In Pursuit of Harmony: Calligraphy & Typography, Feifei Fan
GaN heterojunction FET device Fabrication, Characterization and Modeling, Qian Fan