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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 2007
Theoretical Investigation of the Structure and Vibrational Frequencies of Water and Methanol Complexes, John Michael Craig
The Need for Caring Pedagogies: A personal look at education in depressed economies, Catherine Curran
Direct Address, Daniel W. Currier
Evaluating Bilateral Phenomena: The Case of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease, Bassam Dahman
Disparities in the Use of Emergency Contraceptives, Rebecca Dallman
Walk 14 Blocks, Bryant Mark Dameron
An Adaptive Dose Finding Design (DOSEFIND) Using A Nonlinear Dose Response Model, James Michael Davenport
Determinants of College Students' Opinions Towards Felon Voting Rights: An Exploratory Study, Edwards Brenda Cherie Dawson
Systemic and Microcirulatory Responses to Hemorrhage and Resuscitation with Fluids Containing Drag Reducing Polymers, Dian La Toya Dayalsingh
The Cross Empowerment of Singing and Acting, Stephanie C. Dean
Camping in the Classroom: Ridiculous Theatre as Serious Drama, John Kenneth DeBoer
Molecular Analysis of Transferrin Binding Protein B in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, Amanda Jean DeRocco
Divergent Roles of PI3K and Akt in Rapamycin-induced Cardioprotection against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury, Shivani Kirit Desai
CHANGES IN SERUM ICAM-1, SERUM VCAM-1, AND SERUM E-SELECTIN CONCENTRATION FOLLOWING PERIODONTAL SCALING AND ROOT PLANING, Jeremy Howard Diehl
Visual Contributions to the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex during Balance Recovery Tasks, Mark D. Diehl
Beyond Narrative, Jacob Adam Joseph Dodd
Beaut-Ease, Amanda Rae Douglas
A Comparison of the Pectoral Spines in Virginia Catfishes, Amanda Dawn Duvall
Holy Union?, Erica Gayle Dyen
Modeling Racial Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample, Ryan J. Ehrensberger
Come to Light, Victoria Eichler
LETS MAKE IT OUTBACK TONIGHT, Michael Douglas Erickson
The Role of Empathy, Anger Management and Normative Belief about Aggression in Bullying Among Urban, African American Middle School Children, Layla E. Esposito
reunion: A Journey Through History, Symbolism, and Fear, Vanessa Laure Fassie
Electrospun Blends of Polydioxanone and Poly(lactic Acid): Mechanical, Morphological, and Permeability Studies, Pelagie Marlene Favi
cradle to cage: confronting the premature institutionalization of the children of the incarcerated, jen fell
Phragmites Australis Patch Characteristics in Relation to Watershed Landcover Patterns on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Jeremy Daniel Fennell
Desire, Obsession and the Body, Christina Angela Fisher
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Anadromous Fish Passage at Boshers Dam Vertical Slot Fishway on the James River, Richmond, Virginia, Matthew Thomas Fisher
Development and Validation of a Computational Musculoskeletal Model of the Elbow Joint, Justin Paul Fisk
Gender Role Beliefs, Condom Attitudes and Negotiation Efficacy as Predictors of Condom Use and Number of Sexual Partners among African American College Women, Angela Y. Fitzgerald
The Muse in the Classroom: Some Effects on American Nonprofit Arts Organization of Partnering with Schools, Susan A. FitzPatrick
The Making of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000: Viewed Through the Lens of the Advocacy Coalition Framework, Nicole Kristine Footen
CD23's Role as a Negative Regulator of Allergic Disease: in vivo Effects of Murine CD23 Destabilization and Allelic Mutations, Jill Wallace Ford
Blogging in the Writing Classroom: A move Toward Dialogue, Design, and Citizenship, Meghan E. Foster
Relationship between Facial Attractiveness and Occlusal Treatment Outcomes: A Retrospective Study, Chad Eric Fowler
Growth of Gallium Nitride on Porous Templates by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition, Yi Fu
Investigation of Age Related Differences in the Rewiring of P2-Olfactory Receptor Neurons, Daniel Joseph Galante
Organic Space, Lisa Gardner
Intervals, Knox Garvin III
Intensive Co-parenting Therapy: Piloting a Manualized Treatment for Divorced Families, Jill Allison Ferrante Gasper
[ethno]graphic design, Benjamin Gaydos
Binge Eating in Ethnically Diverse Obese Adolescents, Clarice K. Gerke
Integer Programming With Groebner Basis, Isabella Brooke Ginn
Concurrent Whitening and Orthodontic Treatment, Jason Thomas Gladwell
Determinants of Obesity: Racial Differences, Nikkia L. Goforth
The Effect of Income Level on the Relationship Between the Personal Support Matrix and Sustained Breastfeeding, Sandra Mann Gossler
Familial and Self Systems as Contributors to Sexual Decision-making Patterns of Young African American Women, Christina M. Grange
Electrospun Blends of Polydioxanone and Fibrinogen for Urological Applications, Joshua Ford Grant
Building as an Instrument, Catherine Irene Grottenthaler
Renewing Manchester: A supportive life skills center for Manchester's most underprivileged residents, Jennifer Lynne Hamilton
"Shut It Down, Open It Up": A History of the New Left at the University Of Virginia, Charlottesville, Thomas M. Hanna
An Examination of the Relationships Among Health Literacy, Social Support, and Patient Activation in Community Residing Older Adults, Brenda L. Harding Hage
A Descriptive Study of Military Family Needs Following a Polytraumatic Injury, Anna Lisa Harmon
Immunohistochemical Study of Phenotypes of Dendritic Cells in Dental Pulps from Non-Carious and Carious Teeth, Melissa A. Harmon
The Effect of Pediatric Hospital Specialization on Patient Safety and Effectiveness of Care, James Mitchell Harris II
Five Urban Row Houses, Laura E. Harris
Seeing it Straight, Heather Harvey
Ideas as Interiors: Interior Design in the United States 1930-1965, Lucinda K. Havenhand
Intrapersonal Grief as a Clinical Entity Distinct from Depression: Does It Exist Among a Medically Ill Parkinson's Disease Population?, Rashelle Brown Hayes
Neocortical Interneuron Subtypes Show an Altered Distribution in a Rat Model of Maldevelopment Associated With Epileptiform Activity, Kimberly Lynne Hays
Identification and Characterization of Metal Uptake Loci in Porphyromonas gingivalis, Jia He
This Art Is For The Birds, Shawn Earl Heller
Structure of Aggression among Urban Youth: Competing Factor Models of Subtypes of Physical and Relational Aggression, Sarah W. Helms
Pathways to Externalizing Behavior: The Effects of Mother's Harsh Parenting and Toddler's Emotional Reactivity, Sandra H. Henderson
A Descriptive Study of Special Education Teachers Serving Students with Autism: Knowledge, Practices Employed, and Training Needs, Dawn R. Hendricks
Novel Sulfated 4-Hydroxycinnamic Acid Oligomers as Potent Anticoagulants, Brian Lawrence Henry
Professional Theatre in the Academic Theatre Setting, Hartwell Keith Hight
A Survey on the Usage of Articaine Among General and Pediatric Dentists, Robert Louis Hollowell III
Neighborhood Ritual Integrity: Addressing the Positive and Cultural Aspects of Neighborhoods, Kristina Beatrice Hood
Forgiveness, Individualism, and Collectivism, Joshua N. Hook
An Exploration of Process: Directing All My Sons, Boone J. Hopkins
ANTI-BELLUM: A RECLAMATION OF THE SOUTHERN BELLE, Chandra Owenby Hopkins
Diet and Growth of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieu) Following Reintroduction of American Shad (Alosa Sapidissima) in the James River, Virginia, David A. Hopler
The Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Borrelia Hermsii, and Complement Regulatory Proteins, Kelley M. Hovis
Overweight and Obesity: A Comparative Study of Black and White Non-Hispanic Women in the United States, Fai R. Howard
Fibroblast Migration Mediated by the Composition of Tissue Engineered Scaffolds, Laurie Christine Hoyt
Reviving the Seventies, Aimee M. Huber
Achieving High Performance in Local Government: Linking Government Outcomes with Human Resource Management Practices, Richard F. Huff
Constraints on Breastfeeding Choices for Low Income Mothers, Carol Grace Hurst
Beyond the Threshold: Allusions to the Òrìsà in Ana Mendieta's Silueta Series, LaTricia M. January
Analysis of a p53 Gain-of-function Mutation in Transgenic Mouse Salivary Tumors, Dadi Jiang
Residential Outcomes of HOPE VI Relocatees in Richmond, VA, Lallen Tyrone Johnson-Hart
An Empirical Study of Executive Management Team Compensation and Company Performance, Gregory A. Jonas
Antecedents and Consequences of Lifestyle Choice in Public Accounting, Ambrose Jones III
The Legend and Life of Peter Francisco: Fame, Fortune, and the Deprivation of America's Original Citizen Soldier, Wesley T. Joyner
Mechanisms of Accumulation and Biological Consequences of Polynuclear Platinum Compounds, Peyman Kabolizadeh
CAFM Studies of Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth GaN Films, Vishal P. Kasliwal
Disposable Generation, James Robert Kearns
Overbite Correction and Smile Esthetics, Kevin Erick Kelleher
Interleukin-10 Suppresses Mast Cell IgE Receptor Expression And Signaling In Vitro And In Vivo, Sarah B. Kennedy
Listen: Stories of Adopted Koreans, Jinny Hyun-Jin Kim
The Effects of Transdermal Nicotine on Tobacco/Nicotine Withdrawal and Concurrently Administered Cigarettes in Women and Men, Betha A. Kleykamp
Technology at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Using an Interactive Whiteboard in Elementary Art Education, Nancy G. Kocen
Vocational Rehabilitation of Clients with Brain Injury: An Investigation of Racial Disparity within The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) 911 Database, Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner
Would You Believe Me If I Said I Didn't Need You, Andrew Kozlowski