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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
Isoprenylation Inhibition Significantly Reduces IgE Mediated Mast Cell Function and Allergic Disease, Jordan Dailey
The Mechanism and Therapeutic Targeting of Interleukin-1β in Heart Failure, Pratyush Narayan
Correlation between intraoral markers and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in children, Linda K. Powers
THE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THE FREQUENCY OF CURRICULUM SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION PRACTICES OF PRINCIPALS ACROSS COMPARABLE SCHOOL CLUSTERS, James S. Reynolds IV
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Role of human Dopamine Transporter Threonine 261 and Serine 262 in Amphetamine Regulation of Transporter Function and Surface Expression, Sina Abdollahi
Out from Under: Wellness Design and Alternative Therapies for Anxiety and Depression, Emily J. Adams
Orientia tsutsugamushi Equips Two Ankyrin Effector Proteins to Modulate the Immune Response, Haley E. Adcox
Examination of Common and Rare Variant Genetic Architecture of Psychiatric Disorders, Mohammad Ahangari
Puddlefist, Dylan Ahern
Analysis of Microdroplets and Microorganisms by Single Entity Electrochemistry, Junaid U. Ahmed
Examining the Role of Flavorants on Nicotine Intake in Mice Using an Oral and Inhalation Self-Administration Paradigm, Lois Setemi Akinola
The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway contributes to clathrin-independent endocytosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ahmed Z. Al Ani
Outcome of Endodontic Microsurgery: Success and Survival Rates at Virginia Commonwealth University, abdullah alawadhi
Anthracyclines Attenuate the NRF1-Mediated Bounce-Back Response, Bader Albalawi
MetaMosque – Envisioning the Mosque as a Virtual Public Space, Alaa Albarazy
The Silent Rage of Being Loved, Michelle R. Albertson
Investigating the Potential Causal Relationship Between Free Will Belief and Well-Being, Courtney J. Alderson
TOWARD DEVELOPING REAL-TIME ALERT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY COMPLIANCE, Yousif Yaqoub Alsharif Alhashemi
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL AROMATIC ALDEHYDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE, rana alhashimi
Kneeling and healing: Imagining radical self-care as a form of resistance and racial coping for Black children, Keyona Allen
Eadah: Tools for Celebrating Qatari Wellness Rituals, Abdulrahman Al Muftah
Protein Structure and Interaction: The Role of Aromatic Residues in Protein Structure and Interactions Between Pyridoxine 5'-Phosphate Oxidase/Dopa Decarboxylase, Mohammed H. AL Mughram
Bioinformatic Pipeline for Determining Terminal Repeats in the Human Cytomegalovirus Genome Assembled with PacBio Long Read Sequences, Ahmed Al Qaffas
Uses and Gratifications Sought on Social Media in Saudi Arabia: A Comparison of Twitter and Snapchat, Ahmed Alqarni
IDENTIFICATION OF PYRUVATE KINASE MODULATORS AS POTENTIAL THERAPEUTICS FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND CANCER, Dina Alramadhani
In Vitro Personalized Predictive Correlations for Pediatric Intranasal Drug Delivery Using Nasal Sprays, Ahmed Alshammary
Exploring predictors in the receipt of patient/family-centered care, Arami Anwell
Alcohol and Other Addictive Behaviors Among Bariatric Surgery Patients, Rachel M. Arnold
Viral overexpression of RPRD2 in mouse nucleus accumbens induces anxiety-like behavior and regulates genes associated with microtubule transport, Claire Nuhad Atiyeh
Modulating Ketamine’s Locomotor Activating and Reinforcing Effects Through Drug Combinations, Tegshjargal Baasansukh
Behavioral Screening and Chiral Bioanalysis of Emerging Stimulant-Type Drugs in Rats, Tyson R. Baird
Direct-gap Group IV Alloys and Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Thin Film Fabrication, and Optical and Electrical Characterization., Rachel Barbieri
Racism Experiences and Mental Health: An Examination of Direct, Vicarious, and Appropriated Racism Experiences on Mental Health Symptom Expression, Christina Barnett
Mending Art Classrooms: An Exploration of the Benefits of Collaborative Artmaking for Underinvested Black Youth in Richmond, Virginia, Jazmine M. Beatty
Dungeons and Devised Theatre: A Study of Tabletop Gaming and its Application in Playwriting and Character Development, Sabrina E. Becker
Inconvenient Truths: VCU’s Student Activism in the 1970s as It Relates to Black Educational Equity and Equal Rights Amendment Ratification, Allison R. Bell
Changes in physical activity and relationships to submaximal exercise capacity and cardiac function during breast cancer therapy, Moriah P. Bellissimo
Designing and Manufacturing Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Implants to Increase Osseointegration by Enhancing Local Cellular Response, Michael B. Berger
WHAT MOTIVATES SAUDI FEMALES' INTENTIONS TO GET MAMMOGRAPHY? A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVE PREVENTATIVE MESSAGES, saleh Bin Khulayf
Varied levels of fructose consumption induce physiological, cognitive, and mitochondrial alterations in aged female rats, Emilie L. Bjerring
Role of Ubiquitin-like Protein 5 in Cell Survival, Sofiya Blat
Development of NLRP3 Inflammasome Inhibitors, Hallie M. Blevins
Quantifying contributions of climate, geography, and gene flow to divergence: a case study for three North American pines, Constance E. Bolte
Utilization of Opioid Misuse Prevention Tools in Rural Areas, Leah M. Bouchard
MODELING OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC PERIAORTIC MECHANICS AND PULMONARY ARTERY HEMODYNAMICS BASED ON PHASE-CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SEQUENCES., Johane H. Bracamonte
Improving Feature Learning Capability and Interpretability of Unsupervised Neural Networks, Chathurika S. Wickramasinghe Brahmana
Roots and Webs and Nets and Branches and Bulletin Boards and Banners and Newsletters and Mutual Aid Text Threads and Kin and Caretakers and Porches and Poems of Today and Spaces of Survival, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
A Thematic Analysis of African American Fathers' Emotion-Related Beliefs and Behaviors, Deon Brown
Playful Rebellion: The Anarchic Clown and Pushing the Boundaries of Contemporary Theatre, William Browning
Estimating the Statistics of Operational Loss Through the Analyzation of a Time Series, Maurice L. Brown
Graduate School's Transformative Awakening: An arts-based autoethnography, Roxanne L. Brown
Approximating Bayesian Optimal Sequential Designs using Gaussian Process Models Indexed on Belief States, Joseph Burris
Intergenerational Transmission of Alexithymia as a Predictor of Child Posttraumatic Stress Outcomes during COVID-19, Casey Burton
Childhood Reliquary De Una Catracha/Mexi Entre Nopales, Juliana Bustillo
Self- and Socially-Regulated Learning in Middle School Science Classrooms: A Multiple Case Study, Lauren Cabrera
Immunological analysis of family 12 antigens of Borreliella burgdorferi for potential use in a preventative multi-protein chimeric vaccinogen, Andrew C. Camire
Branched Chain Amino Acid Strain State Monitoring with Raman Spectroscopy and Plasmonic Bowtie Nanoantenna Devices for Early Disease Detection, Caroline A. Campbell
Therapeutic Injectable Iron-Chelating Hydrogels, Debbie Campbell-Rance
Innovative Techniques of Neuromodulation and Neuromodeling Based on Focal Non-Invasive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neurological Disorders, Ivan C. Carmona-Tortolero
Fertile Fright: African American and Indigenous Motherhood in North American Horror Films, Jessica Casey
Sound Of Systems Music Therapy For Autism, Nishtha Chawla
TAF2 and MYC: Cooperation Between Co-amplified Genes Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Saranya Chidambaranathan Reghupaty
Use of GAG MicroArray Technology in Understanding Structure–Function Relationships of Glycosaminoglycan–Protein Systems, John Chittum
Solvation Effects and Reactions of the Benzonitrile and Nitrobenzene Radical Cations in the Gas Phase, Zachary A. Christensen
Changeset-based Retrieval of Source Code Artifacts for Bug Localization, Agnieszka Ciborowska
Family Relationships and Academic Performance via Belongingness among Cuban Medical Students: Examining Family Legacy and Sex as Moderators, Maria J. Cisneros-Elias
Effects of Ethanol on Neuron Development, Briana M. Coins
Species, Jessica L. Conley
Targeting BCL-2 Family Proteins In Therapy Induced Senescent Cancer Cell Models, Wade Cook
ROLE OF INHIBITION AND SPIKING VARIABILITY IN ORTHO- AND RETRONASAL OLFACTORY PROCESSING, Michelle F. Craft
Development and Validation of a Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor Perception Feedback Scale, Robert Craig
Healthcare Information Governance: An Exploration On Information Management, Compliance & Consent, MAULI DALAL
DNA CONDENSATION STATE REGULATES NUCLEAR LAMINA STRAIN AND CELLULAR ADAPTATION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL FORCES, Brooke E. Danielsson
Perceptions of the Specialized Literacy Professional: A Performance Profile, Julie S. Dauksys
Modeling Pa-233 Generation in Thorium-Fueled Reactors for Safeguards, Victoria Davis
Mechanisms and Treatment of Pain-Depressed Behavior in Male and Female Mice, Clare M. Diester
Learning Robot Motion from Creative Human Demonstration, Charles C. Dietzel
Splanchnic Oxygenation and Feeding Intolerance in the Very Low Birthweight Infant, Melissa C. Dollings
Repoliticizing the Depoliticized: Experimental Ethnography and Social Practice in Chinese Media Art, Yuxiang Dong
THE FUTURE OF RETURNING GENETIC FEEDBACK FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, Morgan Driver
Generation 1.5 Students’ Academic Success: The Interrelationship Between Capital Used and Identity Formation, Susan D. Dudley
Parental Attitudes Regarding the Primary Dentition, Dental Decay, and Trauma, Kathryn Dundervill
Thematic Analysis of Black Emerging Adult Women’s Experiences with Gendered Racial Microaggressions, Chelsie E. Dunn
Effects of a Video Based Intervention on Job Interview Skills of Youth with Autism, Kelsey T. Dunn
Examining the Role of Cadherins And Tiling of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells, Lyndi B. Earnshaw
Characterizing Senescence Induction and Senolytic Sensitivity in Murine Lung Cancer Cell Lines, Rana A. Estaleen
Socially Organized Climate (Non)Responses: How Social Position Impacts Individual Perception of Climate Change Risk, Kayleigh B. Flanagan
Using Individual Determinants to Predict Behavioral Health Service Use in Integrated Pediatric Primary Care, Alfonso L. Floyd Jr.
Low Loss Plasmon-Assisted Integrated Photonics, Dhruv Fomra
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS 16 E2 REGULATES HOST CELL PATHWAYS IMPORTANT FOR CANCER PROGRESSION AND TREATMENT SENSITIVITY WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER OUTCOMES, Christian Fontan