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.Theses from 1999
"Leadership and Peace and Conflict Studies" : the mutual benefits of linking multidisciplinary fields of study, Douglas M. Schaefer
Leadership 'n' cultural anthropoloty : a course outline, Gabriel D. Soll
Does Xenopus laevis lymph heart muscle express a unique myosin?, Barbara Summers
The juvenile justice system of Richmond : progression into the future, Elizabeth Ann Teixeira
A proposal for leadership consulting, Jess Timmerman and Raegan Williams
Method for identification of origins of replication and genes regulated by DnaA in bacteria, Olga G. Troyanskaya
Public education in Richmond : a look at current and historical data with student perspectives, Ben Wallerstein
Shout with the largest Mob : toward a model for primitive communication in mobile automata, Rebecca A. Weber
Theses from 1998
Indigenous groups in Latin America : emergence of indentity and prospects for self-determination, Eduardo J. Abreu
Heat shock protein synthesis in the Gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata, Evelyn Afif
Confederate matrons : women who served in Virginia Civil War hospitals, A. Elise Allison
The dark side of leadership and the arts, Gordon L. Blair
For Black leaders : a study of West African and African-American leadership, Markita M. Boney
The Power of Prime-Time Television, Chris Boyd
The use of influence tactics ins CSO/Board relations in accordance with the board composition, Mary Knox Bricken
Executive leadership selection: a comparison of university president and city manager search processes, Duane D. Brickhouse
Tribal leadership : the traditional and modern leadership of the Xhosa, Zulu and Swazi of South Africa, Amanda J. Bruning
The Effects of Temperature of the Digestion of Anolis Carolinensis, Molly Cage
Preserving the arts for future generations, Adrienne Capps
Authoritative leadership in economic development : a Malaysian case study, John Carleton
An analysis of the impact of foreign education on leadership : Mary Robinson, Benazir Bhutto, and Shimon Peres, Maia Carter
Leadership as the process of healing : an exploration of how we heal ourselves so that we may heal our world, Kelly Clark
Leadership and the war between the states, Matt Cobb
The art of teaching leadership, Julie Cors and Carrie Greenlee
A look at collaborative leadership in the inner city business growth of two american cities, Christian J. Dawson
Relationships of Gastrophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) based on Mitochondrial 12S Ribosomal DNA sequences, Jeffrey P. Feden
Outsiders' perceptions of an organization's leadership through exposure to its nonverbal ecology, Dominick S. Feriozzi
Margie Shumate : a Virginia Missionary's experience in Asia, 1915-1958, Cara F. Griggs
A beginning look at leadership in a church setting, Kevin M. Hass
The role of leadership in creating and using positive conflict, Gregory S. Hayken
King David : God's annointed one : a study of leadership theory through analysis of King David, Chris Headley
Leadership and self-esteem in girls, Amy Jones
Cross-cultural leadership training, Merilee Karr
The re-election of incumbent presidents : wars, war heroes, patriots, and prosperity, Brian Kelly
Leadership, gender, and division I athletics, a study of athletes' needs based on gender, Carol Knerr
The impact of mentor programs for at risk youth: leadership through service, Buzz Lambert
Transforming corporations to transform society : a case study of the Timberland Corporation, Jesse Levin
The three worst presidents of the United States, Sheila Lynch
Resistance of the T4 virus to restriction enzymes in E. Coli ; utilization or an evolutionary missing link, Brian C. Magliaro
Dance as an instrument for social change leadership, Meredith McCanse
The history of women in the Virginia General Assembly : their legislation, support groups and leadership, Tiffany Morris
Regulation of Interleukin-1B in Astrocyte Cell Lines, Randall Myers
Expression of hsp47 and ubiquitin in the gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata, Anna T. Neill
Leadership in the field of drumming, John O'DOnnell Jr.
The Wei-ji theory of crisis leadership and the case of the Flu hunters, Patrick A. Oliver
Leadership in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar, Kelly Lynn Pearce
The description and classification of Lymph Heart muscle tissue in the Xenopus laevis tadpoles, Kandace Peterson
Reciprocal leadership, a practical approach to leadership, Wendy Pierce
The Dirichlet problem and its physical motivations, Andrew E. Pitts
Cold shock response in the Octocoral Leptogorgia virgulata, Anita Fitzgerald Puri
Agrobacterium tumefaciens : chromosome organization, Jodi L. Racette
Trends affecting both legitimate business and the Italian-American Mafia and the resulting changes in the leadership process, Kimberley M. Reiners
Leadership curricula and the changing organization, Matthew Repella
Sustainable Development in the Third World: An Assessment of the Conservation Actions in South Africa, Brazil, Malaysia, and Madagascar, Carol Rizkalla
Enabling Hitler : an able body for a dangerous mind, Parker O. Roe
Are schools teaching girls to be leaders?, Amy L. Schollin
Yes, Virginia, there is more to pollination than just Honeybees, Heather Scott
Leadership: a cultural manifestation of evolution, Lee A. Scott
The impact of collaborative leadership on community building, Lindsay Sikes
The effect of land use on Avian species present along an urban gradient in the city of Richmond, Virginia, Katrina Simon
Campaign managers: strategic leaders or organizational administrators, Chris Smith
Problems in Harmonic Function Theory, Ronald A. Walker
Importance of disulfide bonds in the structural maintenance of the oxygen-binding sites of Octopus Hemocyanin, Amy M. Westcott
Generalization in plant-pollinator interactions in Virginia and the hope for alternative agricultural pollinators, Robin M. Wilburn
Theses from 1997
A look at the leadership of the Valentine Riverside Museum, Carlo Arjona
Leadership education and secondary school: a curricular perspective, Kimberly A. Bach
Lifting the Bar : Leadership in the attorney-client relationship, Dennis C. Barghaan
Leadership in teams at Owen and Minor, Inc., Jay Carroll
Clinton, North, and intellectual leadership : a media analysis, Brian Cavanagh
On the automatic generation of network protocol simulators, Andrew Chen
Temporal flocking and cacophony simulating agent communication in a noisy environment, Jessica R. Crawford
Identification of plant proteins involved in cell polarity using the two-hybrid screen, Jane Elisabeth Currie
Parallel programming, Peter Dailey
Emerging leaders : Leadership Studies in secondary education, Scott D. Dalessio and Megan Delany
Economic system as a factor influencing leadership behavior : a case study of leadership in Russia from 1917 to 1995, Matthew B. Danis
The study of leadership in Chesapeake Bay watershed associations : a case study in citizen leadership, Joanne DeMoss
Applying theory to practice : Virginia's secondary school leadership courses, Kerith D. Dubik
Leadership in community health organizations, Stephanie C. Eken
Present to future : the innovations of leadership studies, Christopher Hartman Engels
Leadership within the camps : a study of Holocaust resistance, Meredith Ann Fallon
Early influences on leadership behavior, Autumn Fehr
Leadership and King Lear, Lauren P. Fitzgerald
Effective nonprofit organizations through leadership and alignment, Megan Fleischman
A cultural test of transforming leadership using three case studies : W.E.B. DuBois, Leopold Sedar Senghor, and Vaclav Havel, Christie Getman
Community organizations as agents of change : a proposed framework, Heidi E. Gottschalk
Power of the people : the creation of a Citizens Advisory Council for the Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Molly Haining
Women's leadership : a study on empowerment as related to midwifery, J.T. Henry
Internal oral anatomy: a comparative analysis of the phyllomedusinae (Anura:Hylidae), Erin B. Hines
Crisis management and negotiation in professional sports : the leadership of the Commissioner, Eric Hoffman
Ubiquitin in the heat shock response of chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Gregory T. Kapp
Chondrocranial morphology and cranial ossification in the genus Leptodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae), Peter M. Larson
Leadership and its impact on young people attending American Red Cross Youth Development Conference, Colleen M. Lynam
Empowerment in the United States Congress, James D. Mark and Christopher J. Poulos
The prophet and the preacher : an exploration of charismatic leadership in two American religious movements, Stefanie R. Mathew
Project America : a leader in service, Karen McDonnell
Ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis during gametogenis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Hall Thomas McGee
The stabilizing efects of disulfide bonds on Limulus and Octopus hemocyanin, Danielle Mercatante
University of Richmond fraternities : a plan for the future, Josh Murray
The equal division rule of the democratic national committee and its effects on female leadership, Elizabeth Musick