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.Theses from 2018
The effect of arginine methylation on Ded1p function in translation, Alec D'Alessandro
Effects of a novel microtubule depolymerizer on pro-inflammatory signaling in RAW264.7 macrophages, Anna Gonye
Characterization of catecholamine receptors and transporters in murine macrophages, Elizabeth Gonye
Un crime contre l'humanité : une analyse de quelques journaux algériens et français, la mémoire collective et les relations franco-algériennes, Olivia Gustafson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson's My memoir : a first lady's defense of herself, her husband, and his legacy, Alexandra Harter
Child maltreatment, foster care, and teacher perceived academic outcomes : at the age of six, Olivia Hennessy
Mussolini, Hitler, and Perón : economic conditions and the emergence of Illiberal leadership, Patrick David Hughes
Evaluating Chinese economic statecraft in Chile and Peru, Marcin Jerzewski
Analysis of a custom support vector machine for photometric redshift estimation and the inclusion of galaxy shape information, Evan Jones and J. Singal
Family composition and outcomes following parental bereavement in childhood, Ari M. Kagan
Ann Randolph Page and Liberian colonization in antebellum Virginia, Susana Joy Kenyon
Economic and other advanced forecasting methods applied to stock prices, John Lawrance
An analysis of skill-biased technical change across demographic groups, Madison Lindsay
A different kind of learning for a different kind of learner : justification of and best practices for the use of performing arts education for autistic students, Jacob Anthony Litt
The effects of emotion regulation and child gender on depressed parents' responses to children's sadness, Faith Logan
Future and past anxieties : a look at the origins of the British welfare state through WWII, Emily Maanum
Teachers as protectors : how their support influences the link between depression and peer relationship difficulties, Maroiah Maki
Manifest destiny, American domesticity, and the role of the immigrant in Ruiz de Burton's novels, Madison Rose Martinez
Understanding the structure and apo-dynamics of JIP1, Lauren M. McRae
1st generation amperometric biosensor to detect galactosemia, Tess Munoz
Design and optimization of a layer-by-layer electrochemical sarcosine biosensor, Michael Pannell
Acute illness and job lock, Lauren Passero
Prospective associations between children's depressive symptoms and peer victimization : the role of social helplessness, Dana Jean Rafferty
The role of growth mindsets in interracial interactions on college campuses, Dana Jean Rafferty
Preferring positivity : age differences in judgments of learning and memory for emotionally-valenced words, Edie Sanders
Attitude change intervention for victim blaming of sexual assault, Catharine Sciolla
A search for the location of a novel transition in mercury(II)fluoride, Ziad Shafi
Richmond & refugees : understanding the value of narratives in the refugee resettlement exchange, Natasha Shannon
Community support : defense against internalized racism, Sidra Siddiqui
Do social-behavioral deficits place students with depressive symptoms at risk for peer relationship difficulties?, Meg Stomski
The effects of perceived quality on tuition and net tuition, Isabella Xianxin Thomas
Distance in diocese : annual appeal giving in the Catholic Church, Elaine Wissuchek
The effect of bike lane infrastructure on urban housing markets, Bracken Woolley
The effectiveness of promotions in minor league baseball : a study of the Eastern League, Collin R. Zucker
Theses from 2017
Assessments of Potential Leaders: The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Leadership Perceptions, Alec Joseph Accomando
Thanks but No Tanks: A Look at Charitable Giving and Marine Mammal Parks, Amy Alexander
ADHD and the Dark Side of Leadership, Elizabeth Ann Bodalski
Quantitative Brain MRI Study Using New Automated Segmentation Tool in Infants Exposed to Surgery and Prolonged Sedation, Colette L. Buser
Importance of Met672 in the mutagenic potential of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (OdG) with Klen-Taq polymerase, Nicole Byram
L’intégration de l’immigré africain francophone aux Etats-Unis et en France : opportunités et défis, Lily Calaycay
A New Almost Difference Set Construction, David Clayton
Le Bénévolat introspectif: Une Réflexion sur Médecins sans Frontières, Tony Gonçalves Da Lomba
The Other-Race Effect: The role of motivation in overcoming cognitive bias, Rachel B. Forsyth
A University’s Moral Compass: Improving Honor Codes & Academic Integrity, Ryan Kent Foster
Effects of an improved microtubule depolymerizer on pro-inflammatory signaling in mouse macrophages, Samuel P. Gilmore
As Good As Niu: Food Sovereignty in Samoa, Emily Gove
A Preliminary Communication-Based Theory of Leadership: The Co-Evolution of Mass Media Communication, Technology, and Anglo-American Political- Institutional Leadership, Hayley Gray-Hoehn
Categorical Description of Fibonacci Anyon Model and Linked Cluster Theorem Violation, Greg A. Hamilton
Quantum Groups and Knot Invariants, Greg A. Hamilton
Aging is in the eye of the beholder: Eye-tracking and person-perception analyses of young and old faces, Stephanie M. Ha
Characterizing the role of the C-terminus of a potassium ion channel, Bridgette Heine
Bleaching: Hierarchy and Commercialization in Contemporary Queer Club Culture, Harry Hoke
Soviet Propaganda in Film: The Maksim Trilogy, Taylor Johnson
Differential privacy for growing databases, Gi Heung (Robin) Kim
Analysis of SIKE Structure, Seung-Hwan L. Kim
The Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Social Helplessness and Withdrawal, Shaun Lamm
Anti-inflammatory effects of an improved pyrrole-based microtubule-depolymerizing compound on RAW264.7 macrophages, Elizabeth C. Li
Differential equations models of pathogen-induced single- and multi-organ tissue damage, Fiona Lynch
Une Nation des Potcakes, Christa Lyons
From New York to the world : the American Jewish Committee and the meaning of India, 1945-1956, Ryan Charles McEvoy
The progression of Lyme disease in the state of Virginia, Margaret Michel
The Preparation of 3-Dimethylamino-1,2-diaryl-propenones and their Application to the Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Pyrroles and Pyrazoles, Joseph Ortolani
Synthesis and Characterization of Boronic ester ligands as pro-drugs, Hyejin Park
You're overthinking it : how restrained eating could affect your social life, Samantha Philip
Screening for conditional mutations in MTR4, an RNA helicase component of the nuclear exosome, Hema Pingali
Mapspeak and Other Prose, Meghan Roberts
Eating Your Feelings: The Relationship Between Core Affect and Food Choices, Kana V. Rolett
The effect of implicit person theories and gender on academic engagement, Annette Schieffelin
Study of the Neutron Detection Efficiency of the CLAS12 Detector, Keegan Sherman
L’expression visuelle durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale : La Résistance, la Collaboration, et le « juste milieu », Jackie Sirc
Evaluating Concordance Between Self and Teacher Reports of Youth Depressive Symptoms, Alexandra Strong
Differences in Self- Versus Teacher-Perceptions of Social Competence Among Sociometric and Perceived Popular Youth, Shayna Sweezy
Investigating medicinally important portein-protein and protein-ligand interactions : a computational approach, Cooper Ashley Taylor
Do Obsessive Beliefs Moderate the Relationship Between Obsessive-Compulsive and Depressive Symptoms?, Joanthan A. Teller
Multi-reference characterization of diradical pyrazines, Scott Thais
Toward a Scientific Investigation of Convolutional Neural Networks, Anh Tran
The Familiarity Factor: How Semantic Similarity Affects Associative Memory in Older and Younger Adults, Paige Warner
The College Admissions Problem: Effects of Income and Ability of Postsecondary Education Outcomes, Martha Whamond
MacBheatha, Alana Christine Wiljanen
Heroism, psychopathy, and career choices : twigs on the same genetic branch, Sandy Yu
Theses from 2016
Narrative mode and women's narrative authority in Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping, Anna Allen
Acting out : three theatrical women and their roles in the British suffrage movement, Ama Ansah
Nonhuman personhood and the self in Karen Joy Fowler's We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Taylor Baciocco
ladylike (and other lies), Vivian Jeanell Ophelia Barnes
Impact of vector range expansion on pathogen transmission dynamics of Lyme disease in southwestern Virginia, Bishan Bhattarai
A change of heart : the effect of heartwarming advertisements on brand affinity, Hannah Butman
Variation in cold tolerance among the closely related wildflower species Mimulus tilingii and Mimulus guttatus, Alexis Caldwell
How does one child policy influence Chinese household saving behavior, Yueyang Cao
Nonexistence of nonquadratic Kerdock sets in six variables, John Clikeman
Britain's failed attempt at fascism : the British Union of Fascists, years 1933-1934, Katherine L. Collier
The ethics of environmentalism for the individual consumer, Molly Collins
Reactions of propargyl carboxylates, propargyl alcohols, and catalytically generated zinc acetylides mediated by TMSOTf, Danielle Confair