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.Theses from 2016
Characterizing glandular trichome morphology and secondary chemistry in alpine Mimulus, Ha An T. Nguyen
Impact of ASEAN : China free trade area on trade flows, Son Tung Nguyen
"Taste, application, and elegance united" : women and music in the novels of Jane Austen, Rebecca Quillen
Food insecurity in Nepal : a cross-sectional analysis from 75 districts, Aarti Reddy
Berlin opera wars : institutional and the quest for German identity, Rebecca Robinson
Breaking the language barrier : the Spanish translation of the barriers to access to care evaluation (BACE), Yosmary Rodriguez
CD46 (MCP) as a Viral Receptor for Adenovirus Type 64D, Emily Romanoff
Beautiful Minds : exploring the healing potentional of self-refexive art in facing a campus mental health crisis, Molly Chapman Rossi
Computational studies of paradifluorobenzene cations and hydrogen cyanide molecule, John C. Rowe IV
Ca(II)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of nitrones and vinyl ethers, Layla Samandi
Mount Vernon and Monticello : the changing representation at two presidents' estates, Katherine J. Simmons
The moral price of the profit motive in medicine, John Sobieski
Localized economic impact of sports stadium construction, Scott Sommers
Cameron-Liebler line classes and partial difference sets, Uthaipon Tantipongipat
Real-time translation of American Sign Language using wearable technology, Jackson Taylor
Impact of income change on alcohol consumption at the US household level, Jaykumar Tekwani
Transformation of heroes in film, Allison Connelly Toner
Comparing the effects of farming management strategies on soil nematode communities, Sammi Unangst
Dropped stitches : domestic handicraft in Elizabeth Gaskell's novels, Emily Whitted
Synthetic flexibility of a bromopyrrole ester intermediate : toward novel biologically active compounds, Scott Cameron Yeudall
Theses from 2015
Modern American myth-making in mass media texts, Kassandra Andreadis
Extending an implicit theories approach to the examination of empathy and forgiveness, Jennifer Cecilione
The effects of a pyrrole-based, microtubule-depolymerizing compound on activated murine macrophages, John Alan Ciemniecki
An NMR-guided approach to the isolation of secondary metabolites from NRPS and PKS gene clusters, Connor Craig
Spatial cognition and emotion recognition as a function of ASD, Catalina Cumpanasoiu
Reproductive health care resources & decision making for women in a "Delivery Desert" in Maine, Gianna C. DeJoy
Black dresses and angry fathers : analyzing tradition and conflict at the 2015 Ring Dance at University of Richmond, Julia Dowling
The politics of naming : Black identity and the debate over the "Negro" question in 1960s America, Kelsey Ensign
Friendship quality and personality as predictors of psychological well-being in emerging adults, Emma Gleckel
Shifting perceptions : exploring with the rubber hand illusion, Avery Harrison
Investigating intracellular symbiont dynamics in sponge: Symbiodinium relationships, Tyler Heist
Investigations into the effects of chaperone proteins on a drosophila model of machado-joseph disease (spinocerebellar ataxia type 3), Addison Hicks
One-pot enol silane formation-Mukaiyama-Mannich reactions of thioesters in the presence of silyl triflates, Jared Andrew Ingersoll
A democratic vision for development in the city of Richmond, Rand Irons
Broadening the functional interactions of Ded1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae DEAD-box ATPase involved in translation initiation, Audrey Kindsfather
A computational investigation of halogen bonding with halomethanes and their group 14 analogues, William Kretz
"Measure then punish or reward:" an analysis of the intersection of history and policy in the U.S. k-12 public school system, Hannah Leedle
From prisons to asylums, and back : mental health policy in the age of neoliberalism, Michele Martin
The Taylor Rule with real-time data and an analysis of its impact on historical policy analysis, Morgan McKee
Flying the coop : does holistic processing in bird experts generalize across region?, Wesley Meredith
In the midst of life we are in death : suicide coverage in the South during the Civil War era, India Miller
In the midst of life we are in death : suicide coverage in the South during the Civil War era, India Miller
The dark side of volunteering : when helping might hurt, Emily Morse
Implicit theories of self-regulation among adults with ADHD, Lauren Oddo
Isolation of microbial NRPS and PKS gene clusters for natural product isolation, Danielle N. O'Hara
The application of formyl group activation of brompyrrole esters to a formal synthesis of lycogarubin C, Jon Patteson
Effects of altered regulation of synaptotagmin 1 in a Drosophila model of Machado-Joesph disease, Rachel Pearcy
The Lorax : Capitalism, Ecocentrism, and the Apocalypse, Casey Schmidt
Who do we help?: how morality salience, changing demographics, and ideology shape pro-social behavior, Ann Louise Seaton
Death in children's fantasy literature from 1900 to the present, Katherine Skipper
Depression and social functioning : examining two interpersonal theories, Caroline B. Smith
Mindsets matter: increasing participation in STEM through growth mindsets, Madeline Soskin
Investigating the flap dynamics of HIV-1 protease using multiple force fields, David R. Stevens
Handing over the fork : eating and the neoliberal authority in contemporary American fiction, Jen Swegan
The role of entropy and conformational plasticity in nucleotide interactions with glutamate dehydrogenase, Angela Tata
Long-term effects of reproduction of Spinophilin concentration in the brain, Nora Tocheny
Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer blocks replication in bacillus dna polymerase, Amanda Rose Walsh
Development of a genetic over-expression system for the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri, Joe Walsh
Neurological changes of motherhood : behavior, anatomy, and transcriptional regulation, Shannon Weber
Silyl triflate-mediated openings of epoxides, Nicholas Clayton Yeutter
Theses from 2014
A mechanism for annealing bicyclic polyyne rings into fullerenes, Alexis Achey
A mechanism for annealing bicyclic polyyne rings into fullerenes, Alexis Jacqueline Achey
Animal allure : postcolonial (non) human sexuality in Indra Sinha's Animal's People and J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace, Kerry Boland
Intuition and its proper uses, Chris Boss
Addition reactions of electron-deficient cyclopropanes catalyzed by calcium(II) complexes, Caroline M. Braun
Conformational analysis of oligomeric models of siloxane, silazan and siloxazane ladder polymers, Idil Cazimoglu
What was he thinking? Dr. William Cooper's decision to increase the University of Richmond's tuition by 31 percent in 2005, Rooney V. Columbus
The effect of race in primary and secondary school achievement : evidence from Virginia, Khanh Doan
The effect of race in primary and secondary school achievement : evidence from Virginia, Khanh (Miki) Doan
Leadership with liberal arts : from Ehebia to Jepson, Shaye Ellis
Vesicular monoamine transporter-1: association with neuropsychiatric disorders, Yingying Geng
Naphthyridyl-pyridine : novel ligands, tm-complexes, and strategy for photochemically driven reduction of CO₂ to methanol, Jessica A. Griswold
Naphthyridyl-pyridine : novel ligands, tm-complexes, and strategy for photochemically driven reduction of CO₂ to methanol, Jessica A. Griswold
Understanding large numbers in politics, Brian Guay
The case of "who's looney now?" : psychologists, psychiatrists, the public, and contested notions of insanity in turn-of-the-twentieth century America, Amanda Lynn Haislip
Formyl group activation of bromopyrrole suzuki cross-coupling: application to a formal synthesis of lamellarin g trimethyl ether, Andrew Harrison
Fatherland and femininity : perceptions of German women civilizers in Deutsch-Südwestafrikia, 1894-1914, Sean Hickey
Multi-technique quantitative analysis and socioeconomic considerations of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in children's toys and toy jewelry, Margot Hillyer
The forces of value: structure and content of self-reported values by civilian and military science students, Shelly Holland
Le mercantilism : une relique tout à fait moderne une étude du commerce chinois en Afrique subsaharienne, Molly A. Kiniry
Postcolonial beasts of burden : embodiments of the non-human in The Lives of Animals and Animal's People, Phoebe Krumich
Application of Carhart four-factor model to the AAII-generated portfolios, Teo Lagvilava
The effects of polysubstituted pyrrole JG-03-14 on murine macrophage activity, Clarke P. Lewis
The right to the city : an exploration of citizenship, space, and process in São Paulo and Cape Town, Amanda Lineberry
If at first you don't succeed : revise, revise the data again, Katherine E. Marsten
Host-specialization of Bartonella in flea vectors collected from black-tailed prairie dogs, Mark D. Massaro
A conservative isoleucine to leucine mutation of Klentaq1 dna polymerase 1 induces conformational change for cold-sensitive phenotype, Emma Caroline Materne
Addition of in situ-generated enol silanes and zinc acetylides to nitrones mediated by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, Erin Nicole Maxwell
Contentious kink : racial discourse in BDSM subcultures, Dana McLachlin
The economics of remanufacturing with competing manufacturers, Audra Meade
Do the inter-nucleotide domain loops act as an entropic sink in the catalytic activity of 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (3pGDH)?, Cristina Adelia Meeham
An exploratory study of gait and balance in children with autism spectrum disorders, Krystal Mircovich
Macroeconomic surprise, forecast uncertainty, and stock prices, Alphonce M. Mshomba
One-pot Heteroconjugate addition-diels-alder reactions and acetate-catalyzed aldol reactions of α-silyl nitriles, Carly Mueller