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.Theses from 2013
The justification of authority : a response to Raz, Reilly Wilson
Tweed and a bow tie : what makes a professor?, Julie Yermack
Differential diagnosis of ADHD and bipolar disorder : an analogue study, Sarah Yurinich
Growth and behavior of bacterial-feeding soil nematodes, Bryan Zielinski
Spatial justice in the age of urbanization : a typology for popular communities, Sandra Zuniga Guzman
Theses from 2012
Exploring the role of Sonic Hedgehog in the Lymph Heart development of Xenopus laevis, Laura Barry
The value of believing in character, Irma Bektick
A new synthesis for Diphenylphosphinopyridine Aldehyde : precursor for bimetallic transition metal complexes, Amanda Belcher
Determining the role of Methionines in the activity and subunit interactions of Glyoxysomal Malate Dehydrogenase, Farren Billue
Company management's growth through a changing theatrical world, Ellanor S. Brown
The relationship between live coral and macroalgae in South Caicos as influenced by herbivorous fishes, Sarah Byce
Mapping of Stochastic matrices into Polynomial form in the complex plane, Jordan Emile Cates
ARF in one dimension, Justin Cook
Investigation of subunit interactions in glyoxysomal malate dehydrogenase using engineered cysteine residues, Mary Jane Drake
Translating the Dominican experience : authorial leadership and how the narratives of Julia Alvarez and Junot Diaz imagine community, Mary Rachel Ehret
Probing subunit interactions in 3-Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase, Bradley Falk
Does presentation affect holistic processing? : A study on simultaneous and sequential presentation of Chinese characters, Emma Greenspon
A study of the catalytic reaction mechanism of Malate Dehydrogenase using quantum mechanics and molecular dynamics tools, Hugo Guterres
Think like a chameleon, and embrace change : effective innovation management, Kate Jacqueline Heyer
Autism insurance coverage : which state policies work and why?, Elizabeth Ivy Homan
Addicted to cigarette (sales) : taxing the Native American cigarette trade, Jeffrey Hunt
Investigations in metal-mediated organic chemistry, Diana Alexandra Iovan
The impact of childhood trauma on avoidant body posture, Ann C. Jarboe
The wealth effect and the great recession : using VAR models to account for the housing wealth effect in the most recent recession, Stephen Jones
C'est ouf : l'évolution de la langue française et les conséquences sociales, Hannah Kelley
Black Bahamas : political constructions of Bahamian national identity, Maria A. Lee
The relationship between level of expertise and holistic processing in Chinese character recognition, Shirley Yin Ming Leung
Rødgrød Med Fløde : the relationship between Danish parliamentarians and Danish citizens concerning equality from a Danish leadership perspective, Natasha Marie Levanti
Framing the college debate : insights on Obama's rhetoric through the capabilities approach, Caitlin M. Manak
Characterizing the role of the Sit and Hemolysin proteins in high affinity iron acquisition in the tsetse symbiont Sodalis glossinidius, Kaitlin Markoja
The discriminating mother : own v. alien and male v. female, Eric McDaniel
The up-regulation of Superoxide Dismutase-1 (SOD1) influences neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), Sallie McLean McSwain
Determination of the atomic resolution structure of a DNA Polymerase I isolated from Rhodothermus marinus, Natalie S. Omattage
Corumination among women and their friends during first year of college, Katelin Peterson
Option pricing using the Kramers-Moyal expansion, Dan M. Popescu
Men and monsters : the humanization of serial killers in film and fiction, Korine Powers
Potential evidence for prospective memory in parous rats, Kelly Rafferty
Regulating death and building empire : American doctors and the construction of the Panama canal, 1904-1914, Sarah Rhoads
The role of histidines in neurosteroid binding of NMDA GluN2B and D subunits, Sarah Rhoads
Elucidation of the Pax/Six gene regulatory network in Ephydatia muelleri, Anna Rued
Why can't we be friends? : the effect of positive expectations and implicit beliefs on interracial interactions, Heather Schmitz
Expert legal testimony : sex, power, and complexity, Colleen G. Schultz
Love and death : the effect of morality salience on close relationships, Josephine N. Senoga
Characterization of Achromobactin iron acquisition in Sodalis glossinidius, Caitlin Lee Smith
The optimization of a one-pot heteroconjugate addition-oxidation-diels-alder reaction, Christina Vivelo
Though the field be lost : making sense of Milton's careful plowman, Paradise lost, IV. 983, Victor J. Wasserman
Garvey revisited : the legitimacy and consistency of Marcus Garvey as demonstrated by his latter movement, Bridget Wiede
The role of collaborative leadership in the development of performing arts facilities, Alexandra Taylor WIles
Characterizing the role of Pax and Six in an emerging model system, the freshwater sponge, E. muelleri, Ian P. Winters
The linkage between citrate and pH regulation of Malate Dehydrogenase and protein folding, Helen Yanta
A dual process model of stress effects on alcohol consumption, Ivori Zvorsky
Theses from 2011
Characterization of microbial community structure in the octocoral Leptogorgia virgulata, Blair E. Armistead
Role of potential virulence and antivirulence genes in Shigella flexeneri pathogenicity, Dana Katharine Bartlett
An empirical review of Joseph Campbell's heroic journey, Mila Buckner
Sorority women, presidential men, and the enneagram : an analysis of personality and leadership, Carly Cameron
One-pot heteroconjugate addition - oxidation - Diels-Alder reaction, Smaranda Craciun
Studies into the mutagenic potential of the DNA lesion 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanasine with various DNA polymerase, Kelly Crowley
The pax/six gene regulatory network in a basal animal, Siyu Serena Ding
The just and beautiful city : concepts of aesthetics and justice in contemporary american urbanism, Anne Tyler Feldmann
Xenopus laevis transgenic lines and their use in the study of lymph heart musculature development, Diana M. Filtz
Synthesis of indole containing pyrimidines, Kara Finzel
Ryan McGinness's Art history is not linear (VMFA) : commercialization in contemporary art and the museum context, Kathryn Given
Optimal staging of credit releases in ecosystem service markets, Tianshu Guo
Networks of resistance : black Virginians remember Civil War loyalties, Amanda Kleintop
Utilizing molecular dynamics to study ionotropic glutamate receptors, Jenna Landers
Friendship and problem solving : the effect of various situations on co-rumination in emerging adulthood friendships, Kelly Larsen
Using nucleotide analogues to better understand replication of 8-oxo-2'-deosyguanosine, Maria Lindell
Scout's daughters : race and creative development in contemporary adolescent literature, Amanda Malloy
Bond vigilantes : the invisible hand of government regulation, Chris Marsten
From the Florida Keys to the Great Barrier Reef : exploring the feeding ecology of tropical marine sponges, Andrew Massaro
Presidential leadership in health care reform, Ashley G. Miles
"The stuff of thought" : Virginia Woolf's object lessons, Sam Mitchell
Forgiveness as a mechanism of self-regulation : an ego-depletion model, Lindsay Myerberg
Searching for the soul of American medicine : what three high-quality, low-cost health care systems can teach U.S. policymakers, Benjamin A. Paul
Rosie the Riveter vs. Helen the Homemaker : advertising and the role of women in America after World War II, Christina Pfaff
Unethical decision making : understanding the role of leadership and gender, Laura A. Poatsy
Mourning Michael Jackson : rhetoric and the recuperation of a pop icon, Brianna Puccini
Employment discrimination : the role of implicit theories and gender stereotypes, Megan Reilly
Investigating the trophic ecology of fungal-feeding nematodes, Megan Riley
Determination of CREB binding protein levels and an examination of proteomic profiles in the drosophila model of the human neurodegenerative disease Spinocerebellar ataxia type III / Machado-Joseph disease, Andrew Lawrence Simmelink
Eye movements in Latin reading, Ryan Smout
Mother daughter relationships during the college years : the effect of co-rumination, Calla Madalyn Ward
AqK2P : a previously unstudied potassium sponge potassium channel, Gregory D. Wells
The Jewish communities of Shanghai : identities and the politics of survival, Marianne Williams
The gendered gaze : the female nude and the drapery paintings of Alison Watt, Dayle W. Wood
Rank one perturbations of self-adjoint operators, Haoxuan Zheng
Theses from 2010
Analysis of boolean functions with high second order nonlinearity, Corneliu A. Bodea
Changing magic : evolving conception of witchcraft in Essex County, Elizabeth Kiel Boone
Johann Christian Bach's influence on Mozart's developing style, Austin Bourdon
Aid effectiveness in sub-saharan Africa and south and southeast Asia : an analysis of substantive measures of development, Brooke Christofferson
Are own race faces processed more holistically, Jasmine C. Cottle
Detecting malicious JavaScript, Matthew F. Der
Monodispersity dependence of azurin protein monolayer electrochemical at monolayer protected nanoparticle film assemblies, Tran Thu Doan
Enhanced electrochemistry of nanoparticle-embedded polyelectrolyte films : interfacial electronic coupling and distance dependence, Callie E. Dowdy