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.Theses from 2010
Understanding rejection across ingroups and outgroups, Prasant Dubey
A vulgar tradition : moral unity in the variant Cinderella, Benjamin Aaron Fancy
Battered, broken, and bruised : spectacle in early Christian martyr narratives, Tiffany Ferris
The Effect of Polysubstituted Pyrrole Compounds on the Inflammatory Response, Lauren Folgosa
What counts? : legitimizing female role models, Audrey N. Innella
Hurricane Katrina : an act of God?, Juliette M. Jeanfreau
Freedom's disciple : the life, music, and impact of Hazel Dickens, Kelly Landers
Homology modeling provides insight into the evolution of allostery of glutamate deydrogenase, Virzhiniya Lekova
The quest of a lifetime : how the first year of University of Richmond life affects student's spirituality and religiosity, Melanie Martin
What type of expert are you? : an ERP study exploring cortical differences between Greeble experts, Jessica Miller
Torture cannot be used as a national security policy, Peter Moshang
Undergraduate nutrition and exercise perceptions, Emily Pratt
The dynamic frottola : changing music in the 1500s, Mierka R. Ross
Defender of the faith? : anti-heresy policy and the consolidation of ecclesiastical authority under Henry VIII on the eve of the english reformation, Daniel James Rudary
Styles of perceptual expertise processing as a function of training : a greeble-based ERP study, Emily Ruzich
An argument for the moral obligation of physicians to practice healthy behaviors, Kathryn A. Skimming
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...swim : the effect of self-efficacy and team-efficacy on athletic performance, Alison Smith
Of horror and humor : the transformation of the grotesque into the gothic in the novels of Frances Burney, Brittany Taylor
Person perception of leaders with adult ADHD, Maxwell P. Teschke
Especially in this economy : the effect of personal and situational factors on charitable intentions and attitudes toward the homeless, Eric M. VanEpps
Adsorption and thermodynamic properties of azurin at monolayer-protected film assemblies : evidence for a more homogeneous adsorption interface, Morgan Lynn Vargo
The role of NtrBC and Nac in Shigella virulence, T. Jordan Walter
Characterization of the secondary structure of kinesin light chain tetraticopeptide repeats, Meredith Weck
Selection of risk and effort levels among low-stakes players : a case study in online poker, Justin Weiss
Theses from 2009
Measuring the effect of family income on undergraduate behavior, Lindsey Brewer
Visual discrimination training for rats : developing a new methodology to explore laterality differences, Tiffany R. Brunelli
The new military history : General Jonathan M. Wainwright and his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, John H. Chase
Can the holistic processing of faces be improved in the normal population, Jessica Collins
Developing a novel basal animal model for use in exploring the development of early sensory systems, Elizabeth Danka
Phenotypic analysis of genetic regulatory response to oxidative stress in shigella flexneri, Aaron Daugherty
Optical properties of multilayer-polyelectrolyte films with incorporated gold nanomaterials (solid nanoparticles and hollow nanoshells), Robert Watson Day
Deliberative democracy at the local level, Tony DeRosa
Catholic nationalism and feminism in twentieth-century Ireland, Jennifer M. Donohue
On the record : the visibility of race, class, gender, and age in Richmond, Virginia's newspaper coverage of 1960's sitdown movement, Jill Eisenberg
The politics of sectional servitude : the construction of American abolitionist discourse in black and white, 1837-1847, Christopher M. Florio
Reducing the negative attidudes of religious fundamentalists toward homosexuals, John A. Frank
Can she ever be "The Man"? : the effect of gender on implicit perceptions of leadership ability in an applied hiring task, Rebecca S. Frazier
Appropriation in opera : modern performance practice of racially evocative works, Katelin French
Polyelectrolyte-linked, multi-layer film assemblies of aqueous nanoparticles and nanoshells, Anne Galyean
Relay total synthesis of lamellarin G trimethyl ether, Benjamin Giglio
Cosmological vision(s) : history, modernism, and American renewal in Hart Crane's The bridge, Lauren Grewe
The impact of social pressures on referee's sanctions in professional soccer : a case study of penalty kicks in the MLS, Mariano Harari
Size of food packaging and cognitive performance, Shannon Henry
Political socialization and the youth vote : a study of political engagement during the 2008 election, Meredith Hull
Enslaved revolutionaries : constitutional rhetoric of eighteenth-century Irish and American patriots, Jacob Keith Johnson
An in situ one-pot enol silane formation-Mukaiyama aldol-type reactions mediated by TMSOTf, Miles W. Johnson
Optimization of a semi-permeable membrane device-fiber optic sensor for the sampling of hydrophobic pollutants in aquatic environments, Ncamiso Khanyile
Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate-accelerated addition of catalytically generated zinc acetylides to aldehydes, Brian Mahoney
Analysis of cp23S domain V to assess zooxanthellar diversity among clionaid sponges from Caribbean and Pacific reefs, Ashley McQuillin
A gene encoding an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase interacts with the HOX gen regulator pal-1, Leah Milazzo
Can scouts and NFL general managers predict future quarterback performance at the time of the NFL draft?, Cain Montgomery
Communicative violence in romantic relationships, Christina L. Moore
The inheritance of lawless passion : an examination of interracial relationships through slave narratives, Genna K. Murray
Empathy, group-level guilt and identification : measuring their relationship through past American-Cambodian relations, Laura Musser
Determining archaeal species diversity in death valley soils, Archana Durga Narla
A conversation among sisters : the "dangerous lover" in the texts of the Brontës, Jennifer K. Patchen
Henry Steel Olcott : from Civil War veteran to Sinalese Buddhist nationalist, a case study in international religious activism, Jennifer Proch
The application of vinylogous iminium salt derivatives to the efficient syntheses of Ningalin B, Rigidin C, and bioactive analogs, Elizabeth A. Rieck
Motivation to lead : investigating the power of the MTL equation, Elizabeth Robinson
Treating animals right : introducing a new fairness approach, Xenia Corali Schneider
Forecasting utility of UK consumer sentiment indexes in real time : do consumer sentiment surveys improve consumption forecasts in real time?, Bradford M. Smith
The effects of market sentiment on crude oil futures markets, Nathan Somayaji
Power and the rejection of the competent attitudinal deviant, William Stanton
Portfolio of compositions, Heather Stebbins
Lines of nation, lines of flight : retroping immigration policy, Jessica Thaller
Molecular modeling of para-benzyne and a series of push-pull [14]-pyridoannulenes, Evan B. Wang
Adrenergic receptor expression on RAW264.7 macrophages, Lindsay Ward
The courts as policy-makers : a medical malpractice case study, Jennifer A. Williams
Detecting chaos in the cash-in-advance model using the two-pass-fold method, Kristóf-Zsigmond Zétényi
Theses from 2008
The effect of racial salience and anxiety on career indecision and career decision-making self-efficacy in college students, Leah M. Adams
The influence of auditory stimuli on judgements of word valence, Chris E. Chandler
Construction of a reagentless glucose biosensor using molecular exciton luminescence, Bryan S. Der and Jonathan D. Dattelbaum
Forest fires in southern Europe : an econometric investigation of the existence of economic incentives for fire arson, Radoslava Dogandjieva
Ethics and Aesthetics: Addressing Issues of Viewership in the Work of Alfredo Jaar, Elizabeth Rose Donato
Modulation of fast-inactivating potassium channels by accessory subunits and fatty acids : a role for calcium?, Michelle M. Drzewiecki
Fostering leaders for social justice : ally identity development and efficacy, Allison M. DuVal
The interaction of nuclear fiction and leadership studies, Kathryn Elberson
Self-righteous beneficence : American diplomats and missionary perceptions of the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1914, Ella M. Frantantuono
Examining the role of RNAi in developmental pathways in C. elegans, Geoffrey E. Hespe
Early diversification of the T-box gene family in the poriferan lineage, Kay Holstien
Redesigning computer architecture to optimize performance on data mining applications, Ivan Jibaja
Exploring applications of engineered tryptophan flourescence to further elucidate glyoxysomal malate dehydrogenase structure and function, Adam P. Johnson
Identification of novel protein-protein interactions required for the regulation of Kinesin-1, Beccy Josowitz
Narses and the birth of Byzantine Egypt : Imperial policy in the age of Justinian, Marion W. Kruse III
Characterization of Sox family members in sponge stem cells and during development, Karen E. Leeds
Exploring the role of iscSUA and suf operon in Shigella flexneri invasion and resistance to oxidative stress, Benjamin R. Lloyd
Crisis rhetoric : a theory of communication in times of crisis, Eric D. Loepp
Nuclear vs. coal in Bulgaria, Peter B. Manchev
Use of phylogenetic stains to determine the feeding preferences of microbivorous soil nematodes, E. Harlan Michelle
The death of the virtuous heroine as social criticism in Clarissa and Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Carmel Rosanna Nunan
"I don't think she's like the rest of us" : the freedom in disadvantage for orphan girls in early 20th century literature, Giavanna Palermo
Social perceptions of underdog job applicants, Maggie Place
Market efficiency : testing price discovery in the bond and credit derivative markets, Justin M. Polselli
The impact of the common agricultural policy on agricultural productivity, Flemming Schneider Rhode
The untraditional Brontë̈ heroine, Amanda L. Rosenthal
Examining the regulation of suf by Fur and IscR in the human pathogen Shigella flexneri, Matthew J. Sagransky
The ownership of cultural objects : means, mechanics and masteries, Anne Marie Salloum
Deporting "Red Emma" : the political and legal battles for citizenship, 1917-1921, Kara D. Schultz
Textbook bundling : is it really worth the sum of its parts, Kati Simmons
Sensory perception and predatory behavior in female rats, Maxwell Richard Sirkin