ODU theses and dissertations since 1965 are available in this collection.
Theses and dissertations completed at Eastern Virginia Medical School prior to integration with ODU on July 1, 2024 are not included in Digital Commons unless they were completed as part of a cross-institutional program with ODU. Works completed after July 1, 2024 are being added but are incomplete.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Dissertation: A Focused Ethnography: Mental Health Therapists in Pediatric Integrated Care, Melanie Agustin
Dissertation: Supervisees’ Responsiveness in Supervision With Doctoral Student Supervisors, Zübeyde Akpakır
Dissertation: Predictors of Healthcare Providers' Readiness for Health System Transformation in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Ali Alasiri
Dissertation: Unfolding Particle Detector Effects and solving QCD Inverse Problem with Generative AI, Tareq Saeed Alghamdi
Dissertation: Advanced Analytical Biosensing for Cancer Detection and Neural Diagnostics Using Tapered Optical Fiber (TOF), Protonic, and High Throughput Microplate –Based Technologie, Bayan Hassan Alharbi
Dissertation: Acculturation Experiences of International Students in the U.S. CACREP-Accredited Counselor Education Programs: Challenges, Support Systems, and Systemic Barriers, Nargiza Amirova
Dissertation: Development of Flexible Lactate-Specific Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Based on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrochemical Biosensors for Disease Diagnosis, Christopher Animashaun
Dissertation: The Impact of Drought and Socio-Economic Factors on Attitudes Toward Immigrants in South Africa, Pamela Antwi-Nimarko
Dissertation: The Impact of North Carolina State Aid on Community College Students, Wesley Rhea Armstrong
Thesis: Investigating the Discrepancies between Acoustic and Radar Measurements of Water Level Using Data Analysis and Computational Modeling, Ohiedul Haque Mohammad Asad
Dissertation: Investigating the Ability to Perceive Nonverbal Behaviors in Different Interaction Formats, Amanda J. Ashdown
Dissertation: Two Essays on Firms’ Reactions to Major Events in Rival Companies, Alireza Askarzadeh
Dissertation: Examining Access, Outcomes, and the Experiences of Black Women: Improving Racial Equity in Adult Drug Treatment Court, LaQuana N. Askew
Dissertation: “We Are Trans, But We’re Not Transitional”: Exploring Safety, Place, and Space in the Lives of Transgender Individuals in Southeastern Virginia, Susana Avalos
Dissertation: Effects of High Temperature Compaction on 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites, John D. Barber
Thesis: The Aid Impact Theory: A Theoretical Framework for Maximizing the Impact and Sustainability of Foreign Education Aid in Ghana, Jonas Bensah
Thesis: Why We Don't Talk Anymore, William Lowell Blair
Thesis: Inter-Cellular Forces Modulate Cell-ECM Traction Forces, Zaria Booth
Dissertation: Persistence and Completion Rates of Community College Students: The Impact of Receptivity to Social Engagement Scores Compared to Recorded Cocurricular Activity, Nancy Wagner Boylan
Dissertation: Examining the Impact of a Utility Value Intervention on Self-Regulated Learning Engagement, Wanda D. Brooks
Thesis: Biogenic Modification of Tidally Modified Substrates from the Micro- to Macroscopic Scale, Rogers Clark Caldwell Buntin II
Thesis: Atop a Mountain in the Winter, John Hanlon Burnside
Thesis: Combining Captive and Field Studies to Investigate the Energetics and Water Balance of Ectotherms, Karen Andrea Caceres
Dissertation: Towards Efficient Privacy-Preserving Deep Learning: HE-Friendly Structures, Flexible Pruning, HE-Efficient Architectures, and Secure Transformer Token Drop, Yifei Cai
Dissertation: Contemporary Student Activism in a Digital Age, Jennifer Kristen Cohen
Thesis: Compulsory Sterilisation and Reproductive Injustice in India: The Global Impact of the American Eugenics Movement, Marina Cortez
Dissertation: Playthinking a Mad World: Gears of War, Science Fiction Video Games, and Speculative Play Within the Global War (of) Terror's Legacy in American National Mythology, Eric Locken Cummins
Dissertation: Does Motivation Matter? An Investigation of the Influence of Public Service Motivation on the Performance of Public-Private Partnerships in New Jersey, Giovanni Cusmano
Dissertation: Structural Insights into the Enterovirus Replication Platform: A Potential Target for Inhibiting Viral Replication, Morgan Grace Daniels
Dissertation: Endotherm Energetics Under Environmental and Physiological Constraints, Zachary Andrew David
Thesis: Gatekeeping Girlhood: TikTok as an Agent of Gender and Racial Socialization, Kennedy Elyza Davis
Dissertation: Learning Regulatory DNA-Sequence Code of Epigenetic Events Using Deep Neural Networks, Sanjeeva Reddy Dodlapati
Dissertation: Modeling the Impacts of Disruptive Events on Driving Behaviors, Transportation Safety, and Equity: Advanced Statistical Insights from the Covid-19 Pandemic, Xiaomeng Dong
Dissertation: Investigating Gender Differences in Intimate Partner Violence Using Gendered General Strain Theory, Stephanie Victoria Dragon
Thesis: Heart of an Angel Machine, Helena Edge
Thesis: All the Dry Bones, Gloria Ogochukwu Ekedum
Thesis: Empowering the User Through Inclusive Technical Writing, Robert Enriquez
Dissertation: Toward More Challenge-Engaging STEM Students: A Narrative Inquiry into Student Persistence in the Face of Failure, Stephanie R. Fahey
Dissertation: Systems Statistical Engineering – Hierarchical Fuzzy Constraint Propagation, Hengameh Fakhravar
Dissertation: Analysis of Multi Grade Deep Learning, Ronglong Fang
Dissertation: Leveraging Allies, Partners, and Technology: A Case Study Approach to Identifying Best Practices for Improving US Military All-Domain Urban Training, Kevin Michael Felix
Thesis: Eccentric Hamstring Strength and ACL Injury Risk in NCAA Division I Female Field Hockey Athletes, Killian Patrick Ferrell
Thesis: Understanding the Stereotypes, Emotions, and Behaviors Towards Introverts in the Workplace, Kristen M. Fisher
Dissertation: Route 420: An Examination of Cannabis Knowledge, Attitudes, and Use Behaviors Among Young Adults by Primary Route of Administration, Samantha A. Fitzer
Dissertation: Human Activity Recognition and Identification Driven Automated Deep Learning for Time-Series Classification, Justin Alan Gamble
Dissertation: Drinking to Compensate: Expanding Upon the Motivational Model of Alcohol Use, Douglas J. Glenn
Dissertation: A Comparative Case Study on Special Education Administrator’s Education and Experience: Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Support Provided to Probationary Special Education Teachers, Diane Smith Glover
Dissertation: Historic Bedrocks of Volunteer Recruitment: Collaboration Between the Peace Corps and Higher Education Partners, Melanie Elizabeth Graham
Dissertation: From Gamers to Professionals: A Case Study on the Role of Esports in Developing Employability Skills, Anthony Mark Gray Jr.
Dissertation: Examining How Self-Regulated Learning Professional Development Affects Teacher SRL Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices, Stephanie Greenquist-Marlett
Dissertation: An Intersectional Analysis of Justice-Involved Parents Navigating Parenthood in Jail, Narissa Sue-Anne Haakmat
Dissertation: Two Essays on Lottery-Like Stocks, Reihaneh Haghighi Zadeh
Dissertation: Enhancing IoT Security Using Lightweight Machine Learning Algorithms: A Comprehensive Approach Using Ensemble Learning, Feature Selection, and Federated Transfer Learning, Khawlah Harahsheh
Dissertation: The Impacts of Physical (In)Activity on Endothelial Function, Joel Ernest Harden
Dissertation: Testing Autonomy: Hybrid Scenario Synthesis, Benjamin E. Hargis
Dissertation: Mapping Perspectives: Community College Career Advisors’ Viewpoints for Enhancing Economic Mobility and Career Selection—A Q Methodology Study, Christopher Ryan Harrison
Dissertation: Analysis of Industry Recognized Credentials That Lead to Quality Employment for High School Graduates, Teri L. Harris
Dissertation: School Librarians Transferring What They Learned in Their Preparation Programs to Practice: Three Case Studies, Carl Adrian Harvey II
Dissertation: Good and Safe: Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness and Primal World Beliefs on Psychological Well-Being, Katelyn J. Haschke
Thesis: Effects of Sediment Composition on Spartina Alterniflora and Juncus Roemerianus Productivity in Coastal Virginia: A Thin-Layer Sediment Placement Experiment, Caitlin Hemphill
Dissertation: Pillars of Purpose: Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Faculty Viewpoints on Retention, Garry Brandon Hensley
Dissertation: Designerly Skills: An Educational Design Research Study on K-5 Teacher-Designers n Trauma-Informed Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments, Kristin Marie Herman
Dissertation: Exploring the Impact of Language Modeling Integration in Classroom Assessment Scoring System (Class) on Language Teaching and Learning in Pre-K Settings: A Comprehensive Analysis of Teacher-Child Relationships and Interactions, Joy Lee Hernandez
Dissertation: Thriving in the Age of AI: Navigating AI Identity Threat Through AI Job Crafting, Yuming He
Dissertation: Development of Paper-Based Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Prostate Cancer Related MicroRNAs, Alexander Hunt
Thesis: Jaded Poison, Taylore Huxford
Dissertation: The Influence of Monsoon Variability on the Circulation of the Near-Surface Indian Ocean and the Depth-Integrated Chlorophyll, Marufa Ishaque
Dissertation: Multimedia Forensics: Identification and Verification of Source Camera, Vehicle Speed Estimation, and Deepfakes Detection, Jiajun Jiang
Dissertation: Planetary Atmospheres, Ryan M. Johnson
Dissertation: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Workforce Learning and Development: A Systematic Review, Mildred V. Jones
Dissertation: Examination of an Experimental Paradigm of Impaired Control over Alcohol Use, Emily K. Junkin
Thesis: Network Analysis of Sociotechnical Systems, Siva Kadiresan
Dissertation: Testing an Ironic Process Model of Emotion Expression in Daily Life, Laura B. Kenneally
Dissertation: Flux Trapping Sensitivity on the Metallurgical State of Superconducting Radio Frequency Niobium, Bashu Dev Khanal
Thesis: Language Barriers in Accessing Healthcare Services for Refugees in the United States, Sadaf Khuram
Dissertation: Reproductive Redlining: Unraveling Historical Disparities and Facility Placement in Distance to Licensed Childcare Facilities, Reproductive Health Clinics, & Crisis Pregnancy Centers for Women in the Southern Region of the United States, MacKenzie A. Kibler
Dissertation: Navigating Recovery: Community College Student Journeys Through Collegiate Recovery Programs, Eric Scott Klein
Thesis: The Man with Two Shadows, Elena Tabitha Knudsen
Dissertation: "What a Good OPR Looks Like": How Air Force Officers Learn to Write Performance Evaluations Without Formal Training, Joanna Kristen Dytuco Kohlhepp
Dissertation: Weapons of Mass Disruption: How Small States Use Cyber to Resist Larger Powers, Russell Alexander Korb
Dissertation: Governing Innovation: Antecedents, Composition, and Impact of Board Technology Committees, Jamil Kreugel
Dissertation: Towards Improving Computational Modeling of the Lumbar spine - Impact of Material properties and Laminotomy on Spinal Biomechanics, Isaac K. Kumi
Dissertation: Inked Insight: A Consensual Qualitative Research Study Exploring the Perspectives of Visibly Tattooed Counselors, Megan Ashley LaLonde-Pittman
Thesis: Wind Tunnel Automation For Propeller Testing, David Ricardo Lara
Thesis: Using Radium Isotopes to Compare Nutrient Inputs via Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Offshore Export on the West Florida Shelf, Andrew L. Lindgren
Dissertation: The Effects of the Chief Information Officer’s Presence and Tenure on Financial Performance, Xuemei Li
Dissertation: Stability Analysis in the Twist-Bend Nematic Liquid Crystal Model, Zhenqiang Li
Thesis: Explanations for Racial Inequality in America; Effects of Protestant Beliefs, Behaviors and Region, Qurshonda Shannae Lomans
Dissertation: Service with a Smile or Salesperson Mirroring? Understanding the Flow of Emotional Contagion in Sales Encounters, Vinh Quoc Trong Luong
Dissertation: Multi-Eyes: Multi-User Eye Tracking Using Commodity Hardware, Bhanuka Mahanama
Thesis: Mechanochemical Reaction Kinetics—A Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Study, Maria Dolores Masso Ramirez
Dissertation: Enhancing the Design of Strained Superlattice Gallium Arsenide Based Photocathodes with Distributed Bragg Reflector, Adam D. A. Masters
Dissertation: Complex System Governance and Cyber Operations, Willie Gernard McCallister
Dissertation: The Impact of Success Coaching on Psychological Well-Being and Sense of Belonging in First-Year College Students, LaShay Y. McQueen
Dissertation: Elucidating New Reactivity Modes of Organometallics and Investigating Their Impact on Catalysis, Austin Winfield Medley
Dissertation: The Inside Scoop: Elucidating the Three-Way Relationship Between Schistosoma Mansoni, the Gut, and Vaccines, Mariam A. Mhanna
Thesis: Low Dissolved Oxygen Operation Enhances Biological Phosphorus Removal in Wastewater Treatment, Haley Morgan
Dissertation: A SysML v2 Implementation of a Traceability and Verification Metamodel for “-Ilities”, Pacifique Munezero
Thesis: Valorization of Industrial Wastes to Low-Carbon Minerals, Nandan Nag
Dissertation: Fostering Cognitive Complexity in Behavioral Health Providers: Perspectives From Supervisors in Integrated Primary Care, Katherina Nako