Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Dissertation: Inference for Multiple Utility in Time-Dependent Choice Pairs Under Copula-Based Models, Sasanka Adikari
Dissertation: Copula Based Models for Bivariate Zero-Inflated Count Time Series Data, Dimuthu Fernando
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation: A Direct Method for Modeling and Simulations of Elliptic and Parabolic Interface Problems, Kumudu Janani Gamage
Dissertation: Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis in Large-Scale Genomic Experiments, Wimarsha Thathsarani Jayanetti
Dissertation: Inexact Fixed-Point Proximity Algorithms for Nonsmooth Convex Optimization, Jin Ren
Dissertation: Kinetic Simulations of Active Nematic Polymers in Channel Flow, Lacey Savoie Schenk
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Dissertation: Electrohydrodynamic Simulations of Capsule Deformation Using a Dual Time-Stepping Lattice Boltzmann Scheme, Charles Leland Armstrong
Dissertation: Finite Difference Schemes for Integral Equations with Minimal Regularity Requirements, Wesley Cameron Davis
Dissertation: On the p-Inner Functions of ℓpA, James G. Dragas
Dissertation: A Copula Model Approach to Identify the Differential Gene Expression, Prasansha Liyanaarachchi
Dissertation: High-Order Positivity-Preserving L2-Stable Spectral Collocation Schemes for the 3-D Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations, Johnathon Keith Upperman
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: Inference and Estimation in Change Point Models for Censored Data, Kristine Gierz
Dissertation: D-Vine Pair-Copula Models for Longitudinal Binary Data, Huihui Lin
Dissertation: Investigating the Feasibility and Stability for Modeling Acoustic Wave Scattering Using a Time-Domain Boundary Integral Equation with Impedance Boundary Condition, Michelle E. Rodio
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dissertation: Copula-Based Zero-Inflated Count Time Series Models, Mohammed Sulaiman Alqawba
Dissertation: Spatio-Temporal Cluster Detection and Local Moran Statistics of Point Processes, Jennifer L. Matthews
Dissertation: Electrohydrodynamic Simulations of the Deformation of Liquid-Filled Capsules, Pai Song
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: Extended Poisson Models for Count Data With Inflated Frequencies, Monika Arora
Dissertation: Approximation of Quantiles of Rank Test Statistics Using Almost Sure Limit Theorems, Mark Ledbetter
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: A Partitioned Approach for Computing Fluid-Structure Interaction, With Application to Tumor Modeling and Simulation, Asim Timalsina
Dissertation: Methods for Analyzing Attribute-Level Best-Worst Discrete Choice Experiments, Amanda Faye Working
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Analysis off Dependent Discrete Choices Using Gaussian Copula, Arjun Poddar
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Dissertation: Wavelet Collocation Method for Hammerstein Integral Equations of High Dimension, Xingwang Chen
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation of Molecular Couette Flows and Related Flows, Wei Li
Dissertation: Supervised Classification Using Copula and Mixture Copula, Sumen Sen
Dissertation: Zero-Inflated Models to Identify Transcription Factor Binding Sites in ChIP-seq Experiments, Sameera Dhananjaya Viswakula
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation of Shape Changes of Red Blood Cells in Shear Flow, John Gounley
Dissertation: Computational Solutions of the Forward and Adjoint Euler Equations with Application to Duct Aeroacoustics, Ibrahim Kocaogul
Dissertation: Ray- and Wave-Theoretic Approach to Electromagnetic Scattering from Radially Inhomogeneous Spheres and Cylinders, Michael A. Pohrivchak
Dissertation: Analyzing Cholera Dynamics in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Environments, Drew Posny
Dissertation: Bivariate Doubly Inflated Poisson and Related Regression Models, Pooja Sengupta
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: Modelling Locally Changing Variance Structured Time Series Data By Using Breakpoints Bootstrap Filtering, Rajan Lamichhane
Dissertation: Optimal Control Modeling and Simulation, with Application to Cholera Dynamics, Chairat Modnak
Dissertation: Analysis of Continuous Longitudinal Data with ARMA(1, 1) and Antedependence Correlation Structures, Sirisha Mushti
Dissertation: Topics in Electromagnetic, Acoustic, and Potential Scattering Theory, Umaporn Nuntaplook
Dissertation: Analysis and Simulation of Kinetic Model for Active Suspensions, Panon Phuworawong
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: A Statistical Model to Determine Multiple Binding Sites of a Transcription Factor on DNA Using ChIP-seq Data, Rasika Jayatillake
Dissertation: Analysis of Discrete Choice Probit Models with Structured Correlation Matrices, Bhaskara Ravi
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: An Extensible Mathematical Model of Glucose Metabolism, Caleb L. Adams
Dissertation: Perfectly Matched Layer Absorbing Boundary Conditions for the Discrete Velocity Boltzmann-BGK Equation, Elena Craig
Dissertation: A Three Dimensional Green's Function Solution Technique for the Transport of Heavy Ions in Laboratory and Space, Candice Rockell Gerstner
Dissertation: Modeling and Analysis of Repeated Ordinal Data Using Copula Based Likelihoods and Estimating Equation Methods, Raghavendra Rao Kurada
Dissertation: The Doubly Inflated Poisson and Related Regression Models, Manasi Sheth-Chandra
Dissertation: A Least Squares Closure Approximation for Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Traci Ann Sievenpiper
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: A Solution of the Heat Equation with the Discontinuous Galerkin Method Using a Multilivel Calculation Method That Utilizes a Multiresolution Wavelet Basis, Robert Gregory Brown
Dissertation: Semi-Parametric Likelihood Functions for Bivariate Survival Data, S. H. Sathish Indika
Dissertation: Mathematical Models and Stability Analysis of Cholera Dynamics, Shu Liao
Dissertation: Canonical Correlation Analysis for Longitudinal Data, Raymond McCollum
Dissertation: Post-Processing Techniques and Wavelet Applications for Hammerstein Integral Equations, Khomsan Neamprem
Dissertation: A Study of Relationships Between Family Members Using Familial Correlations, Corinne Wilson
Dissertation: Analysis of Models for Longitudinal and Clustered Binary Data, Weiming Yang
Dissertation: Rao's Quadratic Entropy and Some New Applications, Yueqin Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: An Adaptive Method for Calculating Blow-Up Solutions, Charles F. Touron
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: DGM-FD: A Finite Difference Scheme Based on the Discontinuous Galerkin Method, Anne Marguerite Fernando
Dissertation: Improved Constrained Global Optimization for Estimating Molecular Structure From Atomic Distances, Terri Marie Grant
Dissertation: Analysis and Application of Perfectly Matched Layer Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Computational Aeroacoustics, Sarah Anne Parrish
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Dissertation: A Technique for Solving the Singular Integral Equations of Potential Theory, Brian George Burns
Dissertation: The Computation of Exact Green's Functions in Acoustic Analogy By a Spectral Collocation Boundary Element Method, Andrea D. Jones
Dissertation: Modeling and Efficient Estimation of Intra-Family Correlations, Roy Sabo
Dissertation: Three Methods for Solving the Low Energy Neutron Boltzmann Equation, Tony Charles Slaba
Dissertation: Canonical Correlation and Correspondence Analysis of Longitudinal Data, Jayesh Srivastava
Dissertation: On the Use of Quasi-Newton Methods for the Minimization of Convex Quadratic Splines, William Howard Thomas II
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Dissertation: Efficient Unbiased Estimating Equations for Analyzing Structured Correlation Matrices, Yihao Deng
Dissertation: Estimating Familial Correlations Using a Kotz Type Density, Amal Helu
Dissertation: An Implicit Level Set Model for Firespread, Pallop Huabsomboon
Dissertation: Hessian Matrix-Free Lagrange-Newton-Krylov-Schur-Schwarz Methods for Elliptic Inverse Problems, Widodo Samyono
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Dissertation: Statistical Analysis of Longitudinal and Multivariate Discrete Data, Deepak Mav
Dissertation: Principal Component Regression for Construction of Wing Weight Estimation Models, Humberto Rocha
Dissertation: The Straggling Green's Function Method for Ion Transport, Steven Andrew Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Dissertation: A Forward-Backward Fluence Model for the Low-Energy Neutron Boltzmann Equation, Gary Alan Feldman
Dissertation: Multi-Symplectic Integrators for Nonlinear Wave Equations, Alvaro Lucas Islas
Dissertation: Superconvergence of Iterated Solutions for Linear and Nonlinear Integral Equations: Wavelet Applications, Boriboon Novaprateep
Dissertation: Analysis of Multivariate Data Using Kotz Type Distribution, Kusaya Plungpongpun
Dissertation: Estimation of Parameters in Replicated Time Series Regression Models, Genming Shi
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Dissertation: Nearly Balanced and Resolvable Block Designs, Brian Henry Reck
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Dissertation: Mathematical Models of Quiescent Solar Prominences, Iain McKaig
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Dissertation: Diffusion Problems in Wound Healing and a Scattering Approach to Immune System Interactions, Julia Suzanne Arnold
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Dissertation: A Numerical Solution of Low-Energy Neutron Boltzmann Equation, Martha Sue Clowdsley
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Dissertation: Mathematical Models of Tumors and Their Remote Metastases, Carryn Bellomo
Dissertation: Error-Correcting Codes Associated With Generalized Hadamard Matrices Over Groups, Iem H. Heng
Dissertation: Superconvergence in Iterated Solutions of Integral Equations, Peter A. Padilla
Dissertation: The Solution of Hypersingular Integral Equations With Applications in Acoustics and Fracture Mechanics, Richard S. St. John
Dissertation: Reaction-Diffusion Models of Cancer Dispersion, Kim Yvette Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Dissertation: Analysis of Repeated Measures Data Under Circular Covariance, Andrew Montgomery Hartley
Dissertation: Reverse Engineering of Aircraft Wing Data Using a Partial Differential Equation Surface Model, Jacalyn M. Huband
Dissertation: High-Order Finite-Difference Schemes and Their Application to Computational Acoustics, Joe Leo Manthey
Dissertation: Mark-Recapture Creel Survey and Survival Models, Shampa Saha
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Dissertation: Exact Solutions for Orthogonal and Non-Orthogonal Magnetohydrodynamic Stagnation-Point Flow, Shahrooz Moosavizadeh
Dissertation: Linear Models for Multivariate Repeated Measures Data, Shantha S. Rao
Dissertation: Optimality and Construction of Designs with Generalized Group Divisible Structure, Sudesh K. Srivastav
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Dissertation: Thermal Ignition Analysis in the Laminar Boundary Layer Behind a Propagating Shock Front, Mushtaq Ahmed Khan
Dissertation: Studies of Mixing Processes in Gases and Effects on Combustion and Stability, Frank Paul Kozusko Jr.
Dissertation: Nozzle Flow with Vibrational Nonequilibrium, John Gary Landry
Dissertation: Mathematical Models of Chemotherapy, John Carl Panetta
Dissertation: Analysis of Growth Curves Under Some Special Covariance Structures, Shobha Prabhala
Dissertation: Elimination of Edge Effects Using Spline Wavelets Which Maintain a Uniform Two-Scale Relation, Sang Kyu Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Dissertation: Some Sampling Designs and Estimation Problems, Hassan Lakkis
Dissertation: Invariant Manifolds of a Toy Climate Model, Michael Toner
Dissertation: Invariance Properties of Statistical Tests for Dependent Observations, Akhil K. Vaish
Dissertation: Rational Cubic B-Spline Interpolation and Its Applications in Computer Aided Geometric Design, Kotien Wu