All ODU theses and dissertations since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles to 1976 of dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
To browse dissertations and theses by academic department or program, please go to the Research by College, Department, Center page.
At some point, backfiles for all master's theses will be scanned and added. In the meantime, consult the library guide for "Dissertations & Theses" to find older items in print.
See the Graduate School site for information on submitting your ETD.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Thesis: Reliability of Popliteal Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation in the Seated Position, Taskina Akhter
Dissertation: The Place of Nuclear Weapons in Russian Identity: An Ontological Security Analysis, Peter Ernest Yeager
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Dissertation: The Implications of Dual Enrollment Participation on Black/African American Students’ Success, Yousef Abraham
Dissertation: Inference for Multiple Utility in Time-Dependent Choice Pairs Under Copula-Based Models, Sasanka Adikari
Thesis: The Prevalence of Burnout in Saudi Arabia Dental Hygienists, Nouf Hamad Aldayel
Dissertation: The Impact of Covid-19 Stressors, Racial Discrimination, and Racial Socialization on Family Functioning in Black Families, Regina L. Alexander
Dissertation: Inverse Mappers for QCD Global Analysis, Manal Almaeen
Dissertation: Two Essays on Industry Tournament Incentives, Sarah Almisher
Dissertation: Using Reciprocal Teaching Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension For English as a Second Language Students With Learning Disabilities, Hana M. Almohamadi
Dissertation: Tobacco Smoking Among Saudi College Students: Validation of an Arabic Health Belief Model Instrument, Saad Abdullah S. Alotaibi
Dissertation: Collaborative Leadership Skills and Competencies in Emergency Management and Resilience: Lessons and Implications from the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Norah Abdullah A Alshayhan
Dissertation: Two Essays on Investor Sentiment, Amin Amoulashkarian
Dissertation: Investigation of Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields (nsPEF) Induced Anti-Cancer Mechanism and Enhanced B16f10 Melanoma Cancer Treatment, Kamal Asadipour
Dissertation: Multisensory Virtual Reality Artists and Media Dimensions Toward Immersion: A Framework of Mediology for Understanding Professional Communication Rhetorics, D’An Knowles Ball
Thesis: Switching Methods for Three-Dimensional Rotational Dynamics Using Modified Rodrigues Parameters, Matthew Jarrett Banks
Dissertation: Studies of Flowfields and Dynamic Stability Characteristics of a Quadrotor, Engin Baris
Dissertation: Providing Family Centered Care Within Pediatric Integrated Care Settings, Emily D. Bebber
Dissertation: Landscape Genetics of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum, Sara Simmons Benham
Thesis: Crisis Narratives in Crisis? A Comparative Investigation into National COVID-19 Narratives, Mouse D. Bennett
Thesis: Climbers’ Risk Perceptions of Erosion from Flooding at Carderock Recreation Area, Chandler J. Berry
Thesis: Development, Experimental Validation, and Progressive Failure Modeling of an Ultra-Thin High Stiffness Deployable Composite Boom for in-Space Applications, Jimesh D. Bhagatji
Dissertation: Information and Communications Technology Within Coastal Resilience Planning Frameworks: The Case of Jamaica, a Small Island Developing State, Ren-Neasha R. Blake Gilmore
Thesis: United States Foreign Policy and the Additions of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Kara Gwendolyn Broene
Dissertation: Emotional Intelligence in Difficult Decision-Making: A Multiple-Case Study of Community College Academic Deans, Ekaterina Kalinina Brooks
Thesis: From Donatello to Michelangelo: A Franciscan Angel, Kayla M. Bruce
Dissertation: Deep Virtual Pion Pair Production, Dilini Lakshani Bulumulla
Thesis: Dental Hygiene Students Reported Physiological Symptoms Associated With Wearing an N95 Respirator Mask, Peyton Shea Butler
Thesis: The Solidarity Manifesto: A New Network for Future Change, Sofia Calicchio
Dissertation: Spectra of Atmospheric and Astronomical Molecules, W. D. Cameron
Dissertation: Salivary MicroRNA as a Concussion Biomarker and the Implications for Athletic Trainers' Practices, Thomas Richard Campbell
Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Launching Method for Free to Oscillate Dynamic Stability Testing, Kristen M. Carey
Thesis: Validation of Meta Motion IMU Sensors Through Measurement of Knee Angles During Gait, Kerri Caruso
Thesis: SeaLion CubeSat Mission Architecture Using Model Based Systems Engineering with a Docs as Code Approach, Kevin Yi-Tzu Chiu
Thesis: Exploring the Dependence of Bulges in Spiral Galaxies on Their Environment, William Jackson Clark
Dissertation: History of Ice-Rafting in the Arctic Ocean During Glacial Maxima Through Marine Isotope Stage 6, Shannon M. Cofield
Thesis: Service Etiquette (Love Stories), Emma Taber Coomey
Thesis: An Investigation of an Intervention Embedded in Summer Bridge Programming for Promoting the Self-Regulated Learning and Achievement of Student-Athletes, Erin W. Cousins
Thesis: Organic Carbon Decay Mediated by Mesopelagic Microbial Communities, Noah Jonathan Craft
Dissertation: An Advanced Simulation Architecture for Testing Autonomous and Connected Vehicles Enabled by Virtual Reality, Defu Cui
Dissertation: The Mediation Effects of Adaptive Blindness Strategies on the Relation Between Institutional Betrayal From Military Sexual Assault and Mental Health Symptoms, Rachel L. Davies
Dissertation: A New Method to Determine the Posterior Distribution of Coefficient Alpha, John Mart V. DelosReyes
Dissertation: Global Energy Consumption: An Analysis of Variables That Shape Per Capita Usage, or How Pump Price, Urbanization, and Fossil Fuels Imports Impact Fossil Fuels Consumption Per Capita Across OECD Countries, Mila Demchyk Savage
Dissertation: Dealing With the Effects of COVID-19 Job Demands on Public Sector Employees’ Work Engagement and Job Burnout: The Role of Public Service Motivation, Servant Leadership, and Mission Valence, Phillip Joseph Dillulio
Thesis: OpenSim-Based Musculoskeletal Modeling: Foundation for Interactive Obstetric Simulator, Bahador Dodge
Dissertation: RoboRetrieve--In a Dual Role as a Hand-held Surgical Robot and a Collaborative Robot End-effector to Perform Spillage-free Specimen Retrieval in Laparoscopy, Siqin Dong
Thesis: Seeking Sabbath in Annie Dillard's Holy the Firm, Olivia Grace Dycus
Thesis: Fabrication of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Components Using Stereolithography 3D Printing, Hannah Dyer
Thesis: Influence of Abiotic Drivers and Plant Community Interactions on Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum) Seedlings: Implications for Restoration, Victoria Ellis
Thesis: Assessing the Prevalence and Archival Rate of URIs to Git Hosting Platforms in Scholarly Publications, Emily Escamilla
Dissertation: Using Ozobots to Learn Character Traits, Kimberly Dawn Eure
Dissertation: Determining the Degree to Which Ideational Behavior Predicts Occupational Identity Achievement in Emerging Adult College Students Preceding Entry into the Fourth Industrial Revolution Workforce, Carrington M. Faulk
Thesis: African-American Parents’ Cultural Understandings of the Concept of Autism and Implications for Parental Communication and Health Management, Kellie J. Fennell
Thesis: Fusion Bonding Behavior of 3D Printed PA6/CF Composites Via Post Fabrication Compaction, Gonzalo Fernandez Mediavilla
Dissertation: Copula Based Models for Bivariate Zero-Inflated Count Time Series Data, Dimuthu Fernando
Thesis: Genotyping of the Tick-Borne Pathogen Rickettsia parkeri, Rebecca Lynn Ferrara
Thesis: An Evaluation of Network2work at Piedmont Virginia Community College, Cynthia M. Finley
Dissertation: Special Education Fiscal Effort and Juvenile Adjudication: A Financial Relationship Exploration, Sarah E. Finley
Thesis: High Functioning, Sean Fitzpatrick
Thesis: Evaluating Direct Filtration as an Alternative to Conventional Carbon-Based Advanced Treatment for Indirect Potable Reuse, Savannah M. Flemmer
Thesis: Focused on Freedom: Exploring the Potential of Grading Contracts to Support Writers in the Secondary English Language Arts Classroom, Margaret McGregor Fluharty
Thesis: Effect of Acute Caffeine Ingestion on On-Field Performance in Division 1 Female Field Hockey Players, Nicole Danielle Fredricks
Thesis: An Exploratory Examination of the Cultural Understandings of Communication Competence Among Nigerian Immigrant Adult Children, Fredous Gambo
Thesis: Effects of Chewing Time on Gastrointestinal Discomfort, Substrate Use, and Performance During Running, Thomas Geaney
Thesis: Evaluating the Potential Use of Saltwater Quarries in the Florida Keys for the Semi-Wild Mariculture of Caribbean King Crab (Maguimithrax spinosissimus), Samantha Glover
Dissertation: The Influence of Mentorship on K-5 General Education Teachers: A Study of Southeastern Schools in Virginia, Katherine Ryan Goldburg
Dissertation: The Effect of Minority Stress on Sexual Minority College Students' Mental Health: The Role of General Social Support and Sexuality-Specific Social Support, Lee A. Golembiewski
Thesis: Always Reppin' Padua: An Examination of Campanilismo in the Works of Andrea Mantegna, Sarah Kathryn Suddith Gorman
Thesis: Exploring Methods to Reduce Stress in College Students: Dog-Assisted Therapy, Ashley A. Green
Dissertation: Pulsed Electric Field Ablation: Mechanisms of Differential Cell Sensitivity and Methods to Mitigate Neuromuscular Excitation, Emily Gudvangen
Dissertation: Systemic Risk Analysis of Human Factors in Phishing, Mark Guilford
Thesis: Age, Lower Extremity Muscle Strength, and Running Biomechanics in Healthy Female Recreational Runners, Heather McConchie Hamilton
Thesis: Predicting E-Cigarette Use Among Emerging Adults Using Perceived Social Norms and Outcome Expectancies, Stephen N. Hanson
Dissertation: Framework for Implementing Advanced Radar Plotting Aid Capability for Small Maritime Vessels, Jason Stark Harris
Thesis: U.S.-China Trade War: Phase One Agreement and Self-Enforcing Contracts, Hameedullah Hassani
Thesis: Assessing the Impact of Substituting Interaction Types: An Empirical Study of the Interaction Equivalency Theory, Scott Alan Hauert
Dissertation: Teaching Social Determinants of Health in Physical Therapist Professional Education Programs: Exploring Curricular Approaches and Examining an Assessment Tool, Emily Jordan Hawkins
Dissertation: Towards a Formal Theory of Humor in Organizations, Richard Joseph Hayes
Thesis: And Then There Were Ghosts, Dan Heck
Dissertation: Strategies That Contribute to the Sustainability and Success of Community College Non-Credit Workforce Development Programs, Amy Lovin Henecke
Dissertation: Human Impact on Cyanobacteria and Their Genetics: Potential Implications on Health, Evolution, and the Environment, Megan Ann Hept
Dissertation: The Risk Perceptions and Evacuation Behaviors of College Students in Coastal Communities: Exploring the Functionality of the False Alarm and Desensitization Model, Saige Marisza Hill
Thesis: Biocrude Production From Lignin in Hydrothermal Medium: Effect of Rapid Heating and Short Residence Time, Kyoko Hirayama
Thesis: The Human That Is Not Human: Examining the Doppelganger Through David Hume, Brittnea Anne Holland
Dissertation: Machine Learning Approach to Activity Categorization in Young Adults Using Biomechanical Metrics, Nathan Q. C. Holland
Dissertation: Men, Women, and Italians: The Masquerade of Narrative and Identity in Richardson's Sir Charles Grandison, Ruth A. Holmes
Dissertation: Complex Dynamics of Contention: Towards a Generative Model of Social Dissent, Travis Holmes
Dissertation: Chinese International Graduate Student Agency in a Neo-Racism Context: A Narrative Analysis, Minghui Hou
Thesis: Study of Microphonic Effects on the C100 Cryomodule for High Energy Electron Beam Accelerators, Caleb James Hull
Thesis: An Autoethnography on Teaching Antiracism in the Current Sociopolitical Environment, Taylor M. Jacobson
Dissertation: Third-Party Reactions to Performance Feedback, Daroon Mohammed Jalil
Thesis: Supporting Account-based Queries for Archived Instagram Posts, Himarsha R. Jayanetti
Dissertation: Biomechanical Adaptations While Performing Bilateral Drop Landings With a Unilateral Ankle Tape Application, Eric Daniel Jenkins
Thesis: The Civil War Conflict Between Anglophones/Francophones in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon, Myriam Jeter
Dissertation: The Lived Experiences of 911 Dispatchers With Compassion Fatigue: An Interpretive Phenomenology, Angela Johnson
Dissertation: Community College Academic Advisors’ Considerations of Ethical Issues Related to the Use of Learning Analytics, Anna Elizabeth Jones
Dissertation: An Ethnographic Case Study Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, James H. Jones Jr.
Dissertation: Dismantling Anti-Blackness in Teacher Education: Centering Black Epistemologies to (Re)Construct Elementary Language Arts Education for Linguistic and Racial Justice, Jasmyn Kymberly Jones
Dissertation: Exploring Culturally Responsive Equitable Problem-Solving Pedagogy: Theorizing, Developing & Teaching, Tisha Newton Jones
Dissertation: Dental Care Utilization Among U.S. Children Participating in Early Head Start Programs, Ahlam Ibraheem Joufi
Dissertation: Factors Influencing African American Women to Attend a Rural Community College and Persist to an Associate Degree, Lorraine Anita Justice