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 2018
Dissertation: Exploring the Variant Experiences Through Which Racial/Ethnic Minorities Select Art Therapy as a Career, Mary Ritchie Roberts
Thesis: When Silence Screams: An Examination of Reporting Behaviors Among Sexual Assault Victims on HBCU Campuses, NaTasha Robinson
Dissertation: Predicting Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Success: Executive Functions and Standardized Admission Tests, Jane E. Roitsch
Thesis: Museum of Unforeseen Circumstances, Ethan Forrest Ross
Dissertation: The Effect of the Behavioral Analysis Feedback Model on Improving Performance of Nursing Students During Clinical Rotations, Melanie Elizabeth Ross
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Course Delivery Mode and Location with Course Success for Dual Enrolled Students, Dean Morris Roughton
Thesis: A Cost Effective Design for a Propeller Thrust/Torque Balance, Nicholas Barrett Sadowski
Dissertation: Leveraging Resources on Anonymous Mobile Edge Nodes, Ahmed Salem
Thesis: Testing the Efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Treating Depression in Patients with Cognitive Impairment, Daniel Robert Schaffer
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Creation and Success of New Ventures, Amirmahmood Amini Sedeh
Dissertation: Punishment as Pedagogy: An Exploration of the Disciplinary Alternative School, Kaitlyn J. Selman
Dissertation: Instructional Designer Awareness and Application of Strategies to Manage Cognitive Load, Justin A. Sentz
Dissertation: Beyond Carrots and Sticks: An Analysis of U.S. Approaches to Counterterrorism From 2000-2016, Margaret M. Seymour
Dissertation: Development of a Laser-Spark Multicharged Ion System – Application in Shallow Implantation of Sic by Boron and Barium, Md. Haider Ali Shaim
Dissertation: An Examination of the Key Features of Salman Rushdie’s Historiographic Metafiction: A Possible Worlds Theory Approach, George Shamshayooadeh
Dissertation: Understanding the Mechanical Behavior of Costal Cartilage at Their Curved Exterior Surface Via a Tactile Sensor with a Built-In Probe for Distributed-Deflection Detection, Jiayue Shen
Dissertation: Exploring the Effects of Pacing in Community College Courses, Robin Dillon Shepherd
Dissertation: Computational Investigation of Energetic Materials: Influence of Intramolecular and Intermolecular Interactions on Sensitivity, Ashley Lauren Shoaf
Thesis: The “Trump Effect?” Challenges to the United States Hegemony in Higher Education Cross-Cultural Exchange: A Case Study of International Students at Old Dominion University, Raven Alexandra Showalter
Dissertation: A Multi-Level Longitudinal Investigation of Transformational Leadership Influence on Team Members Development in Engineering Project Teams, Nathapon Siangchokyoo
Thesis: Fishery Interaction Modeling of Cetacean Bycatch in the California Drift Gillnet Fishery to Inform a Dynamic Ocean Management Tool, Nicholas B. Sisson
Dissertation: A Workforce Development Study to Explore Current Demand for Industry-Recognized Credentials, Debra Kay Smiley
Dissertation: Study of ABC Membrane Transporters in Single Live Cells, Preeyaporn Songkiatisak
Thesis: Wet and Dry Atmospheric Deposition of Nutrients and Bioactive Trace Metals to Coastal Waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Christine Sookhdeo
Thesis: A Scientific Approach to Understanding the Head Trauma Endured by a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, John William Michael Sorbello
Dissertation: Crab Cavity Requirements for the Jefferson Lab Electron-Ion Collider, Salvador Isaac Sosa Güitrón
Dissertation: The Effect of Emotive Content on Knowledge Acquisition and Ethical Sense Making Using an Ill-Structured Case Example, Tina M. Souders
Dissertation: A Continuum of Care: School Librarian Interventions for New Teacher Resilience, Rita Reinsel Soulen
Thesis: The Effect of Soxhlet Extraction and Synthesis Temperature on Properties of Polyaniline, Samuel Watson Stahl
Thesis: The Effects of Risky Alcohol Use and Type of Hook Up Behaviors on the Relationship Between Hooking Up to Cope and Negative Affect, Leah E. Stevens
Dissertation: Sexual Violence Victimization, Mental Health, and University-Based Health Service Use Among College Females, Julie E. Stoner
Thesis: Learn-To-Fly Control System Design, Alexander Brent Streit
Dissertation: The Impact of Professional Development Grounded in Social Learning on Community College Faculty Efficacy, Shanika Shantell Strickland-Davis
Dissertation: Policing the Drinking Community: An Assessment of the Criminal Justice Response to Drunk Driving and Alcohol Related Crashes (1985 -2014), Richard James Stringer
Thesis: Robocatch: Design and Making of a Hand-Held Spillage-Free Specimen Retrieval Robot for Laparoscopic Surgery, Farid Tavakkolmoghaddam
Thesis: Fabrication of an Apparatus for All-Optical Production of Metastable Krypton, Lindsay M. Thornton
Dissertation: Effectiveness of Social Media Analytics on Detecting Service Quality Metrics in the U.S. Airline Industry, Xin Tian
Dissertation: Understanding the Impact of Large-Scale Power Grid Architectures on Performance, Ange-Lionel Toba
Dissertation: Case Study on the Development of Engineering Design Modification Projects for U.S. Nuclear Power Plants: A Knowledge Retention Tool in Support of the Longevity and Resilience of the Nuclear Power Industry, Pamela M. Torres-Jiménez
Thesis: Effects of Automated Fiber Placement on High Strain Rate Compressive Response of Advanced Composites, Alexander Trochez
Thesis: Effects of Knee Sleeves on Knee Mechanics During Squats at Variable Depths, Alexandria A. Trypuc
Dissertation: Psychosocial Determinants of Medication Adherence among HIV-Positive Individuals in Mexico City, Anthony Vajda
Dissertation: Molecular candidates for Blocking the Transmission of Vector-Borne diseases, Ashish Naresh Vora
Thesis: Modeling Effects of Rainwater Harvesting Systems on Water Yield Increase and Non-Beneficial Evaporation Reduction to Sustain Agriculture in a Water-Scarce Region of China, Tennille Wade
Dissertation: Development of a 300 KV DC High Voltage Photogun and Beam Based Studies of Alkali Antimonide Photocathodes, Yan Wang
Dissertation: Structure of the Picornavirus Replication Platform: A Potential Drug Target for Inhibiting Virus Replication, Meghan Suzanne Warden
Thesis: A Monolithic Internal Strain-Gage Balance Design Based on Design for Manufacturability, Thomas Ladson Webb III
Dissertation: School Leaders’ Conceptualizations of Teacher Care for African American Middle School Students, Violet Keene Whiteman
Thesis: The Effect of Illicit Drugs Securitization in Indonesia, Yanu Widiyono
Dissertation: Access with Progress: A Comparative Analysis on the Co-Requisite Model of Developmental Acceleration, Christopher Sean Wikstrom
Dissertation: A Study of Public Seaport Governance in the United States, Christopher Michael Williams
Dissertation: Fiscal Effort for Pre-Kindergarten Spending and Early Literacy Achievement in Virginia, Patricia S. Williams
Thesis: School Connectedness and Academic Success, Keyondra Michelle Wilson
Thesis: Potential Interaction Analysis of Offshore Wind Energy Areas and Breeding Avian Species on the US Mid-Atlantic Coast, Jeri Lynn Wisman
Thesis: The Kosovo Moment: The United States and the Post-Cold War Balkans, Visar Xhambazi
Dissertation: Two Essays on Value Co-Creation, Hangjun Xu
Dissertation: A Stepwise Compression-Relaxation Testing Method for Tissue Characterization and Tumor Detection Via a Two-Dimensional Tactile Sensor, Yichao Yang
Dissertation: Investigation of Microfluidic Kelvin Water Dropper and Its Applications in Contact and Contactless Electrowetting, Elias Yazdanshenas
Thesis: Scrapbook Interviewing: Exploring Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder’s Experiences in Physical Education, Amanda Yessick
Thesis: Developmental Steps for a Functional Three-Dimensional Cell Culture System for the Study of Asymmetrical Division of Neural Stem Cells, Martina Zamponi
Dissertation: Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells for High Temperature Hydrogen Production: Theory, Fabrication and Characterization, Can Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: Tracing the Genetic Footprints of the Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier, Caesio Cuning, Across Multiple Spatial and Evolutionary Scales, Amanda Susanne Ackiss
Dissertation: Leader-Parent Relationships in the Early Childhood Education Context: An Exploration of Testimonial and Epistemic Justice, Shirley Eileen Adams
Dissertation: Digital Literacy Adoption with Academic Technology: Namely Digital Information Literacy to Enhance Student Learning Outcomes, Nancy Adam-Turner
Dissertation: Algorithms for Constructing Vehicle Trajectories in Urban Networks Using Inertial Sensors Data from Mobile Devices, Umana Ahmed
Dissertation: Alcohol and Substance Use Knowledge, Attitudes, Subjective Norms, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Behavioral Intentions Among Omani College Students, Muna S. Bait Ajzoon
Thesis: Diffusion Modeling of Impurities Through the Molybdenum Back Contact of CIGS Solar Cells, Chinedum John Akwari
Dissertation: SenSys: A Smartphone-Based Framework for ITS applications, Abdulla Ahmed Alasaadi
Dissertation: Healthcare Outcomes and Resource Utilization Associated with Neonatal Hypoglycemia: Analysis of Data from the HCUP Kid’s Inpatient Database, Brook T. Alemu
Dissertation: ItsBlue: A Distributed Bluetooth-Based Framework for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Ahmed Awad Alghamdi
Dissertation: Diffusion of Renewable Energy Policies, Khatera Alizada
Thesis: Role of Requirements Engineering in Software Project’s Success, Sujatha Alla
Dissertation: When I See My Face: Painting the Portrait of Black Women Leaders in the U.S. Federal Government, Antoinette LaVawn Allen
Dissertation: R&D of a High-Performance DIRC Detector For a Future Electron-Ion Collider, Stacey Lee Allison
Dissertation: Two Essays on Forced CEO Turnover During Envy Merger Waves, and Dividends, Bader Almuhtadi
Dissertation: Multi-Mode Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Using Differential Evolution Algorithm, Faisal Manour Altarazi
Dissertation: Impact of Leadership Styles on Entrepreneurs' Business Success, Hona Amer
Dissertation: Co-Enrolling Students in Math Remediation and College-Level Math in a Community College System, Peter Thomas Anderson
Dissertation: Study of Modified Deposition Process for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell Back Contact, Tasnuva Ashrafee
Thesis: Virtual Substrate Synthesis for Low-Cost High Efficiency III-V, Sean J. Babcock
Dissertation: New Regionalism in Global Order: Regional Trade Integration and Its Links with Financial Sector, Tulu Balkir
Dissertation: The Role of Consumer Ethnocentrism on the Effects of Domestic vs Foreign Product Failure on Post Consumption Emotions and Complaint Behaviors, Kittinand Bandhumasuta
Dissertation: Speech Based Machine Learning Models for Emotional State Recognition and PTSD Detection, Debrup Banerjee
Dissertation: Effects of Carboxylated Nanodiamonds on Macrophages During and After Differentiation, Maisoun E. Bani Hani
Thesis: An Investigation into the Potential Benefits of Distributed Electric Propulsion on Small UAVS at Low Reynolds Numbers, Engin Baris
Dissertation: Nuclear Chiral Axial Currents and Applications to Few-Nucleon Systems, Alessandro Baroni
Dissertation: Threat or Challenge? Intensified Job Demands and the Moderating Effect of Differentiated Transformational Leadership, Benjamin Bass
Dissertation: Learning While Using an Instructional Simulation, Tayyaba Batool
Dissertation: High Resolution Spectra of Carbon Monoxide, Propane and Ammonia for Atmospheric Remote Sensing, Christopher Andrew Beale
Thesis: Unconditional Positive Regard, Tyler Beckett
Dissertation: The Effects of Delay and Probabilistic Discounting on Green Consumerism, Blake J. Bent
Thesis: Study of a High-Efficient Wide-Bandgap DC-DC Power Converter for Solar Power Integration, Yashwanth Bezawada
Thesis: Population Structure of Lethrinus Lentjan (Lethrinidae, Percoidei) Across the South China Sea and the Philippines Is Detected With Lane-Affected RADSeq Data, Ellen E. Biesack
Dissertation: Creativity and Innovation Through the Job Demands-Resources Model, Nathan Haugejorde Bjornberg
Dissertation: Varying Feedback Strategy and Scheduling in Simulator Training: Effects on Learner Perceptions, Initial Learning, and Transfer, Sonya Bland-Williams
Thesis: Working Together: Examining the Effects of Parental and Community Involvement in Schools on School Delinquency, Erica Nicole Bower
Dissertation: When it is Troublesome to Do Right: A Narrative Analysis of the Continual Censorship and “Sivilizing” of Huckleberry Finn, Angela P. Branyon
Thesis: A Comparative Study of the Effects of External Selection on Settleability and Formation of Aerobic Granular Sludge, Tyler A. Brickles
Dissertation: Higher Education Distance Advising in the 21st Century: Distance Learning Students' and Advisors' Perceptions, Brooke Lambert Brown
Dissertation: Cross-Racial Trust Factors: Exploring the Experiences of Blacks Who Have Had White Mentors in the Counseling Profession, Eric Montrece Brown