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 2017
Dissertation: Establishing the Psychometric Properties of the Understanding Mental Health Scale: A Dissertation Study, Michael Thomas Kalkbrenner
Dissertation: Efficient Machine Learning Approach for Optimizing Scientific Computing Applications on Emerging HPC Architectures, Kamesh Arumugam Karunanithi
Dissertation: The Effect of Narrative Feedback on the Learning and Transfer of Complex Communication Skills, Rebecca A. Kennedy
Thesis: Improved Ballistic Wind Prediction Using Projectile Tracking Data, William Arthur Kenney
Dissertation: Behavior and Strength of Non-Prestressed and Prestressed Hillman Composite Beam Including CFRP Retrofitting, Wajid Khan
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Impact of Institutional Structures on Entrepreneurship: Country Level Analysis, Mehdi Sharifi Khobdeh
Thesis: The Effect of Bone and Ligament Morphology of Ankle Joint Loading in the Neutral Position, Jinhyuk Kim
Dissertation: Improving Second Language Lexical Acquisition Through Personalization and Contextualization: A Look at Intrinsic Cognitive Load Reduction Strategies, Curtis Kleinman
Dissertation: Using Optimality Theory and Reference Points to Improve the Diversity and Convergence of a Fuzzy-Adaptive Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimizer, Amit A. Kulkarni
Dissertation: Attitudes and Actions that Adoptive Parents Perceive as Helpful in the Process of Raising Their Internationally Adopted Adolescent, Marina V. Kuzmina
Thesis: Clubbie: Two Seasons with Baseball's Broken Dreamers, Gregory Scott Larson
Thesis: Dead Cooks, Aaron David Lawhon
Dissertation: Modeling Energy Consumption of High-Performance Applications on Heterogeneous Computing Platforms, Gary D. Lawson Jr.
Thesis: Development of a Data Acquisition System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System Identification, Donald Joseph Lear
Thesis: Eye Tracking as a Control Interface for Tele-Operation During a Visual Search Task, Jeffrey Neal Levy
Thesis: A Little Bit of a Breakdown, Margaret Libby
Thesis: Investigation of Low Cost Substrate Approaches for III-V Solar Cells, Marlene Lydia Lichty
Dissertation: Developing a Career Development Assessment for Predicting Young Stem Graduates’ Employability and Career Barriers, Yi-Ching Lin
Dissertation: Supervisor and Subordinate Perceptions of Leader-Member Exchange: Examining Idiosyncratic Deals and Work-Family Experiences in a Moderated Mediation Model, Michael L. Litano
Dissertation: What Do You Believe? School Leaders and an Ideology of Achievement, Andrew T. Lloyd
Dissertation: Sleep Disorders and Kidney Transplant Outcomes: Findings From an 18-Year (1997-2015) Historical Cohort Study, Margaret M. Lubas
Dissertation: Obesity Policy Stringency Over Time: A Four State Policy Design, Luisa M. Lucero
Dissertation: School Resource Officers and the School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Mixed Methods Application of the Behavior of Law in Schools, Caitlin Grace Lynch
Dissertation: Breaking the Silence: A Phenomenological Exploration of Secondary Traumatic Stress in U.S. College Student Affairs Professionals, Robert Jason Lynch
Thesis: Examining Body-Focused Self-Improvement and Self-Evaluation Social Comparisons on Exercise in Young Adult Women Using Ecological Momentary Assessment, Rachel I. MacIntyre
Dissertation: Influence of Tides and Mesoscale Eddies in the Ross Sea, Stefanie Lynn Mack
Dissertation: Diversity Team Building: Impact on Virtual Team Performance, Nina C. Magpili-Smith
Dissertation: Infusing Complex Problem-Solving and Systems Thinking in College Leadership Development Programs, Dionicia Mahler-Rogers
Thesis: Multi-GPU Accelerated High-Fidelity Simulations of Beam-Beam Effects in Particle Colliders, Naga Sai Ravi Teja Majeti
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Antecedents and Effects of Internationalizing Out of Emerging and Developed Economies, Mark Robert Mallon
Dissertation: Towards a New Profession: Counselor Professional Identity in Italy. A Delphi Study, Davide Mariotti
Dissertation: Facilitating Higher Levels of Thinking and Deeper Cognitive Processing of Course Texts Using Reciprocal Teaching Strategies in Asynchronous Discussion Forums, Jenifer R. Marquis
Dissertation: An Eye Tracking Study to Investigate the Influence of Language and Text Direction on Multimedia, Arwa Adulwahab Mashat
Thesis: New Elegies, Sarah McCall
Dissertation: Exploring the Relationship between Media Influence and Policy Output: A State Comparative Study, Stephanie Savas Joannou Menefee
Thesis: Investigation and Analysis of the Fluctuating Brominated to Total Trihalomethane Ratio in the Virginia Beach Distribution System, Christopher Steven Mihalkovic
Dissertation: Implementation of a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) Toolkit to Aid in Ranking Naval Mission Vessel Combinations With Uncertainty, Andrew R. Miller
Dissertation: An Exploration of Career Decision-Making Among Domestic and International Instructional Design Students, Erin L. Mills
Thesis: Deposition of Silicon Thin Films by Ion Beam Assisted Deposition, Tejaswini Miryala
Dissertation: Being Retained: Perspective of the Online First-Year Composition Student, Catrina Marie Mitchum
Dissertation: Low Temperature Plasma for the Treatment of Epithelial Cancer Cells, Soheila Mohades
Dissertation: Instrument Design Optimization with Computational Methods, Michael H. Moore
Thesis: The Otherworlds of Men, Aaron Morris
Dissertation: Women’s Entrance Into the Fire Department: A Theory of Collaboration and Crisis, Sarah Vee Moseley
Dissertation: Acquiring the Tools of Grand Strategy: The US Navy's LCS as a Case Study, Sean P. Murphy
Dissertation: Optimal Ship Maintenance Scheduling Under Restricted Conditions and Constrained Resources, Vi Hong Nguyen
Thesis: “El Negro Sin La Oreja”: A Dialectical Approach to the Blackness in Dominican Identity, Kevin E. Nicholes
Dissertation: Investigating Physical Processes Associated With Chesapeake Bay and Changjiang Estuary, Arash Niroomandi
Dissertation: Photoproduction and Radiative Decay of ηt Meson in CLAS at JLAB, Georgie Mbianda Njencheu
Dissertation: The Efficacy of Programming Energy Controlled Switching in Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM), David Malien Nminibapiel
Dissertation: Exploring the Relationship Between Depression and Resilience in Survivors of Childhood Trauma, Marquis A. Norton
Dissertation: Development and Validation of a Hybrid Virtual/Physical Nuss Procedure Surgical Trainer, Mohammad F. Obeid
Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Sugar-Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Ifeanyi Simeon Okafor
Dissertation: The Correlation Between the National Survey of Student Engagement Indicators and First Year Student Achievement, Satisfaction, And Retention, Larry Peck
Dissertation: Simulated Dynamics of Soil Water and Pore Vapor in a Semi-Arid Sandy Ecosystem, Shohreh Pedram
Thesis: Predictive Value of ADHD Symptomatology on Motives and Outcomes of Stimulant Misuse, Alexander Laszlo Peterkin
Dissertation: Understanding the Experiences of Women with Anorexia Nervosa Who Complete an Exposure Therapy Protocol in a Naturalistic Setting, Gina B. Polychronopoulos
Thesis: Biology and Impacts of Leech Infestation in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) in Back Bay, Virginia, Amanda Nicole Pomposini
Thesis: Effects of a Unilateral Strength and Plyometric Training Program for Division I Soccer Players, Eric Potter
Dissertation: Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers Through Leadership Support in Secondary Mathematics, Wilbur Powell
Dissertation: Conceptual Model of Career Counseling for Better Preparing Students for the Transition from School to Work, Brian Christopher Preble
Thesis: Affective Factors Explaining the Association Between Depressive Functioning and Alcohol Outcomes, Peter D. Preonas
Dissertation: An Analysis of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Academic Performance, and Satisfaction among Recent Online High School Graduates, Jenifer Lee Price
Thesis: Sexuality and the Autism Spectrum: Implications for Individuals with the Broad Autism Phenotype, Lydia Ruth Qualls
Dissertation: The United States Benefit Deficit for Veterans, Leslie-Dawn Quick
Dissertation: A Predictor Analysis Framework for Surface Radiation Budget Reprocessing Using Design of Experiments, Patricia Allison Quigley
Dissertation: From Placebo to Panacea: Exploring the Influence of Price, Suspicion, and Persuasion Knowledge on Consumers’ Perception of Quality, Vahid Rahmani
Dissertation: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Examining Experiences and Perceptions of Campus Safety for International Students, Sonia H. Ramrakhiani
Dissertation: Multi-Material Mesh Representation of Anatomical Structures for Deep Brain Stimulation Planning, Tanweer Rashid
Dissertation: Development and Test of a Theory of Applicant Reactions to Branched Situational Judgment Tests, Craig Matthew Reddock
Dissertation: Participation in Youth Running Events: The Role of Parental Involvement and Satisfaction, Michelle L. Redmond
Dissertation: The Effects of Group-Based Context Personalization on Learning Outcomes and Motivation, Jessica J. Resig
Thesis: Teaching Excellence: The Use of Heroes in Moral Education, Shaun Douglas Respess
Dissertation: Computational Modeling for Abnormal Brain Tissue Segmentation, Brain Tumor Tracking, and Grading, Syed Mohammad Shamin Reza
Dissertation: The Role of Self-Care and Hardiness in Moderating Burnout in Mental Health Counselors, Traci Danielle Richards
Dissertation: Computational Methods for Nonlinear Systems Analysis With Applications in Mathematics and Engineering, Geoffrey Kenneth Rose
Thesis: Quantifying Cyanide Inhibition of Nitrification and Developing Cost-Effective Treatment Processes, Germano M. Salazar-Benites
Dissertation: Efficient Algorithms for Solving Size-Shape-Topology Truss Optimization and Shortest Path Problems, Gelareh B. Sanjabi
Dissertation: Life History and Management Methods for Blueline Tilefish (Caulolatilus microps) from the United States Mid-Atlantic Region, Michael A. Schmidtke
Dissertation: The Use of Reflective Questioning as a Peer Coaching Strategy in an Asynchronous Online Cognitive Apprenticeship, Jennifer Ashley Scott Brown
Dissertation: Nonlinear Dynamics of Vortices in Different Types of Grain Boundaries, Ahmad K. Sheikhzada
Dissertation: Analysis of Project Management System Structure Using the Viable System Model (VSM), Joseph A. Sisti
Dissertation: The Little Lady that Could: Small Latvia Rejoins the Euro-Atlantic Community, Sandis Sraders
Dissertation: Marine Reserves Promote Coral Reef Resilience by Mitigating Human Impacts Through the Restoration of Parrotfish Populations, Increasing Their Reproductive Output and Seeding Neighboring Overfished Reefs, Brian L. Stockwell
Thesis: Hydrologic Response Caused by Wetland Expansion at Huntley Meadows Park in Hybla Valley, Virginia, Stephen Fraser Stone
Dissertation: Silent No More: The Formation of Academic Self-Efficacy Among Black Male Community College Students, G. Eric Styles
Dissertation: Development of an Atlas-Based Segmentation of Cranial Nerves Using Shape-Aware Discrete Deformable Models for Neurosurgical Planning and Simulation, Sharmin Sultana
Dissertation: Searching for Heavy Photons With Detached Vertices in the Heavy Photon Search Experiment, Holly Szumila-Vance
Dissertation: Development of an Analysis and Design Optimization Framework for Marine Propellers, Ashish C. Tamhane
Dissertation: Holistic Approach in Microalgae Conversion to Bioproducts and Biofuels Through Flash Hydrolysis, Ali Teymouri
Dissertation: Multimodal Literacy: Journey Through the Collaborative Transmediation of Wordless Picturebooks, Catherine Todd Thomson
Dissertation: A Partitioned Approach for Computing Fluid-Structure Interaction, With Application to Tumor Modeling and Simulation, Asim Timalsina
Thesis: Changing the Message: Battered Women's Advocates and Their Fight Against Domestic Violence at the Local, State, and Federal Level, 1970s-1990s, Clara Amy Van Eck
Thesis: A Household Daily Non-Mandatory Activity Participation and Duration Modeling Accounting for Person Level Budget Constraints, Ivana Vukovic
Thesis: Quantifying Pollutant Removal Rates of Bioretention Basins as a Stormwater Best Management Practice, Evan Nathanial Waagen
Dissertation: Lignin Contribution to the Global Carbon Pool: Investigating the Abiotic Modification of Lignin by Reactive Oxygen Species, Derek Charles Waggoner
Thesis: Selenium Distribution and Cycling in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Zoe Wambaugh
Dissertation: Exploring Culturally Relevant Leadership Practices: A Qualitative Case Study of One Eastern Virginia High School, Donna Weingand
Dissertation: A Web-Based Interprofessional Education Program for School Nurses and Athletic Trainers: A Pilot Study, Lauren Ashley Welsch
Dissertation: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences and Mentoring Relationships of Black Women Student Affairs Administrators, Tiffany Shawna Wiggins