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 2019
Dissertation: Comparing Higher Order Value Differences By Religious and Spiritual Association and Implications for Counseling: An Exploratory Study, Gregory C. Lemich
Dissertation: The Effects of Supervisory Style and Supervisory Working Alliance on Supervisee Disclosure in Supervision: A Moderated Mediation Analysis, Chi Li
Dissertation: Sustainability of Study Abroad Programs at Rural Community Colleges, Michelle Lieberman
Dissertation: The Effect of Differing Degrees of Automation and Reliability on Simulated Luggage Screening Performance, Molly M. Liechty
Dissertation: Enhanced Sensing Performance of Novel Nanostructured ZnO Gas Sensors in Ethanol Vapor Concentration Detection Applications, Pengtao Lin
Dissertation: Conceptualizing Governance Decision Making: A Theoretical Model of Mental Processes Derived Through Abduction, Matt Loesch
Dissertation: Depression Among Expectant and New Mothers: A Multi-Study Investigation of Rates, Correlates, and Training for Healthcare Providers, Molly M. Long
Thesis: Effects of Control Device and Task Complexity on Performance and Task Shedding During a Robotic Arm Task, Shelby K. Long
Dissertation: A Comparison of College Student-Athletes With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Nonathletes With ADHD: Academic Adjustment, Severity of Mental Health Concerns, and Complexity of Life Concerns, Sonja Lund
Dissertation: A Delphi Study: Retention of Women in Leadership Positions in Stem Disciplines, Kimberly T. Luthi
Dissertation: Performance of Cognitive Radio Networks with Unknown Dynamic Primary User Signals, Sara L. MacDonald
Dissertation: Effects of Argumentation Prompts on Alternative Positions in Ill-Structured Problem-Solving, Chrysoula Malogianni
Dissertation: Effect of Grain Size and Interface Engineering on the Photovoltaic Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells, Abdullah Al Mamun
Dissertation: Understanding Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers’ Participation in Late Effects Screening: A Mixed Methods Approach, Kristen Trost Mantlo
Dissertation: In Hot Water: Thermal Acclimation is Insufficient to Save Corals in the Anthropocene, Harmony Alise Martell
Dissertation: A Case Study of Participant Responses to Organizational Change Involving Technology in the National Security Domain: How Informal Processes Iterate Structure and Outcomes, Brian E. Martinez
Thesis: Challenges of Designing and Operating a Pilot Scale Short Residence Time Continuous Hydrothermal Flash Hydrolysis Reactor for High Slurry Load Biomass Processing, Mason James Martin
Dissertation: Spatio-Temporal Cluster Detection and Local Moran Statistics of Point Processes, Jennifer L. Matthews
Thesis: Sediment Resuspension in a Microtidal Estuary: Causative Forces and Links with Algal Blooms, Samantha C. McGill
Dissertation: Identifying and Quantifying Personnel Skills Gaps, Martin Joseph McKenney
Thesis: The Effects of Vehicle Automation Level and Warning Type on Responses to Vehicle Hacking, Wyatt D. McManus
Dissertation: An Experimental Study of Research Self-Efficacy In Master’s Students, Nicola Aelish Meade
Dissertation: Numerical Simulation of Viscoelastic Flow in Micro/Nanochannels, Lanju Mei
Thesis: How Health Problems Affect Children's Anti-Social Behaviors and Their Attitudes Towards School, Prosper Kwame Mensah
Dissertation: Measuring Risks of Interdependencies in Enterprise Systems: An Application to Ghana’s Salt Enterprise, Yaw Mensah
Dissertation: Coupling Metaproteomics with Taxonomy to Determine Responses of Bacterioplankton to Organic Perturbations in the Western Arctic Ocean, Molly P. Mikan
Thesis: The Expression Of Connexin-43 By CD11c+ Dendritic Cells Is Required to Maintain CD4+ Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cell Population in Peripheral Lymphoid Organs, Caroline Titus Miller
Dissertation: The Impact of a Teacher’s Implementation of the Readworks Digital Reading Program on Second Graders’ Reading Fluency and Comprehension Test Scores, Cynthia Molina
Dissertation: Targeting the Pin Domain of Type II Toxins Is a Novel Approach to Treat Infections Caused by Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae, Ashley Lynne Molinaro
Thesis: Sugartown, Emma Moore
Dissertation: Circum-Arctic Mineralogy & Pan-Arctic Chronostratigraphy of Late Pleistocene Sediments: Developing a Comprehensive Age Model for the Western Arctic Ocean Using Unique Ice-Rafted Signals, Wesley Blake Myers
Dissertation: Political Culture and Policy: The Impact of Culture and Values on School Choice Legislation, Heather Leigh Neal
Thesis: Comparison of Support Methods for Static Aerodynamic Testing and Validation of a Magnetic Suspension and Balance System, Cameron K. Neill
Thesis: Extension of a Penalty Method for Numerically Solving Constrained Multibody Dynamic Problems, Troy Newhart
Dissertation: Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Lagrangian Control: Improving Freeway Bottleneck Throughput Via Variable Speed Limit, Reza Vatani Nezafat
Thesis: Variable Speed Limit Control at SAG Curves Through Connected Vehicles: Implications of Alternative Communications and Sensing Technologies, Reza Vatani Nezafat
Dissertation: Asthma-Related Health Outcomes in New Jersey After a Natural Disaster Event, My Ngoc Thuy Nguyen
Dissertation: Three Essays on CEO Characteristics and Corporate Decisions, Trung Nguyen
Dissertation: The Messy Nuclear Landscape: Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to Explore Plausible Nuclear Disarmament Scenarios, Ryan M. Nixon
Dissertation: The Impact of Performance Funding on Community College Degree Completion, Certificate Completion, and Transfer Rate: A Difference-in-Differences Approach, Matthew J. Okerblom
Thesis: Enhancing Portability in High Performance Computing: Designing Fast Scientific Code with Longevity, Jason Orender
Thesis: Disparities in Sentencing: The Impact of Race, Gender and Mental Health, Briana Paige
Dissertation: The Impact of Diet And Psychosocial Factors Post Bariatric Surgery, Eva Rani Panigrahi
Dissertation: Harsh Parenting in Military Versus Civilian Families: Does Military Culture Moderate the Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Race?, Tiren Antinette Parker
Thesis: The Effect of Task Interruptions and Reliable Cues on Detection Changes Within Dynamic Scenes, Kimberly N. Perry
Dissertation: Characterization of Argon and Ar/Cl2 Plasmas Used for the Processing of Niobium Superconducting Radio-Frequency Cavities, Jeremy J. Peshl
Dissertation: "...Make Them Disappear With A Piece of Paper": Understanding the Lived Realities of Federally Unrecognized Indigenous Women in the Southeast, Brian A. Pitman
Dissertation: The Trojan Horse in Your Head: Cognitive Threats and How to Counter Them, Lora Pitman
Thesis: Lipid Biomarkers of Bering and Chukchi Sea Euphausiids and Their Application to Diet History, Rachel L. Pleuthner
Thesis: Measuring and Modeling Bare Desert Wind Erosion From Steppe Grassland of Northern China as Affected By Soil Moisture and Climate, Nicholas Morgan Potter
Thesis: Examining the Effect of Interruptions at Different Breakpoints and Frequencies Within a Task, Sarah Anastazia Powers
Dissertation: An Examination of the Decision-Making Process Instructional Designers Use to Complete Projects With the Constraints of Limited Time and Tools, Denesha Kaye Rabel
Dissertation: Adaptive Control of Base Isolation Systems Using the Transmissibility-Based Semi-Active Controller, Ramin Rabiee
Thesis: Examining Trait Mindfulness as a Moderator of the Mediating Relationship Between Social Anxiety, Coping Motives, and Substance-Related Consequences, Cody A. Raeder
Dissertation: A Laser Ion Source for Thin Film Deposition: Characterization of Source and Growth Conditions, Md Mahmudur Rahman
Dissertation: At the Hands of Fate: The Political Economy of Islamic Insurance in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan, C. 1980 to the Present, Muhammad S. Rahman
Dissertation: "They Think We’re the Drama-Makers”: Examining Middle-Class African American Girl Perceptions of School Discipline and Mistreatment, Asha M. Ralph
Thesis: Cyber Security- A New Secured Password Generation Algorithm with Graphical Authentication and Alphanumeric Passwords Along With Encryption, Akash Rao
Dissertation: Equity Issues in Dual Enrollment Programs: Exploring African American Community College Students’ Perceptions of Dual Enrollment, Kristen Wagner Rarig
Dissertation: Punctuations in Life: Exploring the Developmental Journeys of Campus Tradition Builders, Preston Scott Reilly
Dissertation: A Utility Framework for Selecting Immersive Interactive Capability and Technology for Virtual Laboratories, Shuo Ren
Thesis: Effects of a Postural Restoration Focused Intervention on Muscle Activation During Deadlifts, Caleb Richardson
Dissertation: Who Am I Now? Teachers’ Development of Leadership Identity a Phenomenologically-Informed Qualitative Research Study, Kimberly Alicia Richardson
Dissertation: Networkings Role in the Informal Learning of Elementary Principals, Joshua J. Ringling
Thesis: Indicators and Thresholds for Black Bear Viewing Proximity Preferences At Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Meghan M. Roberts
Dissertation: MIMO Radar Waveform Design and Sparse Reconstruction for Extended Target Detection in Clutter, Christopher Alan Rogers
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Effects of Organization Capital on Firm Behavior, Andrew Root
Dissertation: Science in the School Library Inquiry Model (SSLIM): A Mixed-Methods Case Study of the Implementation of a Science and Information Inquiry Curriculum in an Elementary Library, Bree L. Ruzzi
Dissertation: A Comparison of Academic Outcomes in Courses Taught with Open Educational Resources and Publisher Content, Diane N. Ryan
Dissertation: Factors That Influence Students’ Decisions to Enroll in Initial Vocational Education and Training (IVET) Lyceums in Tajikistan, Farid Safarmamad
Thesis: Numerical Modeling of Shoreline Response to Storm Tides and Sea Level Rise, Akash Sahu
Thesis: Communication Capability for a Simulation-Based Test and Evaluation Framework for Autonomous Systems, Ntiana Sakioti
Thesis: Gesture Based Control of Semi-Autonomous Vehicles, Brian Sanders
Dissertation: Community College Presidents' Perspectives on Campus Safety, Chad Christopher Sartini
Thesis: Novel Use of Neural Networks to Identify and Detect Electrical Infrastructure Performance, Evan Pierre Savaria
Dissertation: Familiar Forms, Strange Uses: Paratexts, Narrative Interventions, and the Queering of Possible Worlds in Illicit Narratives of Nineteenth-Century Britain, Jessica Saxon
Dissertation: Molecular Systematics of Isoëtes (Isoëtaceae) in Eastern North America, Peter William Schafran
Dissertation: Crafting A Pedagogical Identity: A Multiple-Method Examination of an English Department’s Writing Pedagogy, Nathan Alan Serfling
Dissertation: Numerical Modeling and Field Investigation of Nearshore Nonlinear Wave Propagation, Elham Sharifineyestani
Dissertation: Globalization, Culture, and Online Learning: An Exploration of the Sociocultural Perspectives of Indian Students Participating in U.S.-Based Online Courses, Mitsue S. Shiokawa
Thesis: The Effect of Evapotranspiration on the Groundwater Dome and Past Drought Conditions at Cape Henry, Virginia, Bryce Omar Shoup
Dissertation: Computational Analysis and Design Optimization of Convective PCR Devices, Jung Il Shu
Thesis: Examining Validity of Aha! Ratings as a Construct of Insight, Ekaterina Y. Shurkova
Dissertation: The Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Thickness, Knee Joint Laxity, Activity Level, Neuromuscular Imbalances and Lower Extremity Muscular Activation Patterns on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Loading, Zachary A. Sievert
Dissertation: Around Her Table: A Digital Community Archive Featuring Azorean-American Women in New England, Suzanne Lyn Parenti Sink
Thesis: The Weight of Words: A Content Analysis of Rhetoric in Online News Articles Reporting on Sex Crimes, Julie Snell
Dissertation: Association Between Fiscal Effort Above Required Local Effort and Accreditation in Virginia Schools, Daniel C. Soderholm
Dissertation: Electrohydrodynamic Simulations of the Deformation of Liquid-Filled Capsules, Pai Song
Dissertation: Underlying Factors Behind Generation of Different Types of User-Generated Content - Impact of Individual and Brand/Product Level Factors in Generation of Brand-Oriented Content and Community-Oriented Content, Kemal Cem Soylemez
Dissertation: Cryptic Herbivorous Invertebrates Restructure the Composition of Degraded Coral Reef Communities in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA, Angelo Jason Spadaro
Dissertation: The Bidirectionality of Impulsivity and Alcohol Use: An Ecological Momentary Examination Among Emerging Adults, Amy L. Stamates
Thesis: Speaking for the Grotesques: The Historical Articulation of the Disabled Body in the Archive, Violet Marie Strawderman
Thesis: Workplace Bullying: A National Survey of Dental Hygienists, Savannah Dawn Sundburg
Thesis: Periodic Orbit Analytic Construction In The Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem, Jay Shriram Suryawanshi
Dissertation: Arthropod Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptides in Tick-Borne Bacterial and Viral Infections, Vikas Kumar Taank
Dissertation: Quantifying Impact of Cyber Actions on Missions or Business Processes: A Multilayer Propagative Approach, Unal Tatar
Dissertation: Development and Initial Evaluation of a Reinforced Cue Detection Model to Assess Situation Awareness in Commercial Aircraft Cockpits, Aysen K. Taylor
Dissertation: Conceptualization of Faculty Work Motivation: Overcoming the Impasse, Julie Nikolaeva Thompson
Dissertation: A Comparison of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory, the Analytic Hierarchy Process, the Analytic Network Process, and New Hybrid Approaches for a Case Study Involving Radon, Jesse Ray Toepfer