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: The Effect of Device When Using Smartphones and Computers to Answer Multiple-Choice and Open-Response Questions in Distance Education, Thomas Royce Wilson
Dissertation: Methods for Analyzing Attribute-Level Best-Worst Discrete Choice Experiments, Amanda Faye Working
Dissertation: Essays on the El Niño Anomaly and Stock Return Predictability, Zhijun Yang
Dissertation: The Memorialization of Historical Memories in East Asia, Bo Ram Yi
Thesis: Adult Sexual Abuse, Disordered Eating Behaviors, and Substance Abuse: The Role of Internalized Shame and Maladaptive Coping Strategies, Bilgé Özgé Yilmaz
Dissertation: The Effect of Tuition on Graduation Rate at Community Colleges, Carter Brown Youmans
Dissertation: The Devil Is in the Details: Representations of the Rural Appalachian Deviant, Stephen T. Young
Dissertation: Planning and Team Shared Mental Models as Predictors of Team Collaborative Processes, Zikai Zhou
Thesis: Design of A Virtual Laboratory for Automation Control, Zelin Zhu
Dissertation: Methodology to Perform Cyber Lethality Assessment, Matthew W. Zurasky
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Alternative Assessment and Accountability: A Case Study of Policy Reform and Teacher Practice at the District Level, Amy Lynn Abbott
Dissertation: CEBAF Upgrade Bunch Length Measurements, Mahmoud Mohamad Ali Ahmad
Thesis: Dental Hygiene Alternative Practice Models: Preparedness and Confidence of 2015 Graduates, Futun Nasser Alkhalifah
Thesis: Microbubble Generation By Piezoelectric Transducers For Biomedical Studies, Mohammed Alkhazal
Dissertation: Effects of Learner-to-Learner Interactions on Social Presence, Achievement and Satisfaction, Susan Elizabeth Allred Oyarzun
Dissertation: Thin Film Studies Toward Improving the Performance of Accelerator Electron Sources, Md Abdullah Al Mamun
Dissertation: Using Web Archives to Enrich the Live Web Experience Through Storytelling, Yasmin AlNoamany
Dissertation: Dynamic Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Steel Building Sub-Assemblage Including CFRP Retrofitting Under Impact Load, Ali Mohammed Salih Aloosi
Dissertation: Methodologies for Estimating Traffic Flow on Freeways Using Probe Vehicle Trajectory Data, Khairul Azfi Anuar
Thesis: Magnopark, Smart Parking Detection Based on Cellphone Magnetic Sensor, Maryam Arab
Dissertation: Baccalaureate Degree Attainment of Students Who Transfer With or Without a Transferable Associate's Degree, Janina Arrington
Thesis: The Effects of Using Natural Gas in Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet of the United States on Its Energy Dependency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nurullah Ayyilmaz
Dissertation: Coarse Root Biomass and Architecture: Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar, John Claude Bain
Dissertation: Self-Regulation and Cognitive Load as Mediating Factors for Tailored Interactive Multimedia Instruction, Tammy Ann Bankus
Thesis: Parametric Investigation of a Laboratory Drop Test to Simulate Base Acceleration Induced By Wave Impacts of High Speed Planing Craft, John D. Barber
Dissertation: Using Visually Disfluent Fonts for Cueing and Increased Reading, Nena Barley
Dissertation: Self-Determination Theory and the Educational Motivations of the Recently Incarcerated, Jason Edward Barr
Dissertation: The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: An Examination of Obesity Prevention Behavioral Change in Children Who Participated In The Afterschool Program Virginia Beach Let’s Move, Marilyn Miroshlava Bartholmae
Dissertation: Secondary Electron Emission from Plasma Processed Accelerating Cavity Grade Niobium, Miloš Bašović
Dissertation: Effects of Guided Project-Based Learning Activities on Students’ Attitudes Toward Statistics in an Introductory Statistics Course, Timothy Jonathan Bayer
Thesis: Displaying Race at the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, Bryan Patrick Bennett
Thesis: Carbon Deposition During Oxygen Production Using High Temperature Electrolysis and Mitigation Methods, Timothy Adam Bernadowski
Thesis: Forces at Work: Workforce Perspectives in Print Journalism Amid Paradigm Shift, Stephanie Bernat
Dissertation: Examining Changes in College Counseling Clients’ Symptomology and Severity over an Eight Year Span, Caroline Lee Bertolet
Thesis: Abiotic Factors Contributing to the Survival of Three Tick Species in Southeastern Virginia, Amblyomma Americanum (Lone Star Tick), Dermacentor Variabilis (American Dog Tick), and Amblyomma Maculatum (Gulf Coast Tick), Lindsey A. Bidder
Thesis: Relationship Satisfaction and Coparenting over the Transition to Parenthood: Depression, Division of Labor, and Child Temperament as Moderators, Jessica Block
Dissertation: Initial Development and Validation of the Transgender Ally Identity Scale for Counselors, Jamie D. Bower
Dissertation: Aristotle's Ink: Tattooing a New Understanding of Invention in Collaborative Writing, Rachel L. Bragg
Dissertation: Buffering the Associations Between Negative Mood States and the Incentive Salience of Alcohol: A Brief Mindfulness Induction, Adrian J. Bravo
Dissertation: Elaboration and Question Strategy Effect on Learning Outcomes and Cognitive Load, Julie Ann Bridges
Thesis: It Could Have Been Great: An Examination of Kandinsky's Bauhaus Paintings and the Great Synthesis of the Arts, Deanna Brooks
Thesis: Prejudice Toward Atheists in the United States as Related to Perceived Prevalence, Wanda D. Brooks
Dissertation: Neuropathy Detection, Quality of Life Tools & Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes, Jennifer J. Brown
Dissertation: Scripts in a Frame: A Framework for Archiving Deferred Representations, Justin F. Brunelle
Thesis: Regional Extinction Risk and Conservation Priorities for Persian Gulf Marine Bony Fishes, Jack Ryan Buchanan
Thesis: Synthesis and Mechanistic Investigations of Transition Metal Complexes and Ligands for Chemotherapeutic Applications, Jimmie Lee Bullock Jr.
Dissertation: Characterization of Soundscapes in Shallow Water Habitats of the Florida Keys (USA) and Their Influence on the Settlement of Larval Fish and Invertebrates, John R. Butler
Thesis: A Taxonomy of Effective Leader Behaviors in the Construction Industry, Enrique Leonardo Cabrera-Caban
Thesis: Long-Term Quantitative Study of Wind-Tunnel Balance Calibrations Across Multiple Calibration Systems, Ryan James Callahan
Thesis: EPortfolios, Google Drive, and Cognitive Process Theory, Sarah Elizabeth Carl
Dissertation: Caffeinated Alcohol Use in a Daily Context, Ashley N. Carmichael
Dissertation: A Counselor’s First Encounter with Non-Death Loss: A Phenomenological Case Study on New Counselor Preparation and Experience in Working with Non-Death Loss, Charles P. Carrington
Dissertation: Systems Theory Based Architecture Framework for Complex System Governance, Bry Carter
Dissertation: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Photochemistry of Zostera Marina L., Billur Celebi
Dissertation: The Effects of Alarm System Errors on Dependence: Moderated Mediation of Trust With and Without Risk, Eric T. Chancey
Dissertation: Cognitive Performance as A Function of Right-Sided, Low-Frequency rTMS Administration Using CNS Vital Signs, Alexis J. Chappell
Dissertation: Design of Drug Nano-Carriers for Study of Multidrug Resistance in Single Live Cells, Pavan Kumar Cherukuri
Dissertation: The Effect of XBRL and Social Media on Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Bank Loan Contracts, Dazhi Chong
Dissertation: Application of a Theory-Based Educational Intervention to Increase the Frequency of Performing Oral Health Assessments on Children Among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Nurses, Denise Michelle Claiborne
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Counselors' Multicultural Counseling Competence and Poverty Beliefs, Madeline Elizabeth Clark
Thesis: Discipline-Based Planetary Education Research and Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Mars, Filis Coba
Dissertation: Exploring the Social Experiences of College Students Who Have Autism Spectrum Disorders: Examining Neurodiversity on Campus, Monique N. Colclough
Thesis: Game-Framing Cognitive Assessments to Improve Applicant Perceptions, Andrew Burnett Collmus
Thesis: Sex, Love, and Black Lives, Mack Curry IV
Dissertation: Community College Academic Advisor Experiences with the Appreciative Advising Model, Christine Damrose-Mahlmann
Thesis: Distributions of Euphausia Superba, Euphausia Crystallorophias, and Pleuragramma Antarcticum with Correlations to Environmental Variables in the Western Ross Sea, Antarctica, Linnea Brynn Davis
Thesis: Factors Influence High School Students' Enrollment in Elective Physical Education: A Mixed Method Study, Summer Davis
Dissertation: Assessing the Role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Extraterritorial Activities in Attaining Iran’s Foreign Policy Goals, Hamza Demirel
Thesis: Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotube Fabricated Supercapacitors, Derek Christian Demuth
Thesis: A Comparison of Microstructure and Uniaxial Compressive Response of Ice-Templated Porous Alumina Scaffolds Fabricated from Two Different Particle Sizes, Nikhil D. Dhavale
Dissertation: Exploring the Role of Organizational Motivations in Cross-Sector Watershed Collaboration, Luisa M. Diaz-Kope
Dissertation: A Model to Predict Pre-Hospital Endotracheal Intubation Success, Leigh Ann Diggs
Dissertation: Impact of Generation Membership on Job Satisfaction of Financial Aid Administrators, Joseph Martin Dobrota
Thesis: The Role of Harm, Detectability, and Knowledge of HIV Non-Disclosure Laws in Affecting Punishment Recommendations for HIV Law Violators, Christina Marie Dodson
Dissertation: Profit Based Simulation Model for The Rail Transportation Industry, Mark Patrick Doran
Thesis: Development and Implementation of a Propeller Test Capability for Gl-10 "Greased Lightning" Propeller Design, Brian Edward Duvall
Dissertation: Encouraging Entrepreneurship: Resources Supporting Small Business Startup and Growth, Karen A. Eagle
Thesis: Detecting and Resolving Air Traffic Conflicts Using a Point of Closest Approach Method, Marc S. Easton
Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Virtual Team Collaboration System, Syed Ehsan
Thesis: Impacts of Operating Parameters on Extracellular Polymeric Substances Production in a High Rate Activated Sludge System with Low Solids Retention Times, Matthew S. Elliot
Thesis: Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Structures and Non-Equilibrium Effects in Axial Wake Vortices Via Particle Image Velocimetry, Jeffry William Ely
Thesis: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species [Short Stories], Leslie Samuels Entsminger
Dissertation: Two Essays on CEO Inside Debt Holding in Relation to Firm Payout Policy and Financial Reporting, Asligul Erkan
Dissertation: Simulation, Measurement, and Emulation of Photovoltaic Modules Using High Frequency and High Power Density Power Electronic Circuits, Yunas Erkaya
Dissertation: A Qualitative Exploration of First-Generation Student Experiences at a Rural Community College, Rebecca Margrete Evans
Dissertation: Machine Learning Methods for Brain Image Analysis, Ahmed Fakhry
Dissertation: An Exploration of the Identity and Career Development of African American Women in Higher Education Leadership: Does Hair Style Make a Difference?, Yasmine Osir Farley
Thesis: Reevaluating the Geologic Formations of the Upper Coastal Plain in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Bradley Aaron Fitzwater
Dissertation: An Evaluation of Pathways to Community College Student Success in Anatomy and Physiology I, Staci Brooke Forgey
Dissertation: Culture and Military Effectiveness: How Societal Traits Influence Battle Outcomes, Eric Stephen Fowler
Dissertation: The Essence of the Library at a Public Research University as Seen Through Key Constituents’ Lived Experiences, George Joseph Fowler
Thesis: No Witnesses: Protest Policing and the Media at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Robert David Frenzel
Thesis: Effects of Auditory Vection Speed and Directional Congruence on Perceptions of Visual Vection, Isabella Alexis Gagliano
Thesis: Fake It Until You Make It? Female Leaders’ Emotional Expression Management and Subordinates’ Gender Stereotypes, Rebecca C. Garden
Thesis: "We Can't Do It Without You!" Crowdfunding As Cultural and Economic Negotiations Within Neoliberal Culture, David Zachary Gehring
Dissertation: Factors Influencing the Selection of Academic Help Sources, Joan Giblin
Thesis: “Just Young Dudes Having Fun”?: Social Media Reactions to the ODU Banner Incident, Ashley Marie Giraldi
Thesis: The Strength of Weak Social Ties: Social Activism and Facebook, Nichole Akai Giraldi
Dissertation: Building Stronger Communities: The Reciprocity between University, Student, and Community through Service-Learning, Jennifer Ellen Goff
Thesis: Naturalization of Salt Marsh Restoration Sites in the Elizabeth River, Virginia, Assessed by Feeding Activity and Trophic Level of Mummichogs (Fundulus Heteroclitus), Moriah Anne Good