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: The Experiences of Multilingual Learning-Focused School Counselors: A Phenomenological Investigation, Chelsea Jo Hilliard
Dissertation: Use of Ultrasound for Identification of Musculoskeletal Injury in Active Populations, Kathleen Karen Hogan
Thesis: Pedestrian-Motorist Self-Reported Behavioral Intentions Toward Using Alternative and Standard Safety Infrastructure, Emma Sunshine Hood
Dissertation: Navigating Identity and Belonging: Itinerant Teachers of The Deaf/Hard of Hearing and the Blind/Visually Impaired as Structural Hole Spanners in Educational Ecosystems, RJ Horstmyer
Dissertation: Partners in Crisis: A Phenomenological Exploration of Collaboration Between Crisis Intervention Team Officers and Mental Health Professionals, Jessica L. Huffman
Thesis: Compassionate Communication, Social Support, and Safety: Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness, Emma Lynn Jackson
Dissertation: The Invisible African: Integrating the Black British Experience in 18th and 19th Century British Literature Survey Courses, Angela F. Jacobs
Dissertation: Process Modeling of Composites for Automated Fiber Placement, Von Clyde Jamora
Dissertation: Streaminghub - A Realtime Biosignal Processing Framework for Lab Scale Experimentation, Yasith Jayawardana
Dissertation: RAEMAP: Real-Time Advanced Eye Movements Analysis Pipeline, Gavindya Jayawardena
Dissertation: Developmental Patterns and Social Determinants of Adolescent Polysubstance Use Among Connecticut Youth, Jennika K. Jenkins
Dissertation: Preserving Location Authenticity: Multi-Sensor System to Thwart GPS Spoofing in Self-Driving Vehicles, Peng Jiang
Dissertation: Is Impostor Phenomenon an Impostrous Construct? A Meta-Analysis, William P. Jimenez
Dissertation: Impact of Climate Change on Carbon and Nitrogen Balance in Zostera Marina L. (Eelgrass), Malee Jinuntuya
Thesis: A Kinematic Analysis of the Shoulder During the Volleyball Attack Using Euler and Helical Axis Methods, Victoria Jolliff
Dissertation: Investigation of Cooperative Subradiance in Dense Ultracold Rubidium Ensembles, Brent Michael Jones
Thesis: First-Generation College Students and Sense of Belonging at School: The Moderating Effect of Remote Learning, Christina Su Ju
Dissertation: Coach to Teach: Effects of eCoaching on Special Education Teacher Implementation of Discrete Trial Training, Olga Karadimou
Dissertation: Co-Constructing Physical Education Resources and Recommendations with Blind Adults, M. Ally Keene
Dissertation: Harnessing Social Media for Disaster Response: Intelligent Identification of Reliable Rescue Requests During Hurricanes, Wael Khallouli
Dissertation: Why Does Multilateral Cooperation Vary Across Issue Areas? Trade Versus Foreign Direct Investment, Imran Khan
Dissertation: Privacy-Preserving Deep Learning Framework for IoT Malware Detection, Sabbir Ahmed Khan
Dissertation: Exploring Cation Exchange: Unveiling Its Significance in Biochar and Bioenergetics Applications, Gyanendra Kharel
Dissertation: Time Series Modeling to Ascertain Age in Fisheries Management, Kathleen Sue Kirch
Dissertation: Understanding Universal Design for Learning Implementation: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Higher Education Faculty and Instructional Designers, Breanne A. Kirsch
Thesis: Investigating the Effects of Empathy on Implicit Race Bias, Macy Kisiel
Dissertation: Computer Based Modeling for Small e-VTOL Propeller Performance, Ege Konuk
Dissertation: How has US Foreign Policy Militarization Affected Political Stability in Africa?, Christopher Korkor
Thesis: Hozier, TikTok, and Sapphic Rhetoric, Sophia Marie Kovalcik
Dissertation: Biochar for Heavy Metal Removal in Water: Opportunities, Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions, Pushpita Kumkum
Dissertation: Finding Elleanor: The Missing Black Woman in Frances Whipple’s Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge and Elleanor’s Second Book, Judah-Micah Lamar
Dissertation: Mesostructure Reconstruction of Prepreg Platelet Molded Composite With Artificial Intelligence, Richard Larson
Thesis: This Changes Everything: A Memoir in Essays, Kate Lewis
Thesis: The Incremental Validity of Feedback Orientation on Performance: Beyond C & G, Elissa Ann Liguori
Dissertation: Institutional Responses to the First Amendment: Inclusivity and the Protection of Free Speech Rights on Campus, Christina LiPuma
Dissertation: An Interaction Between Mental Integration and Levels of Automation: An Analytic Approach Applying Systems Factorial Technology, Shelby Kate Scarbrough Long
Dissertation: Decreasing the Antibiotic Survival of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Positive Organisms, Areej Malik
Thesis: Flying Wing Aerodynamic Design and Airbrake Integration, Philip Lawson Mantz
Dissertation: States and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, Faith N. Masibili
Thesis: Choosing To Bear Arms: Resistance and Identity Formation Through Louisiana’s Free Afro Creole Militia, Victoria McFarlane
Dissertation: Law’s Impact on Collaboration: A Three-Case Study of Federal Advisory Committees Managed by the U. S. Coast Guard, Brian K. McNamara
Dissertation: The Shared Experiences of Novice, Full-Time Allied Dental Community College Educators, Misty L. Mesimer
Dissertation: The Impact of Emotional Impulsivity on Emotion Regulation and Internalizing Disorders: Competing Latent Path Models, Alicia L. Milam
Dissertation: A Study of Learnability in Software as Perceived by Practitioners in User Experience and Learning Design Professions, Courtney N. Miller
Thesis: Study of Deep Learning Models to Classify Nasa’s Kepler Light Curves, Heena Minnich
Dissertation: Work-Life Balance Fantasy Logics of Mothers Working in Community Colleges: A Glitch Methodology Using Intimate Inquiry and Aesthetic Mediation, Emily Hanson Moore
Dissertation: Short-Semester Courses: Mitigating Unfavorable Precollege Issues for Students at a Technical College, James T. Moore Jr.
Dissertation: An Exploratory Case Study of Complex System Governance Diagnostics, Satya N. Moorthy
Dissertation: Does Job Satisfaction Take a Hit? The Relationships Between Employee Cannabis Use, Job Satisfaction, and Absenteeism, Caroline Jordan Moughan
Thesis: An Examination of Food and Alcohol Disturbance Based on Sexual Orientation in a Sample of Women who Binge Eat, Alicia M. Moulder
Dissertation: Application of the Fokker-Planck Equation for Quantifying Initial Condition Uncertainty of Reversible Dynamic Systems, Troy S. Newhart
Dissertation: Physical Educators’ Self-Efficacy to Teach Students with Disabilities Across Instructional Placements, Lindsey Ann Nowland
Dissertation: Trust and Contexts: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Coastal Household Preparedness, Ogechukwu M. Agim Nwandu-Vincent
Dissertation: A Criminological Analysis of the “White Supremacy to Anti-Immigrant Violence Pathway”, Ida Oesteraas
Thesis: Feasibility Study of Oyster Shell Filtration Media for Stormwater Pollutants Removal, Sadiq Omer
Dissertation: Roles of the His-Purkinje System in Long QT Syndrome Mediated Arrhythmias, Anthony Owusu-Mensah
Dissertation: A Hermeneutic Analysis of Relational Dynamics in Counseling and Psychotherapy Supervision, Onur Özmen
Dissertation: Innocence Through an Intersectional Lens: An Examination of Women and Wrongful Convictions, Briana Paige
Dissertation: Longitudinal Solid Polarized Target for CLAS12 and Study of Spin Structure of Nucleons, Pushpa Pandey
Dissertation: Intrinsic Manipulation of Microstructure and Strength of Ice-Templated Lithium Titanate, Rohan Parai
Thesis: Time Series Models for Predicting Application GPU Utilization and Power Draw Based on Trace Data, Dorothy Xiaoshuang Parry
Thesis: An Exploratory Study on E-Learning Software Utilization Among Professional Instructional Designers in Virginia, Mark Richard Parsons
Dissertation: Combine Effects of Heavy Storm, Sea Level Rise, and Wind-Induced Surge on Flooding in a Low-Gradient Coastal Watershed in Eastern Virginia, Rutvik Rajendrabhai Patel
Thesis: Alternative Applications of Composite Materials to Reduce Radar Cross Section, Mark Patterson
Dissertation: Parallel-In-Time Implicit Schemes for Nonlinear PDEs, Subhash Paudel
Dissertation: Exploring the Experiences of School Counselors Advocating for Social Justice Within Urban PK-12 Charter Schools, Betsy Marina Perez
Thesis: Visual Attention in Remote Vehicle Supervision: Examining the Effects of Mental Models and Information Bandwidth, Michael Stanley Politowicz
Dissertation: Comparing the Effects of Task Experience and Interruption Source on Resumption Performance, Sarah Anastazia Powers
Thesis: Suppression of Dynamic Aeroelastic Response of a Semispan Wing Using Traditional and Distributed Sensing, James Ramey
Dissertation: Self-Identifying Minoritized Doctoral Students’ Experiences of Epistemic Injustice in Counselor Education and Supervision, Francisca Rivas
Dissertation: Development of a Conceptual Framework for Complex System Governance (CSG) Performance Measurement, James Hartwell Rutherford
Dissertation: Safe and Efficient Operation of Mobile Robots in Indoor Environments: A User-Centric Shared Control System with High-Level Navigation Capabilities, Ahmet Saglam
Dissertation: Two Essays on Asset Prices Around Securities Class Action Lawsuits, Sounak Saha
Dissertation: A Portable Numerical Library for the Calculation of Multi-Dimensional Integrals, Ioannis Sakiotis
Dissertation: Body Image Dissatisfaction, Positive Body Image, and Health Behaviors During Pregnancy: A Between-Trimester Comparison, Cassidy M. Sandoval
Dissertation: Tracing the Development of Trust in Automation/Autonomy in a Multitasking Environment, Tetsuya Sato
Thesis: Building Trust Through Allyship: Moderating Roles of Motivation and Perspective, John Michael Savage
Dissertation: Supervision Needs of Novice Behavioral Health Providers in Integrated Primary Care Settings: A Delphi Study, Nicholas D. Schmoyer
Dissertation: Competing in the Stress Olympics: Mid-Level Managers and their Experiences of Work Stress as Impacted by their Supervisors and Organizational Climate, Melissa Jane Hecker Scott
Dissertation: Wellness as a Predictor of Turnover Intention in the Active Duty Military, Thomas Clifford Seguin
Dissertation: The Digital Battlefield: Extremists on Social Media, Daniel P. Shanks
Dissertation: Development of One and Two Current Transition Amplitudes With Two Body Final States, Keegan H. Sherman
Dissertation: A Mixed-Methods Study to Examine Protective Behavioral Strategies for Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabis Use in College Students, Jennifer Lynn Shipley
Thesis: Structural Characterization of a TriTruss Module, Lauren M. Simmons
Dissertation: A Variable Shape Metastructure Based on Controlled Bistable Structural Elements, Mehmet R. Simsek
Thesis: Symbolic Regression for Data-Driven Equation Discovery: A Physics-Informed Approach, Anusha Reddy Singireddy
Dissertation: Institutional Pressures on School Leadership and Innovation After Pandemic-Related School Closures: A Phenomenological Study, Gary Eugene Skeen
Thesis: The Impact of Peer Observational Learning on Honesty Following a Transgression, Hannah M. Sliman
Thesis: 1994, Jenn Sloggie
Thesis: Who Wrote the Scientific News? Improving the Discernibility of LLMs to Human-Written Scientific News, Dominik Soós
Dissertation: Inviting Submission: Isabella Beeton at the Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1856-1865, Julie Megan Sorge Way
Dissertation: A Comparison of Specialized and General Orientation Courses for Community College Students, Heather R. Sorrell
Dissertation: Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Single-Story Single-Bay Orthogonal Steel Space Frame Under Angular Earthquake, Mohammad Hamayoun Stanikzai
Dissertation: The Ecological Applications of Δ17O: Validating a Novel Technique for Assessing Animal Metabolism and Water Intake, Zachary Taylor Steele
Dissertation: Pediatric Oral Health Literacy Among Caregivers of Young Children, Melissa L. Sullivan
Dissertation: Transforming School Leadership: An Examination of the Impetus and Evolution of an Internal District Principal Preparation Program, Whitney Szoke
Dissertation: The Practices of Instructional Design at Community Colleges: A Post-Qualitative Study of the Mutual Invisibility of Work, David Robert Niebuhr Tod
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt-Based Complexes and Metal-Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis Under Acidic Conditions, Elizabeth A. Tonsel-White
Dissertation: Thermal Management for Optimal Performance of Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells, Mythy T. Tran
Dissertation: Identification of Quality Indicators of Visual Based Learning Material in Technology Education Programs for Grades 6th - 9th in Greek Schools in Cyclades Aegean Islands, Spyridoula Tsouganatou