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 2025
Thesis: Birds Sing Inside Me, Samantha Nicole New
Dissertation: Two Analytic Issues Arising from Models in Probability and Materials Science, Giang Vu Thanh Nguyen
Dissertation: Intersecting Realities and Evolving Landscapes: Mapping Generative AI within the Framework of Digital Rhetoric, Joshua Troy Nieubuurt
Dissertation: Identifying Contributing Factors of Black American Females’ Long-Term Persistence in Stem Education: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Chandra T. Oaks-Garcia
Thesis: Analysis on Plasma Propulsion Thruster Material Reconfiguration for Thrust Stabilization, Chinedumu Chidiebere Okafo
Dissertation: Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field and Plasma Jets for Cancer Therapy, Edwin Ayobami Oshin
Dissertation: From First-Generation to Flourishing: Exploring the Influence of Academic, Social, and Deeper Life Interactions in Higher Education, Melissa Jean Overton
Thesis: Farther Away and Out of Place and Other Stories, John Oluwaseun Oyewale
Dissertation: Not Right Now: Factors Affecting Interruption Decisions in a Healthcare Paradigm, Matthew G. Pacailler
Thesis: "Legitimacy, War, and the State: A Framework for Understanding Legitimation Strategies in US Foreign Policy", Daniel Jose Palomino
Dissertation: A Strict Physicality-Preserving Scheme for a 2D Q-Tensor Flow with a Singular Potential, Md Mashud Parvez
Dissertation: 'Managed Hearts’ in Helper-Education: Gender Non-Binary Helper-Educators’ Experiences of Emotional Labor, Jordan Pearce
Dissertation: School Counselor Burnout and Self-Efficacy and Their Impact on the Degree of Implementation of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program, Rebecca Pierre-Louis
Dissertation: The Structure Function of the Free Neutron at High X-Bjorken, Madhusudhan Pokhrel
Dissertation: Enhancing Data Usability for People with Visual Impairments, Yash Prakash
Dissertation: Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: The Influence of Gender, Sexual Orientation, Race/Ethnicity on Bystander Intention, Brooke M. Puharic
Dissertation: Computational Modeling for Automatic Superconducting Cavity Fault Prediction and Classification Using Time Series Signals, Md Monibor Rahman
Dissertation: Unraveling Nonperturbative QCD with Transverse Momentum Hadronic Structures, Tommaso Rainaldi
Thesis: Exploring the Relationship Between Cannabis Use Motives and Readiness to Change Among Young Adult College Students, Emma Kathryn Rawls
Thesis: Streamer Discharge Simulation for Plasma-Assisted Combustion, Stuart Jairo Reyes
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Tutoring and student Success and Retention Among Men of Color Enrolled in Community College STEM Gateway Courses in Upstate New York, Elizabeth Mary Eloise Richards
Dissertation: Expanding the LexA Bacterial Two-Hybrid System for Human Protein-Protein Interaction Screening: Application to Tumor Suppressor PAR-4, Rebecca M. Richardson
Dissertation: Understanding Anti-racism in Counselor Education: A Narratology of Anti-racist Pedagogy in Sociocultural Courses, Danielle G. Rodgers
Dissertation: Graduate Students’ Perspectives on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 3.0 Guidelines: A Q-Methodology Study, Taylor C. Rodriguez
Thesis: Communication During Perimmigration: A Life-Line Interview Method Study, Giada Roberta Rossi
Dissertation: Peace Engagement and Non-Negotiable Commitment Through an In-Depth Lens [PENCIL Theory]: A Film Perspective on UN’s Conflict Resolution, Edward Moses Sam Selvaraj
Dissertation: Development of Laser-Induced Graphene-Based Bioanode Incorporating Thylakoid for Harvesting Energy, Amit Sarode
Dissertation: A Theoretical Framework for Examination of Context in Complex System Governance, Meggan M. Schoenberg
Dissertation: Process of Determining Multilevel Performance Indicators to Assess Network Effectiveness: A Qualitative Case Study of USAID’s People-To-People Reconciliation Programs, Prapti Sedhain
Thesis: Effect of Moderate Decrease in Contractility on Epithelial Cell-Cell Contacts Under External Stretch, Saika Sharmin
Dissertation: Practicing in the Laboratories of Democracy: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of How Political Science Faculty Use Simulations with Community College Students, James Stewart Shifflett
Dissertation: Development of Highly Sensitive & Selective Sensor, Megha Shinde
Thesis: Synchrotron Radiation Interferometry at CEBAF, Sankalp Rajendra Shinde
Dissertation: A Methodology for Model-Based Certification, Jay Albert Silverman
Thesis: Valorizing Cement Kiln Dust and Glass Powder: A Binder Study on Sustainable Partial Cement Replacement, Sai Kiran Simhadri
Thesis: Characterization of Cure and Temperature Dependent Properties of Filament Wound Composite Structures, Aaron Riley Sinkler
Dissertation: The Relationships Between Expectancy-Value Beliefs, Communal Value Beliefs, Family Identity, and Academic Persistence Among First- and Continuing-Generation College Students, Douglas W. Snuffer
Dissertation: Electron Beam Irradiation Effects on Bulk Metals and High Entropy Alloys (CrMnV and CrMnTiV) and the Synthesis and Characterization of Irradiation-Induced Damage in Polycrystalline Metal and High Entropy Alloy Thin Films, Najmin Ara Sultana
Dissertation: Black Students with Disabilities in the Virginia Community College System, David Jerome Sultzer
Dissertation: Enhancing Non-Visual Interaction with Online User-Generated Content, Mohan Krishna Sunkara
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Role of Anthropomorphism in Consumer Behavior, Faegheh (Faa) Taheran
Thesis: Hieronymus Bosch’s Dismantled Triptych as a Moralizing Guide for Reforming the Catholic Church, Heather Thurston
Dissertation: Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Syndication Strategy: Partner Selection and Features, Run Tian
Dissertation: Draining Development: The Changing Nature of Corruption in Post-Independence India, Chandra Tiwari
Thesis: Wind Tunnel Testing of a Novel Quadrotor Design, Oliver Marius Tobisch
Thesis: A Formal Simulation Model for Discrete Rate Simulation, Thomas J. Tracey
Dissertation: An Examination of the Role Bureaucratic Discretion Plays in Public Education Policy and Administration: A Revelation of How Discretionary Discipline Impacts Historically Marginalized Students, Regina Francine Turner
Dissertation: From Image Enhancement to Model Protection Integrating Generative AI and Secure Learning in Computer Vision, Mohammad Shahab Uddin
Dissertation: Integrating Computational Thinking into K–12 Classroom Instruction, Jorge Valenzuela
Thesis: An Optimized Generalized Multi-Color Point Implicit Solver for Intel GPUs Using Intel OneAPIs ESIMD, Joseph Wassell
Dissertation: Situated Motivation for an Undergraduate Degree: A Phenomenology of Nontraditional College Students' Lived Experiences, Faith A. Watrous
Dissertation: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA): Reflections on Navigating Uncertainty in Design, Brandi R. Watts
Dissertation: Semantic Information Extraction from Scholarly Papers and an Application, Xin Wei
Thesis: The Contribution of Task Difficulty and Adult Reliability on Children's Academic Task Persistence, Ella M. Wheelbarger
Thesis: It Ends with Us: How Social Media Algorithms Shape Recommendations in Online Reading Communities, Alana Nicole Whitley
Thesis: A City Divided: Norfolk, Virginia and Public Higher Education in the Era of Desegregation, John Edward Wiley V
Dissertation: Configurations of CEO Personality Characteristics, Power, and Board Fault Lines, Chris H. Willis
Dissertation: Specialization or Diversification? Creators’ Strategies on User-generated Content Platforms, Ziwei Ye
Thesis: Input Structure Based Optimization for Privacy Preserving AI Systems, Feng Yizhou
Thesis: The Weight of it All, Ifrah Yousuf
Dissertation: Computational Investigation of Energetic Materials: Influence of Electronic and Steric Properties on Sensitivity and Decomposition Mechanisms, Elizabeth Ruth Zengel
Dissertation: Essay on Supply Chain, Artificial Intelligence, and Firm Performance, Fangling Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Thesis: Effect of Lunar Magnetic Field and Lunar Regolith Simulant on the Growth and Bioactive Compounds Production of Chlorella Vulgaris Microalgae, Jeries Philip Butros Abedrabbo
Dissertation: On Weighted Sequence Spaces, Gilbert D. Acheampong
Dissertation: Examining the Role of Access to Capital, Social Capital Networks, and Education in Supporting Black Founders and Investors in Technology-Based Entrepreneurship, Akosua Acheamponmaa
Thesis: Machine Learning and Simulation Techniques for Detecting Buoys from LiDAR Data, Christopher Adolphi
Dissertation: Thermo-Elasto-Plastic Stability of Biaxially Loaded Hollow Rectangular Section Steel Beam-Columns with Applied Torsion, George Adomako Kumi
Thesis: Reliability of Popliteal Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation in the Seated Position, Taskina Akhter
Dissertation: Use of Cobalt(III) and Copper(II) Complexes With Thiosemicarbazone Ligands and Berberine Chloride as Anti-Cancer Agents Against Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Duaa Rashad Alajroush
Dissertation: Adopt: An Environmentally-Friendly System for Alerting Drivers to Occluded Pedestrians Traffic, Abrar Abdulrahman Alali
Dissertation: Leveraging Blockchain for Trust Enhancement in Decentralized Marketplaces: A Reputation System Perspective, Meshari Mohammd Aljohani
Dissertation: An Integrated Theoretical Socio-Technical Framework for Implementing Service Robots’ Integration in Healthcare, Sujatha Alla
Thesis: Effects of Simultaneous Alarms on Resolution Heuristics, Amanda C. Allen
Dissertation: Intersectional Cultural Identities Among First-Generation College Students: From a Deficit to Asset Perspective, Kelsie K. Allison
Dissertation: Contemporary Caribbean-American Literature: Identity Struggle for Caribbean Diasporic Subjects in American Racial and Cultural Contexts, Samirah Munahi Almutairi
Dissertation: Navigating Foreign Language Anxiety in Saudi Classrooms: Examining Classroom Environment, Teacher Strategies, and Learner Perspectives, Amal Obaid Alnefaie
Dissertation: Real-Time Navigation System for Breast Cancer Surgery with Pre- and Intra-Operative Imaging Using Neural Networks, Motaz Alqaoud
Dissertation: Modeling the Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicles on Driving Behaviors and Safety: A Driving Simulator Study, Abdalziz Alruwaili
Dissertation: Refinement of AlphaFold-Predicted Models Using Cryo-EM Density Maps and Enhancement of Protein Secondary Structure Topologies With Residue Contacts, Maytha Naif Alshammari
Thesis: Stability and Strength of Glass FRP Beam-Columns with Biaxial Bending and Torsion Including Shear and Warping Deformations, Emad M. Amin
Dissertation: Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds With Zinc Oxide and Metal-Organic Frameworks as Solid-State Sensor Materials, Papa Kojo Amoah
Dissertation: Two Essays on Labor Heterogeneity, Enxi An
Dissertation: Gender Measurement Invariance of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Adolescent - Restructured Form (MMPI-A-RF) Internalizing and Externalizing Specific Problem Scales, Thomas Jay Augustin
Thesis: Inelastic Dynamic Response of Two-Story Steel Frame Under Single and Dual Blast Loading, Jack Austin
Thesis: Prisons of the Imagination: Carceral Ideology and Race in Science Fiction, Daniel Allen Avant Blachman
Dissertation: Dynamic Soil-Structure Response and Failure of Wood Utility Poles Under Hurricane-Force Wind and Non-Linear Cable Loads, Ramani Ayakannu
Thesis: Maladaptive Social Media Use Motives, Emotional Well-Being, and Drinking Behaviors Among College Students, Rachel Ayala Guzman
Dissertation: Testing a Model of Ethnic/Racial Discrimination, Ethnic Identity, and Adult Attachment in College Students, Kenneth L. Ayers
Thesis: The Years of Embers in Mauritania: Ethnicity and Narratives, Hawa Saidou Barane Ba
Dissertation: Crisis in the Coalfields: State/Corporate Violence, Historical Trauma, & Concentrated Substance Misuse and Harm, Brooke Baker
Dissertation: Examining the Physical Activity Experiences of Blind and Visually Impaired Women, Lindsay E. Ball
Thesis: Examining the Effects of Video Camera Angles on Interpersonal Impressions, Rachel Valerie Ball
Dissertation: The Volleyball Attack: Training, Kinematics, and the Role of the Torso, Kiara Baeleah Barrett
Dissertation: Appalachia in the Anthropocene: An Approach to Understanding Neo Appalachian Narratives as an Affective Ecology, Rachel Michel Bates
Dissertation: Decriminalizing Academia: Black First-Generation Community College Students in Unsatisfactory Academic Standing, Gerome Maurice Bell, Jr.
Dissertation: The Impact of Guided Notes Intervention on Learning Achievement, Quality of Notes, and Perception, Bryan Richard Biggers
Dissertation: Legitimacy at Sea: Expanding Considerations of Sea Control, Ian Birdwell
Dissertation: Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer Contributes to Microenvironmental Fate Redirection of Mammary Cancer Cells, Julie Sofie Bjerring
Dissertation: Differential Effects of Physical Activity on Social Interactions of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Christianna Blanchard-Alworth
Dissertation: A Graceful Pedagogy: An Approach to Academic Advising Diffracted Through Love for Equitable Support of Students Identifying as Black and Male at Two-Year Community Colleges, Ian Kelso Bodkin