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 2015
Dissertation: 'Home was Congo': Refugees and Durable Displacement in the Borderlands of 1,000 Hills, Erika Frydenlund
Dissertation: The Value of Integrated Information Systems for U.S. General Hospitals, Liuliu Fu
Thesis: Shaping American Foreign Policy A Game Theoretic Analysis of the United States'--North Korean Relationship, Kimberly Michelle Ganczak
Dissertation: Institutions of Higher Education and Cultural Heritage Tourism: A Case Study of The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Terence Michael Gilley
Dissertation: A Phenomenological Investigation of Wellness and Wellness Promotion in Counselor Education Programs, Brett Kyle Gleason
Thesis: Impact of Limited Organic Carbon Addition on Nitrogen Removal in a Mainstream Anammox Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor, Johnnie Wayne Godwin
Dissertation: Key Factors Driving Personnel Downsizing in Multinational Military Organizations, Ilksen Gorkem
Dissertation: Texting While Driving: A Test of Self-Control Theory, Charles R. Gray
Dissertation: Educational Pathways of Teachers and the Effects on Students' Performance on High-Stakes Testing in Texas, Patrizia Antoinette Grigsby
Dissertation: The Association of Racial Identity and Locus of Control With Eating Attitudes and Obesity in African American College Women, Jamie Grisham
Dissertation: Two Essays on Managerial Horizon, Cash Holdings and Earnings Management, Sanjib Guha
Dissertation: Donepezil’s Effect on Cardiac Function in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease through an In Vivo, Non Invasive Measure of Cardiac Autonomic Function, Lewis P. Hackett
Dissertation: Dynamic Project Time and Cost Evaluation Under the Combined Influence of Contract, Quality, and Uncontrollable Change, Thomas V. Hammock
Thesis: The Effects of Task Criticality and Target Modality on a Simulated Battlefield Search Task, Julie A. Hanson
Dissertation: Multi-Surface Simplex Spine Segmentation for Spine Surgery Simulation and Planning, Rabia Haq
Dissertation: Computational Investigation of Pernicious Compounds: Arsenic and High Energy Density Materials and Their relevant Mechanisms, Lenora Kathleen Harper
Dissertation: Artificial Maturation Studies of Polymethylenic Plant Biopolymers: Investigating the Chemical Alterations from Plant Material to Coal, Blaine Elizabeth Hartman
Thesis: The Effects of Urbanization on Tick Parasitism Rates in Birds of Southeastern Virginia, Erin Leigh Heller
Thesis: Using Eye and Head Movements as a Control Mechanism for Tele-Operating A Ground-Based Robot and Its Payload, Kathryn C. Hicks
Thesis: See and Hear James "Catfish" Cole: Identity, Manhood, and the North Carolina Ku Klux Klan, 1952-1967, John Scholl Hinton
Dissertation: An Examination of Factors That Influence Teacher Adoption of Bring Your Own Device in the Classroom, Shawn Patrick Lloyd Hirano
Dissertation: The Relationship of Three Financial Aid Appeal Interventions with Academic Progress and Student Persistence, Jeannetta Lynn Hollins
Thesis: Risk Factors for Military Sexual Trauma: Pre-Military Trauma, Psychological Adjustment, Combat Exposure, and Alcohol Use at the Time of the Trauma, Brittany Hollis
Dissertation: A Framework to Simplify the Choice of Alternative Analysis and Selection Methods, James Paul Lewis Holzgrefe
Dissertation: Tokin Up in the 5280: Insight Into How Denver Police Officers Make Sense of, and Define, Interpret, and React to the Legalization of Marijuana, Kara K. Hoofnagle
Dissertation: Development of Superconducting Spoke Cavities for High-Velocity Applications, Christopher Shawn Hopper
Dissertation: Priming Middle School Females’ Engagement in Engineering and Technology, Mary Bonk Isaac
Dissertation: Training Model for Incorporating Interactive Whiteboards Into the K-12 Classroom, Elizabeth G. Jamerson
Dissertation: The Effects of Transition Planning and Postsecondary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities in an Urban School Division, Janice James-Mitchell
Dissertation: Kinematics and Hydrodynamics of Cephalopod Turning Performance in Routine Swimming and Predatory Attacks, Rachel A. Jastrebsky
Dissertation: An Exploration of Infant and Toddler Child Care Consultation: A Multiple Case Study, Christine Marie John
Thesis: Work Across the Generations: Communication Narratives of Stay-at-Home Fathers in Early and Middle Adulthood, Alice L. Jones
Thesis: Avoiding Spoilers on Mediawiki Fan Sites Using Memento, Shawn M. Jones
Dissertation: Street-Level Bureaucratic Discretion: An Investigation of Disproportionality in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems, Nina Frola Joyner
Dissertation: Energy as a Factor for Turkish - Russian Rapprochement, Saltuk Bugra Karahan
Dissertation: Poverty Within Nation-States: The impact of Corruption, Trade, Income Inequality, Population Growth, Foreign Aid, and Military Expenditure, Mustafa Karapinar
Dissertation: Systems Theory-Based Construct for Identifying Metasystem Pathologies for Complex System Governance, Polinpapilinho F. Katina
Dissertation: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Military Leaders' Operational Adaptability and Knowledge Transfer, Vahap Kavaker
Dissertation: NATO Educational Readiness for the Millennials, John Patrick Kelley
Thesis: Improving Response Characteristics of Split Ring Resonators Using Experimental Designs, Omer Faruk Keskin
Dissertation: Isogeometric Analysis for Electromagnetism, Tahsin Khajah
Dissertation: Three Essays on Opportunistic Claiming Behavior in a Services Setting: Customers and Front Line Employees Perspectives, Denis Khantimirov
Dissertation: Examining Disordered Eating Amongst Sorority Women, Andrea Joy Kirk
Dissertation: Inelastic Behavior and Strength of Steel Beam-Columns with Applied Torsion, Mamadou Konate
Dissertation: Spillover Effects of Brand Alliance and Service Experience on Host Brands in Loyalty Program Partnerships, Gulfem Cigdem Kutlu
Dissertation: Motivation, Marital Quality, Maternal Gatekeeping, Breadwinning, and Father Identity: Models Of Biological Fathers’ And Stepfathers’ Involvement In Childcare, Jessica E. Ladage
Dissertation: An Examination of High School Intra-District Funding in Two Virginia School Divisions, Claire R. Le Blanc
Dissertation: The Influence of Financial Institutions and Residential Lending on Neighborhood Crime, Anne M. Lee
Thesis: Support for Gestalt Versus Business-As-Usual Theories of Insight Depends on Operational Definition of Insight, Kimberly D. Lee
Dissertation: Bhutanese Counselors' Experiences with Western Counseling: A Qualitative Study, Susan V. Lester
Dissertation: Improving Engagement Assessment by Model Individualization and Deep Learning, Feng Li
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation of Molecular Couette Flows and Related Flows, Wei Li
Thesis: JAVA Animated Software for Teaching the Frank-Wolfe Algorithm for Static Traffic Network Equilibrium, Zhi Li
Dissertation: Determining if Development Capacity Leads to the Attainment of Redevelopment Goals for Six Communities Affected by Base Realignment and Closure (1988, 1991, and 1993), Paula J. Loomis
Dissertation: Engaging Community College Students Using an Engineering Learning Community, James Maccariella Jr.
Thesis: Numerical Studies and Optimization of Magnetron with Diffraction Output (MDO) Using Particle-in-Cell Simulations, Alireza Majzoobi
Dissertation: Constrained Discrete Phase Control of a Heaving Wave Energy Converter in Irregular Seas Using Reinforcement Learning, Praveen D. Malali
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Avid Site Team Leadership and Program Capacity: A Qualitative Case, Kellie A. Mason
Dissertation: A Daily Diary Investigation of Discrimination and Binge Eating Among Lesbian Women, Tyler Mason
Dissertation: The Impact of Design-Based Modeling Instruction on Seventh Graders' Spatial Abilities and Model-Based Argumentation, William J. McConnell
Dissertation: The Development of Self-Efficacy for Trade and Industrial Career and Technical Education Teachers, Corey McCray
Dissertation: Path Dependence in Intrastate Conflicts: Resources, Regimes, and Interventions, Ivan Medynskyi
Dissertation: Measuring Consumer Expectations of Salesperson Unethicality: A Scale Development, Amiee Mellon
Dissertation: Essays on International Risk-Return Trade-Off Relations, Liang Meng
Dissertation: Signaling Instructional Video for Mathematics, Kimberly W. Milner
Dissertation: Cultural Influences on Attitudes Toward the Criminal Justice System: A Focus on the Filipino American Community, Moises Osias Mina Jr.
Dissertation: Effects of Varying Degrees of Fixed and Random Responding on the Validity of Score Interpretation for the SP and PSY-5 Scales of the MMPI-2-RF, Joseph Brooks Minifie
Thesis: Communication Support and Religious Support in Managing Occupational Stress in Military Careers: A Career-Span Approach, Shantonee' Malee Mitchell
Dissertation: Energy Harvesting-Aware Design for Wireless Nanonetworks, Shahram Mohrehkesh
Dissertation: DNA Repair Deficiency in Huntington's Disease Fibroblasts and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Peter Anthony Mollica
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Ethical Behavior: A Case Study of Administrative Employees at a Mid-Atlantic University, Najwa Mordhah
Dissertation: Exploring the Relationship Between Receipt of Counseling Services and College Students' Academic Success, Catherine Moss
Dissertation: Honor, Courage, Commitment: Understanding Sexual Assault in the United States Navy, Caitlin Veronica Muldoon
Dissertation: Lower Extremity Biomechanics in Individuals With and Without Previous Hamstring Injury, Jessica A. Mutchler
Thesis: The Differential Effect of Anticipated Work-Family Conflict on the STEM Major Embeddedness of Men and Women, Dante P. Myers
Dissertation: Two Essays on Investor Attention and Asset Pricing, Nadia Asmaa Nafar
Dissertation: Dwelling in Time, Dwelling in Structures: Disintegration in World Politics, Jan Adam Nalaskowski
Dissertation: Investigation of the Potential for Algaenan to Produce Hydrocarbon Based Fuels From Algae by Hydrous Pyrolysis, Wassim Adel Obeid
Dissertation: Photoassociative Spectroscopy of Ultracold Argon and Krypton Confined in a Magneto Optical Trap, Maha Khaled Omar
Dissertation: Identities and Interactions in a Transcultural Online Collaboration Project, Zsuzsanna Bacsa Palmer
Thesis: Parallel Two-Dimensional Unstructured Anisotropic Delaunay Mesh Generation for Aerospace Applications, Juliette Kelly Pardue
Thesis: In Vivo Near IR Fluorescent Imaging of Hollow Polymeric Nanocapsules, Venkata Suresh Patthipati
Dissertation: Molecular Phylogenetics and Historical Biogeography of the Tribe Chiococceae (Rubiaceae), Sushil Kumar Paudyal
Dissertation: An Exploration of Health Providers' Responses to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Malaysia, Kee Pau
Dissertation: International Venture Capital Firms Syndication and Performance: A Social Network Perspective, Amir Pezeshkan
Dissertation: A Risk Assessment of the Impacts of Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise on the Existing and New Pump Stations 113, Norfolk, VA, David A. Pezza
Dissertation: Studies of Two-Nucleon Interactions and Few-Body Electromagnetic Structure in Chiral Effective Field Theory, Maria Piarulli
Thesis: The Effect of Posterior Foot Positions on Electromyography, Joint Kinetics and Energetics During a Sit-to-Stand in Young and Older Adults, Eric A. Pitman
Dissertation: A Preliminary Study Investigating Motivational Factors Influencing Part-time Faculty to Seek Employment at Community Colleges, Philip Eugene Pons Jr.
Dissertation: Hydrothermal Catalytic Liquefaction and Deoxygenation of Biomass for Renewable Fuel Production, Sergiy Popov
Dissertation: Examining the Relationship Between Leadership Decision Making Styles and Personality Type Within the Department of Defense, Antoine Lamont Prince Sr.
Dissertation: The Impact of the C. L. E. A. R. (Challenge Leading to Engagement, Achievement, and Results) Curriculum Model on Reading Achievement at the Third Grade Level, Robin Gale Puryear
Dissertation: Wildlife Crime and Other Challenges to Resource System Resilience, Patricia Anne Raxter
Thesis: Predictors of Self-Esteem in Children Exposed to Potentially Traumatic Events, Colleen Michelle Ray
Thesis: Accuracy Comparison of Numerical Integration Algorithms for Real-Time Hybrid Simulations, Ganesh Anant Reddy
Dissertation: In Search of Autonomy: Nepal as a Wedge State Between India and China, Sagar Rijal
Thesis: Residential Segregation in Norfolk, Virginia: How the Federal Government Reinforced Racial Division in a Southern City, 1914-1959, Kevin Lang Ringelstein
Dissertation: Pedagogy at Play: Gamification and Gameful Design in the 21st-Century Writing Classroom, Danielle Roney Roach
Thesis: Examining the Factors Related to Bisexual Individuals' Preference for Future Parenting Partner, Laurin Beth Roberts
Dissertation: The Effect of Preferred Visual Aesthetic on Focused Attention, Use Intention, and Persistence in an Instructional Simulation, Don Grady Robison