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: The Effect of Preferred Visual Aesthetic on Focused Attention, Use Intention, and Persistence in an Instructional Simulation, Don Grady Robison
Dissertation: Characterizing Queue Dynamics at Signalized Intersections From Probe Vehicle Data, Semuel Yacob Recky Rompis
Dissertation: Program Standards for Establishing High Quality Postsecondary Trade and Industrial Education Programs, Beno Rubin
Dissertation: Detecting, Modeling, and Predicting User Temporal Intention, Hany M. SalahEldeen
Dissertation: The Effects of Incorporating Interactive Questioning During Shared Electronic Book Reading on Preschoolers' Comprehension, Lynda Gail Salmon
Thesis: A Survey of Aquatic Organisms for the Cyanotoxin Beta-Methylamino-L-Alanine (BMAA), Ian M. Sammler
Dissertation: PTSD Symptom Severity and Neurocognitive Performance as a Function of Combined TMS and Imaginal Exposure in OIF/OEF Combat Veterans with Treatment Resistant PTSD, Katharine Seagly
Thesis: Blue Carbon in Coastal Freshwater/Brackish Marshes on the Barrier Islands of Virginia: Belowground Carbon Dynamics, Nathan M. Sedghi
Dissertation: Supervised Classification Using Copula and Mixture Copula, Sumen Sen
Dissertation: Creating Memories: Writing and Designing More Memorable Documents, James Eric Sentell
Dissertation: Multichannel Characterization of Brain Activity in Neurological Impairments, Yalda Shahriari
Dissertation: Wireless Networking for Vehicle to Infrastructure Communication and Automatic Incident Detection, Sarwar Aziz Sha-Mohammad
Thesis: Molecular Phylogeny of the Genus Houstonia and Allies in Rubiaceae, Hunter Lee Shanks
Dissertation: Meson Photo-Couplings From Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics, Christian J. P. Shultz
Dissertation: Computational Development for Secondary Structure Detection From Three-Dimensional Images of Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Dong Si
Dissertation: Command and Control in the Information Age: A Case Study of a Representative Air Power Command and Control Node, Marvin Leo Simpson Jr.
Dissertation: Three Essays on Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Development, Adam Smith
Thesis: Groundwater Thresholds for Root Decomposition and the Relation to Barrier Island Ecological State Changes, Matthew Lee Smith
Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Study of the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Spiritual Development in the College Experience, Kevin C. Snow
Dissertation: Exploring the Effect of Climate Change on Biological Systems, Nardos Sori
Thesis: Classification of Digital Communication Signal Modulation Schemes in Multipath Environments Using Higher Order Statistics, Meena Sreekantamurthy
Thesis: Perceptions of Social Control in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods and Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use: Are They Related?, Kanita Shiquia Sumner
Dissertation: Study of Photochemical Formation of Hydroxyl Radical in Natural Waters, Luni Sun
Thesis: Comparing Nutrient Recovery via Rapid (Flash Hydrolysis) and Conventional Hydrothermal Liquefaction Processes for Microalgae Cultivation, Caleb Richard Talbot
Thesis: Object Tracking from Multiple Multi-Axis Platforms in Four Dimensions, Theodore A. Teates
Thesis: Potential for Biocontrol of Environmental Vibrio Spp. by Predatory Bacteria Bacteriovorax, Patrick Tennis
Dissertation: Uncertainty Estimates and Prediction Interval Development for Internal Strain Gage Balance Calibration Systems, Kenneth G. Toro
Dissertation: Two-Year and Four-Year Tertiary Education: Measuring Human Capital Effects on Economic Growth in Developing and Developed Countries with the Uzawa-Lucas Model, Darryl M. Tyndorf
Dissertation: A Phenomenological Case Study Concerning Science Teacher Educators' Beliefs and Teaching Practices About Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Preparing K-12 Science Teachers to Engage African American Students in K-12 Science, Janice Bell Underwood
Thesis: Employee Opportunism in Two Early Modern British Trading Companies, Robert Franklin Unger
Dissertation: The Role of Diversity on Team Effectiveness in a Multinational and Multicultural Military Environment, Mustafa Utoglu
Dissertation: New Engineering Approaches to Arrhythmias and Myocardial Infarction, Frency Varghese
Dissertation: A Framework and System for a Multi-Model Decision Aid for Sustainable Farming Practices, Kasi Bharath Vegesana
Thesis: Dental Consumers' Perceptions of Dental Hygienists with Visible Tattoos, Amanda Brooke Verissimo
Thesis: The Effects of Pre-Maximal Exertion Inhalation of Ammonia and the Performance Effects During Deadlift Maximal Tests, Justin Nicholas Vigil
Thesis: Mobile Cloud Computing Based Non Rigid Registration for Image Guided Surgery, Arun Brahmavar Vishwanatha
Dissertation: Zero-Inflated Models to Identify Transcription Factor Binding Sites in ChIP-seq Experiments, Sameera Dhananjaya Viswakula
Dissertation: Proclivity or Popularity? Exploring Agent Heterogeneity in Network Formation, Xiaotian Wang
Dissertation: Safety Culture Monitoring: A Management Approach for Assessing Nuclear Safety Culture Health Performance Utilizing Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis, James Harold Warren Jr.
Thesis: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Interval Estimation and a Visual-Spatial Secondary Task as Measures of Mental Workload During Laparoscopy, Levi Parker Warvel
Dissertation: Development of a Practical Visual-Evoked Potential-Based Brain-Computer Interface, Nicholas R. Waytowich
Dissertation: A Study of a Simulated Infectious Disease on Healthcare Workers' Reaction, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Performance Towards Hand Hygiene, Lydia Wigglesworth-Ballard
Dissertation: Exploring Conceptualization and Operationalization of Interorganizational Interactions: An Empirical Study, Andrew Paul Williams
Dissertation: Source-Specific Molecular Signatures for Light-Absorbing Organic Aerosols, Amanda Susan Willoughby
Thesis: Generation of Multi-Charged Aluminum Ions From Femtosecond Laser Induced Plasma, Frederick Guy Wilson
Dissertation: Catalysis of Stark-Tuned Interactions Between Ultracold Rydberg Atoms, Aye Lu Win
Dissertation: Determining the Prevalence and Distribution of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Southeastern Virginia and Exploring the Transmission Dynamics of Rickettsia Parkeri in Amblyomma Maculatum, Chelsea L. Wright Thompson
Dissertation: Ablation of Cardiac Tissue with Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields: Experiments and Numerical Simulations, Fei Xie
Dissertation: The Effects of Function-Based Thinking on Teacher Selection of Interventions for Disruptive Student Behavior, Kimberly Yanek
Dissertation: Perceptions of Impediments to the Advancement of Women Leaders in Community Colleges, Teresa Alley Yearout
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: State Variable Model for Unsteady Two Dimensional Axial Vortex Flow with Pressure Relaxation, Mazin Mohammed Elbakri Abuharaz
Dissertation: The Impacts of In-State Procurement Preference Policies on the Economy of South Carolina, Sawsan A. Abutabenjeh
Dissertation: Direct Measurements of Two Photon Exchange on Lepton-Proton Elastic Scattering Using Simultaneous Electron-Positron Beams in CLAS, Dasuni Kalhari Adikaram
Thesis: Effects of Simultaneous Alarms on Resolution Heuristics, Amanda C. Allen
Thesis: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers Toward Evidence-Based Practice Among Oral Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia, Sukainah Abdulwahab Almeedani
Dissertation: Web Archive Services Framework for Tighter Integration Between the Past and Present Web, Ahmed AlSum
Thesis: Crustal Accretion and Mantle Geodynamics at Microplates: Constraints from Gravity Analysis and Numerical Modeling, Katherine Ames
Dissertation: The Impact of Multiple Nursery Areas on the Population Structure of Atlantic Menhaden, Brevooria tyrannus, Kristen A. Anstead
Dissertation: Using Two Formats of a Social Story to Increase the Social-Communication Skills of Three Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nicole A. Anthony
Dissertation: Meshless Mechanics and Point-Based Visualization Methods for Surgical Simulations, Rifat Aras
Dissertation: Modeling Stem Cell Population Dynamics, Samiur Arif
Dissertation: Reducing Intrinsic Cognitive Load in Complex Learning Such as Flight Training That Involves Both Cognitive and Psychomotor Tasks, Adil Aslan
Dissertation: Role of Surface Chemistry in Nanoscale Electrokinetic Transport, Secuk Atalay
Dissertation: Transparent Spectrum Co-Access in Cognitive Radio Networks, Jonathan Daniel Backens
Dissertation: A Systems-Based Framework for the Assessment of Performance Measurement System Implementations in R&D Organizations, Kenneth S. Baggett Jr.
Dissertation: Weak Links in a Dangerously Fractured Region: Fragile State as Global Threats, Tasawar ul-Rahim Baig
Thesis: Predation Thresholds in Marine Microbial Communities Applied to Environments with Low Prey Abundances, Bonnie Bailey
Dissertation: An Empirical Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Earnings Management in Emerging Markets, Shuji Rosey Bao
Dissertation: Human Capital Management Within the Federal Government Utilizing Generational Stratification With a Focus on Generation Y, Ian Nathaniel Barford
Dissertation: Characterization of an Impulse Radiating Antenna in the Near Field, Chandra Barjracharya
Dissertation: Time-Based Collision Risk Modeling for Air Traffic Management, Alan E. Bell
Thesis: Default Effects in the Endorsement of Environmental Policies, Blake J. Bent
Thesis: Default Effects in the Endorsement of Environmental Policies, Blake J. Bent
Thesis: Mutual Performance Monitoring in Virtual Teams, Nathan Haugejorde Bjomberg
Thesis: Mutual Performance Monitoring in Virtual Teams, Nathan Haugejorde Bjornberg
Thesis: The Influence of Childhood Maltreatment on Substance Abuse in Adulthood, James Michael Blinco
Thesis: Protective Effects of Social Support and Self-Esteem on Sexual Minority Young Adults' Mental Health, Sara Bock
Dissertation: An Investigation of Business Transformation Disruptors at the Military Strategic Command Level, Thomas Bock
Thesis: Aggression Exposure to Parental Violence and Resilience as Predictors of Dating Violence Perpetration in Female College Students, Jessica A. Bodkins-Kite
Dissertation: Applying Leadership Theory to the Work-Family Interface: Examining the Interactive Effects of Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors and Leader-Member Exchange Quality, Heather M. Bolen
Dissertation: Ethical and Legal Knowledge, Cognitive Complexity, and Moral Reasoning in Counseling Students, Matthew W. Bonner
Dissertation: Systems Theory Based Framework for Competency Models, Joseph M. Bradley
Thesis: Disaster Preparedness & Response: A Survey of U.S. Dental Hygienists, Brenda Tallon Bradshaw
Thesis: The Effects of Religious Coping and Drinking to Cope on the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Alcohol-Related Problems, Adrian J. Bravo
Thesis: The Effects of Religious Coping and Drinking to Cope on the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Alcohol-Related Problems, Adrian J. Bravo
Dissertation: A Study of the Factors That Predict Academic Success and Retention of Student-Athletes, April A. Brecht
Dissertation: Narrative Space and Serialized Forms: Story-Spaces for the Mass Market in Victorian Print and Contemporary Television, Laura Daniel Buchholz
Dissertation: "That Doesn't Sound Like Me:" Student Perceptions of Semiotic Resources in Written-Aural Remediation Practices, Jennifer Johnson Buckner
Dissertation: School Library Advocacy: Perceptions of Building Influence, Elizabeth A. Burns
Dissertation: Spectroscopic Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter: Insights Into the Linkage Between Sources and Chemical Composition, Xiaoyan Cao
Thesis: Evaluation of the EPA SWMM Model to Simulate Low Impact Development Features in an Urban Stormwater Environment, Holly Ann Carpenter
Dissertation: A Framework for Web Object Self-Preservation, Charles L. Cartledge
Dissertation: Analysis of Student Perceptions of the Psychosocial Learning Environment in Online and Face-to-Face Career and Technical Education Courses, Diane L. Carver
Dissertation: Educational Policy Decisions Effect Upon Same-Gender Public Education, Richard Gerard Catoire
Dissertation: A Correlational Study Examining the Relationship Between State Fiscal Effort and High School Graduation Rates, Kelli Marie Cedo
Dissertation: Molecular Characterization and Photochemical Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter From Land to Ocean, Hongmei Chen
Thesis: New Media and the NFL Fan: Determining the Impact of New Media on Team Identification in Displaced NFL Fans, Dorothy R. Collins
Thesis: Predictors Patterns and Processes of Extinction Risk in Porgies and Seabreams (Family: Sparidae), Mia Theresa B. Conteros
Dissertation: Entry-Level Cognitive Mathematics Skill and First-Semester Mathematics Performance as Correlates of Fall-to-Fall Retention of Community College Students, Stephen Tyler Corbin
Dissertation: Preparing School Leaders to Advocate for Social Justice: A Case Analysis of Social Justice Tenets in a Leadership Preparation Program, Jessica Costa