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 2015
Thesis: Experimental and Predicted Behavior of FRP Beam-Columns Including Retrofitting, Ali Al-Huazy
Thesis: Analyzing Driver Behavior and Traffic Flow Breakdowns at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, Michelle L. Allen
Thesis: Source Localization in Cognitive Radio Networks, Giancarlo Almodovar
Dissertation: The Effects of Encoding Strategy Training on Foreign Language Learning, Olla Najah Al-Shalchi
Dissertation: Diabetes Status, Predisposing, Enabling, and Oral Health Illness Level Variables as Predictors of Preventive and Emergency Dental Service Use, Sabha Alshatrat
Thesis: Behavior and Strength of Pultruded FRP I-Section Columns Including Uniaxial and Biaxial Bending, Emad M. Amin
Dissertation: The Effects of Mental Models and Expertise on Running Memory and Clinical Handoff Effectiveness, Brittany Lee Anderson-Montoya
Thesis: Fire Dancing, Elizabeth Marie Argento
Thesis: An Evaluation of Game Fiction-Enhanced Training: Using Narrative to Improve Trainee Reactions and Learning, Michael Beaumont Armstrong
Thesis: Cave Painting, Natasha Lynn Arnold
Dissertation: High Efficiency Ultrathin CIGS Solar Cells, Krishna Prasad Aryal
Thesis: Comparing Implicit and Explicit Measures of Sex Guilt in Predicting Sexual Behavior, Delaram Asadzadeh Totonchi
Thesis: Categorizing Fetal Heart Rate Variability with and without Visual Aids, Amanda Jane Ashdown
Thesis: Techno-Economic Analysis of Protein Concentrate Produced by Flash Hydrolysis of Microalgae, Alexander Nana Yaw Asiedu
Dissertation: Implementing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Strategies Using Children's Literature in the Urban Multicultural Preschool: Examining Teachers' Language Dialect Beliefs and Practices, Nicole Victoria Bailey Austin
Dissertation: Toward a Theory of Multi-Method Modeling and Simulation Approach, Mariusz A. Balaban
Dissertation: The Effects of Propofol, Sodium Pentobarbital, and Ketamine Hydrochloride on In Vitro Mouse Embryonic Development, Tyler C. Balak
Dissertation: Experiences Affecting Associate Degree in Nursing Program Graduates’ Decisions to Pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree, David P. Bartos
Dissertation: Perch Selection by Male Dragonflies (Odonata, Anisoptera) Related to Competitive Ability and Species Composition, Jessica L. Beard
Dissertation: Socioeconomic Status and Study Abroad: Participation, Academic Performance, and Graduation, Steven Douglas Bell
Dissertation: Multimodal Composing Across Disciplines: Examining Community College Professors’ Perceptions of Twenty-First Century Literacy Practices, Elizabeth Bensen
Thesis: Life Cycle Assessment Using Argonne GREET Model of Algae Based Biofuels Produced Using Flash Hydrolysis Process, Andrew P. Bessette
Dissertation: Efficient Algorithms for Prokaryotic Whole Genome Assembly and Finishing, Abhishek Biswas
Dissertation: Community, Identity, and Transition: Student Veterans and Academic Writing at the Two-Year College, Mark Edward Blaauw-Hara
Thesis: A Modified Rank Ordered Logit Model to Analyze Injury Severity of Occupants in Multi-Vehicle Crashes, Shelley Bogue
Thesis: Doppler Shifted Internal Waves in a Shallow Water Region, William D. Boll
Dissertation: Moderating Effects of Coping Self-Efficacy and Coping Diversity in the Stress Health Relationship in African American College Students, Carol Frances Bonner
Dissertation: Influence of Learner Factors on Soldier Attitude Toward Army Serious Gaming, Mitchell L. Bonnett
Dissertation: The Change Process and Sustainability: The Experience of School Administrators, Heidi R. Brezinski
Dissertation: Resiliency of Community College Students with Adverse Childhood Experiences, Laura Elizabeth Brogden
Dissertation: Examining the Measurement Invariance of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form Internalizing Specific Problem Scales in African- American and Caucasian Men, Megan Anne Brokenbourgh
Dissertation: Factors Associated with Family Counseling Practices: The Effects of Training, Experience, and Multicultural Counseling Competence, Amanda A. Brookshear
Dissertation: Does Teacher Behavior Change in Middle School Math Classes When Teachers Receive Instructional Coaching Using Bug-In-Ear Technology?, Ellen L. Browning
Thesis: The Behavioral Causes of Reproductive Skew in Cooperatively Polygynandrous Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes Formicivorus), Anna C. Brownson
Dissertation: Employee Behavioral Intention and Technology Use: Mediating Processes and Individual Difference Moderators, Robert Conrad Brusso
Dissertation: Three Essays on Dividend Policy, Mehmet Deren Caliskan
Dissertation: Armed Humanitarian Intervention: The Role of Powerful Leaders in Framing and the National Security Decision Making Process, John Marshall Callahan
Dissertation: Management and Leadership Style: Is Style Influenced by Engineering Education?, Jesse Levi Calloway
Thesis: Considerations for Introducing and Practicing Wellness in Harp Pedagogy and Performance, Alexandra Haile Calvert
Dissertation: Applying Reflection and Self-Assessment Practices to Integrative STEM Lessons: A Design-Based Research Study to Develop an Instrument for Elementary Practitioners, Diana V. Cantu
Dissertation: An Examination of Supervisory Working Alliance, Supervisee Demographics, and Delivery Methods in Synchronous Distance Supervision, Robert Milton Carlisle III
Dissertation: Effect of Psychological Capital on Elementary Teacher Stress and Workplace Affect, Scott Stephen Casad
Dissertation: Educational Practices and Attainment of Competency in the Professional Preparation of an Athletic Trainer, Julie M. Cavallario
Thesis: Synthesis, Characterisation, Electrochemical, and Spectroscopic Studies of Cobaloximes: Unique Clues of Cobalt(I) Species in Various Solvents, Michael John Celestine
Dissertation: Characterization and Decoding of Speech Representations From the Electrocorticogram, Shreya Chakrabarti
Dissertation: De Novo Protein Structure Modeling and Energy Function Design, Lin Chen
Dissertation: Wavelet Collocation Method for Hammerstein Integral Equations of High Dimension, Xingwang Chen
Dissertation: Enhancing Apprentice Training Through Supervision of Work Experience, J. Scott Christman
Dissertation: Embodied Literate Practices of Freshman Women Students: A Phenomenology of Students in First-Year Composition, Carmen Lynn Christopher
Thesis: The Newsreel, Robert Eristeed Ciara
Thesis: Effects of the JAQBLOQ Forearm and Straight Arm Plank on Core Muscle Activation, Jacquelyn R. Clark
Dissertation: Relationships Among Student Identity Development, Sense of Community, and Academic Adjustment in Community College Distance Learners, Lorrie Coe-Meade
Dissertation: Investigation Into Protein Folding and Misfolding, Jason Charles Collins
Dissertation: Assessing a College Readiness Model for an Independent Residential School, Natalia Dorovskaya Collins
Dissertation: Questions as a Generative Strategy for Knowledge Transfer and Problem Solving, Brett Howard Cook-Snell
Dissertation: Polychlorinated Biphenyl Source Identification in Fish Tissue Using a Multivariate Statistical Evaluation of Congeners and Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry, William Edward Corl III
Thesis: The Perception and Employability of Dental Hygienists with Visible Tattoos, Christina Lynn Cox
Dissertation: U.S. Military Aid and the Role of Foreign Armies in Civil Politics, Jennifer Jones Cunningham
Dissertation: A Phenomenological Investigation of Counselors' Perceived Degree of Preparedness When Working with Suicidal Clients, Heather Danielle Dahl
Dissertation: A Vector Channel Based Approach to MIMO Radar Waveform Design for Extended Targets, Amanda Joan Angell Daniel
Dissertation: High Performance Large Graph Analytics by Enhancing Locality, Naga Shailaja Dasari
Thesis: Adsorption-Style Activated-Sludge: Is It a Practical Treatment Process in North America?, Jon DeArmond
Dissertation: Motivation, Persistence, and Achievement in Community College Asynchronous Online Courses, Rachel Michelle Desmarais
Thesis: Artifact, Emily Duquette
Dissertation: Removing the Rust: Comparative Post-Industrial Revitalization in Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, Scott Nicholas Duryea
Dissertation: Nano Scale Mechanical Analysis of Biomaterials Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Diganta Dutta
Thesis: Plasma Activated Air Mediates Gene Transfer, Chelsea M. Edelblute
Thesis: Multiple Point Constraint (MPC)-Based Variable Node Super-Element, Mohamad Eftekharjoo
Dissertation: Exploring the Neuropeptides, Neuropeptide Receptors and Neurotransmitter Receptors in the Synganglia of Part-Fed Females of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae) and Ixodes scapularis (Ixodidae) with Insights Into Their Roles in Contrasting Biology, Noble I. Egekwu
Dissertation: "The Magic Formula: Scent and Brand"- The Influence of Olfactory Sensory Co-Branding on Consumer Evaluations and Experiences, Ceren Ekebas
Dissertation: Relationship Between State Educational Fiscal Effort and State Juvenile Incarceration Rates, Jessica McGrath Ellison
Dissertation: Governing Bodies: Caster Semenya and the Rhetorical Management of Sex and Gender Ambiguity in Professional Athletics, Samuel Robert Evans
Thesis: The Strength of Social Bonds in Preventing at Risk Youth from Engaging in Delinquent and Law Violating Behavior, Christopher A. Falcone
Thesis: Relationship Decision-Making as a Mediator between Regret, Autonomy, and Two Forms of Relationship Commitment: Dedication and Constraint, Ashley Fehr
Dissertation: Effect of an Adaptive Thinking Training Methodology on Critical Thinking Disposition Using Human Patient Simulators: A Catalyst for Preparing Advanced Nursing Students, Robert Joseph Fitkin Jr.
Thesis: Characteristics of Laser-Induced Plasma Flame Kernel Formation and Evolution, Wilmer Flores
Dissertation: African American Pastors and Their Perceptions of Professional School Counseling, Krystal L. Freeman
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: Achieving Wing-Like Structural Response With Piezocomposite Unimorph Thin Plates, Francis Hauris
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: Playing with Food: Practices of Consumption Cuisine and Embodiment in Video Games, Zachary Graham Hill
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