ODU theses and dissertations since 1965 are available in this collection.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Thesis: Originally from Dorchester, Gerard Francis Healy
Dissertation: Autism Assessment Scale for Children (AASC): The Development of a DSM-V AIigned Questionnaire to Screen School-Aged Children for High Functioning Autism, Christine Hebert
Dissertation: A Grounded Theory of Suicidality in Children Ten and Younger, Katherine Angela Heimsch
Dissertation: Assessing the Fit Between Child Welfare Information Systems and Frontline Workers: Development of a Task-Technology Fit Instrument, Kurt William Heisler
Dissertation: The Relationship of Mobility, Child Characteristics and School Characteristics to the Academic Achievement of Third Grade Students in a Predominantly Latino District, John Christopher Hicks
Dissertation: Helicopter Parents of Community College Students: How Community College Professionals Operationally Define and Address This Phenomenon, Helen C. Hightower
Dissertation: The Effect of Delayed Enrollment, Regional Wealth, and First-Generation Status on Community College Student Success, Sunita Etwaroo Hines
Dissertation: Ritualized Rhetoric and Historical Memory in German Foreign and Security Policy, Sara A. Hoff
Thesis: Anammox Polishing in Mainstream Wastewater Treatment to Meet Stringent Ammonia and Total Nitrogen Limits, Rebecca Mary Holgate
Dissertation: Health-Related Quality of Life in Physically Active Individuals with a History of Injury, Megan N. Houston
Dissertation: An Empirical Examination of the Moderators of Direct Versus Indirect Comparative Advertising, Chun-Kai Hsu
Dissertation: Crime and Panic: Contextual Factors in Violent and Sex Offender Sentencing, Jessica Huffman
Thesis: Working Holiday, Lauren E. Hurston
Thesis: Effective CFRP Retrofitting Schemes for Prestressed Concrete Beams, Herish Abdullah Hussein
Dissertation: Effects of a Slow Linear Oxidative Fatigue Protocol on Hamstring Strength and Functional Performance, Zahra C. Ismaeli
Dissertation: Interrelationships Between Sensation Seeking and Psychopathy, Casey S. Iwai
Dissertation: School Counseling Program Models Utilized By School Districts, Tracy L. Jackson
Thesis: Data Completion Methods for Improved Developmental Stage Annotation of Drosophila Embryos in Images, Chitsanu Janyalikit
Dissertation: An Instrument to Assess Individual Capacity for System Thinking, Ra'ed M. Jaradat
Dissertation: What Constitutes the Success or Failure of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Foreign Markets? A Case Study of Chinese and American MNCs, Shiwei Jiang
Dissertation: Relationship Between Virginia's Fiscal Effort and Public School Graduation Rates, Bryce Ryan Johnson
Dissertation: Tempering the Resource Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Explanatory Analysis of the Variance of the Resource Curse in Nigeria and Botswana, Jody-Ann Suzette Jones
Thesis: Numerical Studies of the A6 Relativistic Magnetron Using Particle-In-Cell Simulations, Vineetha Jujjavarapu
Thesis: A New Home in the Wilderness, Amana C. Katora
Thesis: The Role of Leader Support for Safety Within the Leader Justice-Safety Performance Relationship, Benjamin R. Kaufman
Dissertation: Empirical Modeling of Asynchronous Scalp Recorded and Intracranial EEG Potentials, Komalpreet Kaur
Thesis: The Role of Chemical Attractants in the Use of Tick Traps for Life Stages of Tick Species Ixodes Scapularis, Dermacentor Variabilis and Amblyomma Maculatum, Pamela C. Kelman
Dissertation: Computational Solutions of the Forward and Adjoint Euler Equations with Application to Duct Aeroacoustics, Ibrahim Kocaogul
Dissertation: Measurement of Single and Double Spin Asymmetries in Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering on Proton and Deuteron, Suman Bandhu Koirala
Thesis: Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Customs-Regulated Container Terminal Operations with Multimodal Transportation, Mariam A. Kotachi
Thesis: Simulation Studies of Organic Solar Cell Structure and Morphology on the Device Efficiency, Satish Kumar Reddy Kota
Dissertation: Refusing a Spoiled Identity: How the Swinger Community Represents on the Web, Barbara Kreston
Dissertation: Photoproduction of π0 on Hydrogen With CLAS From 1.1 GeV - 5.45 GeV Using e+e –γ Decay, Michael C. Kunkel
Thesis: Effects of Parental Alcoholism and Trauma Exposure on Depressive Symptoms: A Path Model with Resilience, Social Support, and Family Satisfaction, Erin Doty Kurtz
Thesis: "NASA-Preneurship": Neoliberal Effects on NASA Educators' Occupational Identity Discourses Across Office Generations, Claire E. LaBar
Dissertation: Neglecting the 'Right on Which All Other Rights Depend': Press Freedom in the International Human Rights Discourse, Wiebke Lamer
Dissertation: The Effect of Mentoring on the Academic Success of College Sophomores, John C. Lee
Dissertation: State-Centric or State-in-Society: National Identity and Collective Memory in the Linkage Politics of Chinese Foreign Relations, Ning Liao
Thesis: The Relationship Between Gender Match and Leader-Member Exchange in Supervisor-Subordinate Dyads from Information Technology, Michael L. Litano
Dissertation: Mouse Oocyte Maturation and Embryo Development After Exposure to Vemurafenib (PLX4032), an Anti-Melanoma B-RAF V600E Inhibitor, Bo Liu
Dissertation: The Relationship Among Counseling Supervision Satisfaction, Counselor Self-Efficacy, Working Alliance and Multicultural factors, Jennifer Dawn Logan
Dissertation: Educational Investment Makes Financial Sense: A Longitudinal Study Investigating the Effect of Fiscal Effort on Personal Income, Mark Loiterman
Thesis: Transnational Organized Crime and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Global Ties and Global Crime, Zachariah Edward Long
Thesis: U.S. - ASEAN Organized Crime Cooperation as Part of Washington's Rebalancing Policy Toward the Asia-Pacific, Tuan Anh Luc
Dissertation: Density Functional Theory Modeling of It-Stacking and Electrophilic Donor-Acceptor Interactions with Application to Therapeutic Targeting of Zinc-Finger Proteins, Patricia Beall Lutz
Thesis: The Role of Agricultural and Land Policies in the Failure of the British Mandate for Palestine, Beth Ann Lynk
Thesis: Assessing Organizational Effectiveness Through the Competing Values Framework A Data Envelopment Approach, Raghavender Macherla
Thesis: Balancing Parenthood: Men's Prenatal Expectations and the Family System, Ralitsa Stoyneva Maduro
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Sugar Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators and the Preparation of Chiral Sulfinamides, Hari Prasad Reddy Mangunuru
Dissertation: Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Marian Marconyak
Dissertation: Two Essays on Attracting Foreign Direct Investment: From Both a National and Firm Level Perspective, Ryan Lawrence Mason
Thesis: Laminar Deflagrated Flame Interaction with A Fluidic Jet Flow for Deflagration-To-Detonation Flame Acceleration, Joseph P. McGarry
Dissertation: Patriarchal Ideology and Violence Against Women: A Theoretical Contribution Using Longitudinal, Individual-Level Analyses, Jesse Robert McKee
Dissertation: Explaining Nuclear Energy Pursuance: A Comparison of the United States, Germany, and Japan, Lauren Emily McKee
Thesis: The World of Goods in Pre-Revolutionary Virginia, Ronald C. Merritt Jr.
Dissertation: Advances in Understanding the Molecular Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Reactivity in the Environment, Rajaa Mesfioui
Dissertation: "Do You Bant?" William Banting and Bantingism: A Cultural History of a Victorian Anti-Fat Aesthetic, Jaime Michelle Miller
Thesis: Design and Construction of a Reconfigurable Pilot-In-The-Loop Aircraft Simulation Workstation, John J. Miller
Thesis: Digital Identity Formation: How Social Networking Sites Affect Real World Authenticity, Matthew Joseph Montoya
Dissertation: Using Schematic-Based and Cognitive Strategy Instruction to Improve Math Word Problem Solving for Students with Math Difficulties, Lisa L. Morin
Thesis: Intensity of Exercise and Endothelial Function in Healthy Adults, Jacquelyn R. Moxey
Thesis: A Comprehensive Evaluation of C25 Highly Branched Isoprenoid Alkenes of Marine Diatoms as Proxies for Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic Ocean, Tetiana Muniak
Dissertation: Experimental and Computational Analysis of the Synucleins, Agatha Munyanyi
Dissertation: Development of the Profession of Counseling in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania: A Grounded Theory Study, Mueni Joy Maweu Mwendwa
Dissertation: Evaluation of Degradation in GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors Due to the Inverse Piezoelectric Effect, Deepthi Nagulapally
Thesis: Hijacking the Syrian Revolution, Iman Khairat Nanoua
Thesis: Las Vegas: Utopia of Escape for Everyman, Alison Cowand Napier
Dissertation: The War on Drugs in the American States: Variations in Sentencing Policies Over Time, Katherine Anna Neill
Thesis: Human Torches: The Genesis of Self-Immolation in the Sociopolitical Context, Ryan Michael Nixon
Thesis: Outdoor Life, Joshua Burt Norman
Thesis: Generating Combinatorial Objects- A New Perspective, Alexander Chizoma Nwala
Thesis: Dictation From Chrysanthemums, Kevin J. B. O'Conner
Dissertation: At the College Gates: A Phenomenological Study of STEM Identity Formation at a STEM Program at a Historical Black University, Maria O'Hearn
Dissertation: Enhancing Understanding of Discrete Event Simulation Models Through Analysis, Kara Ann Olson
Dissertation: Great Powers, the Persian Gulf, and Global Oil: A Comparative Analysis, Katerina Oskarsson
Dissertation: The Darfur Name Game: Use of Realpolitik by the United Nations in Decision-making and Intervention, Angela Overton
Thesis: Implications of Climate Change for Cyanobacteria Over the Western Florida Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, Ivy Mara Ozmon
Dissertation: Assessing the Impact of Electronic Health Record Systems Implementation on Hospital Patient Perceptions of Care, Katherine Sofia Palacio Salgar
Dissertation: Resident Assistants' Self- Efficacy for Participation in Counseling Activities, Miranda Johnson Parries
Dissertation: Stuck in the Last Ice Age: Tracing the Role of Document Design in the Teaching Materials of Writing Courses, Erin Duffy Pastore
Dissertation: Democratic Counterinsurgents: How Democracies Can Prevail in Irregular Warfare, William Roland Patterson
Dissertation: The Influence of Affective Valence and Task Uncertainty on Visual Threat Detection and Automation Use, Rachel R. Phillips
Thesis: Synthesis of Nanolaminate Structures of Alternating Layers of Lead Telluride and Lead Selenide by Atomic Layer Deposition for Thermoelectric Applications, Arun Deepak Ramalingom Pillai
Dissertation: Ray- and Wave-Theoretic Approach to Electromagnetic Scattering from Radially Inhomogeneous Spheres and Cylinders, Michael A. Pohrivchak
Dissertation: The Effect of Online Reviews on Attitude and Purchase Intention: How Consumers Respond to Mixed Reviews, Chatdanai Pongpatipat
Thesis: Communication, Romantic Reconciliation, and Emerging Adulthood: A Relational Dialectics Study, Ashley M. Poole
Dissertation: Analyzing Cholera Dynamics in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Environments, Drew Posny
Dissertation: Graphical Display of the Effect of Three Cash Flow Elements for Sensitivity Analysis, Kawintorn Pothanun
Dissertation: Self-Regulating Teamwork Behaviors in Low-Volume & High-Complexity Production, Aaron W. Powell
Thesis: Methods for Initial Relative Orbit Determination Using Angles-Only Observations, Ethan M. Pratt
Thesis: Rain in My Blood, Sarah Pringle
Dissertation: Improving Argumentation Through Goal Instructions in Asynchronous Online Discussions, Yekaterina Prudchenko
Dissertation: Workload Transitions and Stress: Changes Over Time, Erik G. Prytz
Dissertation: Numerical Study of Poration and Ionic Conduction in Nanopores Caused by High-Intensity, Nanosecond Pulses in Cell, Hao Qiu
Dissertation: High School Engineering/Technology Education Course Impact on Georgia Standardized Achievement Scores, Rodney N. Ragsdale
Thesis: Generation of Bipolar Nanosecond Pulses, Sambasiva Rao Rajulapati
Dissertation: An Investigation into the Analysis of Truncated Standard Normal Distributions Using Heuristic Techniques, John Walter Ralls
Thesis: Design and Implementation of an Aircraft Human-In-The-Loop Engineering Simulator, Joshua Reed
Dissertation: The Effects of a Tiered-Training Intervention on Teachers' Use of Behavior Specific Praise During the Reading Instruction of Elementary Students with Emotional Disabilities, Lauren Collins Reed
Dissertation: Feasibility of Mainstream Nitrite Oxidizing Bacteria Out-Selection and Anammox Polishing for Enhanced Nitrogen Removal, Pusker Raj Regmi