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 2012
Dissertation: Dynamics and Control of Satellite Relative Motion in Proximity Operations, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz Okasha
Dissertation: Factors That Female Higher Education Faculty in Select Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields Perceive as Being Influential to Their Success and Persistence in Their Chosen Professions, Phyllis Bernice Opare
Dissertation: Agile Knowledge Management; A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension to Military Applications, Dogan Ozturk
Thesis: Visualizing Digital Collections at Archive-It, Kalpesh Padia
Thesis: Evolution on the Hawaiian Hotspot: Biogeography and Divergence Time Estimation of Kadua (Rubiaceae), Kenneth L. Parker
Thesis: For the Bible Tells Me So: An Analysis of Religiosity, Attitudes Towards Women, and Intimate Partner Violence, Stephen Cecil Parker
Thesis: Media, Military, Militarism: Media Consumption, Awareness of U.S. Military Foreign Policy, and Support for War, Daniel James Patten
Dissertation: When Cognitive Bias Masquerades as Intervention Efficacy: Drinking Norms as Anchors and Norm Interventions as Anchoring Effects, Matthew R. Pearson
Thesis: The Pacific War Crimes Trials: The Importance of the "Small Fry" vs. the "Big Fish", Lisa Kelly Pennington
Dissertation: An Investigation Into Building Level Leadership That Promotes Professional Learning Communities, James Michael Pohl
Dissertation: Gender Performativity in the Community College: A Case Study of Female Backline Classified Staff, Samantha Rose Powers
Dissertation: Grazing on Synechococcus spp. by the Red-Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis: Implications for Bloom Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico, Leo A. Procise
Dissertation: Creating a Predictor Model for High School Non-Completers, Alicia A. Pruitt
Thesis: Response Surface Optimization of Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication Depositions Using Design of Experiments, Patricia A. Quigley
Dissertation: The Influence of Enrollment Management Transition Strategies on College Student Success, Lisa Duncan Raines
Thesis: Demand Responsive Signal Control Strategy (DRSC) Incorporating Queue Length Information in Real-Time Signal Control, Rahul Rajbhara
Dissertation: Static and Impact Load Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams and Slabs with NSM-CFRP Retrofitting, Nakul Ramanna-Sanjeevaiah
Dissertation: Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) FBS-r, Fs, and RBS Scales in a Neuropsychological Setting, Danielle M.E. Ransom
Dissertation: Analysis of Discrete Choice Probit Models with Structured Correlation Matrices, Bhaskara Ravi
Dissertation: Development and Validation Methodology of the Nuss Procedure Surgical Planner, Krzysztof J. Rechowicz
Dissertation: The Influence of Teacher Preparation Programs' Field Experiences on Pre-Service Teacher Candidates' Sense of Teaching Efficacy, Alison Marie Reddy
Thesis: Design and Comparison of Immersive Interactive Learning and Instructional Techniques for 3D Virtual Laboratories, Shuo Ren
Dissertation: Facebook and Its Users: Using Grounded Theory to Understand Perceived Interactivity as a Constraint in the Rhetorical Situation, Katie Lee Retzinger Pruitt
Thesis: Human Trafficking Post 9/11 Policy and Practice Beyond Cutting the Tail off the Snake, Alexandra Caitlin Rice
Dissertation: Can Practice Calibrating by Test Topic Improve Public School Students' Calibration Accuracy and Performance on Tests?, Rose M. Riggs
Dissertation: Classroom Management Competencies for School Counselors: A Delphi Study, Helen Irene Runyan
Dissertation: A Study of Risk-Taking Behavior in Investment Banking, Elzotbek Rustambekov
Thesis: Semi-Automatic Simulation Initialization by Mining Structured and Unstructured Data Formats from Local and Web Data Sources, Olcay Sahin
Dissertation: Case Studies in Many-Body Physics, Ana Samolov
Dissertation: The Effectiveness of Anger Management Programs with Court Mandated Clients: A Provider Perspective, Mary A. Sanderfer
Dissertation: An Examination of Alcohol Expectations and Social Desirability in Fraternity Members on American College Campuses, Pietro A. Sasso
Dissertation: Woman at the Top: Rhetoric, Politics, and Feminism in the Texts and Life of Annie Smith Peck, Hannah Scialdone-Kimberly
Dissertation: Examining Combat Effectiveness in Asymmetric Engagements with Balanced Forces Using the Information Age Combat Model, Nevan E. N. Shearer
Thesis: Multidentate Resorcinarene Surfactants for the Phase Transfer of Metal Nanoparticles and Nanodiamonds: Applications in Catalysis and Diamond Film Growth, Vara Prasad Sheela
Dissertation: A Vision-Based Automatic Safe landing-Site Detection System, Yufei Shen
Dissertation: Laser Processing of Metals and Polymers, Senthilraja Singaravelu
Dissertation: Application of Chebyshev Formalism to Identify Nonlinear Magnetic Field Components in Beam Transport System, Michael Spata
Thesis: Behind the Silk Screen a Critical Analysis of Translators, (In)visibilty, and Alternative Translation Environments, Justin Charles Sprague
Dissertation: Teacher Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practice of Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning, Robin S. Spruce
Dissertation: Evaluation of Ocean-Energy Conversion Based on Linear Generator Concepts, Michael Allen Stelzer
Dissertation: The Impact of an Intensive Experience on Prospective Teachers' Perception of the Uses of Digital, Interactive Text Among K-12 Students, Francis W. Stonier
Dissertation: The Dietary Isoprenoid Perillyl Alcohol Inhibits Telomerase Activity in Prostate Cancer Cells, Tabetha Sundin
Dissertation: Image-Guided Robotic Dental Implantation With Natural-Root-Formed Implants, Xiaoyan Sun
Dissertation: Relational Exchange in Nonprofits: The Role of Identity Saliency and Relationship Satisfaction, Jennifer Anne Taylor
Thesis: Identification of Persistent Long Range Interactions in GA95 and GB95 Through Thermal Unfolding Simulations, Milen Redai Tesfamariam
Thesis: The Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability, Shooting Experience, and Tactical Pistol Performance, Andrew Gerard Thompson
Dissertation: Mood and Creativity: The Mediating Role of Attention, Viktoria Tidikis
Thesis: Effects of the Parasitic Dinoflagellate Hematodinium SP. on Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Activity Predation and Habitat Selection, John M. Tiggelaar II
Dissertation: Multilevel Analysis of Physical Activity Among US Adults Across US Census Regions: The Role of Environmental Contexts, Sariyamon Tiraphat
Dissertation: Probabilistic Resilience Quantification and Visualization Building Performance to Hurricane Wind Speeds, Berna Eren Tokgoz
Dissertation: Enhancing Spectrum Utilization in Dynamic Cognitive Radio Systems, Dusadee Treeumnuk
Dissertation: A Study of Failures in the US Banking Industry, Joseph Trendowski
Dissertation: Exploring the Components of Dynamic Modeling Techniques, Charles Daniel Turnitsa
Dissertation: Essential Components of School Counselor Professional Identity: A Delphi Study, Amy Wasserman Upton
Dissertation: Two Essays on Behavioral Finance, Quang Viet Vu
Dissertation: Creation of Large Scale Face Dataset Using Single Training Image, Qun Wang
Dissertation: Spatial Analysis of Travel Behavior and Response to Traveler Information, Xin Wang
Dissertation: The Expected Adjustment and Academic Outcomes of Honors College Students, Christina R. Washington
Dissertation: Evidence-Based Practice for the Athletic Training Profession, Cailee Elizabeth Welch
Dissertation: A Framework for Delivering Contextually Appropriate Opportunities for Warfighter Practice, Michael Allan White
Dissertation: Modeling, Visualizing, and Understanding Complex Tectonic Structures on the Surface and in the Sub-Surface, Steven Wild
Dissertation: Identifying Operations Research Systems Analysts' Technical Competencies: A Delphi Approach, William T. Winklbauer
Dissertation: The Impact of Developmental Mathematics Courses and Age, Gender, and Race and Ethnicity on Persistence and Academic Performance in Virginia Community Colleges, James Dael Wolfle
Thesis: The Role of Just Desserts, Deterrence, and an Apology in Recommending Punishment for Violations of HIV Non-Disclosure Laws, William Alexander Woody
Dissertation: Diamond This Film Patterning Technique Using Selective Nucleation Growth, Characterization and Application, Weican Xiao
Dissertation: Evaluation of Autonomous Robotic Milling Methodology for Natural Tooth-Shaped Implants Based on SKO Optimization, Yongki Yoon
Dissertation: Super-Resolution of Unmanned Airborne Vehicle Images with Maximum Fidelity Stochastic Restoration, Amr Yousef
Dissertation: The Influence of Non-Equilibrium Pressure on Rotating Flows, Irfan Rashid Zardadkhan
Dissertation: Analysis of Primary-Secondary Incident Events on Urban Freeways, Hongbing Zhang
Dissertation: Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Nanofluidic Devices, Mingkan Zhang
Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Z-Axis MEMS Gyroscope with a Symmetric Multiple-Mass Mechanical Structure, Yujie Zhang
Dissertation: Smart Sensing and Performance Analysis for Cognitive Radio Networks, Yanxiao Zhao
Dissertation: Nonosecond Pulsed Electric Field Induced Changes in Dielectric Properties of Biological Cells, Jie Zhuang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Three Essays on Individual Currency Traders, Boris Sebastian Abbey
Dissertation: Ultrafast Electron Diffraction Study of the Dynamics of Antimony Thin Films and Nanoparticles, Mahmoud Abdel-Fattah
Dissertation: A Framework for Incident Detection and notification in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks, Mahmoud Abuelela
Dissertation: Cross-listing Premium or Market Timing, Moustafa M. Abu El Fadl
Dissertation: An Extensible Mathematical Model of Glucose Metabolism, Caleb L. Adams
Thesis: Prenatal Smoking and Drinking Implications for Subsequent Child Maltreatment, Nicholas Alexander Adams
Thesis: From Victim to Abuser an Analysis of Child Sex Offenders, Ava M. Adinolfi
Dissertation: Direct Current Electrokinetic Particle Transport in Micro/Nano-Fluidics, Ye Ai
Dissertation: Warranty and Price as Quality Signals: The effect of Signal Consistency and Unexpectedness on Product Perception, Sultan Alaswad Alenazi
Thesis: Jordanian Dentists' Knowledge and Implementation of Eco-Friendly Dental Office Strategies, Sabha Mahmoud Al Shatrat
Dissertation: Using Modeling and Simulation to Improve Oral Health Services Delivery in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Mohammad J. Alzahrani
Dissertation: Memory, Identity, and the Rhetoric of Quilts, J. Jane Amelon
Dissertation: A Systemic Approach to Next Generation Infrastructure Data Elicitation and Planning Using Serious Gaming Methods, Ersin Ancel
Thesis: Growth of Alkali Antimonide Photosensitive Thin Films, George Annobil
Dissertation: Computational Investigation of the Bioactive Selenium Compounds Ebselen and Selenious Acid, Sonia Antony
Dissertation: A Framework for Dynamic Traffic Monitoring Using Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks, Mohammad Hadi Arbabi
Thesis: Descriptive Study of the State of Post-Professional Athletic Training Education Points of Distinctiveness, Specialty Certifications, and Competencies, Taylor Stephanie Arman
Dissertation: Exploring the Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mitigating Traffic Congestion, Georges M. Arnaout
Thesis: A Probabilistic Analysis of Misparking in Reservation Based Parking Garages, Vikas G. Ashok
Dissertation: Population Dynamics of Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus; Walbaum 1792) in the Chesapeake Bay Region: A comparison to Other Areas and an Assessment of Their Current Status, Joseph Charles Ballenger
Thesis: Fatigue Effects in Lower Extremity Biomechanics During Unanticipated Sidestep Cutting in Young Adolescent Lacrosse Athletes, Julie Ann Bamberg
Dissertation: Conditions for Empathy in Medicine: A Grounded Theory Study, Hannah Barnhill Bayne
Dissertation: Evaluating Methods for Optimizing Classification Success From Otolith Tracers for Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) in the Chesapeake Bay, Stacy Kavita Beharry
Dissertation: Dispersion or Re-Segregation: A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Public Policies and Their Impact on Urban African American Mobility, Brandi Lynette Blessett
Dissertation: Incorporating Physical Fitness Through Rushing Can Significantly Affect Tactical Infantry Simulation Results, Elaine Marie Smith Blount
Dissertation: Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Nanostructured Tandem Solar Cells: Simulation and Fabrication Methods, Patrick Michael Boland Jr.
Dissertation: Effect of a Mindfulness Intervention on Community College Students' Writing Apprehension and Writing Performance, Megan E. Britt