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 2022
Thesis: The Effects of Body Posture on Vigilance Performance, Jeremiah Gabriel Ammons
Dissertation: A Preventive Medicine Framework for Wearable Abiotic Glucose Detection System, Saikat Banerjee
Dissertation: Investigating the Biorisk of Genetically Engineered Thermosynechococcus Elongatus BP1, Cherrelle Leah Barnes
Dissertation: A Systems Theory-Based Framework for Environmental Scanning in Complex System Governance, Dale E. Baugh
Dissertation: Development of High Quantum Efficiency Strained Superlattice Spin Polarized Photocathodes Via Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition, Benjamin Belfore
Dissertation: Examining the Roles of Acculturative Stressors and Cultural Factors in Major Health and Safety Issues Among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers, Brenda Berumen-Flucker
Dissertation: Optimization of 8-Plate Multi-Resonant Coupling Structure Using Class-E2 Based Capacitive-Wireless Power Transfer System, Yashwanth C. Bezawada
Thesis: How Does Parental Involvement Shape Kindergarten Readiness in One Title 1 Classroom?, Kiristen Moriah Boles
Thesis: Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis of a Very Low Earth Orbit CubeSat Mission, Robb Christopher Borowicz
Dissertation: Quantification of Wave Attentuation of a Marsh Sill Living Shoreline and Application of Numerical Modeling for Design Optimization and Adaptation, Maura K. Boswell
Thesis: Nestedness and Modularity of Avian Metacommunities Across Gradients of Chesapeake Bay Island Characteristics, Grant Walter Bowers
Dissertation: Racial Differences in Tobacco Use and Risk Factors Among Young Adults: Roles of Expectancies and Emotion Regulation, Laurel Brockenberry
Dissertation: Thither the Russian Navy? Putin’s Navalization in a Historical Context, William Emerson Bunn
Dissertation: What is the Meaning in This? Teachers' Propensity to Search for Meaning in Life During COVID-19 and the Role of Meaningful Work, Seterra D. Burleson
Dissertation: Invisibly Inked: An Intersectional Analysis of Tattooed Female Arrest Patterns, Jocelyn N. Camacho
Dissertation: Three Essays on Stock Price Informativeness, Stock Price Momentum, and Firm Investment Efficiency, Chen Chen
Dissertation: Exploring Blockchain-Based Digital Transformation In Organizations, Weiru Chen
Dissertation: Two Essays on Antecedents and Effects of Award-Winning CEOS, Veronika Ciarleglio
Dissertation: Securing Russia: Seeking Ontological Security in the Arctic, Brian W. Cole
Dissertation: The Creation of Successful Student Subjects: Foucault’s Power/Knowledge Framework and the Danger of Failing Early Alert, Sue Ann Cecilia Curran
Dissertation: Enrollment Management Strategies as a Result of COVID-19 at Rural Community Colleges, Robin Christine Daniel
Thesis: A Study of Asymmetric Supersonic Wind Tunnel Nozzle Design, Brittany A. Davis
Dissertation: Dual Energy Electron Storage Ring Cooler Design for Relativistic Ion Beams, Bhawin Dhital
Dissertation: Detection, Tracking, and Classification of Aircraft and Birds from Multirotor Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Chester Valentine Dolph
Thesis: Using Ensemble Learning Techniques to Solve the Blind Drift Calibration Problem, Devin Scott Drake
Dissertation: Implications of Metal Coordination in Damage and Recognition of Nucleic Acids and Lipid Bilayers, Ana Dreab
Thesis: Electromagnetic Modeling of a Wind Tunnel Magnetic Suspension and Balance System, Desiree Driver
Dissertation: Case Study of a District-University Partnership: Developing Culturally Responsive Educators in a Rural Setting, Trenice Shauntel Durio
Dissertation: Reading with Social, Digital Annotation: Encouraging Engaged Critical Reading in a Challenging Age, Miranda L. Egger
Thesis: Investigating Psychological Capital as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Incivility and STEM Students' Major Embeddedness, Kristen Denae Eggler
Dissertation: Contextual Factors of Harsh Parenting: Investigating the Role of Impulsivity and Parent Attribution Bias Under Conditions of Household Chaos, Kelsey T. Ellis
Dissertation: Pedestrian Evacuation: Vulnerable Group Member Influence on the Group Leaders’ Decision-Making and the Impact on Evacuation Time, Terra Lynne Elzie
Dissertation: Metacognitive Supports in Online Community College Learners, Bethany L. Emory
Dissertation: Two’s a Crowd? Implications of Economic Geography for Corporate Governance, Matthew Farrell
Thesis: Rape, Consent, and the U.S. Military, Siris Fernandez
Thesis: Psychosocial Factors and E-Cigarette Use: An Application of Problem Behavior Theory, Samantha A. Fitzer
Dissertation: The Influences of Disperser Behavior, Host Availability, and Environmental Conditions on the Distribution of Oak Mistletoe [Phoradendron Leucarpum (RAF.) Reveal & M. C. Johnst.] in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina, Nicholas Pearce Flanders
Dissertation: ESL to Composition Transitions: Investigating the Differences in Disciplinary Values Among Two-Year College Faculty, Amy M. Flessert
Thesis: The Forms of Things Unknown, Anna Marie Fogler
Dissertation: Mental Health Counselors’ Perceptions of Professional Identity as Correctional Counselors in an Integrated Behavioral Health Care Setting, Jeanel L. Franklin
Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of All-Optical Production of Metastable Krypton, Joshua Carl Frechem
Dissertation: The Expansion of NOCs: What Strengthening State-Owned Enterprises Means for Global Energy, Alexander L. Fretz
Dissertation: A Direct Method for Modeling and Simulations of Elliptic and Parabolic Interface Problems, Kumudu Janani Gamage
Dissertation: Complex Thought for Complex Work: Preparing Cognitively Complex Counselors for Work in Diverse Settings, Alexandra C. Gantt
Thesis: The Effects of Flood Warning Information on Driver Decisions in a Driving Simulator Scenario, Katherine Rose Garcia
Dissertation: A Case Study the Effects of Student Engagement on Academic Achievement in African American Women: Comparing Undergraduate STEM Majors to Non-STEM Majors from a Historically Black College and University, Zenora E. Gay
Dissertation: Active Military Student Persistence in Online Courses at California Community Colleges, Stephanie E. Gernert
Dissertation: Learning Curve Characterization Within Complex Low-Rate Production Environments, Robert J. Gies
Thesis: The Carrot vs. the Stick: A Comparative Analysis of Secondary Sanctions vs. Positive Inducements in Gaining European Support for a U.S.-Led Sanction Regime, Andy Gomez
Thesis: Atlantic Surfclam (Spisula Solidissima) Population Demographics and Distribution Along the Middle Atlantic Bight, Mauricio González Díaz
Dissertation: Work Beyond the Work: Amplifying How Black Women Educators Experience Teacher Preparation Programs, Chéleah Victoria Googe
Thesis: Emotion Detection Using an Ensemble Model Trained with Physiological Signals and Inferred Arousal-Valence States, Matthew Nathanael Gray
Dissertation: An Electrophysiological Examination of Attentional Biases to Emotional Faces in Depression and Social Anxiety, Nathan M. Hager
Thesis: Fabrication of NMOS Logic Gates, Samantha Hahn
Thesis: The Relationship of Strength, Mobility, and Performance Variables on Throwing Speed in Baseball Catchers, Caleigh D. Hall
Thesis: Radically Inclusive Pedagogy and Praxis, Danie Jules Hallerman
Dissertation: Remittance: A New Instrument for Change -- Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Home Countries Development, Alex M. Hamed
Dissertation: Centering Community College Students' Experiences: A Multiple Methods Study of Multiple Measures for Writing Placement, Nicole L. Hancock
Dissertation: Cyber Resilience Analytics For Cyber-Physical Systems, Md Ariful Haque
Dissertation: Reevaluating the Factor Structure of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale for African American College Students, Quandrea Rachelle Harper
Thesis: Integrative Physiology-Coupled Pilot-Centered Flight Simulation, Shawn C. Harrison
Thesis: TikTok as a Digital Activism Space: Social Justice Under Algorithmic Control, Brittany Haslem
Thesis: Acquisition Career Progression Model for Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officers, Andrew John Heckel
Dissertation: Instructional Staff Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Leadership, Sherrell J. Hendrix
Thesis: Frequency Agile OFDM System for Radio Communication in High Frequency Bands, Erin E. Hill
Dissertation: Testing a Contextual Framework of Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adults, Phoebe Tabb Hitson
Thesis: Southerners on New Ground: The Battle for Civil War Memory Since 1993, Andrew William Hoffman
Dissertation: Underrepresentation of Black Males in Gifted Education: A Phenomenology Study of the Underrepresentation of Black Males in Gifted Education, James A. Holemon Jr.
Dissertation: “Finding a Balance”: User, Reader, and Learner Functions in First-Year Composition Textbook Engagement, Travis Vincent Holt
Dissertation: Applied Deep Learning: Case Studies in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing, Md Reshad Ul Hoque
Thesis: Addressing Public Perceptions About Cell-Based Meat and Cellular Agriculture Through Metaphors, Yvette Emma Hubbard
Dissertation: Diffusion of Public Library Innovations: A Case Study on Parking Lot Wi-Fi Hotspots Diffusion Development, Samantha Laine Hull
Dissertation: Effectiveness of Suspended Lead Dampers in Steel Buildings Under Localized Lateral Impact and Vertical Pulsating Load, Herish Abdullah Hussein
Dissertation: Family Writer's Workshop: A Case Study, Alisa Innes
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Effects of CEO Social Activism, Habib Islam
Dissertation: Advanced Generalized Predictive Control and Its Application to Tiltrotor Aircraft for Stability Augmentation and Vibration Reduction, Thomas Glen Ivanco
Dissertation: Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis in Large-Scale Genomic Experiments, Wimarsha Thathsarani Jayanetti
Dissertation: Numerical Simulation of Electroosmotic Flow of Viscoelastic Fluid in Microchannel, Jianyu Ji
Thesis: Assembly of Ceramic Particles in Aqueous Suspensions Induced by High-Frequency AC Electric Field, James E. John IV
Dissertation: Fragmentation in the Dual Enrollment Experience: The Importance of Students’ Self-Perceptions in Dual Enrollment First-Year Composition Students, Sarah Crystal Johnson
Dissertation: T-Cell Antigen Receptors in Multiple Sclerosis, Lisa Lanée Keyes Jones
Dissertation: Data-Driven Framework for Understanding & Modeling Ride-Sourcing Transportation Systems, Bishoy Kelleny
Dissertation: Development and Validation of a Three-Dimensional Optical Imaging System for Chest Wall Deformity Measurement, Nahom Kidane
Dissertation: Hiding In Plain Sight: A Phenomenological Exploration of Black Male Educators in School Leadership, Jeryl Kimbrough-Scott
Dissertation: The Effect of Soft Tissue and Bone Morphology on the Stresses in the Foot and Ankle, Jinhyuk Kim
Dissertation: Russia, Europe and Central Asia Energy Security and Pipeline Politics, Mehmet Kınacı
Dissertation: Leadership Competencies for Instructional Designers: Identifying Critical Incidents Used to Lead Design Projects That Improve Performance, Heidi Elaine Kirby
Thesis: Development of Modeling and Simulation Platform for Path-Planning and Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Three-Dimensional Spaces, Sai Krishna Abhiram Kondapalli
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Role of Empathy in Consumer Response to User-Generated Content, Mohammadali Koorank Beheshti
Dissertation: Other Transaction Authorities: Evaluating Innovation Policy Impact of Alternative Contract Vehicles in the Department of Defense, Dolores Kuchina-Musina
Dissertation: Investigating the Process of Consequential Validity with the Ambassador Questionnaire, Melissa Gayle Kuhn
Thesis: Social Emotional Competency Change During the Pandemic: Impacts of a Virtual Physical Activity Program, Austin Kulp
Thesis: Serendipityblah, Amanda Linn Kunkel
Thesis: Investigating Arrhythmia Potential in Cardiac Myocytes in Presence of Long QT Syndrome, Victoria Lin Lam
Dissertation: Trauma and Crisis Counselor Preparation: The Relationship of an Online Trauma and Crisis Course and Counseling Self-Efficacy, Julia Leigh Lancaster
Dissertation: Looking Through Their Lenses: An Analysis of Virginia Environmental Nonprofits' Roles and Challenges in Shoreline Management for Coastal Resilience, Taiwo C. Olanrewaju Lasisi
Thesis: Machine Learning Classification of Digitally Modulated Signals, James A. Latshaw
Dissertation: The Narratives of Teacher Candidates in Clinical Practice Within a Teacher Residency: The Shaping of Professional Teacher Identities, Lauren Marie Laughlin
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Optional Developmental Education Enrollment and the Mathematics Achievement of Students at One Community College in Florida, Andrea Lisa Lee
Dissertation: E-Beam Irradiation Beamline at Jefferson Lab for Wastewater Treatment, Xi Li