ODU theses and dissertations since 1965 are available in this collection.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: The User Experience of Participation: Tracing the Intersection of Sociotechnical Design and Cultural Practice in Digital Ecosystems, David L. Jones
Thesis: Art Therapy from Client and Therapist Perspectives: A Mixed Methods Study, Danielle L. Jweid
Dissertation: Micro to Macro Dynamics of Shared Awareness Emergence in Situations Theory: Towards a General Theory of Shared Awareness, Samuel F. Kavacic
Dissertation: Investigating Similarities and Differences as Measured by the DUREL and GSQ Between Three Subgroups Attending a Local AA Meeting to Develop a Profile of Long Term Attendees, Keesha Masean Kerns
Dissertation: Worked Examples in Teaching Queries for Searching Academic Databases, Mary Kickham-Samy
Thesis: Comparing Velscope VX and Traditional Oral Exams in Shisha (Hookah) Smokers: A Pilot Study, Amanda E. Kimball
Thesis: Protective Behavioral Strategy Subtypes as Moderators of the Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Problems, Benjamin A. Kite
Thesis: The Role of Personality in Individual Perceptions of the Value of Visual Journaling in Art Therapy Graduate Education, Daniel J. Koon
Dissertation: Measurement of Polarized Proton-Proton Elastic Scattering at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), Ivan Koralt
Thesis: Regulation of Hyaluronate Lyase (HylA) Expression by RegR A Transcriptional Repressor in Streptococcus Pyogenes, Alexis A. Kordis
Thesis: Croatia Joins Europe, Nikola Kovač
Thesis: Theory of Constraints Project Management in A Manufacturing Environment, Shihching Kraft
Thesis: Active-Twist Rotor Blades Design, Analysis, and Testing, Andrew Randall Kreshock
Dissertation: Project Management Professional Training Needs for Defense Industry Projects, Cole Jerome Kupec II
Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of Fraternal Chapter Director Education Programs and Current Issues Related to Undergraduate Students, Brian-Patrick Kurisky
Dissertation: Modelling Locally Changing Variance Structured Time Series Data By Using Breakpoints Bootstrap Filtering, Rajan Lamichhane
Thesis: Depression, Social Anxiety, and Attachment as Predictors of the Use and Quality of Cyber Communication, Stefan E. LaTulip
Thesis: Effect of Health-Related Fitness Knowledge on Adolescent Interest and Participation in Physical Activity, Melissa Leonetti
Thesis: Empathic Communication: Lifespan Influences and Transgressional Associations in Military Romantic Relationships, Samantha Faith LeVan
Thesis: Altered Bookmaking with LGBT Individuals: A Coming Out Process, Amber Nicole Lewis
Dissertation: The Complexity of Armed Conflict in Mindanao: Beyond Economic Deprivation, Discrimination, and Inequality, Nasser Pendatun Lidasan
Dissertation: Computational Dynamics for the Flexible Multi-Body System, Yu Liu
Thesis: Evaluating Alternatives for Augmented Water Quality Improvement Utilizing Oyster Restoration as Best Management Practice (BMP), Stephanie Roberts Long
Thesis: Fair Trade An Analysis of the Effects on Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment for Women in Developing Countries, Maribel Concepcion Lora
Dissertation: Three Essays on Corporate Liquidity, Financial Crisis, and Real Estate, Kimberly Fowler Luchtenberg
Thesis: Impact of Primary User Activity on the Performance of Energy-Based Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Systems, Sara L. MacDonald
Dissertation: Soft Power Strategies in US Foreign Policy: Assessing the Impact of Citizen Diplomacy on Foreign States' Behavior, Stephen Macharia Magu
Dissertation: Experiences of the Process and Outcomes of Group Dream Work, Penny Makris
Thesis: Art Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Building Sibling Connections, Melissa Scott Mariner
Dissertation: Rez Realities: Exploring the Perceptions of Crime and Justice Among Tribal Police Officers in Indian Country, Favian Alejandro Martin
Thesis: Exploring Views of The Family Unit as Conveyed by Kinetic Family Drawings Created by Children from the Filipino-American Group, Rebecca Masia
Dissertation: Double Spin Asymmetry in d →(e→e'p)n, Michael Mayer
Thesis: Protein Loop Length Estimation From Medium Resolution Cryoem Images, Andrew R. McKnight
Thesis: Environmental and Physiological Influences on Productivity and Carbon Isotope Discrimination in Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.), Meredith Leigh McPherson
Thesis: Blaming the Victim: Effects of Victim and Respondent Characteristics on Attribution of Blame to Rape Victims, Richard Allen Measel
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing the Level of State Government Privatization, Getachew Melkie
Dissertation: Optimal Control Modeling and Simulation, with Application to Cholera Dynamics, Chairat Modnak
Dissertation: Three Essays on Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Kaveh Moghaddam
Dissertation: The State of Representation and Segregation Among African American Women at the U.S. Department of Commerce: An Examination of the Intersection of Strategic Planning With Race and Gender, Sesha Joi Moon
Dissertation: An Investigation of Pavement Distress Variables on Crash Outcomes Using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Regression Modeling, Robert Alan Morgan
Dissertation: The Effects of Generative Strategies in Instructional Simulations on Learning, Cognitive Load, and Calibration Accuracy, Jennifer R. Morrison
Dissertation: Analysis of Continuous Longitudinal Data with ARMA(1, 1) and Antedependence Correlation Structures, Sirisha Mushti
Thesis: Optimization of DEMON® Sidestream Treatment and Potential for Anammox Mainstream Bioaugmentation, Andrea Lauren Nifong
Dissertation: Characterization of Microwave Discharge Plasmas for Surface Processing, Milka Nikolic
Dissertation: Topics in Electromagnetic, Acoustic, and Potential Scattering Theory, Umaporn Nuntaplook
Thesis: A Multi-Configuration Display Methodology Incorporating Reflection for Real-Time Haptic-Interactive Virtual Environments, Mohammad F. Obeid
Thesis: Design and Implementation of Software for Technological Forecasting and Modeling Technological Obsolescence, Gershom Kwaku Obeng
Thesis: Moderating Effects of Daycare on Cognitive Development of Children with Depressed Mothers, Emily Oettinger
Thesis: Use of Immersive Visualization for the Control of Dental Anxiety During Dental Hygiene Treatment, Carmelo Padrino-Barrios
Thesis: Strike a Pose: Propaganda in Augustus' and Mussolini's Imperial Imagery, Colleen Syler Parker
Thesis: New Test Capabilities for the 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Wind Tunnel, Ben D. Phillips
Dissertation: Analysis and Simulation of Kinetic Model for Active Suspensions, Panon Phuworawong
Dissertation: Spin Dependence in Polarized Proton-Proton Elastic Scattering at RHIC, Donika Plyku
Thesis: Examination of Micromotion-Induced Transient Effects of Brain Tissue Interfaced with A Neural Probe, Michael A. Polanco
Dissertation: Effects of an Interprofessional Simulation Activity to Improve Students' Perceptions of Other Healthcare Professions, Chase Raymond Poulsen
Thesis: Plight of the Gameur : Inhibitors to Empathic Connection with Representation of Suffering in Outreach Games, Kristopher John Purzycki
Dissertation: Initial Development and Validation of the Rural Competency Scale, Cassandra Gail Pusateri
Thesis: Lowrider, Phil Quam
Dissertation: New Types of Morpho-Physiological Changes in Cells Exposed to Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field, Mikhail A. Rassokhin
Thesis: Basin Isolation and Oceanographic Features Influencing Lineage Divergence in the Humbug Damselfish (Dascyllus Aruanus) in the Coral Triangle, Jeremy M. Raynal
Thesis: Study of Spatiotemporal Signatures Between Objects to Improve Video Segmentation in Complex Environments, Adam Robert Reckley
Dissertation: Improving Metacomprehension and Calibration Accuracy Through Embedded Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Prompts, Alan J. Reid
Thesis: Hydrogeologic Variations Across a Barrier Island that Influence Inter-Dune Wetlands False Cape State Park, Virginia, Matthew Collier Richardson
Thesis: Characterization of a Spiral Microfluidic Focusing Device for Continuous Single Cell Impedance-Based Cytometry Applications, Daniel Riley
Dissertation: Preferred Instructional Design Strategies for Preparation of Pre-Service Teachers of Integrated STEM Education, Amanda Shackleford Roberts
Dissertation: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Engagement Systems (G) Department Development of a Plan to Maintain, Expand, and Create Corporate Knowledge, Luis J. Rodriguez
Thesis: Department of Defense Resource Allocations and Progress Toward U.S. Foreign Policy Objectives in Latin America, Melissa Rene Rodriguez
Dissertation: The Effects of Group Size on Student Learning, Student Contributions, \Mental Effort, and Group Outcomes for Middle-Aged Adults Working in an Ill-Structured Problem-Solving Environment, Gary Lee Roemmich
Dissertation: Training Effects of Adaptive Emotive Responses From Animated Agents in Simulated Environments, Enilda Jannet Romero-Hall
Thesis: Micro--PIV Measurements and Numerical Simulations of Induced Charge Electro-Osmosis Around a Conducting Metal Rod, William George Rosen
Thesis: Improving the Efficiency of P3HT:ICBA Organic Solar Cells by Modifying the Photoactive Solution Preparation Step, Matthew Blaine Samson
Dissertation: Observations and Modeling Forcing Mechanisms for the Coastal Dynamics of the Upper Gulf of Thailand, Suriyan Saramul
Thesis: Effect of Sensory Modality on Performance Workload and Frontal Lobe Oxygenation in a Standard Vigilance Task, Veronica Emily Scerra
Thesis: An Investigation of Unsteady, In-Cylinder Flows of a Mock-Up Internal Combustion Engine Using Particle Image Velocimetry, David Schleeper
Thesis: Carrion Beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae) Carcass Selection: Effects of Carcass Mass and Site Fidelity, Jonathan M. Schmude
Thesis: Response of Natural Estuarine Algal Communities to Nitrogen Additions, Christopher Schweitzer
Dissertation: An Epistemological Inquiry into the Incorporation of Emergency Management Concept in the Homeland Security with a Post-Disaster Security Centric Focus, Mehmet Secilmis
Dissertation: Dimensionless Criteria for Selecting Tidally-Influenced Advective-Dispersive Desalination Brine Mixing Plume Characterization Models, Alireza Shahvari
Dissertation: The Right to Bear Space Arms: U.S. Resistance to Arms Control in Space, Alessandro Shimabukuro
Dissertation: Fast Transients in Non-Volatile Resistive Memories (RRAM) Using Tantalum Pentoxide as Solid Electrolyte, Pragya Rasmi Shrestha
Thesis: Perceptions of Art Therapy Among Medical Students, Laura A. Sibiski
Dissertation: In Search for Instructional Techniques to Maximize the Use of Germane Cognitive Resources: A Case of Teaching Complex Tasks in Physics, Yekaterina Sliva
Dissertation: A Consensual Qualitative Research Study of the Transformation From High School Dropout to Second Chance Alumni, Jayne E. Smith
Dissertation: The Effect of Emotionally Arousing Negative Images on Judgments About News Stories, Martin Daniel Smith-Rodden
Dissertation: Piracy, Slavery, and the Limits of International Law: The Gap Between the Rhetoric and Reality of Jus Cogens, Stephanie Elizabeth Smith
Dissertation: Exploring Travel and Activity Behavior in Transit-Oriented Developments: Insights Into Transportation Benefits and Travel Demand Modelling, Sanghoon Son
Thesis: Depressive Symptoms and Bookmaking in Group Art Therapy with Female African American College Students, Joselyn Spence
Dissertation: Quality Profiles in Early Childhood: An Example From Virginia's Quality Rating Improvement System, Kathryn M. Squibb
Dissertation: Functional Near Infrared Detection of Real and Imagined Finger Taps Using Support Vector Machine, Linear Discriminant Analysis, and Decision Tree Classification Methods, Eugene A. Stoudenmire
Dissertation: The Response of Commercial Banks to Credit Stimuli, Denise Williams Streeter
Thesis: Reefer Madness to Marijuana and Legalization: Media Exposure and American Attitudes Towards Marijuana (1975-2010), Richard James Stringer
Thesis: Analyzing Students' Perceptions of Their Examination of Writing Competency (EWC) Readiness in Online First-Year Composition Courses, Harry Pendleton Styles II
Thesis: Effect of a Lateral Wedge Insole Over a One Week Period in a Healthy Population, Sarah E. Sudheimer
Dissertation: Taking Centerstage: The Impact of Bollywood's Rise on India's Soft Power, Roopa Swaminathan
Thesis: Synthesis and Optimization of VO₂ Thin Films for Phase Transition Applications by Atomic Layer Deposition and RF Magnetron Sputtering, Madhavi Tangirala
Thesis: Nonlinearity Index Analysis of Periodic-Chaotic Stall-Spin Aircraft Motion, Daniel Paul Tapolcai
Dissertation: Changes in the Dynamics of Postural and Locomotor Control as a Result of Varying Task Demands, Kathleen Sherry Thomas
Dissertation: Late Registration and Student Success in On-Campus and Online Classes, Patrick Tompkins
Thesis: Development and Assessment of an In-Situ Load System, Kenneth Toro
Thesis: Zombies as a Generational Metaphor: Connections Between George A. Romero, Zombies and Fandom -- A Critical Study, Alfredo Torres