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 2011
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
Thesis: A Fixed Robotic Mars Base Architecture, Christie Angunette Alston
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
Thesis: Ionic Current Rectification Phenomena in Asymmetrical Polymer Nanopores Under Salt Gradients, Murat Bakirci
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
Dissertation: Utilizing a Web-Based Career Development Workshop to Address Career Decision-Making Difficulty Among Community College Distance Learners, Johanna Michele Brown
Dissertation: Social Networking and Individual Performance: Examining Predictors of Participation, Michael Anthony Brown Sr.
Dissertation: Namaste: Pedagogical Methods for Designing Yoga & Art Experiences for/with Teen Participants, Tiffani Olivia Bryant
Dissertation: Faculty Compensation for Developing and Delivering Online Courses, Jeffrey Allen Burleson
Dissertation: Evaluation System Design and Academic Performance Analysis Using Clustering and Simulation, Volkan Cakir
Dissertation: Triple Coincidence Beam Spin Asymmetry Measurements in Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering, Mustafa Canan
Dissertation: Relations of Self-Criticism and Dependency to Depressive Symptomatology: Tests of Blatt's and Greenberg and Watson's Theories, David B. Canose
Dissertation: Pre-College Career Guidance and Persistence at a Small Private University in Tennessee, Raymond D. Carson
Thesis: Clinical Satisfaction Levels of National Athletic Trainers' Association Accredited Post-Professional Athletic Training Graduates, Nicole Catalano
Dissertation: Data Hiding in Digital Video, Abdullah Cay
Dissertation: Analysis of Attitude and Achievement Using the 5E Instructional Model in an Interactive Television Environment, Gamaliel R. Cherry
Dissertation: Attitudes of and Behaviors Towards Academic Integrity Between Community College Students Who Enroll in Online Courses Versus Traditional Courses, Kristine Marie Christensen
Thesis: Boundary Layer Measurements Related to Wind Tunnel Testing of Riblets, Emrah Cinar
Thesis: Effects of Low Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on Tooth Whitening, Denise Michelle Claiborne
Thesis: Magnification Loupes in U.S. Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Programs, Leslie McHaney Congdon
Thesis: A Study of the Correlation of Sub-Aqueous Beach Profile Change and the Coastal Storm Impulse (COSI) Parameter, Kevin Bryan Conner
Thesis: You'll Never Walk Alone: The Scales of Identity of Celtic Football Club Supporters, Neil Conner
Thesis: A Pilot Model for Investigating Biodynamic Coupling Due to Aeroservoelastic Accelerations, Brandon Cowen
Dissertation: Collective Efficacy and Intimate Partner Violence: Community Context, Catherine B. Cowling
Dissertation: Perfectly Matched Layer Absorbing Boundary Conditions for the Discrete Velocity Boltzmann-BGK Equation, Elena Craig
Thesis: Acoustic Characterization of the NASA Langley 14 X 22 Ft Subsonic Wind Tunnel, James Thomas Crippen
Dissertation: The Role of Supervisor-Supervisee Cultural Differences, Supervisor Multicultural Competence, and the Supervisory Working Alliance in Supervision Outcomes: A Moderated Mediation Model, Stephanie A. Crockett
Dissertation: Treating Trauma Survivors with Neurofeedback: A Grounded Theory Study Based on the Practices of Experienced Mental Health Professionals, Christine L. Currie
Thesis: Domestic Violence as a Contributing Factor to Juvenile Substance Use, Victoria Felicitas Sophie Danz
Thesis: Transient Finite Element Analysis of A Base Excited Frame on A Six DOF Motion Simulator to Simulate Wave Slamming, Matthew Douglas Davis
Thesis: Children of the Sun, Anton DeLateur
Thesis: The Death of Jefferson Davis, Kasey J. Dell
Thesis: Long Term Surface Power Generator Design for Mars: Autonomously Deployable Photovoltaic Solar Arrays Along with Regenerative Fuel Cell Modules, Omer Demirok
Thesis: Emerging Adults' Perceptions of Normative Drinking Perceived Susceptibility to Different Types of Alcohol Consequences and Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies, Gabrielle Maria D'Lima
Dissertation: Testing of a Brief Internet Cyberbullying Prevention Program in College Students, Ashley Nicole Doane
Dissertation: A Wind Tunnel Technique for the Identification of Ship Airwake/Rotor Downwash Coupling, Stargel R. Doane
Dissertation: Spatially-Explicit Agent-Based Modeling of Ecosystem Change and Epizootiological Impacts on Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus, Thomas William Dolan III
Thesis: The Bound "Giddy Multitude": Runaway Indentured Servants Convicts and Slaves in Colonial Virginia, Nicole K. Dressler
Thesis: Do Different Styles of Self-Monitoring Yield Different Outcomes in Ego Depletion and Anxiety?, Katelyn Brittany Ealer
Dissertation: The Behavior and Choices of Serial Bidders in M&A Transactions: A Prospect Theory Approach, Ahmed Essam El-Din El-Bakry
Thesis: The Dynamics of Drug Trafficking/ Smuggling by Female Offenders in the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Approach, Le 'Jeane' Iman Ellis
Dissertation: An Ex Post Facto Study of First-Year Student Orientation as an Indicator of Student Success at a Community College, Amanda Ellis-O'Quinn
Dissertation: Excitation-Induced Ge Quantum Dot Growth on Si(100)-2X1 by Pulsed Laser Deposition, Ali Oguz Er
Dissertation: Fusion of Visual and Thermal Images Using Genetic Algorithms, Sertan Erkanli
Dissertation: Ultrafast High-Energy Electron Diffraction Study of Photoexcited Bismuth Nanoclusters by Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Ahmed R. Esmail
Dissertation: Relationships Between Religious Orientation and Academic Attitudes, Lauren Everitt
Dissertation: Faculty and Student Perceptions of Students' Sense of Community in Online Courses, William C. Fiege
Dissertation: Kindergarten Teachers' Classroom Management Beliefs and Practices and Their Implications on Students' Social and Academic Outcomes, Lauren D. Florin
Thesis: A Penalty-Based Approach to Handling Cluster Sizing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Ryan Florin
Dissertation: A Method to Improve the Sustainment of Systems Based on Probability and Consequences, Michael Ashton Gaintner
Thesis: Modeling the Contagion Effect of Foreclosures Within the Real Estate Market by Use of Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation, Marshall William Gangel
Dissertation: Adding Executable Context to Executable Architectures: Enabling an Executable Context Simulation Framework (ECSF), Johnny J. Garcia
Thesis: Predictors of Pre-Dispositional Juvenile Detention: Race Gender and Intersectionality, Jennifer Lee Gebler
Dissertation: A Three Dimensional Green's Function Solution Technique for the Transport of Heavy Ions in Laboratory and Space, Candice Rockell Gerstner
Thesis: The Ecology of the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) in Southeastern Virginia, Scott M. Goetz
Dissertation: Learning Local Features Using Boosted Trees for Face Recognition, Rajkiran Gottumukkal
Dissertation: Choosing to Serve: Modeling Antecedents of Public Service Motivation in Undergraduate Students, Vivian Walker Greentree
Thesis: A Methodology to Repair or Deorbit LEO Satellite Constellations, Goksel Gurgenburan
Thesis: Decontextualizing Development: A Critical Examination of American Popular Discourse on Foreign Aid, Jeffrey Haines
Thesis: Balloon Borne Mars Research Platforms, Sean Michael Hancock
Dissertation: Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Athletic Training Education, Dorice A. Hankemeier
Dissertation: A Principal's Perceptions of Character Education in a Rural Public School, Sandra H. Harrison
Dissertation: Understanding Fourth Graders' Decline in Reading Motivation from Students' and Teachers' Perspectives, Christine A. Hebert
Thesis: Richmond Iron: Tredegar's Role in Southern Industry During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Lisa Hilleary
Dissertation: The Effects of Expressive Writing on Anxiety, Mathematics Anxiety, Stress, Cognitive Processes and Psychological Processes on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) on a Sample of Urban High School Students Failing Mathematics, Claudia Lorene Hines
Dissertation: Epistemic Strategies for Solving Two-Dimensional Physics Problems, Mary Elyse Hing-Hickman
Dissertation: A Study of Two Generations of Culturally Diverse Community College Students Views on Leader Attributes in Self and Others, Paula Jeanine Hodkowski
Thesis: Architecture for a Flexible and Scalable Simulation Engine, Robert C. Holcomb Jr.
Dissertation: Elementary Teachers' Views of Environmental Education, Rose M. Hotchkiss
Dissertation: Adoption of Electronic Health Records by Admitting Physicians: A Heuristic Model, John Sharon Hudson
Dissertation: Social Trust in Contemporary Rural China: Its Sources and Impacts on Public Goods Provision, Narisong Huhe
Dissertation: Data Aggregation and Dissemination in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks, Khaled Ibrahim
Thesis: Meaning of Hijab According to Urban Egyptian and Yemeni Muslim Women, Kenneth E. Jackson
Dissertation: The Relationship of Cognitive Development Level, Supervision, and Counselor Skills in Preparing Counselors, Margaret Jean Jensen
Dissertation: A Variable Acceleration Calibration System, Thomas H. Johnson
Dissertation: Spectrum Adaptation in Cognitive Radio Systems with Operating Constraints, Deepak R. Joshi
Thesis: The Effect of an Offshore Wind Turbine Array on Circulation in an Idealized Coastal Ocean, Mahmoud Kamel