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 2007
Thesis: Salt Fluxes at the Chesapeake Bay Entrance, Ruth Lane
Thesis: Who Should Patients Turn To? A Look at Caregivers' Willingness to Perform Various Caregiving Tasks for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, Melina L. Laroco
Dissertation: Costly Arbitrage and the Lead-Lag Structure Between Value and Glamour Stocks, Meng Li
Dissertation: Two Essays on Corporate Spin-Offs, YingChou Lin
Thesis: Integrating Game Technology and Discrete Event Simulation to Analyze Mass Casualty Scenarios, Jason Loveland
Dissertation: The Middle Class and Political Change in China: Chinese Middle Class's Attitudinal and Behavioral Orientations Toward Democracy, Chunlong Lu
Dissertation: Molecular Phylogenetics of Perciform Fishes Using the Nuclear Recombination Activating Gene 1, Andrew R. Mahon
Dissertation: Quo Vadis? Polish-Ukrainian Relations in the Enlarging Europe, 1991–2004, Anna Makhorkina
Dissertation: Development of a Coupled Fluid/Structure Aeroelastic Solver with Applications to Vortex Breakdown-Induced Twin Tail Buffeting, Steven J. Massey
Dissertation: The Distributed Independent-Platform Event-Driven Simulation Engine Library (DIESEL), Reejo Mathew
Thesis: Detecting Compromised Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks, Mary Lisa Mathews
Dissertation: Lazy Preservation: Reconstructing Websites from the Web Infrastructure, Frank McCown
Thesis: The Influence of Color on the Teaching of Juggling to Elementary School Children, Anne C. McCoy
Dissertation: Psychometric Evaluation of an instrument for Assessing Policy Outcomes for Families with Children Who Have Severe Developmental Disabilities: The Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale, Joni Taylor McFelea
Dissertation: Plant Assemblage Structure on Barrier Island ‘Pimple’ Dunes at the Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research Site, Brett A. McMillan
Dissertation: A Risk- and Fuzzy Set-Based Methodology for Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration Military Utility Assessment Design, Thomas James Meyers
Dissertation: Development of Fast, Distributed Computational Schemes for Full Body Bio-Models and Their Application to Novel Action Potential Block in Nerves Using Ultra-Short, High Intensity Electric Pulses, Ashutosh Mishra
Thesis: Simulation, Visualization and Self-Assessment Tools for Enhanced Engineering Education The Stiffness Matrix Method Module for Structural Analysis, Ahmed Ali Mohammed
Thesis: Through the Dark Woods, Letitia A. Montgomery-Rodgers
Thesis: Bactericidal Effects of Cold Plasma Technology on Geobacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus cereus Microorganisms, Angela Dawn Morris
Dissertation: Becoming a Good Neighbor in Southeast Asia: The Case of China's Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea, 1989–2006, Dirk Richard Morton
Dissertation: Optimization Methods of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and the Self-Absorption Problem, Olodia Ayed Taha Nassef
Thesis: Hydrographic Surveying DGPS Scow for Bathymetric Determinations in Protected Coastal Waters, Cory Lee Neider
Dissertation: Power-Aware Design Methodologies for FPGA-Based Implementation of Video Processing Systems, Hau Trung Ngo
Dissertation: Ex Post Valuation Correction and Motives of Merger and Acquisition Decisions, Hien T. Nguyen
Dissertation: Analysis of Ultraviolet Energy Distribution in UV Disinfection Systems Using Monte Carlo Ray -Trace method, Khoi Trung Nguyen
Thesis: The Effect of Three Foot Orthoses on Plantar Pressure Under the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint of Pes Planus Foot Type During Standing and Slow Running, Lacey Ann Nordsiden
Dissertation: Determining Underlying Characteristics of Supplier Evaluation Model: A Quantitative Empirical Research, Zeynep Ozlem Ozgun
Thesis: Intimate Partner Homicide, Karitta A. Page
Thesis: Radical Impact of Change in Actions and Confidence Index on Reverse Decision Making an Application Based Study, Swatee Trimbak Paithankar
Dissertation: The Observation, Modeling, and Retrieval of Bio-Optical Properties for Coastal Waters of the Southern Chesapeake Bay, Xiaoju Pan
Dissertation: Pivotal Deterrence and United States Security Policy in the Taiwan Strait, Charles D. Pasquale
Thesis: Cave Development in Strata of Ordovician-and Silurian-Devonian-Age in Highland County, Virginia, Carol Ann Peterson
Thesis: Vital Tooth Whitening Effects on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults, Ann Michelle Poindexter
Thesis: College Students' Concerns Regarding Prison Rape, Laura A. Rapp
Dissertation: Teachers' Education and Training Factors and Their Influence on Formative Assessment Processes, William Clark Reed
Dissertation: Wealth and Achievement Gaps: An Examination of Virginia Middle Schools, Paulette Natasha Richmond
Thesis: Interactions Between Phytoplankton and Bacteria in the Uptake of Organic Compounds, Andrea Michel Rocha
Dissertation: Dislocated Worker Training and Education Perceptions: The Effect of Tailored Information, Self-Concept, and Role Salience on Self-Reported Deterrents to Education Participation, Lisa A. Row
Dissertation: Modeling and Efficient Estimation of Intra-Family Correlations, Roy Sabo
Dissertation: The Effect of Survey-Based Sentiment Measures on the Predictability and Volatility of Stock Returns Conditioned on the Payout Yield and Issue Yield, Darryl Philip Samsell
Thesis: Effects of Tooth Whitening Use on Oral Health Interests and Values in Adults, Katie Jo Ballantyne Sargent
Dissertation: Mixed Layer Dynamics Along the Seward Line in the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Nandita Sarkar
Dissertation: Annual and Interannual Variability in the Wind Field and the Hydrography Along the Seward Line in the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Isaac Schroeder
Dissertation: The Impact of an Employer Sponsored Walking Program on Employees' Cardiovascular Risks, Joan Breslin Sechrist
Dissertation: Motivation and Performance in Computer Science: Test of an Integrative Theory, Katherine A. Selgrade
Thesis: Antimicrobial Activity Screening of Recombinant and Synthetic Varasin a Defensin from the Hard Tick Dermacentor variabilis Against Various Bacteria, Julia A. Sharp
Dissertation: Distributed Knowledge Discovery in Large Scale Peer-to-Peer Networks, Sachin Shetty
Thesis: An Exploratory Study of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems Using the ISO/IEC 15504 Architecture, Paul Richard Shimp
Dissertation: Three Methods for Solving the Low Energy Neutron Boltzmann Equation, Tony Charles Slaba
Dissertation: Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Probe Effects of Ultra-Short, Very-High Voltage Pulses on Cells, Viswanadham Sridhara
Dissertation: Canonical Correlation and Correspondence Analysis of Longitudinal Data, Jayesh Srivastava
Thesis: Hydrodynamic Fin Function of Brief Squid Lolliguncula brevis, William Jeffreys Stewart
Dissertation: Serotype Association and Regulation of the Hyaluronate Lyase Gene of Streptococcus pyogenes, Martha Stokes
Dissertation: Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on Root Dynamics, Biomass and Architecture in a Scrub-Oak Ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Daniel Benjamin Stover
Dissertation: Two Essays on IPO Earnings Management, Yong Sun
Dissertation: Self-Organization in Cathode Boundary Layer Discharges, Nobuhiko Takano
Thesis: Using Peer Mediation as a New Alternative for Conflict Resolution: The Effects on Students' Behaviors and Attitudes, Shanika Anicia Testamark
Dissertation: On the Use of Quasi-Newton Methods for the Minimization of Convex Quadratic Splines, William Howard Thomas II
Dissertation: Articulation Trends in Allied Health Programs, Felicia M. Toreno
Thesis: Topics in Action Sources of Definiteness of Topic Noun Phrases in Thai Interactive Discourse, Prakaiwan Vajrabhaya
Dissertation: Relational Benefits and Costs in Channel Distribution: A Dyadic Research From Buyers and Sellers Perspective, Dung The Vu
Thesis: Seasonal Variation in Diet of the Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Based on Fecal Analysis, Lynn A. Walker
Dissertation: The Influences of Interaction on the Satisfaction, Achievement, and Retention of Developmental Community College Students, Elizabeth Copeland Wilmer
Dissertation: Generational Differences Among Community College Students in Their Evaluation of Academic Cheating, Kathleen E. Wotring
Thesis: Evidence for Disease Mediated Extinction: Correlation Between an Introduced Pathogen and Extinction of Rattus Macleari on Christmas Island, Kelly B. Wyatt
Dissertation: Preservice and K–12 Inservice Teachers' Perceptions of Appropriateness of Teacher Self-Disclosure and Its Teaching Effectiveness, Shaoan Zhang
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulations of Electrical Breakdown and Thermal Failure in Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide for High-Voltage Dielectric Applications, Guogang Zhao
Dissertation: Two Essays on Lead-Lag Patterns Between Trading Volume and Stock Return in China Stock Markets, Xiaotian Zhu
Thesis: Investigation of a Possible Lead-Lag Relationship Between the Innuitian and Laurentide Ice Sheets, Arctic Canada, Paula Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis: Differences in Motivation for Participation and Attitudes Toward Management Among Rock Climbing Sub Groups: Implications for the Benefits-Based Management Approach, Amy L. Ackerman
Thesis: Factors that Influence Domestic Violence Convictions in "No Drop Policy" Trials, Kim D. Akinyanju
Dissertation: Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Protects Cardiomyocytes During Hyperoxia, Mervat Elsayed Ali
Dissertation: The Reinvention of NATO, Robert M. Antis
Dissertation: A Robust Reactive Scheduling System with Application to Parallel Machine Scheduling, Jean-Paul M. Arnaout
Thesis: Running Coupling Constant and Transition From Low to High Energies in Quantum Chromodynamics, Alexander Babansky
Dissertation: Assimilating Non-Probabilistic Assessments of the Estimation of Uncertainty Bias in Expert Judgment Elicitation Using an Evidence Based Approach in High Consequence Conceptual Designs, Colin K. S. Barrows
Dissertation: Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ on Scrub-Oak Root Carbon Pools and Soil Microbial Processes, Alisha Lea Pagel Brown
Thesis: Development of Single Nanoparticle Optical Assays for Imaging Single Living Cells, William John Brownlow
Thesis: A Macro-Level Analysis of Divorce Rates and Juvenile Violent Crime and Drug Abuse in Virginia, Bianca Maria Conn
Thesis: Traumatic Experiences Contributing to Juvenile Delinquency: A Look at Gender Differences, Alexis L. Correia
Thesis: An Empirical Investigation into the Relationships Between Emotional Intelligence, Use of Knowledge Transfer Methods, and Project Performance, Brent Michael Decker
Dissertation: Efficient Unbiased Estimating Equations for Analyzing Structured Correlation Matrices, Yihao Deng
Thesis: Implementing Model Based Data Engineering Using Web Services, Saikou Yaya Diallo
Dissertation: Evaluating Collaboration Constructs: An Analysis of the Paradise Creek Restoration Plan, Pamela Trump Dunning
Thesis: Information Visualization Methods and Techniques Using Web Services, Kevin Dupigny
Dissertation: Isolation and Functional Mapping of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Tax Oncoprotein DNA-Damage Complexes, Sarah Saionz Durkin
Thesis: Testing Social Disorganization as It Pertains to Prostitution, Wynter Leighanne Edwards
Dissertation: Femtosecond Laser Ablation with Single and Two-Photon Excitation for MEMS, Mohamed Abdelfattah Kottb Ahmad Elbandrawy
Thesis: Fortnightly Variability at the Transition Between Two Sub-Estuaries, Mayra Lorena Riveron Enzastiga
Dissertation: Micron-Level Actuator for Thermal-Fluid Control in Microchannels, Nurhak Erbas
Thesis: Improving Efficiency in Engineering Design Using Augmented D-Optimal Designs 'Synthetic Jet' Design Optimization Study, Fatih Erdogan
Thesis: An Analysis of Indicator Organism Suitability for Lower James and York Rivers, Rhonda Ashonti Ford
Thesis: Characterization of β-Lactam Resistant Pandemic Serotypes of Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Ships' Ballast Tanks and Coastal Waters, Amanda Lynn Goodrich
Thesis: An Examination of Seasonal Growth and Survivorship of Sigmodon hispidus in Southeastern Virginia, Heather Alyssa Green
Dissertation: Mechanical Properties and Durability of a Composite Material at Cryogenic Temperatures, Ray Walton Grenoble
Dissertation: Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field Effects on Cell Cycle and Apoptosis, Emily H. Hall
Dissertation: Understanding the Nature of Surgical Excellence Using a Competency Modeling Approach, Hope S. Hanner-Bailey
Thesis: Teacher Factors That Influence Student Achievement: A Study of Third and Fifth Grade Teachers, Jewelle L. Harmon
Dissertation: Nicaragua's Survival: Choices in a Neoliberal World, Stanley G. Hash Jr.