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 2004
Dissertation: The Effects of Operator Trust, Complacency Potential, and Task Complexity on Monitoring a Highly Reliable Automated System, Nathan R. Bailey
Dissertation: Role of Nanophase Oxides in Short-Term Atmospheric Corrosion of Structural Steels, Rama Balasubramanian
Dissertation: The War Powers Resolution: Asserting Congress's Role Over the Use of Military Force, Catherine M. Banks
Thesis: The Effects of Firearm Use on Police Officers, Quinn M. Beers
Thesis: Effects of Ultrasonic and Hand-Activated Scaling on Tactile Sensitivity in Second Year Dental Hygiene Students in a Clinical Setting, Miranda Beeson
Dissertation: Inter-Annual to Inter-Decadal Variability of Upwelling and Anchovy Population off Northern Chile, Jose L. Blanco-Garcia
Thesis: Seed Bank Response to Fire and Successional Trajectory of a Virginia Small Depression Pocosin, Jay F. Bolin
Thesis: The Effect of Humor on Elderly Well-Being, Mary M. Boone
Thesis: Prediction of Rigid Body Aircraft Acceleration Response Due to Atmospheric Disturbances, Billy Keith Buck
Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of a Rubidium-Argon Dual Species Magneto-Optical Trap, Hauke Christian Busch
Dissertation: The Ultrastructure of the Olfactory System in Two Species of Short-Tailed Shrews, Blarina brevicauda and Blarina carolinensis, Lisa Johnson Byrum
Dissertation: An Experimental Examination of Equivalence Failures in Multi-Cultural Comparative Research, F. Mark Case
Thesis: Business Crime: The Perception and Experience of Victimization and Corresponding Use of Crime Prevention Measures, John A. Casten
Dissertation: The Relationship Among Disclosure, Internalized Homophobia, Religiosity, and Psychological Well-Being in a Lesbian Population, Sharon Lyn Clayman
Thesis: The Influence of the United Nations Secretary-General on the International Security Agenda, Jennifer S. Couture
Dissertation: Crisp and Fuzzy Signal Detection Theory and Pilot Weather Judgment: Implications for VFR Flights Into IMC, Joseph T. Coyne
Thesis: Johann August Weppen's Der Hessische Officer in Amerika and David Christoph Seybold's Reizenstein: The American Revolution and the German Bürgertum's Reassessment of America, Virginia Sasser DeLacey
Thesis: Hydrologic Variations Within Created and Natural Wetlands in Southeastern Virginia, Aaron Dyer Despres
Thesis: Hydrologic Variations Within Created and Natural Wetlands in Southeastern Virginia, Aaron Dyer Despres
Dissertation: Spin Structure Functions of the Deuteron Measured with CLAS in and Above the Resonance Region, Kahanawita G. Vipuli G. Dharmawardane
Dissertation: Relating Water and Otolith Chemistry in Chesapeake Bay, and Their Potential to Identify Essential Seagrass Habitats for Juveniles of an Estuarine-Dependent Fish, Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), Emmanis Dorval
Dissertation: Compellence: An Empirical Perspective, Michael G. Dziubinski
Dissertation: Genetic Algorithm-Based Model for Determination of Efficient Management Strategies for Irrigation Canal Networks, Talaat Taher El Gamel
Thesis: Bacterial Degradation of Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water, Laura Inga Fauntleroy
Thesis: Characterization of Association Patterns of Coastal Migratory Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Nearshore Waters of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Holly Fearnbach
Thesis: Political Violence and Conflict Resolution: The Struggle for Peace in Northern Ireland, Lisa G. Fox
Thesis: The Satisfaction and Perspectives of Recent Graduates of Accredited Post-Certification Graduate Athletic Training Programs as It Relates to Their Educational Experiences, Jacqueline R. Gaida
Dissertation: A Framework for Secure Group Key Management, Sahar Mohamed Ghanem
Thesis: Gender and HIV Risk Behavior in China, Yelan Guo
Thesis: Functional Model of the Army's Initial Capabilities Training Plan (ICTP) Generation Process (Transitioning to a Knowledge-Base Enterprise), Bryon Keith Hartzog
Thesis: The Effects of Universal and Rotating Ultrasonic Inserts on Wrist Movement, Scaling Time Efficiency, and Cumulative Trauma Risk in Dental Hygienists, Christine Colavita Hawn
Thesis: Extension of a Cross-Shore Beach Profile Model for Coarse Materials and Steep Slopes, Kentaro Hayashi
Dissertation: Dynamical Studies of Model Membrane and Cellular Response to Nanosecond, High-Intensity Pulsed Electric Fields, Qin Hu
Dissertation: Parallel Decomposition Procedures for Large-scale Linear Programming Problems, Yusong Hu
Dissertation: The Effect of Submarine Canyon Width and Stratification on Coastal Circulation and Across Shelf Exchange, Kyung-Hoon Hyun
Dissertation: Computation of Shock Induced Noise in Imperfectly Expanded Supersonic Jets, Bulent Imamoglu
Dissertation: An Investigation of the Antecedents and Consequences of Individual-Level Customer Orientation: A Comprehensive Approach, Ceyhan Kilic
Dissertation: Estimation of Primary Production and Carbon Flux in Antarctic Coastal Waters: A Modeling Study, Hae-Cheol Kim
Dissertation: Electron Scattering From a High Momentum Neutron in Deuterium, Alexei V. Klimenko
Dissertation: Some Aspects of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering, Elena Kuchina
Dissertation: The Effects of an Autobiographical Dialogue Journaling Activity on Student Teachers' Levels of Cultural Sensitivity and Reflective Skills, Wanda G. Lastrapes
Thesis: Strong Interactions Between Juvenile Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus Argus) and Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus Briareus) in the Florida Keys, Jennifer Anne Lear
Dissertation: Synchronous Text-Based Chat Vis-à-Vis Asynchronous Threaded Discussion: An Instructional Strategy for Providing an Option in Two Course Delivery Schemes, Shin Yi Lin
Dissertation: Three Essays on Real Estate Investment Trusts, Yan Lin
Dissertation: Choice and Support: An Individualized Approach to Student Empowerment and Involvement in Combating Procrastination in the Internet Learning Environment, Han Liu
Dissertation: Generating Series for Interconnected Nonlinear Systems and the Formal Laplace-Borel Transform, Yaqin Li
Dissertation: Space Cooperation Under Anarchy: Commercialization of Outer Space and Space Security in the Post-Cold War Era, Irina V. Louts
Dissertation: The Psychological Contract of Multiple Agency Relationships: Understanding the Attitudes and Behaviors of Contractors, Cynthia J. Maahs
Dissertation: First-Mover Advantage: A Cross-National Comparison of Mature and Emerging Market Consumers' Attitudes Toward Pioneer and Follower Brands, Tarek T. Mady
Dissertation: An Empirical Examination of the Moderators of the Service Recovery Paradox, Vincent P. Magnini
Thesis: The Effects of Plyometrics Training on Neuromuscular Responses and Ground Reaction Forces Surrounding the Knee, Barbara McDowell
Thesis: The Effects of Ankle Taping and Spatting on the Reaction Times of the Supporting Musculature of the Ankle Before and After Exercise in Healthy and Functionally Unstable Ankles, Jennifer I. McKenzie
Dissertation: The Smugglers' Landscape: Geography, Route Selection and the Global Heroin Trade, James Dallis Medler
Dissertation: Scaling and Characterization of Direct Current Glow Discharge Plasma in Atmospheric Air, Abdel-Aleam Hefney Mohamed
Dissertation: The Relationship of Project Team Attributes to Project Interim Performance, Vickie S. Parsons
Dissertation: Stability Analysis of Jump-Linear Systems Driven by Finite-State Machines with Markovian Inputs, Sudarshan S. Patilkulkarni
Dissertation: Uncertainty Propagation and Robust Design in CFD Using Sensitivity Derivatives, Michele M. Putko
Thesis: Idiomatic Expressions and Marital Relationships Over Three Stages of the Family Lifespan, Meredith T. Raynor
Dissertation: Acknowledgement Response and Interference Timing During the Processing of Voice and Datalink ATC Commands, Matthew R. Risser
Thesis: A Staging Sequence and Analysis of Growth in Postovipositional Embryos of Lamprophis Fulignosus, Angela Renee Vogel Rivera
Dissertation: QoS Provisioning for Multi-Class Traffic in Wireless Networks, Mona El-Kadi Rizvi
Thesis: A Cross-National Analysis of the Impact of Conscription on Crime Rates, Nicolette G. Rose
Dissertation: Comparative Systematics of Subterranean Amphipod Crustaceans (Hadzioidea), Thomas R. Sawicki
Dissertation: A Comparison Between First-Year Alternative Certified Teachers and First-Year Traditional Certified Teachers Based on Students' Academic achievement: The Case of a High-Need Urban Southeast District in Virginia, Abdou Maty Sene
Dissertation: Inner Shelf Circulation in Coastal Virginia: A Data Assimilation Approach, Hector Hito Sepulveda
Dissertation: Microdischarge Arrays, Wenhui Shi
Thesis: Anthropogenic Lead Deposition and Four National Parks in Poland as Determined by Lead Isotope Ratios, Shannon Simcoe
Dissertation: An Investigation of Dissolved Organic Matter in a Shallow Coastal Bay Subject to Aureococcus anophagefferens Blooms, Jean-Paul Simjouw
Thesis: A Phylogeny of Genera of the Fish Family Nemipteridae (Percoidei) Based on the Cytochrome B Gene, Denise R. Sliter
Thesis: Social Capital and Religion: A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship Between Religious Participation and Social Capital, Kyshawn Smith
Dissertation: Creating Individual Behavior Change Through 360-Degree Feedback: A Development Pipeline Perspective, Victoria Cole Stage
Dissertation: Pilot Performance and Eye Movement Activity with Varying Levels of Display Integration in a Synthetic Vision Cockpit, Julie Michele Stark
Thesis: The New Deal in Art: The Fine Arts Project and the Evolution of Abstract Expressionism, Sarah Coon Stoops
Thesis: Institutionalizing Gender and Sexuality in a Call-In Radio Advice Program: A Characterization of Loveline, Meagan P. Storey
Thesis: Neutron Star Electromagnetic Field Structure, Hugh O. Thurman III
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of American-Born Chinese and Non American-Born Chinese Students' Language Learning Motivation, Language Acquisition, and Ethnic Identity Development in Chinese Language Schools, Sarah C. Tsai
Thesis: Application of Queuing Theory and Procedure Time Estimation in a Local Healthcare System, Galina Tsoy
Dissertation: Comparisons Among Parent Reports and Self-Reports of Sleep in ADHD and Normal School-Aged Children, Diana M. Turner-Eadie
Dissertation: Instructional Technology Experiences of Student Teachers: A Case Study of Participants in the STAT Internship Program, Lee B. Vartanian
Dissertation: The Influence of Teacher Preparation Programs on Student Achievement and the Use of NCTM Standards and Principles in Middle School and High School Algebra I Classrooms, Denelle L. Wallace
Dissertation: Bio-Optical Properties of the Arctic Waters: Empirical and Theoretical Observations, Jian Wang
Dissertation: Models, Composability, and Validity, Eric Werner Weisel
Thesis: An Assessment of High School Coaches Knowledge of Exercise-Induced Asthma, Shannon L. Wilson
Thesis: Source Identification of Ammonia Inputs to the Wastewater Treatment Holding Pond at International Paper Franklin Mill, Melissa Riddick Wolford
Thesis: An Examination of Relationships of Reading and Writing Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Standardized Placement Test Scores, and Diverse Community College Students' Perceptions of Those Relationships, Ann Woolford-Singh
Dissertation: Electrical Breakdown in Polar Liquids, Shu Xiao
Dissertation: Field Effect Control of Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Nanofluidics, Song Xue
Thesis: Performance of Constraint-Handling Techniques Applied to a Genetic Algorithm-Based Watershed Management Model, Kwisun Park Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Dissertation: Optimization-Based Architecture for Managing Complex Integrated Product Development Projects, Hisham Mohamed El-Sayed AbdelSalam
Dissertation: Numerical Studies on Supersonic Mixing and Combustion Phenomena, Tarek M. Abdel-Salam
Dissertation: Overreaction, Heteroscedasticity, and Spillovers in Stock Returns: Evidence From the Kuwait Stock Exchange, Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel
Dissertation: Developing a Methodology to Detect Partial Failures for Dynamic Systems, Anwar A. Al-jowder
Dissertation: Geographic Variation in the Morphology of Crotalus horridus (Serpentes: Viperidae), John Robert Allsteadt
Dissertation: Generalized Predictive Control of Ship Coupling Motions Using Active Flume Tanks, Abdulkarim Mohammed Alotaiwi
Dissertation: Optimal Feedback Control for Ship Roll Motion Under Sea States, Anusit Anmanatarkul
Dissertation: The Ecological Ramifications of Disease and Density in the Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus, Donald C. Behringer Jr.
Thesis: Characterization of SPY1600 A Putative Hyaluronidase Gene in Group A Streptococci, Karin M. Berling
Thesis: It Does Take a Village to Raise a Child, Rebecca J. Boyd
Dissertation: Measurement of Proton Transfer Reaction Rates in a Microwave Cavity Discharge Flowing Afterglow, George M. Brooke IV
Dissertation: Market Valuation of Corporate Diversification in the Presence of Internal Capital Markets in Emerging Countries, Supannee Buasook