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 2009
Dissertation: Export of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Matter Along a River to Ocean Transect of the Lower Chesapeake Bay Investigated by Advanced Analytical Techniques, Rachel Leigh Sleighter
Dissertation: Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Objectivism and Religious Activities/Beliefs in Practitioners, Brenda J. Smith
Dissertation: Test Anxiety and Other Factors as Predictors of Outcome For an Undergraduate University's Examination of Writing Competency, Carrie D. Smith
Thesis: Isometric Isokinetic and Isotonic Strength Evaluation Of Subjects With Stable And Unstable Ankles, Lauren Nicole Snyder
Thesis: Fault-Tolerance and Recovery in Wireless Sensor Networks, Kevin M. Somervill
Dissertation: The Effects of Automation Expertise, System Confidence, and Image Quality on Trust, Compliance, and Performance, Randall D. Spain
Thesis: Inhibition of Yeast Hexokinase by the Antimalarial Drug Artemisinin: Probing Mechanism of Action with a Model Enzyme, Jennifer S. Spence
Thesis: "In this Time of Close Trial": An Examination of Quaker Women's Roles and Political Activism in Philadelphia, September 1777-April 1778, Kimberly Ann Stinedurf
Thesis: A Bio-Optical Model for Syringodium filiforme Canopies, Margaret A. Stoughton
Dissertation: Two Essays on Earnings Quality and Corporate Decisions, Qian Sun
Thesis: EKG Tracking for Augmented Standardized Patient Virtual Pathology Stethoscope Heart Auscultation, Sujith Surendran
Dissertation: Relationship Predictors of Unwanted Pursuit, Farrahdya Tassy
Dissertation: A Model of Responses to Race-Based and Gender-Based Stereotype Threat in Computer Science, Lara Tedrow
Dissertation: The Impact of The 101s: A Guide to Positive Discipline Teacher Training on Teacher Interaction Practices, Teacher-Child Relationship Quality, School Adjustment, and Academic Outcomes in Kindergarten Classrooms in Bangkok, Thailand, Panadda Thanasetkorn
Dissertation: The Impact of The 101s: A Guide to Positive Discipline Parent Training: A Case Study of Kindergarteners and Their Parents in Bangkok, Thailand, Piyavalee Thanasetkorn
Dissertation: Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance in Vibrio cholerae Isolated From Ships' Ballast and Other Environmental Sources, Frank Kornegay Thomson III
Thesis: Indentation Creep Analysis for Self Similar Indenters, Sandeep V. Thube
Thesis: Working in Groups and Alone: Effects of Group Gender Composition on Cognitive Insight Problem Solving Performance, Viktoria Tidikyte
Thesis: The Role of Human Endogenous Retroviruses in Renal Cell Carcinoma, Michele D. Tisdale
Dissertation: Neutron Structure Functions Measured with Spectator Tagging, Svyatoslav Tkachenko
Dissertation: Traumatic Stress as a Predictor of Suicidality, Sherry Malana Todd
Dissertation: An Adaptive Method for Calculating Blow-Up Solutions, Charles F. Touron
Thesis: Analysis of Electroencephalogram Signals for the Identification of Mental Tasks, My Thy Thi Tran
Thesis: A Systematic Study of Atomic Layer Deposition of Platinum Nano-Scale Metallization Films and Their Application to Electrical Contacts in Porous Alumina Templates, Ngoc H. Tran
Thesis: Implementation Requirements for the Notice Architecture in Vehicular Communications, Dusadee Treeumnuk
Dissertation: WISC-IV and IVA+Plus Pattern Analysis: Assessment of Attention-Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder, Kevin K. Tsang
Thesis: Image Registration Using Conformal Log Polar Mapping, Bala Krishna Vadapally
Dissertation: A State Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing Nursing Home Quality of Care Regulation, Tancy Joe Vandecar-Burdin
Dissertation: Measuring Collaboration: An Assessment of the Containment Model Effort Used to Manage Sex Offenders in the Community, Teresa L. Van Nostrand
Thesis: Dynamic Interaction of Elevated Guideway with Uncontrolled Maglev Vehicles, Sumanth Reddy Velma
Thesis: PCF: Voice of the People, Raisa Vilensky
Dissertation: A Grounded Theory of School Counselors' Conceptualizations of Their Training Regarding Adolescent Mental Health Issues, Cynthia Theresa Walley
Dissertation: High-Performance Broadcast and Multicast Protocols for Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks, Jun Wang
Thesis: An Assessment of Athletic Training Educators' Knowledge and Calibration of Evidence-Based Diagnostic Concepts, Cailee Elizabeth Welch
Thesis: Aerodynamic Analysis of an Urban Magnetic Levitation Vehicle, John Matthew Wells
Dissertation: Changing Fecundity and Reproductive Output in Females of a Chesapeake Bay Population of Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Shannon L. Wells
Dissertation: The Impact of Dual Enrollment Participation on Degree Attainment, Peggy Anne Westcott
Dissertation: Analysis of N-Linked Oligosaccharides of Prostate-Specific Antigen and Prostatic Acid Phosphatase in Prostatic Fluids, Krista Yaudes White
Thesis: The Effects of Post-Outcome Information on Hindsight Bias, Brad Whittet
Dissertation: How do People React to Someone Who Has Recently Tested for HIV? An Experimental Study of the Effects of Sexual Orientation and HIV Status, Stacie A. Wilson
Dissertation: Social Capital in Rural China: Its Impact on Economic Development, Grassroots Governance, and Democratic Participation, Min Xia
Thesis: Capacity Improvement of a Small-Scale Cryogenic System Using Exergy Analysis, Errol L. Yuksek
Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Estuarine Water Quality Parameterization Using Remote Sensing and in-situ Characteristics, Kwisun Park Yu
Dissertation: 3D Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamic Flow, Sediment Deposition and Transport in Stormwater Ponds and Alluvial Channels, Leying Zhang
Thesis: Using Geographically Weighted Regression Models to Analyze Crash Harm, Libin Zheng
Dissertation: Compensation of Loss and Stimulated Emission of Surface Plasmon Polaritons, Guohua Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Corporate Payout Behavior of Japanese and European Firms, Rahnuma Binte Ahsan
Dissertation: Microspore Wall Morphogenesis and Orbicule Ultrastructure of Isoetes, Khalid Alarid
Thesis: The Effects of Display Complexity and Cueing on Monitoring Maternal Fetal Heart Rate Signals, Brittany L. Anderson
Dissertation: Effect of Household Structure on Family-Friendly Benefit Utilization: Implications for Organizational Attraction and Workplace Withdrawal Behaviors of Federal Government Employees, Sharyn J. Aufenanger
Dissertation: Rapid Prototyping for Virtual Environments, Emre Baydogan
Thesis: The Return of Russia: Energy's Superpower or Potemkin Village?, Greg R. Bayes
Thesis: The Relationship Between Stigma Consciousness and Variables of Well-Being Among Foreign-Born Faculty Members, Sharnail D. Bazemore
Thesis: A Night in Neverland, Elizabeth Rebecca Beal
Thesis: Italy and Italians Through American Eyes, 1861-1881, Dennis M. Bench
Dissertation: Modeling Physical Activity in Working Adults: How Suitable Is the Expanded Parallel Process Model?, Adwoa B-H-Sam
Thesis: Examining Neurophysiological Evidence of Age-Related Interactions of Sensory and Cognitive Processes During Speech Processing, Cady Kristen Block
Thesis: An Agent-Based Combat Simulation Framework in Support of Effect-Based and Net-Centric Evaluation, Robert Joseph Bowen
Dissertation: Microtextures of Cyanobacterial Mats in Siliciclastic Sedimentary Environments (Modern & Ancient): Applications to the Search for Life on Mars, Dina M. Bower
Thesis: An Assessment of an Education Intervention on Youth Sports Coaches Knowledge of Concussions, Heidi Elizabeth Brigham
Thesis: Social-Cognitive Biases in Simulated Airline Luggage Screening, Jeremy R. Brown
Dissertation: Shades of Green: The Use of Force Debate in the German Green Party, 1990--2002, Scott H. Brunstetter
Dissertation: Effects of Leader Relationship Quality (LMX), Supervisor Support, and Upward Influence in National Science Foundation Industry /University Cooperative Research Centers, Janet L. Bryant
Dissertation: School District Budgeting in the Era of Increased Accountability and No Child Left Behind: A Mixed Methods Case Study of School District Budgeting Processes and the Correlation to Student Achievement, Scott Alan Burckbuchler
Dissertation: An Empirical Analysis of Macroeconomic and Political Determinants of Private Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ralph Cann-Tamakloe
Dissertation: The Relationships Among Age, Physical Activity, and Working Memory, Ellen M. Carpenter
Dissertation: Parameter Estimation of the Arterial System, James Charles Carter II
Dissertation: MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging for the Discovery of Prostate Carcinoma Biomarkers, Lisa Harris Cazares
Thesis: Surface Pre-Treatments and Fabrication of Highly Ordered Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanopores at Room Temperature, Sampath Chennuri
Dissertation: In Vivo Murine Melanoma Tumor Responses to Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field Treatment, Xinhua Chen
Dissertation: Nonlinear Random Response of Large-Scale Sparse Finite Element Plate Bending Problems, Swati Chokshi
Thesis: Optimum Preventive Maintenance by Markov Processes, Wen-Chun Chung
Thesis: The Relationships Among Religiosity Spirituality Sexual Attitudes Sexual Permissiveness and Sexual Behavior in a College Population, Brandi Colter
Thesis: The Effect of Task Instructions and Working Memory on Syllogistic Reasoning Performance, Clinton S. Comer
Thesis: The Effect of Ethanol and Pfiesteria Toxins on Anxiety and Spontaneous Motor Activity in Rats, Juan Carlos Constantine
Thesis: Martin Luther: Perceptions of the Reformer in Popular Culture and Historical Scholarship, Kathryn R. Cross
Thesis: Investigation of a Validation Technique for the Registration of 3D Points Directly to Subjects with Pectus Excavatum, Taryn Tacosa Cuper
Dissertation: A Social Relational Model for Firm-Hosted Virtual Communities: The Role of Firm Support, Tung Duy Cu
Thesis: Development and Validation of A Dynamic Model of the Maglev Transportation System at Old Dominion University, Ajinkya V. Deodhar
Thesis: Evaluation of the Applicability of JC3IEDM Based Information Exchange Standardization Efforts to Link-16 Based Systems, Anthony Devivi
Thesis: Development of a Technique to Diagnose Subtalar Joint Instability, Ajaya Dhakal
Thesis: Virtualization of Physical Experiments Using Real-Time Data Generation from a Computational Fluid Dynamics Code, Kaustubh A. Dharwadkar
Thesis: Experimental Analysis and Modeling Validation of A Knee Brace in Shock Mitigation, Manish Prakash Dhekane
Thesis: Directed Forgetting of Live Motion Events: An Investigation of a New Stimulus Set, Shawn Dickerson
Thesis: Influences of the Loggerhead Sponge (Spheciospongia Vesparium) and the Vase Sponge (Ircinia Campana) on Nearshore Hard-Bottom Community Development in the Florida Keys, Scott Donahue
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Rural Middle School Student Mathematics Achievement and Classroom Sense of Community, John E. Donlan
Thesis: Bisphenol A Blood and Saliva Levels Prior to and After Dental Sealant Placement in Adults, Joyce Marie Downs
Dissertation: Performance of Funds of Hedge Funds, Hung Duong
Thesis: Crossing Borders: Mexican Immigration into the United States, Ewelina L. Dzieciolowski
Thesis: Border Ache, Joanna Eleftheriou
Dissertation: Oil and Remittances in the Middle East, Azza El-Sharabassy
Thesis: "They Are Gone and I Am Going": The Battle of Memphis 6 June 1862, Matthew T. Eng
Thesis: Development of Comprehensive Agility Measurement Tool, Ameya Surendra Erande
Dissertation: DGM-FD: A Finite Difference Scheme Based on the Discontinuous Galerkin Method, Anne Marguerite Fernando
Dissertation: Nutrient and Carbon Dynamics in the Chesapeake Bay Outflow Plume and Their Effect on the Coastal Ocean Environment, Katherine C. Filippino
Dissertation: Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields Induce a Mitochondria-Independent Apoptosis in B16F10 Melanoma Cells In Vitro, Wentia Elissa Ford
Thesis: Virginia Standards of Learning: An Analysis of Sociodemographic Effects on Exam Passing Rates, Anne E. Foster
Thesis: Motivations and Outcomes: A Benefits Based Study of Hiking on the Appalachian Trail, Barbara Freidt
Dissertation: Subcellular Localization of Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Tax Oncoprotein, Kimberly Anne Fryrear
Thesis: The Mechanical Hour, Ryan Thomas Fulcher