ODU theses and dissertations since 1965 are available in this collection.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
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
Dissertation: The Perspective and Practice of Leadership by Managers Within the Virginia Department of Corrections: An Instrumental Case Study, Elizabeth M. Gagnon
Thesis: Extra-Legal Characteristics and Sentencing Disparity Among Federal Drug Offenders, Justin D. Galasso
Thesis: Stochastic Calculations for Computation of Radiation Effects and Cell Survivability Under Voltage Pulsing, Madhuri Ganapathiraju
Thesis: Simulation Based Six-Sigma Design for Service Industry, Shantanu Dhananjay Ghate
Thesis: Nonlinear Flutter Analysis of Curved Panels Under Yawed Supersonic Flow and at Elevated Temperatures Using Finite Elements, Satyajit Sudhir Ghoman
Thesis: Predicting Attitude Toward Sex Education in Public Schools, Sarah A. Gibson
Dissertation: Application of the Interactional Model of Cultural Diversity to Identify Diversity Climate Factors Associated with Organizational Effectiveness in Accredited U.S. Physical Therapist Education Programs, Elizabeth Francis Giles
Thesis: Integer Ratio Logarithm Based Edge Detection for Runway Hazard Detection, Sri Satya Vardhan Gogineni
Dissertation: Configuration of Market Oriented Culture, Organizational Structure and Business Strategy Types and Their Performance Implications in Service Organizations, Omer Gokus
Thesis: Spatial Analyses and Repletion of Gargathy Coastal Lagoon, Loreto Herraiz Gomez
Thesis: Extending the Network Life Time in WSN Using Energy Efficient Algorithm, Venkata Sesha Sai Koundinya Goparaju
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Valuing Diversity and Implicit Racial Bias: A Construct Validation Study, Rebekka Althouse Gordon
Dissertation: Improved Constrained Global Optimization for Estimating Molecular Structure From Atomic Distances, Terri Marie Grant
Thesis: The Effect of Intensity of Aerobic Training on Insulin Sensitivity, Carmine Richard Grieco III
Dissertation: Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction Studies of Indium Phosphide (100) and Growth on Indium and Indium Nitride on Silicon (100), Mohamed Abd-Elsattar Hafez
Thesis: Using Timed-Release Cryptography to Mitigate Preservation Risk of Embargo Periods, Rabia Haq
Dissertation: Modeling and Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Sampled-Data Systems with Embedded Recovery Algorithms, Heber Herencia-Zapana
Dissertation: The Impact of the “Universal Voyager Literacy” Reading Program on Reading Achievement and Instructional Practices in an Urban School District, Shanika L. Hope
Dissertation: Caffeine Model Identification for Vigilance Performance Prediction, Chun-Hui Huang
Thesis: The Simpsons: A Reflection of Violence, Theodore S. Huptich
Dissertation: Modeling the Seasonal Sea Ice Cycle in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, Yusuf Sinan Hûsrevoğlu
Dissertation: Jimmy Carter's Foreign Policy: The Battle for Power and Principle, Frances M. Jacobson
Thesis: A Markov Based Model for Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Deepa Jaishankar
Thesis: Aerial and Satellite Image Processing Applications, Srinivas K. Jakkula
Thesis: The Effect of HANS Device on Brain Pressure Values in Finite Element Brain Models, Mihir M. Jawale
Thesis: Drawbridge Diplomacy: Romanian-American Relations, 1963-1968, Brett A. Jerasa
Thesis: A 6-DOF Force Transducer Design from an Existing Rocket Payload Attachment Fitting, Thomas H. Johnson
Dissertation: Biology-Inspired Approach for Communal Behavior in Massively Deployed Sensor Networks, Kennie H. Jones
Thesis: Computational Solution of Tail Buffet Response and Active Flow Control, Kaushik Laxmikant Joshi
Thesis: Development and Validation of Hardware to Measure the Load-Deflection Characteristics of Any Material, Manish Govardhanrao Kalmegh
Dissertation: Hypersonic Boundary Layer Receptivity to Acoustic Disturbances Over Cones, Kursat Kara
Dissertation: The Application of Innovative High-Throughput Techniques to Serum Biomarker Discovery, Izabela Debkiewicz Karbassi
Dissertation: Integration of Market and Entrepreneurial Orientations; and Their Impact on Export Performance: A Contingency Approach, Ayse Nilgun Kaya
Thesis: Morning Has Broken: Uncommon Grace in an Ordinary Family, Charlotte Gail Kent
Thesis: Impact of Airline Business Models on Fuel Efficiency of Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System (NAS), Trisha R. Khetia
Dissertation: Perceptions of Second-Level Managers' Performance in Student affairs, Jennifer Kingsley