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 2025
Dissertation: Stability Analysis in the Twist-Bend Nematic Liquid Crystal Model, Zhenqiang Li
Thesis: Explanations for Racial Inequality in America; Effects of Protestant Beliefs, Behaviors and Region, Qurshonda Shannae Lomans
Dissertation: Service with a Smile or Salesperson Mirroring? Understanding the Flow of Emotional Contagion in Sales Encounters, Vinh Quoc Trong Luong
Dissertation: Multi-Eyes: Multi-User Eye Tracking Using Commodity Hardware, Bhanuka Mahanama
Dissertation: Large Language Models (LLMS) for Clinical Note Generation: International Classification of Disease (ICD) Code, Knowledge Graph (KG) and Prompt Evaluation, Ivan P. Makohon
Dissertation: A Reformation of the Status Quo: An Examination of the Relationship Between Organizational Structure and Social Justice Reform in American Public Schools, Jaielle Manning
Thesis: Mechanochemical Reaction Kinetics—A Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Study, Maria Dolores Masso Ramirez
Dissertation: Enhancing the Design of Strained Superlattice Gallium Arsenide Based Photocathodes with Distributed Bragg Reflector, Adam D. A. Masters
Dissertation: Complex System Governance and Cyber Operations, Willie Gernard McCallister
Thesis: Design And Assessment of a Single-Blade Rotary Wing for Use in Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft, William C. McMasters
Dissertation: The Impact of Success Coaching on Psychological Well-Being and Sense of Belonging in First-Year College Students, LaShay Y. McQueen
Dissertation: Elucidating New Reactivity Modes of Organometallics and Investigating Their Impact on Catalysis, Austin Winfield Medley
Dissertation: The Inside Scoop: Elucidating the Three-Way Relationship Between Schistosoma Mansoni, the Gut, and Vaccines, Mariam A. Mhanna
Dissertation: Violence as an Ecology: Women Making Safety in Khayelitsha, Melissa J. Miller-Felton
Thesis: Low Dissolved Oxygen Operation Enhances Biological Phosphorus Removal in Wastewater Treatment, Haley Morgan
Dissertation: A SysML v2 Implementation of a Traceability and Verification Metamodel for “-Ilities”, Pacifique Munezero
Thesis: Observed Parenting, Parent-Child Aggression, and Intimate Partner Violence as Predictive of Family Dysfunction, Paige Munshell
Thesis: Valorization of Industrial Wastes to Low-Carbon Minerals, Nandan Nag
Dissertation: Fostering Cognitive Complexity in Behavioral Health Providers: Perspectives From Supervisors in Integrated Primary Care, Katherina Nako
Dissertation: Community College Student Parents and Their Experiences with Mindfulness Training, Polly Nesselrodt
Thesis: Birds Sing Inside Me, Samantha Nicole New
Dissertation: Two Analytic Issues Arising from Models in Probability and Materials Science, Giang Vu Thanh Nguyen
Dissertation: Intersecting Realities and Evolving Landscapes: Mapping Generative AI within the Framework of Digital Rhetoric, Joshua Troy Nieubuurt
Dissertation: A Voice to Remember: Recovering the Rhetoric of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Diana Lynne Nogay
Dissertation: Identifying Contributing Factors of Black American Females’ Long-Term Persistence in Stem Education: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Chandra T. Oaks-Garcia
Thesis: Analysis on Plasma Propulsion Thruster Material Reconfiguration for Thrust Stabilization, Chinedumu Chidiebere Okafo
Dissertation: Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field and Plasma Jets for Cancer Therapy, Edwin Ayobami Oshin
Dissertation: From First-Generation to Flourishing: Exploring the Influence of Academic, Social, and Deeper Life Interactions in Higher Education, Melissa Jean Overton
Thesis: Towards Gaze Measure Enabled Cognitive Load Prediction, James P. Owens
Thesis: Farther Away and Out of Place and Other Stories, John Oluwaseun Oyewale
Dissertation: Not Right Now: Factors Affecting Interruption Decisions in a Healthcare Paradigm, Matthew G. Pacailler
Thesis: "Legitimacy, War, and the State: A Framework for Understanding Legitimation Strategies in US Foreign Policy", Daniel Jose Palomino
Dissertation: A Strict Physicality-Preserving Scheme for a 2D Q-Tensor Flow with a Singular Potential, Md Mashud Parvez
Dissertation: 'Managed Hearts’ in Helper-Education: Gender Non-Binary Helper-Educators’ Experiences of Emotional Labor, Jordan Pearce
Dissertation: Margalefidinium Polykrikoides Group III Va, Usa Strain Growth and Sac-Like Pellicle Cyst Dynamics, Eduardo Pérez Vega
Dissertation: School Counselor Burnout and Self-Efficacy and Their Impact on the Degree of Implementation of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program, Rebecca Pierre-Louis
Dissertation: The Structure Function of the Free Neutron at High X-Bjorken, Madhusudhan Pokhrel
Dissertation: Enhancing Data Usability for People with Visual Impairments, Yash Prakash
Thesis: Chasing the Dream and Buying the Promise in a Conceptual Framework for Consumer Decision-Making, Casey H. Prentice
Dissertation: Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: The Influence of Gender, Sexual Orientation, Race/Ethnicity on Bystander Intention, Brooke M. Puharic
Dissertation: Computational Modeling for Automatic Superconducting Cavity Fault Prediction and Classification Using Time Series Signals, Md Monibor Rahman
Dissertation: Unraveling Nonperturbative QCD with Transverse Momentum Hadronic Structures, Tommaso Rainaldi
Thesis: Exploring the Relationship Between Cannabis Use Motives and Readiness to Change Among Young Adult College Students, Emma Kathryn Rawls
Thesis: Identifying Alcohol Intervention-Relevant Constructs for Greek life: Examining Across Greek Membership and Gender Among College Students, Emily Susan Renzoni
Thesis: Streamer Discharge Simulation for Plasma-Assisted Combustion, Stuart Jairo Reyes
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Tutoring and student Success and Retention Among Men of Color Enrolled in Community College STEM Gateway Courses in Upstate New York, Elizabeth Mary Eloise Richards
Dissertation: Expanding the LexA Bacterial Two-Hybrid System for Human Protein-Protein Interaction Screening: Application to Tumor Suppressor PAR-4, Rebecca M. Richardson
Dissertation: Leading With All the Feels: Exploring the Perceptions of Middle School Administrators' Implementation of School-Wide Social-Emotional Learning Programming, Sabrina Smith Richardson
Dissertation: Understanding Anti-racism in Counselor Education: A Narratology of Anti-racist Pedagogy in Sociocultural Courses, Danielle G. Rodgers
Dissertation: Graduate Students’ Perspectives on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 3.0 Guidelines: A Q-Methodology Study, Taylor C. Rodriguez
Thesis: Communication During Perimmigration: A Life-Line Interview Method Study, Giada Roberta Rossi
Dissertation: Research to Practice Gap: Impact of Principal Perceptions & Communication on Change Initiatives, Jennifer Sagendorf
Dissertation: Assessing the Impact of Maternal Oral Health on the Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes, May Amr Salama
Dissertation: Peace Engagement and Non-Negotiable Commitment Through an In-Depth Lens [PENCIL Theory]: A Film Perspective on UN’s Conflict Resolution, Edward Moses Sam Selvaraj
Dissertation: Development of Laser-Induced Graphene-Based Bioanode Incorporating Thylakoid for Harvesting Energy, Amit Sarode
Dissertation: A Theoretical Framework for Examination of Context in Complex System Governance, Meggan M. Schoenberg
Dissertation: Process of Determining Multilevel Performance Indicators to Assess Network Effectiveness: A Qualitative Case Study of USAID’s People-To-People Reconciliation Programs, Prapti Sedhain
Thesis: Effect of Moderate Decrease in Contractility on Epithelial Cell-Cell Contacts Under External Stretch, Saika Sharmin
Dissertation: Practicing in the Laboratories of Democracy: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of How Political Science Faculty Use Simulations with Community College Students, James Stewart Shifflett
Dissertation: Development of Highly Sensitive & Selective Sensor, Megha Shinde
Thesis: Synchrotron Radiation Interferometry at CEBAF, Sankalp Rajendra Shinde
Thesis: A Kinematic, Data-Parameterized Approach to Constrain Subducted Seafloor During the Emplacement of Shatsky Rise, Alexzandrya Katrina Shotorban
Dissertation: A Methodology for Model-Based Certification, Jay Albert Silverman
Thesis: Valorizing Cement Kiln Dust and Glass Powder: A Binder Study on Sustainable Partial Cement Replacement, Sai Kiran Simhadri
Thesis: Characterization of Cure and Temperature Dependent Properties of Filament Wound Composite Structures, Aaron Riley Sinkler
Thesis: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Digital Life: A Study of Self- Disclosure and Work Environments, Mackenzie Michelle Skiff
Thesis: Evaluation of Ocean Lidar Enhancement Through Miniaturization and Gated PMT-Based Range Extension, Chandler Austin Slater
Dissertation: The Role Women Play as Facilitators and Barriers in the Career Trajectory of Female Leaders, Anna Marie Smith
Dissertation: The Relationships Between Expectancy-Value Beliefs, Communal Value Beliefs, Family Identity, and Academic Persistence Among First- and Continuing-Generation College Students, Douglas W. Snuffer
Dissertation: Computational Organic Chemistry Through Data Driven and Quantum Chemical Methods, Shannon Marie Stephens
Thesis: Work, Henry Colin Stevens
Dissertation: Tracing The Journey of Dissolved Organic Matter: From Leaf Litter Photodegradation to Microbial Processing in Tropical Streams, Samantha Nicole Sullivan
Dissertation: Electron Beam Irradiation Effects on Bulk Metals and High Entropy Alloys (CrMnV and CrMnTiV) and the Synthesis and Characterization of Irradiation-Induced Damage in Polycrystalline Metal and High Entropy Alloy Thin Films, Najmin Ara Sultana
Dissertation: Black Students with Disabilities in the Virginia Community College System, David Jerome Sultzer
Dissertation: Enhancing Non-Visual Interaction with Online User-Generated Content, Mohan Krishna Sunkara
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Role of Anthropomorphism in Consumer Behavior, Faegheh (Faa) Taheran
Thesis: Hieronymus Bosch’s Dismantled Triptych as a Moralizing Guide for Reforming the Catholic Church, Heather Thurston
Dissertation: Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Syndication Strategy: Partner Selection and Features, Run Tian
Dissertation: Draining Development: The Changing Nature of Corruption in Post-Independence India, Chandra Tiwari
Thesis: Wind Tunnel Testing of a Novel Quadrotor Design, Oliver Marius Tobisch
Dissertation: Aiding and Abetting Scientific Integrity in U.S. Federal Government Agencies, Keeley Townsend
Thesis: A Formal Simulation Model for Discrete Rate Simulation, Thomas J. Tracey
Dissertation: An Examination of the Role Bureaucratic Discretion Plays in Public Education Policy and Administration: A Revelation of How Discretionary Discipline Impacts Historically Marginalized Students, Regina Francine Turner
Dissertation: From Image Enhancement to Model Protection Integrating Generative AI and Secure Learning in Computer Vision, Mohammad Shahab Uddin
Dissertation: Integrating Computational Thinking into K–12 Classroom Instruction, Jorge Valenzuela
Thesis: An Optimized Generalized Multi-Color Point Implicit Solver for Intel GPUs Using Intel OneAPIs ESIMD, Joseph Wassell
Dissertation: Situated Motivation for an Undergraduate Degree: A Phenomenology of Nontraditional College Students' Lived Experiences, Faith A. Watrous
Dissertation: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA): Reflections on Navigating Uncertainty in Design, Brandi R. Watts
Dissertation: Examining the Perceptions of Economics and Personal Finance Teachers' Preparedness to Teach Financial Literacy, Tasha L. Wearren
Dissertation: Semantic Information Extraction from Scholarly Papers and an Application, Xin Wei
Dissertation: Schema, Stigma, and the “We-Them” Divide: Perspectives on Ageism from Everyday Life to Healthcare, Temple D. West
Thesis: The Contribution of Task Difficulty and Adult Reliability on Children's Academic Task Persistence, Ella M. Wheelbarger
Thesis: It Ends with Us: How Social Media Algorithms Shape Recommendations in Online Reading Communities, Alana Nicole Whitley
Thesis: A City Divided: Norfolk, Virginia and Public Higher Education in the Era of Desegregation, John Edward Wiley V
Thesis: Aluminum as a Tracer of Dust Deposition to the Ocean: A Case Study from the Bermuda Region, Tara Elizabeth Williams
Dissertation: Configurations of CEO Personality Characteristics, Power, and Board Fault Lines, Chris H. Willis
Dissertation: Mitochondria-mediated Epigenetic Transfer Between Chondrosarcoma and Wild-Type Cells, Caleb C. J. Wyckoff
Dissertation: Specialization or Diversification? Creators’ Strategies on User-generated Content Platforms, Ziwei Ye
Thesis: Input Structure Based Optimization for Privacy Preserving AI Systems, Feng Yizhou
Thesis: The Weight of it All, Ifrah Yousuf