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 2006
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: Fault Modeling in Wireless Sensor Networks, Ahmed A. Elmiligui
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: Global Modeling of Pitch Damping from Flight Data, Noah M. Favaregh
Thesis: Spacecraft Trajectory Design for Short Duration Near Earth Asteroid Missions, Synthia Mirlin Findlay
Thesis: An Analysis of Indicator Organism Suitability for Lower James and York Rivers, Rhonda Ashonti Ford
Thesis: Characterization and Quantum Efficiency Validation of Ingaas Linear Focal Plane Array, Christopher Salenga Garcia
Thesis: Characterization of β-Lactam Resistant Pandemic Serotypes of Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Ships' Ballast Tanks and Coastal Waters, Amanda Lynn Goodrich
Thesis: Black Salt, Lakenhia M. Gould
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.
Thesis: Spectral Shape as an Indicator of Molecular Weight in Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter, John Robert Helms
Dissertation: Estimating Familial Correlations Using a Kotz Type Density, Amal Helu
Thesis: Load Characteristics for an Aluminum Alloy Friction Stir Weld, Lewis T. Henderson
Dissertation: Evaluating Work Keys Profiling as a Pre-Employment Assessment Tool to Increase Employee Retention, Ruth Zimmer Hendrick
Dissertation: Automatic Speech Recognition Using LP-DCTC/DCS Analysis Followed by Morphological Filtering, Penny Hix
Dissertation: The Good Governance Agenda of International Development Institutions, Kerry L. Hofheimer
Thesis: "Does It Take One to Know One?" A Comparison of Police Recruits' and Sergeants' Perceptions of a Good Police Officer, Kara K. Hoofnagle
Dissertation: An Implicit Level Set Model for Firespread, Pallop Huabsomboon
Dissertation: Examining Retention and Academic Success Among Community College Developmental Algebra I Students, Patricia B. Huber
Dissertation: An Adaptive Algorithm to Identify Ambiguous Prostate Capsule Boundary Lines for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Quantitation, Rania Yousry Hussein
Dissertation: Chemical Evidence for Dietary Toxin Sequestration in the Asian Snake Rhabdophis tigrinus, Deborah A. Hutchinson
Dissertation: The ²H(e, e'p)n Reaction at High Four-Momentum Transfer, Hassan F. Ibrahim
Thesis: Personal Responsibility Versus Government Responsibility Welfare Attitudes Post-1996, Emily C. Ing
Dissertation: A Structural Model of Relationships Between Employee Characteristics, Supervisory Mentoring Behaviors and Job Satisfaction, Florence R. Jinadu
Thesis: An Operational Model for Mobile Sensor Cloud Management, Indrajeet Kalyankar
Dissertation: A Dyadic Composition to Foster Virtual Team Effectiveness: An Experimental Study, Gamze Karayaz
Dissertation: Service With Friends: The Influence of Peer Interactions and Emotions in Community Service Experiences, Jennifer Jill Kidd
Thesis: Green Waves, Manoli Kouremetis
Thesis: Fixture Design for Load Measurement in Friction Stir Welding, Shekhar S. Kulkarni
Thesis: In Vitro Evaluation of the Reciprocating Disposable Prophylaxis Angle Versus the Rotating Disposable Prophylaxis Angle in Extrinsic Stain Removal Effectiveness, Inma LaCross
Thesis: A Markovian Statistical Analysis of Single-Event Upsets on Closed-Loop Flight Control Systems, Anushka Vishnukumar Lakdawaia
Thesis: Collegiate Employers Preferred Characteristics in Potential Job Candidates, Amber S. Landis
Dissertation: An Examination of Differences Between Occupational-Technical Student and Transfer Student Engagement at Small Community Colleges in Virginia, Janet T. Laughlin
Dissertation: Teamwork in Chinese Organizations: A New Concept and Framework, Ying Liu
Thesis: A Multilane Pipelined Architecture for Real Time Enhancement of Color Video Streams, Adam Redd Livingston
Thesis: The Floating Population and Crime in Contemporary China, Jonathan Wade Lopez
Thesis: Unsteady Numerical Analysis of a 2-Dimensional, Hydrogen Fueled, Air-Breathing Dual Mode Scramjet Engine, Nathan John Luetke
Dissertation: Perceptions and Factors Influencing Success in Professional Preparation Physical Therapy Education, Mira H. Mariano
Thesis: Self-Reported Attitudes, Concerns, and Behaviors Related to Global Environmentalism: Can a Mandatory Class Make a Difference?, Erin Mehalic
Dissertation: Whole Word Phonetic Displays for Speech Articulation Training, Fansheng Meng
Thesis: Mobius: An Omnidirectional Robotic Platform and Software Architecture for Network Teleoperation, Samuel Aaron Miller
Dissertation: Investigation of Ultracold Rubidium Atoms in a Pulsed Far off Resonance Trap, Minarni Minarni
Thesis: Examination of Clinical and Laboratory Measures of Postural Stability During Static and Dynamic Testing Between Stable and Unstable Ankles, Jason C. Mitchell
Thesis: In Cowboy America, Michelle Mizal-Archer
Thesis: Mary Stuart and the English Sonnet Tradition: A Reassessment, Megan K. Mize
Dissertation: Group Key Management in Wireless Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks, Mohammed A. Moharrum
Dissertation: Boundary Interference Assessment and Correction for Open Jet Wind Tunnels Using Panel Methods, Wael Ahmed Mokhtar
Thesis: Statistical Interpretation of Mohr-Coulomb Theory as Applied to Fracture in Brittle Materials Containing Cracks, Mudit J. Monsi
Thesis: The Effect of Protonic Device on Hip Flexibility and Pelvic Alignment, Jessica Lealand Moore
Thesis: Mentoring Experiences of Sport Management Doctoral Students: A Comparative Study of Men and Women, Tracy L. Morin
Dissertation: Structure-Function Studies of the cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase In Vitro and in Intact Cells, Gary Z. Morris
Thesis: The Reflective Mariner An Approach for ECDIS Training and Operational Usage, Scott W. Muller
Thesis: Life Cycle Impact Assessment Method for Early Design Phase of Industrial Products, Harpreet Singh Multani
Thesis: Understanding PowerPoint Through Rhetoric, Andrea K. Murphy
Dissertation: A Study of Literacy Efficacy and Student Achievement Among Beginning Middle School Teachers in an Urban Context, Michael J. Mustain
Thesis: Exchange Hydrodynamics Between a Subestuary and Its Adjacent Estuary, Diego A. Narváez
Thesis: Crisis Management in Projects, Senol Nazikkol
Thesis: The Effectiveness of a Four-Hour Challenge Course on Leadership Efficacy and Work Efficacy, Theresa J. Odella
Thesis: A Non-Linear Technique for the Enhancement of Extremely Non-Uniform Lighting Images, Ender Oguslu
Dissertation: Robustness and Control of a Magnetically Levitated Transportation System, Grzegorz Oleszczuk
Dissertation: Modulation of TGFβ-Induced PAI -1 Expression by Changes in Actin Polymerization in Human Mesangial Cells, Keyur Patel
Thesis: Intelligent System Applications Based on Genetic Algorithms, Yasin Volkan Pehlivanoglu
Dissertation: Balanced Literacy Versus Basal Reading Instruction for Urban African-American, Title I Third-Grade Students, Julie Ann Perkins
Dissertation: Passive and Active Nonlinear Control of Ship Roll Motions Using U-Tube Tanks, Thongchai Phairoh
Thesis: Tidally Induced Variability at the Chesapeake Bay Entrance, María Andrea Piñones
Thesis: Social Trust Benefits and Sense of Identification at Dog Parks: An Exploratory Study, Kelly E. Price
Dissertation: Cellular Mechanism of Arglabin-Dimethylaminohydrochloride Cytotoxicity, Xiaofei Qin
Dissertation: The Study of Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression, Function, and Regulation in the Renal Vasculature During Postnatal Renal Development, Brian Blake Ratliff
Dissertation: A Cross-Cultural Study of Epistemological Beliefs and Moral Reasoning Between American and Chinese College Students, Zhongtang Ren
Dissertation: The Use of the Tripartite Model of Attitudes to Explain EMS Providers' Attitudes About the EMS Agenda for the Future, Carolyn Angela Rinaca
Thesis: Age Validation and Reproductive Biology of Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, Along the East Coast of United States, Eric Robillard
Dissertation: Stability Analysis of Hybrid Jump Linear Systems With Markov Inputs, Arturo Tejada Ruiz
Thesis: Reverse Decision Making and Goal Attainment A Proof of Concept as a New Approach to the Decision Making Process Under Uncertainty, Shitalkumar S. Sabne
Dissertation: Brain Drain or Gain: Migration of Knowledge Workers From India to the United States, Anjali Sahay
Dissertation: Continuously Stratified Flow Dynamics Over a Hollow, David Salas-Monreal
Dissertation: Hessian Matrix-Free Lagrange-Newton-Krylov-Schur-Schwarz Methods for Elliptic Inverse Problems, Widodo Samyono
Thesis: Psychometric Controversy Involving Job Performance Ratings, Anne Scaduto
Thesis: Temporal Calcium Response of Jurkat Cells to Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields, Shaka Shakar Scarlett
Thesis: Biochemical Profiling of Gout Patients, Tamera Fayre Schlitt
Thesis: Breathing Space: Memories and Stories, Kathleen E. Schuck
Dissertation: Development of a Nonlinear Estimator-Based Model of Pilot Performance During Brownout Conditions, Karl Ulrich Schultz
Dissertation: The Use of Proteomic Technologies to Identify Serum Glycoproteins for the Early Detection of Liver and Prostate Cancers, Elizabeth Ellen Schwegler
Thesis: Correlating Late Pleistocene Deposits on the Coastal Plain of Virginia with the Glacial-Eustatic Sea-Level Curve, Timothy Wullschleger Scott
Thesis: Vital Tooth Whitening: Effects on Tooth Color Satisfaction, Beliefs About Dentofacial Appearance, and Self-Esteem in Older Adults, Kelly Marie Seeber
Dissertation: Learning as a Nonlinear Line of Attraction for Pattern Association, Classification and Recognition, Ming-Jung Seow
Thesis: The Effects of Ultrashort Pulsed Electric Fields on the Fluorescent Molecule Bodipy FL C5 Ceramide, Rachael Sara Shevin
Thesis: Dimensionality Reduction Using Non-Linear Principal Components Analysis, Tara Singh
Thesis: An Examination of the Social and Political Attitudes of College Student-Athletes, Melissa Cotter Smasal
Thesis: Pre-Tipping Point Operations as a Strategy for Maritime Security in the Global War on Terror, John W. Snedeker Jr.
Thesis: Russification in the Soviet East: Education in Uzbekistan and the Emancipation of Uzbek Women, 1938-1956, Anna Sochnikova