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 2005
Dissertation: The Interactive Question Protocol: Examining the Relationship Between Feedback, Cognitive Development and Student Achievement, G. Simon Richmond
Thesis: A Novel Approach for Reducing the Asymptotic Computational Complexity of Maximum Likelihood Multiuser Receivers in DS-CDMA Systems, Syed Rizvi
Thesis: Radar - A Novel Admission Control and Handoff Management Scheme for Multimedia LEO Satellite Networks, Syed Rashidali Rizvi
Dissertation: Principal Component Regression for Construction of Wing Weight Estimation Models, Humberto Rocha
Thesis: The Immediate Effect of Cryotherapy at the Ankle Joint On Postural Control, Bradley W. Sage
Thesis: Differential Police Treatment of Domestic and Nondomestic Assaults, Gina Michelle Sajko
Dissertation: Modeling the Effects of Physical and Biogeochemical Processes on Phytoplankton Species and Carbon Production in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Baris Salihoglu
Thesis: Generalization Issues in Pattern Classification Applied to Speaker Identification, Mame C. Sall
Thesis: A Feature Specific Modular Approach for Pose and Illumination Invariant Face Recognition, Praveen Sankaran
Thesis: Young White Male, Seth Sawyers
Thesis: A Collection of Famous Last Letters, Gregory A. Schneider
Thesis: The Defensin Gene in Dermacentor Variabilis and Ixodes Scapularis, Katherine Corbett Seguin
Thesis: Strange Embedded Fellows: The Socio-Narrative Radicalism of Ann Radcliffe's Gothic Romance, E. Jordan Sellers Jr.
Thesis: Strategies for Analysis of Unimodal and Multimodal Data for Simulation, Anshul Rai Sharma
Thesis: The Relationship of Adult Romantic Attachment, Body Image, and Gender Role Identity to Female Sexual Functioning and Sexual Assertiveness, Kathryn Nuckols Shaw
Dissertation: Lightweight Federation of Non-Cooperating Digital Libraries, Rong Shi
Thesis: Still Life with Sierra: A Family Memoir, Margaret J. Sijswerda
Thesis: Chromosomal Localization of the Islet Neogenesis Associated Protein (INGAP) Gene in Syrian Hamster by Tyramide Signal Amplification-Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (TSA-FISH), Sallie A. Smith
Thesis: Boys Will Be Boys: A Social Control Approach to Assessment of Gender-Based Sentencing Disparity in Norfolk Circuit Court Cases, Fay F. Spence
Thesis: Bridegroom, Joseph K. Stertz Jr.
Thesis: Ozone Concentration in an Atmospheric Pressure Air Plasma Jet, Srinivas Reddy Suddala
Dissertation: Geochemical Behavior of the Rare Earth Elements in Natural Terrestrial Waters, Jianwu Tang
Dissertation: Multi-Modal Enhancement Techniques for Visibility Improvement of Digital Images, Li Tao
Thesis: Use of Miswak Versus Toothbrushes: Oral Health and Behaviors of Jordanian Adults, Reem Saleem Tubaishat
Thesis: Computational Analysis and Validation of the HANS Head and Neck Support, Kapil Tyagi
Dissertation: Modeling Multilevel Supply Chain Systems to Optimize Order Quantities and Order Points Through Mathematical Models, Discrete Event simulation and Physical Simulations, Alok K. Verma
Dissertation: Pursuit of Professionalism in Bureaucracy: Perceptions About Bureaucratic Values of Civil Service Employees in the Ethnic Federalism of Ethiopia, Mary Elizabeth Vogel
Dissertation: The Straggling Green's Function Method for Ion Transport, Steven Andrew Walker
Dissertation: Clustering and Hybrid Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Lan Wang
Dissertation: Evaluation of 2+2 Alternative Teacher Performance Appraisal Program in Shanxi, People's Republic of China, Weiping Wang
Thesis: HIV/AIDS and Condom Usage: Factors That Contribute to African American Women's Vulnerability to HIV Infection, Monica P. Washington
Thesis: EMG Analysis of Core and Thigh Musculature Contribution During Double and Single Leg Squats on Both Stable and Unstable Surfaces, Julie M. Whitehead
Dissertation: The Effects of Breakthrough to Literacy on the Phonological Awareness Skills of Students in Early Elementary School, Amy W. Woodward
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation of Photonic Crystal Fibers and Distributed Feedback Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers, Feng Wu
Dissertation: Carbon Nanotubes and Tungsten Oxide Nanorods: Synthesis and Applications, Bing Xiao
Dissertation: Energy-Efficient Self-Organization Protocols for Sensor Networks, Qingwen Xu
Dissertation: Valuation Effects of Earnings Restatements Due to Accounting Irregularities, Tan Xu
Dissertation: High Power 121.6 NM Radiation Source for Advanced Lithography, Jianxun Yan
Thesis: Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Prediction for Wireless Networks Inside Boeing Fuselages, Mennatoallah Youssef
Dissertation: Melting and Solidification Study of Indium and Bismuth Nanocrystals Using Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction, Mohamed K. Zayed
Thesis: A Multiplier-Less Architecture for High Speed Computation of Multi-Dimensional Convolution, Ming Zhu Zhang
Dissertation: Using Social Cognitive Theory to Model Health Behaviors Among Chinese Children, Yan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Dissertation: Customer Relationship Marketing and Effects of Demographics and Technology on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in Financial Services, Priscilla Gaudet Aaltonen
Thesis: Perceptions of Diversity Among Current and Former Students and Faculty in Three Graduate Programs, Margot E. Ackermann
Thesis: White Dogs and Angels, Dianne Alford
Thesis: Racial Discourse in Planet of the Apes, Mandy Sheidah Allen
Dissertation: Analysis of Human Thermal Comfort Using a Coupled Model for Predicting Human Body-Environment Heat and Mass Exchange, Ahmed M. Al-Mogbel
Dissertation: Digital Library Services for Three-Dimensional Models, Hesham Anan
Thesis: Recommender Systems for Multimedia Libraries: An Evaluation of Different Models for Datamining Usage Data, Raquel Oliveira Araujo
Thesis: Real-Time Measurements on the Effects of Ultra-Short High Voltage Pulses on HL-60 Cells, Michalis C. Artemiou
Thesis: Euthanasia: An Exploration of Public Opinion, Debra M. Babylon
Dissertation: Culture of Growth: Teacher Collaboration for the Empowerment of All Students, Kamilla Bahbahani
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
Thesis: The F-Word, Paula B. Bishton
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
Thesis: How the U.S. Military's Equal Opportunity Training Program Impacts Operational Readiness and Effectiveness: An Exploratory Study, James R. Camic
Thesis: Numerical Study of Combustion of Hydrogen and Ethylene in a Two-Dimensional Dual-Mode Scramjet Combustor, Robert A. Carson
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
Thesis: Modeling Nerve Electro-Stimulation in the Nanosecond Regime, Feng Chen
Thesis: Interactive Land Use VRML Application Using Servlet Assist, Suresh Chitithoti
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
Thesis: Distal Placement of an End-To-Side Bypass Graft Anastomosis A 3-D Computational Study, John Robert Di Cicco
Thesis: An Algorithm for Locating Fundamental Frequency (F0) Markers in Speech, Princy Dikshit
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: Effect of Cycling Cadence on Economy at High Power, Carol Beatriz Ennser
Thesis: Combating Cry Wolf: The Effects of Urgency and Reliability on Reactions to Verbal Alarms, Corey K. Fallon
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: Vector Operations in Superscalar Architectures, Nathan Daniel Flinn
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
Thesis: Computational Sensing and Active Flow Control of Airfoil at Stall Conditions, Ersin Gercek
Thesis: Problem-Focused Coping: Mediating the Link Between Personality and Work-Family Conflict, Lisa M. Germano
Dissertation: A Framework for Secure Group Key Management, Sahar Mohamed Ghanem
Thesis: Fire and Ice, Anne Wilson M. Gregory
Thesis: Gender and HIV Risk Behavior in China, Yelan Guo
Thesis: A Boy in His Shadow, Francis Rutledge Hammes
Thesis: Effects of Track Irregularities on Dynamic Responses of a Moving Maglev Train, Aravind M. Hanasoge
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