All ODU theses and dissertations since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles to 1976 of dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
To browse dissertations and theses by academic department or program, please go to the Research by College, Department, Center page.
At some point, backfiles for all master's theses will be scanned and added. In the meantime, consult the library guide for "Dissertations & Theses" to find older items in print.
See the Graduate School site for information on submitting your ETD.
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Thesis: Modeling Plankton Community Structure Under Environmental Forcing on the Southeastern United States Continental Shelf, Andrew Glenn Edward Haskell
Dissertation: Councilmanic Perceptions of Water Policy for the Lake Gaston Water Supply Project in Virginia and North Carolina, Beverly McAfee Hedberg
Dissertation: A Repertory Grid Assessment of Traitedness and Its Relation to the Validity of the NEO PI-R Conscientiousness Scale, Susan Nancy Heidal-Schiltz
Dissertation: The Use of Operator Regularization in the Computation of Effective Field Theories, Jeffrey M. Hersh
Thesis: Caged Gorillas, Sandra Dee Holcombe
Dissertation: A Case Study of the Perceptions of Character Education in a Large Urban Community, Suzanne G. Houff
Dissertation: Reverse Engineering of Aircraft Wing Data Using a Partial Differential Equation Surface Model, Jacalyn M. Huband
Thesis: Single Row Routing: Theoretical and Experimental Performance Evaluation, and New Heuristic Development, David A. Hysom
Thesis: The Effects of Organic Matter Rich Topsoil on the Germination Growth and Metal Uptake of Corn (Zea mays) Grown in Flue Dust Contaminated Soil, Christopher Allen Impellitteri
Thesis: 40AR/39 AR Geochronology of the Lowland Creek Volcanic Field and Its Temporal Relations With Other Eocene Volcanic Areas, Vladimir Olegovich Ispolatov
Dissertation: The Effects of a Maternal Childhood Lead-Poisoning Education Program on Knowledge, Health Beliefs, and Compliance, Sylvia Elaine Johnson
Thesis: An Investigation on the Effect of Aging and Fatigue Damage on the Mechanical Properties of a Graphite/Bismaleimide Composite, William M. Johnston Jr.
Thesis: Death Anxiety as a Moderation Factor on Sexual Behavior Related to the Risk of HIV Infection in Young Adults, John Hawes Jones
Dissertation: Coping Processes Used by Mothers of Triplets, Susan Mullen Kaplan
Thesis: Eisenhower and Khrushchev at the Paris Summit: Anatomy of a Failure, Vincent Michael Kapral
Thesis: Searching for Zarathustra: A Nietzschean Critique of Post-Traditional Ethical Theory, Joshua Knutsen
Dissertation: The Detoxification of Petroleum Contaminated Coastal Plain Sandy Soil Using an Amended Vermicomposting Approach, John Charles Kraemer
Dissertation: Kramers-Kronig Anomalous Dispersion on Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Couplers and Tapers, Arnel C. Lavarias
Dissertation: Interaction of ACTH and Estradiol in the Regulation of Growth, Differentiation, and Steroidogenic Maturation of the Baboon Fetal Adrenal Gland, Maria Gomez Leavitt
Dissertation: An Evaluation of the 2 + 2 for Teachers: Alternative Performance Appraisal Program in the Norfolk Public Schools PRIME Project, Alyce C. LeBlanc
Thesis: The Effect of Growth Hormone Release on Plasma and Erythrocyte Selenium and Zinc Levels in Children, Maria Estela Legal de Reid
Thesis: Ice Transport in the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canadian Arctic Using Detrital FE Oxide Grain Composition, Duan Li
Dissertation: Computer-Aided Design of Coupler-Driven Watt I and Tolerance Synthesis for Four-Bar Linkages, Haitao Li
Thesis: A Piezoresistive Metal Thin Film Tilt Sensor, Todd Allan Lindley
Thesis: Comparison of the Dichlorination of Organic N-Chloramines by Caroate and by Bisulfite: A Kinetic Study, Said H. Lubbad
Thesis: Dispatchers' Perceptions of Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) in Police Communications Operations: An Exploratory Study, Anthony L. Luckman
Thesis: Reliability of the Saunders Electronic Inclinometer for the Assessment of Lumbar ROM, Melanie C. Maneval
Dissertation: High-Order Finite-Difference Schemes and Their Application to Computational Acoustics, Joe Leo Manthey
Thesis: Reliability of the Modified-Modified Schober Method of Measuring Lumbar Range of Motion, Mira H. Mariano
Thesis: Impact of Attachment Style on Disclosure of Traumatic Events, Jo-Anne Leslie McDonald
Thesis: Stomach Content Analysis of Stranded Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops Truncatus, in Virginia, 1987-1996, John McGurk
Dissertation: To Lead a Team: Construct Validity Evidence for Team Leadership in the High-Tech Industry, Johanna M. Merritt
Dissertation: The Pricing Behaviors of Stock Index Futures: Some Preliminary Evidence in the Korean Market, Jaehoon Min
Dissertation: A Synthesized Methodology for Eliciting Expert Judgment for Addressing Uncertainty in Decision Analysis, Richard W. Monroe
Dissertation: The Influence of Reading Comprehension and Other Selected Factors on Student Dropouts in an Urban Southeastern School District in Virginia, Viola Garris Morgan
Dissertation: The Cellular and Molecular Dynamics of the Queuosine Modification in Transfer RNA: Definition, Modulation, Deficiencies and Effect of the Queuosine Modification System, Rana C. Morris
Dissertation: Characterization of the Fast Axonally Transported Proteins in the Rat Optic Pathway, Surafel Mulugeta
Thesis: Building Multi-Discipline, Multi-Format Digital Libraries Using Clusters and Buckets, Michael L. Nelson
Thesis: Devolpment of a Scale to Assess Home Health Care Aides' Ability to Recognize Depression in Older Adults, Tina M. Nerney
Dissertation: Characterization of Iron Oxides and Atmospheric Corrosion of Steel, Sei Jin Oh
Dissertation: Three-Dimensional Aerodynamic Design Optimization Using Discrete Sensitivity Analysis and Parallel Computing, Amidu Olawale Oloso
Thesis: Classical Montessori: A Study of the Classical Rhetorical Canons in Early Montessori Writing Instruction, Deborah E. O'Neil
Thesis: Specification and Verification of Generic Cell Rate Algorithms in PVS, Huseyin Ozgungor
Dissertation: Aerodynamic Gradient-Based Optimization Using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Discrete Sensitivities for Practical Problems, Mohagna Jayendrarai Pandya
Dissertation: Development of a Method for Determining the Relative Manufacturing Complexity of Advanced Engineering Materials, Shardul Y. Pandya
Thesis: Fabrication and Evaluation of Boron-Doped CVD Diamond Microelectrodes, Song Pang
Dissertation: Arterial Wall Hypertrophy and PDGF-A Expression in One-Kidney, One-Clip Hypertension and Angiotensin II Infusion Are Mediated By Elevated Arterial Pressure, Sheri Blair Parker
Dissertation: Microzooplankton Dynamics in Lower Chesapeake Bay and Its Major Tributaries, Gyung Soo Park
Thesis: Mr. Wilkes' War: Captain Charles Wilkes and the West India Squadron, Christopher J. Pieczynski
Dissertation: The Measurement of Mood Variation Over Time and Its Relation to Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy in Young Adolescents, William Thomas Pinkston
Dissertation: Patterns of Giving to Urban Public Higher Education Among Corporate Foundations in Virginia and Select Others Which Have a Significant Presence in Virginia, Grace Aine Porter
Thesis: Effect of Resistance Training on Lipid Profile and Body Composition in Premenopausal Women, Bharathi Prabhakaran
Dissertation: Type II Estrogen Binding-Site Agonist: The Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of the Enantiomers of Methyl-Para-Hydroxyphenyllactate (MeHPLA), Lester G. Pretlow
Dissertation: A Sociotechnical Systems Analysis of the Approval Process for a Complex Public Works Proposal, James C. Pyne
Thesis: Biostratigraphic Analysis of Southern Florida's Plio-Pleistocene Shell Beds, Dalton L. Rasmussen
Dissertation: Influence of Physics on the Distribution of Ichthyoplankton Across the Chesapeake Bay Plume, Christian S. Reiss
Dissertation: The Impact of Director Interlocks on Interorganizational Imitation in Germany, Elke Reuning-Elliot
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Collegial Support to Retention of Nurse Educators in Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Programs in Virginia, Estella Mary Henry Reynolds
Dissertation: Towards Understanding Why Assessment Centers Work: An Evaluation of the Subtle Criterion Contamination Hypothesis, Christopher T. Rotolo
Dissertation: Mark-Recapture Creel Survey and Survival Models, Shampa Saha
Thesis: Formal Specification of Fragmentation and Reassembly in IPv6, Ibrahim Sahin
Dissertation: Subsystem Variables Associated with Positive Foster Mother-Foster Child Relationships, Meg Sandow
Dissertation: Input Design for Systems Under Identification Using Indirect and Direct Methods, Marco P. Schoen
Dissertation: The Effects of Estrogen on Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons, Sheila A. Scoville
Thesis: The Effects of Procedural Explanation in Lessening Anxiety During Dental Hygiene Care, Michelle Leigh Sensat
Dissertation: A Survey of Health Care Personnel's Perceptions Toward Diversity in the Workplace, Jacqueline Elaine Sharpe
Dissertation: A Comparison of Factors Associated With Referrals, Service Placements and Length of Service for African-American and Caucasian Youth With Serious Emotional and Behavioral Disturbances Served Through the Comprehensive Services Act in Virginia, Vanessa B. Sheppard
Dissertation: Fostering the Development of Domain-General, Nonlinear Mental Models: A Foundation for Systemic Thinking, Jeffrey S. Sinn
Thesis: Development of Solid Phase Microextraction Methods for Contraband Drugs, Vangielynn Cruz Tersol
Dissertation: Axotomy and Regeneration of the Rat Facial Nerve: A Histomorphometric Study of the Facial Nucleus, Nerve and Orbicularis Oculi Muscle in an Experimental Model of Facial Paralysis, Peter Konstantinos Thanos
Thesis: Differences in Married Versus Maritally Disrupted Children's Frequency of Contact With Their Mothers, Sonya Dee Thompson
Thesis: Speciation of Selenium in Serum, Alice Tsapayi-Musapatike
Dissertation: Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase and Growth Factor Regulation of Flow-Mediated Vascular Remodeling, David Anthony Tulis
Thesis: Bailing Out of Bonds: The Effect of Victim/Offender Relationships and Other Factors in the Setting of Bail, Tancy Vandecar
Dissertation: Sex Chromosome Ratios and Aneuploidy Rates in the Zona Pellucida Selected Spermatozoa From Normal and Subfertile Men, Qinuo Fan Van Dyk
Thesis: Hoarfrost, Mae Lynn Wallker
Thesis: Elevation as a Control of Boulder Stream Formation in the Blue Ridge Province of Virginia, Marc D. Zamkotowicz
Dissertation: Systematics of the Freshwater Amphipod Genus Crangonyx (Crangonyctidae) in North America, Jun Zhang
Dissertation: Cγ- and Cα-Subunits Provide the Specificity for cAMP/PKA Function, Wei Qing Zhang
Dissertation: Diamond for Fiber-Optic Raman Spectroscopy, Jianli Zheng
Thesis: Development of a Fluorescent Indicator for Inorganic Monochloramine, Xiaojun Dong Zou
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Thesis: Downsizing America in the Twentieth Century: A Sociological and Theoretical Analysis of the Shrinking Middle Class, Terreea Lynne Adams
Thesis: Passage or Pathology: Current Attitudes Toward Women's Aging in the Literature of Menopause, Kaaren Gearhart Ancarrow
Thesis: Body Image and Information-Processing Biases on a Modified Stroop Task, Andrea Powell Arcona
Thesis: Speech Feature Computation for Visual Speech Articulation Training, Stefan Auberg
Thesis: Effects of Goal Reward and Feedback Frequency on Motivation: A Control Theory Perspective, Jonathan Michael Balcerek
Dissertation: An Analysis of Structure, Organization, and Activities of Community Dispute Resolution Centers in Virginia, Terri Colby Barr
Dissertation: Two-Photon Quantum Interference Polarization Spectroscopy: Measurements of Transition Matrix Elements in Atomic Rubidium, Alexander I. Beger
Thesis: Depositional Environment and Sequence Stratigraphic Interpretation of Miocene St. Marys Formation, Calvert County, Maryland, John J. Blandin
Thesis: Maintaining the Neutrality: Soviet-Japanese Relations, 1941-1945, Michael Shawn Blevins
Dissertation: A Computational Paradigm on Network-Based Models of Computation, Venkatavasu Bokka
Thesis: An Investigation of Software Reliability Models, Pamela Elaine Bowman
Thesis: An Enhanced Signal Processing Strategy for Fetal Heart Rate Detection, Charles Brewton
Thesis: Effects of Exposure to Information About Appearance Stereotyping and Discrimination on Body Image and Mood, Melissa Ann Brown
Dissertation: Recruitment of Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Postlarvae to the Back-Barrier Lagoons of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Robert D. Brumbaugh
Thesis: The Role of Plant Foods Among Native Americans in Seventeenth-Century Virginia An Historical and Botanical Study, Timothy W. Cameron
Dissertation: Determinants of CEO Pay: A Critical Assessment, W. Otto Carroll
Thesis: Visual Speech Recognition Using Multiple Deformable Lip Models, Devi Chandramohan
Thesis: The Relationship of Autonomy Sociotropy and Depression to the Recall of Autobiographical Memories, Jennifer Sue Cheavens
Dissertation: The Progressive Failure Analysis of Cut Slope in Anisotropic Strain Softening Soils, Jong Woon Choi