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 2001
Thesis: Good Grief: Representations of the Death of Children in Early American Writings, Lisa M. Murray
Thesis: A Comparison of Phytoplankton Communities in Lake Prince and the Western Branch Reservoir, Suffolk, Virginia, Cara Marie Muscio
Thesis: Determinants of Paternal Responsibility, Engagement, Accessibility, Suzanne Mischell Nangle
Dissertation: Post Doi Moi Urban Higher Education in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: The Case of Hong Duc University, Jeanne Beth Natali
Dissertation: Controlling Adult Oriented Businesses in Norfolk, Virginia, 1943–1998: A Descriptive Case Study, Janet Gail Nicula
Dissertation: Market Orientation: Towards an Understanding in Developing Marketplaces of South America, Howard Warren Olsen
Thesis: Investigation of Dual-Mode Combustion with Large Upstream Interaction, Melanic Olynciw-Mills
Thesis: Morphostatic Long-Term Hypsometric Analysis of Coastal Bay Environments: Hog Island Bay, Virginia, Kathleen Marie Overman
Thesis: Effects of Human Disturbances on the Behavior of Dabbling Ducks, Melissa Lynn Pease
Dissertation: Radiative Interactions in Thermochemical Nonequilibrium Expanding Flows, Srikanth B. Pidugu
Dissertation: The Validation of a Detailed Strategic Planning Process Model for the Implementation of Distance Education in Higher Education, Kenneth Phillip Pisel Jr.
Dissertation: Adsorption of Inorganic and Organic Ligands Onto Aluminum Hydroxide and Its Effect in Water Treatment, Peter Pommerenk
Dissertation: The Regional Public-Private Civic Infrastructure of Hampton Roads and Its Impact on the Implementation of Economic Development Initiatives, James Andrew Probsdorfer
Thesis: Effect of Magnesium on the Production of SCNA and SCNR by Streptococcus pyogenes, Strain FF22, Laura E. Quinn
Dissertation: On Multifunctional Collaborative Methods in Engineering Science, Jonathan B. Ransom Sr.
Thesis: Simulation Optimization Studies of Routing and Process Flow Problems, Satish Ravichandran
Dissertation: Tidal and Subtidal Lateral Structures of Density and Velocity in the Chesapeake Bay Entrance, Austreberto Cristobal Reyes-Hernandez
Thesis: Effects of Hormonal Changes Throughout the Menstrual Cycle on Joint Laxity in Females, John C. Roberts
Dissertation: The Implications of the Target-Area Hypothesis on the Population Dynamics of the Spotted Spiny Lobster, Panulirus guttatus, Denice N. Robertson
Thesis: Fine Root Dynamics in Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Wetlands: Patterns of Ecosystem Development in Natural and Restoration Settings, Harvey LeRoy Rodgers
Thesis: A Scanning Electron Microscopy Comparison of the Effects of the Arkansas Stone and the Ida-Hone Ceramic Stone on Curet Sharpness and Root Smoothness, Marian Gayle Rubino
Dissertation: An Examinaton of the Enhanced Primary Care Model for the Organization of Team Care in Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly Population, Carolyn Morcom Rutledge
Dissertation: Elastic Properties, Strength and Damage Tolerance of Pultruded Composites, Mrinal Chandra Saha
Thesis: Hydrographic Variability on Decadal and Interdecadal Scales in the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Nandita Sarkar
Dissertation: Evaluation of a Distance Learning Program for the Preparation of Special Education Teachers, Tami Seifert
Thesis: Development and Testing of a CFD-Based Optimization System for Axially Symmetric Rocket Nozzles, John-Paul Shebalin
Thesis: American Indian-White Miscegenation in Early Nineteenth Century American Literature, Elisabeth Michaelis Simmons
Thesis: SPICE-Based Heat Transport Model for Non-Intrusive Thermal Diagnostic Applications, Michael Stelzer
Thesis: Longitudinal Analysis of Cohesion in Student Work Teams: The Efficacy of Teamwork Skills Training, Kari Rachel Strobel
Thesis: The Effects of Training in Teamwork Skills on Intact Student Teams, Lara Bryan Tedrow
Thesis: Determination of the Impact of a Human Capital Decision Cost Model on the Economic Performance Measures of a Technical Services Company, Jeffery A. Temple
Thesis: The Synod of Dordrecht 1618-1619. The Influence of Calvinism on the Development of Freedom in the Netherlands in the Period 1560-1630, Joseph A. van Burik
Dissertation: Measurement of the gπNN(t) Form Factor, Kelly Gene Vansyoc
Thesis: Minimum Mean Square Error Spectral Peak Envelope Estimation for Automatic Vowel Classification, Jaishree Venugopal
Dissertation: Barrier to Utilization of Primary Healthcare Resources in Children Two Years of Age and Under, Ruth A. Waibel
Dissertation: Systematics of the Subterranean Amphipod Genus Stygobromus (Crangonyctidae) in Western North America, With Emphasis on Species of the Hubbsi Group, Daqing Wang
Dissertation: A Substructuring Technique With Application to Spot Weld Placement Design, Yang Wang
Dissertation: Methods of Detecting Differential Item Functioning: A Comparison of Item Response Theory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Ratchaneewan Wanichtanom
Thesis: Money Versus Morality: The Failure of the Joint Boycott Council and the Anti-Nazi Boycott Movement in the United States, Michelle D. Ward
Thesis: Positive Regulation of PKA on Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (hGnRH) Gene Expression in Human Placental JEG-3 Cells, Zhaoyang Wen
Thesis: The Effect of Occupant and Vehicular Parameters on the Onset and Severity of Whiplash Associated Disorder, James Keith Wilkerson
Thesis: Seeing the One-to-One Writing Conference Through Owl Eyes: Reimagining the Voice of Tutor, Madeline Yonker
Thesis: Transonic and Supersonic High Alpha Flow Prediction and Control for an SC-X Space Vehicle, Ruobo You
Dissertation: Time-Resolved Electron Diffraction Studies of Phase Transitions at Low-Index Germanium Surfaces, Xinglin Zeng
Dissertation: Dynamical Sedimentary Models of Shallow Marine Environments, Yong Zhang
Thesis: Sulphur By-Product: A Potential Indicator of Early Dental Plaque-Induced Gingival Disease Activity: A Pilot Study, Hui Zhou
Thesis: Court, Clients and Kingship: A Study of Royal Executive Style During the Reign of James I, Nick Jon Ziegler
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Thesis: An Integrated Engineering-Computation Framework for Collaborative Engineering: An Application in Project Management, Hisham Mohamed El-Sayed AbdelSalam
Thesis: A Flowchart Structure for Modification of a MODSIM Process Model, Murali K. Adatrao
Dissertation: Characterization of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus 1 Reverse Transcriptase, Pinky Gundayao Agbuya
Thesis: Routing Optimization Through Computer-Aided Simulation, Madhusudhan Akundi
Dissertation: Design of Adaptive Sliding Mode Fuzzy Control for Robot Manipulator Based on Extended Kalman Filter, Abdelrahman Aledhaibi
Dissertation: Effects of Ventilation on Human Thermal Comfort in Rooms, Ahmed F. Alfahaid
Thesis: Spousal Violence Levels Among Substance-Abusing Couples After Behavioral Couples Therapy Versus Individual-Based Treatment, Shannon O'Neill Arehart
Dissertation: Diffusion Problems in Wound Healing and a Scattering Approach to Immune System Interactions, Julia Suzanne Arnold
Dissertation: Community Social Disorganization Theory Applied to Adolescent Academic Achievement, Spencer Ross Baker
Thesis: Simulation Studies of Cellular Electroporation Due to Ultra-Fast Electric Pulses, Gayathri R. Barthaki
Thesis: A New Submaximal Bicycle Protocol for the Estimation of VO₂max, Anna R. Bennett
Dissertation: Piezoceramic Actuator Placement for Acoustic Control of Panels, Jeffrey S. Bevan
Thesis: Fabrication and Characterization of Silicon Field Emitter Arrays, Aaron M. Brock
Dissertation: Community Building in Ethically Restructured States: The Baltics, Dovile Budryte
Dissertation: Resolution of Overlapping Spectra by Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy, Audra Michiele Bullock
Thesis: A Study for an Optimal Delivery Sequence of a Bowling Pinspotter Distributor Mechanism, David Michael Burt
Dissertation: Mechanistic Characterization of the Mitochondrial Type I DNA Topoisomerase and a Study of Genes Containing Type I DNA Topoisomerase-Related Domains, Jaydee Dones Cabral
Dissertation: Determination of Anisotropy of Granular Materials and Its Relation to Liquefaction Resistance Under Cyclic Loading, Omer Faruk Capar
Dissertation: An Architectural Framework for Performance Analysis: Supporting the Design, Configuration, and Control of DIS /HLA Simulations, David B. Cavitt
Dissertation: Extending Traditional Static Analysis Techniques to Support Development, Testing and Maintenance of Component-Based Solutions, Robert David Cherinka
Thesis: Process Flow Optimization Studies Through Discrete Event Simulation, Milind Chokshi
Thesis: Flower and Bone, Jamii R. Claiborne
Thesis: False Starts, Evelyn Jill Coley
Dissertation: Increasing Readiness to Change Among Smokers in a Primary Care Setting, Sheila F. Collicott
Thesis: Copper Complexation and Speciation in the Western South and Equatorial Atlantic Ocean, John A. Consolvo
Dissertation: Role of Lipolysis and Lipogenesis in the Development of Diet-Induced Obesity, Michael John Davies
Thesis: One Mistress and No Master: Elizabeth I and Her Use of Public Personas to Gain and Maintain Power, Michael J. Davye
Thesis: Lester Dowdy's Carnival, Gillian M. Devereux
Dissertation: Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on Root Growth, Turnover and Decomposition in a Scrub Oak Ecosystem, John Joseph DiLustro
Thesis: A Comparison of Quasi-Static Indentation Testing to Low Velocity Impact Testing, Michael J. Douglas
Thesis: Factors Associated with the Occurrence and Cessation of Relational Intrusion, Leila Baldwin Dutton-Greene
Thesis: Victimless Crime: A Comparison of Public Offense Ratings of Misdemeanor Offenses and Virginia Sentencing Guidelines, Theresa M. Dutton
Thesis: Effects of Gender Role Socialization and Investments in Human Capital on the Decision of a Woman With Children Under School Age to Work Outside the Home, Marion A. Edrington
Dissertation: Toward a Model of Team Situation Awareness, Alexis Anne Fink
Thesis: Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy of Water Vapor and Line Center Stabilization at 1.462 μM for Lidar Applications, Colleen Marie Fitzgerald
Dissertation: Identification of Noncognitive Factors as Predictors of Freshman Academic Performance and Retention in a Community College Setting, Mark Fallon Freeze
Dissertation: The Pediatric Breathing Survey, Linda J. Galloway
Dissertation: Portuguese-Americans and Mental Health Treatment Client-Therapist Ethnic Match, Ethnic Identity, and Satisfaction with Treatment, Katherine B. Gamble
Thesis: A Buffered Advection/Dispersion Lake Water Quality Transport Framework for Modeling Lake Gaston Pipeline Intake Water Withdrawal, Lloyd Ashton Gatling
Thesis: "The Contagion of Liberty": Mercy Otis Warren and the Beginnings of Feminist Sensibility, DonnaMaria Gerych
Dissertation: A Semantic-Based Middleware for Multimedia Collaborative Applications, Agustin Jose Gonzalez
Thesis: A Study of Faculty Attitudes at Old Dominion University Toward the Use of Technology in Higher Education, Charles R. Gray
Dissertation: Generalized Compton Amplitudes in Quantum Chromodynamics, Ignati Grigentch
Thesis: A World Across its Surface: The Story of the Fiddle, Julie L. Hale
Thesis: Waterwoman, Lenore Hart
Thesis: The Use of a Modified Stroop Task to Assess Attentional Biasing Related to Adult Attachment Classification, Kristie L. Hebert
Thesis: Fabrication of Thermoplastic Composite Laminates Having Film Interleaves by Automated Fiber Placement, Anthony Bruce Hulcher
Thesis: Three Inches of Night, Rebecca Eldridge Hurst
Dissertation: Meaning in Sexual Behavior: Associating Personal Constructs with Condom Use, David W. Indest
Thesis: False Cape, Katherine Jackson
Thesis: Studies Related to the Design and Implementation of a Magnetic Suspension and Balance System, Syed Adeel Akhtar Jafri
Dissertation: Sales Training Practices in Malaysia: Comparisons of Domestic and Multinational Companies, Mohamad Asri Jantan
Thesis: The Book of Changes, Nancy H. Jolemore