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 2021
Dissertation: Closing the Contextual and Chronological Gap: A Design and Development Study of a Systematic Tool for the Selection of Learning and Performance Support Interventions, James Knapp III
Dissertation: Integrative Computational Analysis of Muscle Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Signals: Effects of Oxygen Delivery and Blood Volume, Bhabuk Koirala
Dissertation: Culturally Responsive School Leaders: Actions, Barriers and the Impact of Critical Self-Reflection, Dawn Louise Kramer
Dissertation: Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Using Graph Theoretical Anomaly Detection and Machine Learning, Goksel Kucukkaya
Dissertation: Abandoned Allies: A Case Study Analysis of the Special Immigrant Visa Program, Sarah Pedigo Kulzer
Dissertation: Understanding the Effect of Internal Climate Variability on 20th Century Indian Ocean Sea Level: Results from Newly Reconstructed Sea Level Data, Praveen Kumar
Dissertation: Relationship Between Technology Student Association Participation and Soft Skills Development, Controlling for Gender, Lauren M. Lapinski
Dissertation: State Antifragility: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Understanding State Behavior, Rebecca Lee Law
Dissertation: Creating Conditions for Collaboration: A Case Study on Design-Based Professional Learning, Leslie A. Lehner
Thesis: Inter Alia, Richard Leise
Dissertation: A Copula Model Approach to Identify the Differential Gene Expression, Prasansha Liyanaarachchi
Thesis: Effect of a 2-Week Relaxing Music Intervention on Anxiety, Stress, and Gut Symptoms in Aerobic Exercisers, Halie Marisa Maass
Dissertation: Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Among College Women’s Social Networks: An Investigation of Perceived Changes Following a Dissonance-Based Body Image Intervention, Rachel I. MacIntyre
Thesis: A New Method for Estimating the Physical Characteristics of Martian Dust Devils, Shelly Cahoon Mann
Dissertation: Data-Driven Operational and Safety Analysis of Emerging Shared Electric Scooter Systems, Qingyu Ma
Dissertation: A Case Study on the Application and Implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for Students with Emotional Disabilities in Alternative Education, Kira Candelieri Marcari
Dissertation: Computational Analysis of Type 3 Iodothyronine Deiodinase: Potential Inhibitors, Substrate Binding, and Dimer Structure, Eric Scott Marsan
Thesis: Authentication Schemes' Impact on Working Memory, Janine D. Mator
Thesis: Communicating with Muted Groups: The Case of Human Trafficking, Amy Matzke-Fawcett
Dissertation: The Pursuit of Equitable Virtual Learning: District Leaders’ Understanding of the Influences on Designing 100% Virtual Learning Experiences During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Kathleen Wolfe Maxlow
Thesis: Bastard, Rashad McDowell
Thesis: Institutional Stretching: How Moroccan NGOs Illuminate the Nexus of Climate, Migration, Gender and Development, Shelby Mertens
Thesis: The Influence of Emotion Regulation and Neural Cognitive Control on Distress Tolerance, Alicia L. Milam
Dissertation: Exploring QCD Factorization at Moderate Energy Scales, Eric Alan Moffat
Dissertation: The Role of Community College Faculty in Encouraging Student Enrollment Following Dual Enrollment Participation, Kathryn Page Moore
Dissertation: Initial Development of the Escala de Fortaleza en Jóvenes para Padres, David Moran
Dissertation: The Development of Novel Carbohydrate-Based Gelators and Their Applications as Advanced Soft Materials, Joedian Morris
Dissertation: The Second-Order Impact of Relative Power on Outcomes of Crisis Bargaining: A Theory of Expected Disutility and Resolve, Tatevik Movsisyan
Dissertation: The Impact of Nanopulse Treatment on the Tumor Microenvironment in Breast Cancer: Overturning the Treg Immunosuppressive Dominance, Anthony Nanajian
Thesis: The Poverty in USA: An In-Depth Analysis of the Last Two Decades, Sara Negri
Dissertation: J/ψ Photoproduction Near Threshold With CLAS12, Joseph Newton
Dissertation: Genetically Engineered Thermosynechococcus Elongatus BP1: Assessment of Potential Biorisks and Biofuel Production, Thu Ho Anh Nguyen-Jones
Thesis: Storied, Healing, Lili Louzhi Nizankiewicz
Dissertation: Subtalar Joint Definition in Biomechanical Models, Julia Noginova
Thesis: Don't Destroy Yourself, Timothy Norton
Thesis: Never Pull an Arrow Out of a Body, Matthew Gerald Olive
Dissertation: Electrostatic Design and Characterization of a 200 keV Photogun and Wien Spin Rotator, Gabriel G. Palacios Serrano
Thesis: Language and Cultural Identity in Post-Soviet Frozen Conflicts, Irina Paquette
Dissertation: Numerical Calculation of Losses of Trapped Vortices Under Strong RF Meissner Current and DC Superheating Field in Type II Superconductors, Walive Pathiranage Manula Randhika Pathirana
Dissertation: Spectator Proton Detection and Reconstruction in Deep Inelastic D(E,EPS) Scattering, David Payette
Thesis: The Impact of Parent and Peer Socialization on Juvenile Delinquency, Ebony I. Pender
Dissertation: Elementary Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions of Redesigned Classroom Space: A Qualitative Case Study, Kristin Lee Pender
Dissertation: Feature Extraction and Design in Deep Learning Models, Daniel Perez
Thesis: Determination of the Presence of Rickettsia Spp. and Borrelia Spp. Carried by Tortoise Ticks from Madagascar, Anna Phan
Dissertation: The Ideology of the Carceral State: Examining the Prison Through Film, Ryan Phillips
Dissertation: Perceptions of Burden in Needs Assessment: An Exploration of Measurement Creation and Validation, Kim N. Pinckney-Lewis
Thesis: Assessment of the Hydrograv® Adapt Variable Height Secondary Clarifier Inlet at HRSD Nansemond Treatment Plant, Matthew Poe
Dissertation: Evaluating the Role of the Stringent Response Mechanism in Clostridioides difficile Survival and Pathogenesis, Astha Pokhrel
Thesis: The Contextualization of Myth: Identification of Myth in the Propagation of Narrative Across Generational Boundaries, Joseph G. Ponthieux
Dissertation: Mechanisms of Stress Survival in Gram Positive Bacterial Pathogens, Asia Poudel
Thesis: Campus Gatekeeper Trainings: An Analysis of Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and SafeTALK, Gabrielle M. Ramsey-Wilson
Dissertation: Smart Power in the Iraq Surge 2007-2008, Russell N. Reiling
Dissertation: Identification of Chronic Postural Stability Impairments Associated With History of Concussion, Nicholas Reilly
Dissertation: Incivility of Coworker Behaviors and Minority Firefighters’ Belongingness in the Workplace, Alyssa Reiter
Thesis: Tools and Ornaments, Tracy E. Rice Webber
Dissertation: Re-Spatializing Gangs in the United States: An Analysis of Macro- and Micro-Level Network Structures, Ryan J. Roberts
Dissertation: The Investigations of NPS Modulated Immunity and Immunometabolism, Brittney Leigh Ruedlinger
Dissertation: Application of a Blockchain Enabled Model in Disaster Aids Supply Network Resilience, Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour
Dissertation: Improvement of Biochar Through Ozonization and Biosafety of Genetically Engineered Cyanobacteria, Oumar Sacko
Dissertation: Norm Contestation and Its Effects on Emergence of a New Norm, Khadijeh Salimi
Dissertation: Methods for Detecting Floodwater on Roadways from Ground Level Images, Cem Sazara
Dissertation: Sleeping with the Enemy: Examining the Relationship Between Sleep and Pain in Post-9/11 Veterans, John L. Schwartz Jr.
Dissertation: Leading Hispanic Serving Community Colleges: Latinx Faculty Perceptions about the AACC Competencies, Sanjuanita Chavira Scott
Dissertation: Cybersecurity Legislation and Ransomware Attacks in the United States, 2015-2019, Joseph Skertic
Dissertation: Environmentally Related Urbanization and Violence Potential, Christina Bagaglio Slentz
Thesis: Drive Leg and Stride Leg Ground Reaction Forces Relationship to Medial Elbow Stress and Velocity in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers, Brett Smith
Thesis: The Flame Returned: A Novel, Lee H. Smith
Thesis: The Effect of Through Thickness Reinforcement on Debonding Behavior of Skin/Stringer Configuration, Yogaraja Sridhar
Dissertation: A Multi-Case Examination of Training of Self-Explanation when Combined with Worked Examples, Laura Leveridge Stapleton
Dissertation: Commissioning & Characterization of Magnetized Gridded Thermionic Electron Source, Mark Stefani
Dissertation: Exploring the Role(S) of Community Colleges in Addressing Wicked Problems Through Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Sustainability, Samantha Bryant Steidle
Dissertation: A Narrative Study of the Experiences that Disrupt or Terminate Entry in the Community College Presidential Pipeline for African American Women, Dana G. Stilley
Thesis: Empirical Modeling of Tilt-Rotor Aerodynamic Performance, Michael C. Stratton
Dissertation: Injury-Related Fear in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability, Ashley Marie Brawford Suttmiller
Dissertation: Rainfall-Runoff Mechanisms and Flood Mitigation in a Coastal Watershed with Numerous Wetlands and Ponds, Homa Jalaeian Taghadomi
Thesis: Inside You, Your Cells Dividing Like Stars, Courtney Lauren Tala
Dissertation: Generation, Analysis, and Evaluation of Patient-Specific, Osteoligamentous, Spine Meshes, Austin R. Tapp
Dissertation: Investigating Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of the Virginia Computer Science Standards of Learning: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study, Valerie Sledd Taylor
Dissertation: Hydrothermal Processes for Extraction and Conversion of Biomass to Produce Biofuels and Value-Added Products, Anuj Hemant Thakkar
Thesis: The Role of Religiosity in Drug Use: A Social Integration Perspective, Lindsey Dianna Thomas
Dissertation: Micropolitical Influences on Teacher Leader Selection & Enactment, Jennifer Lynn Arthur Thomason
Dissertation: Growing Up Rural: A Sensory Ethnography of Rural Children’s Perspectives on Time, Space, and Place, Rebecca Tilhou
Thesis: Media Effects on Cultural Perceptions as Seen in Food Media and Food Cultures, David Williams Tortolini
Dissertation: Examining Motivation as a Mechanism for the Effects of Stereotype Threat on Stem Outcomes: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis, Delaram A. Totonchi
Dissertation: A Meta-Analysis of Three Years of Data on Outcomes of Therapy Groups for Inmates in the Virginia Department of Corrections, Abie Carroll Tremblay
Dissertation: Does a Schoolwide Silent Reading Initiative Make a Difference in the Reading Habits of High School Freshmen: A Mixed Methods Study, Stephanie Trzeciakiewicz
Dissertation: A Unified Framework for Parallel Anisotropic Mesh Adaptation, Christos Tsolakis
Dissertation: Principal Pipeline Development in Ghana: A Look at Komenda Edina Eguafo Abriem (KEEA) District in the Central Region, Eunice A. Turkson
Dissertation: “Acts of Pure Evil”: The Portrayal of Mass Shooting Events on Online Media Platforms, Elizabeth Twitty
Dissertation: Towards Characterizing Adversarial Opportunity and Behavior in Critical Infrastructure Network, Md Sharif Ullah
Dissertation: High-Order Positivity-Preserving L2-Stable Spectral Collocation Schemes for the 3-D Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations, Johnathon Keith Upperman
Thesis: Reconstructing Surface Water Carbonate Ion Concentration Changes in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Across Glacial Transitions, Lenzie Gail Ward
Dissertation: Towards Failure-Based Instructional Design: A Phenomenological Study of the Perceptions of Drone Pilots About the Use of Simulations to Promote Failure-Based Learning, Nikisha Watson
Thesis: A Digital One Degree of Freedom Model of an Electromagnetic Position Sensor, Michelle Elizabeth Weinmann
Thesis: How Leader and Follower Mindfulness Relate to Performance and OCB through Conversation Quality and Empathy: A Moderated Mediation Model, Arianna White-Levatich
Dissertation: Space Charge Effects in Low Energy Magnetized Electron Beams, W. M. Sajini Anushika Kumari Wijethunga
Dissertation: The Politics of Medicine: Power, Actors, and Ideas in the Making of Health, Claire Wulf Winiarek
Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Variations of Precipitation and Climate-Resilient Structure Design in Virginia, Xiaomin Yang
Thesis: The Role of Athletic Identity in General Mental Health and Alcohol-Related Help-Seeking Intentions of College Students, Michael Grant Young
Dissertation: Two Essays on the Information Embedded in Flow of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Hamed Yousefi