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 1987
Thesis: Over My Shoulder, Marvel Mustard
Thesis: Software Tools for Performance Evaluation of Concurrent Processing, Rodrogo A. Obando
Thesis: Worlds Away From Home, Renee Ellen Olander
Thesis: Short Term Temporal and Spatial Variability of Phytoplankton in the Elizabeth River, Robert L. O'Reilly
Thesis: The Influence of Transverse Magnetic Fields on the Current-Voltage Characteristics of Glow Discharges, Thomas J. Powers
Dissertation: The Effects of Nonlinear Damping on the Large Deflection Response of Structures Subjected to Random Excitation, Chunchu Bhavani Prasad
Thesis: Learned Helplessness and Masculinity in Women: Performance Effects and Attributions About Success and Failure, Sherry B. Rabinowitz
Thesis: Tardive Dyskinesia: A Prevalence Study in an Outpatient Population, Virginia J. Ravizza
Dissertation: A Study of Flow Separation in Transonic Flow Using Inviscid and Viscous CFD Schemes, James Andrew Rhodes
Dissertation: Studies of Radiation Effects in Three High Polymers, Heidi Rene-Mitchell Ries
Thesis: The Effects of Temporospatial Integration on Distance Estimations of Young and Elderly Adults, Margaret Rowley-Bernicki
Dissertation: Statewide Higher Education Governing Board Decision Making in Capital Project Planning, Richard Charles Runner
Thesis: Benchmarks, Mina Ryan
Dissertation: Large Deviation Local Limit Theorems for Ratio Statistics, Sanjeev V. Sabnis
Thesis: An Annual Study of Phytoplankton Composition and Associated Environmental Conditions of Lake Trashmore, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Seba B. Sheavly
Dissertation: Category Test and WAIS Scores: Sex and Age Inter-Relationships, Julia Ann Shelton
Thesis: Development of Load Carrying Thermoplastic Components for an Automotive Emergency Braking System, Joseph Gerard Sikora
Dissertation: Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Rater Training: Information Type and Mode of Presentation, Todd A. Silverhart
Dissertation: A Numerical Study of Three-Dimensional Vortex Breakdown, Robert Edward Spall
Thesis: Pre-Natal Learning Needs Perceptions of Expectant Parents and Childhood Educators, Cynthia Divens Sweeney
Thesis: Evaluation of Two Methods for Estimating Belowground Production in the Great Dismal Swamp, Millie Symbula
Thesis: Structural Sensitivity Analysis on a Parallel Computer, Niu Kian Teck
Thesis: Perceived Job Stress in Critical Care Nursing in a Military Setting, Jeannette Theriault
Thesis: The Construction of the U.S.S. Monitor, Stephen C. Thompson
Thesis: The Effects of Task Difficulty on Pupil Diameter in a Choice Reaction Time Task, Coleen Thornton
Dissertation: Supervisors' Perceptions of Staff Development Needs of Urban Vocational Teachers, Patricia Tynes Tompkins
Thesis: Priming in a Simulated Assessment Center Environment: Can Behavioral Observation Training Overcome the Effects of Prior Information?, Eric J. Vanetti
Dissertation: The Geochemistry of Selenium and Sulfur in a Coastal Salt Marsh, David Jay Velinsky
Thesis: Depositional and Diagenetic History of the Middle Ordovician Carbonates of the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia, Lynn Ellen Weyenberg
Thesis: Laminar Viscous Effects on Longitudinal Dispersion in Tidal Froude Models, Larry H. White
Dissertation: Experimental Study of Shock Wave Interference Heating on a Cylindrical Leading Edge, Allan R. Wieting
Thesis: Analysis and Optimal Design of Pyramidal Truss Core Panels, Mark A. Wiseman
Dissertation: Community Development Through Industry and Education Partnerships: An Integrated Evaluability Assessment of a Cooperative Training Alliance Between Industry and an Urban Community College, Richard E. Witte
Dissertation: The Effects of Various Lumbar/Sacral Back Support Systems Upon Human Peak Muscular Force, Total Work, and Average Power, Michael Lee Woodhouse
Dissertation: The Influence of Rater Training, Scale Format, and Rating Justification on the Quality of Performance Ratings by Three Rater Sources, Steven B. Woods
Thesis: Analysis and Design Sensitivity Computations of Nonlinear Free and Forced Vibrations of Stepped Beams, Yong Xiang Xue
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Thesis: Walk Naked in The Garden, Gale Coffin Arnoux
Thesis: Chemoviscosity Modeling of Thermosetting Resins, Jia-Mo Bai
Thesis: Multitrait-Multimethod Analysis of Performance Ratings Using Behaviorally Anchored and Behavioral Checklist Formats, Todd A. Baker
Thesis: An Evaluation of a Taylor-Galerkin Algorithm for High Speed Inviscid Flows Using Quadrilateral and Triangular Elements, Kim S. Bey
Dissertation: An Administrative Microcomputer Literacy Training Model for Elementary School Administrators of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Karen Ann Bosch
Thesis: Solid Phase Extraction of Mammalian Cell Mitochondrial DNA and its Electrophoretic Separation in Agarose Gels, Theresa Brick-Miller
Thesis: Construct Validation of Role Playing Exercises in an Assessment Center Using BARS and Behavioral Checklist Formats, Wanda J. Campbell
Thesis: Factors that Influence Prepared Childbirth Couples' Use of Epidural Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery, Terri S. Chambers
Dissertation: Three-Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of Fatique Crack Growth and Closure, Rahmatollah G. Chermahini
Thesis: The Effect of the Revolution on Norfolk Politics, Mary C. Chrysostomides
Thesis: General John Henry Winder's Administration of Martial Law in Richmond, 1862-1864, John Michael Cobb
Thesis: The Effects of Presentation Method and Stimulus String Length in a Letter Matching Task, Sharolyn Ann Converse
Thesis: Matoaka, June Nan Cooper
Thesis: The Effectiveness of Three Modes of Conversation on Coping with Stress in Same Sex Friendship Dyads, Robert Sal Costanza
Thesis: The Image of the Nurse in a Professional Journal: A Historical Perspective, Dawn Louise Crane
Thesis: Fracture Detection in a Volcanic Oil Reservoir Using Discriminant Analysis of Well Log Data, Joseph William Cross
Thesis: Convective Heat Transfer from Circular Cylinders Located Within Perforated Cylindrical Shrouds, Kamran Daryabeigi
Thesis: The Pollen Exostructure of Striga (Scrophulariaceae), Mark A. DeLeonardis
Thesis: The Synthesis and Evaluation of the Cardiovascular Activity of Novel Imidazole Ring Systems, Joseph E. De Los Angeles
Dissertation: The Effect of Grinding on the Sorption Capacity of Activated Carbon, John Garrett Dempsey
Dissertation: Attributions for Violence in Relationships: Do Battered Women Blame Themselves?, Debra Down
Dissertation: The Impact of an Intrusive Orientation Model on the Retention and Grade Point Average of Second Semester Freshmen on Academic Probation at an Urban University, Walter Rupert Earl
Thesis: A Multitrait-Multimethod Investigation of Two Checklist Formats for Rating the In-Basket, Michael G. Fedorko
Thesis: An Information Processing Approach to the Study of Map Interpretation, Susan Vaughan Felton
Dissertation: Tidal Circulation in Chesapeake Bay, Carl W. Fisher
Dissertation: The Effects of Environmental Stress on Financial Planning for Retirement, Gerald Lee Gamache
Thesis: Deterministic Linear Predictors for Bit Rate Improvement, Dhanvant H. Goradia
Thesis: Preferred Provider Organizations: Developmental Indicators, Marcia Anne Guida
Thesis: Flotation vs Chamber Rest A Comparison of Techniques and Their Differential Effects on Relaxation and Self Disclosure, Francis Tony Hagan
Thesis: Landmark Selection and Temporal-Spatial Integration: Macrospatial Abilities in Young Adults and Elderly Adults, Deans Haggerty
Thesis: The Remarkable John Bigelow, Jr.: An Examination of Professionalism in the United States Army, 1877-91, Howard K. Hansen Jr.
Thesis: A Histological Investigation of the Larval Mandibular Organ in the Mud Crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould) (Crustacea Decapoda Xanthidae), Lore Lynn Hantske
Thesis: Determination of Human Sperm Cell Acrosin Activity from Normal and Subfertile Men, Dilrowshan H. Haque
Thesis: Generic Specifications in LIL and in Ada via Analogies, George Chester Harrison
Thesis: Vatican II and the Answer to the Jewish Question, Ronald Lee Harris
Dissertation: Estimation in Truncated Exponential Family of Distributions, Laxman M. Hegde
Dissertation: Job Analysis and Job Evaluation Method Choice: User Qualifications and Implications for Applications and Research, James S. Herndon
Dissertation: An Inquiry Into the Influence of Expressive Writing Practice on the Transactional Writing Abilities of Selected Fourth Grade Students, Maureen Elliott Hook
Thesis: The Troubadour Poets: Their Influence on Their Times, Georgia M. Jarrell
Thesis: Magnesium, Copper and Zinc Concentrations in Blood from Children with Diabetes Mellitus, Linda Lowers Jenkins
Thesis: Decreasing Allied Support for Anti-Soviet Strategic Embargoes a Demonstration of the Declining Hegemony of the United States, Tracey A. Johnstone
Thesis: Laser Pump and Probe Excited State Absorption Measurements, Shawpin Jong
Thesis: A Non-Linear Vortex Panel Method for Wings with Edge Separation, Vijay Kalburgi
Thesis: Effects of Air Polishing and Rubber Cup Polishing on Enamel Abrasion, April Kee
Dissertation: The Impact of Public Investment on Urban Revitalization: A Case Study on the Redevelopment of Downtown Norfolk, Virginia 1935-1985, Marvin W. Lee
Dissertation: The Effect of Mobility on the Academic Performance of Grade Six Students in an Urban School, Arnold Hugo Lindblad Jr.
Thesis: Lineament Analysis in the Richmond Triassic Basin Area Virginia: A Kinematic Model, Richard D. Lutz
Dissertation: Patterns of Diurnal Vertical Distribution and Dispersal-Recruitment Mechanisms of Decapod Crustacean Larvae and Postlarvae in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and Adjacent Offshore Waters, Robert Copeland Maris
Thesis: An Investigation of Overvoltage Effects on a Gas-Blown Spark Gap, Michael Steven Mazzola
Dissertation: The Development of a Paper-and-Pencil Measure of Complex Cognitive-Perceptual Aptitude, Don Michael McAnulty
Thesis: Organic Matter Budgets and Models for Four Plant Communities in the Great Dismal Swamp, J. Patrick Megonigal
Thesis: The Fleet Landing Exercises and the Development of Modern American Amphibious Doctrine, W. Howard Meissel Jr.
Thesis: An Examination of the Relationship Between Mental Resources and Performance Strategies, Douglas L. Miller
Dissertation: The Effects of Classification Systems on Management and Access in Selected Elementary School Libraries, Ellen L. Miller
Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Head Nurse Role Perceptions in Acute Care Hospitals, Margaret A. Miller
Thesis: An Investigation of High Strength to Weight Corrugated Compression Panels with Non-Load Carrying Webs, Charles Thomas Lee Mills
Thesis: Effectiveness of a Hydrogen Peroxide, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate Dentifrice Upon Microbiota Associated with Periodontitis, Jill M. Modi
Thesis: Environmental Factors Affecting Nocturnal Migrations of Macrobenthos, C. Timothy Morris
Thesis: Storm Surge Predictions at Sewell's Point with Local Wind, Pressure, and Previous Surge as Surge Predictors in Chesapeake Bay, Joy Elaine Moses
Thesis: Relationship of Stream Drainage and Airphoto-Derived Lineaments to Basement Structures in the North Central Virginia Coastal Plain, William F. Mullen
Dissertation: An Analytical and Experimental Study of Clearance and Bearing-Bypass Load Effects in Composite Bolted Joints, Rajiv Vikas Arun Naik
Thesis: Dynamic Analysis of an Earth-Orbiting Satellite Deploying Hinged Appendages, Kevin Fielding Oakes
Thesis: Disease Incidence of Demersal Finfishes from the Southern and Western Branches of the Elizabeth River, Virginia, Randal D. Owen
Thesis: A Quantitative Approach to Simulation and Analysis of Storm Water Systems, John Nathan Paine