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
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
Dissertation: A Survey of Registered Behavior Technicians: Initial and Ongoing Training and Support, Gabriela McWhorter Zapatero
Dissertation: Physiological and Molecular Responses of Eurythermal and Stenothermal Populations of Zostera Marina L (Eelgrass) to Climate Change, Carmen C. Zayas-Santiago
Dissertation: Joint Linear and Nonlinear Computation with Data Encryption for Efficient Privacy-Preserving Deep Learning, Qiao Zhang
Thesis: Evaluation of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Genetically Engineered Cyanobacteria and Gram-Negative Bacteria, Andriana Chrysovalanti Zourou
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: The Influence of Mating Motives on Reliance on Form Versus Function in Product Choice, Seyed Hamid Abbassi Hosseini
Thesis: Diatom Community Composition Shifts Driven by Coherent Cyclonic Mesoscale Eddies in the California Current System, Zuzanna Maria Abdala
Thesis: Parametric Study of Residual Stresses in Wire and Arc Additive Manufactured Parts, Hisham Khaled Jamil Abusalma
Dissertation: Improving Veterans’ Psychological Well-Being with a Positive Psychology Gratitude Exercise, Clara Im Adkins
Dissertation: An Analysis of the Effect of Digital Badging on Workplace Self-Directed E-Learners' Achievement, Persistence, and Self-Regulation, Emma Awuor Agola
Thesis: The Effect of Compaction Temperature and Pressure on Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Short Glass Fiber Composites, Pushpashree Jain Ajith Kumar Jain
Dissertation: Predictors of Dental Students’ Behavioral Intention Use of Teledentistry: An Application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model, Jafar Hassan Alabdullah
Dissertation: MementoMap: A Web Archive Profiling Framework for Efficient Memento Routing, Sawood Alam
Dissertation: A Framework for Adaptive Capacity in Complex Systems, Abdulrahman Alfaqiri
Dissertation: The Determinants of Physical Activity, Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose, and Poor Glycemic Control Among Individuals Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS), Mohammed Abdulrahman S. Alsuliman
Dissertation: Why Do Nonprofits Fail? A Quantitative Study of Form 990 Information in the Years Preceding Closure, MacKenzie Arbogust
Thesis: Assessment of Factors Influencing Migratory Landbird Use of Forested Stopover Sites Along the Delmarva Peninsula During Autumn Migration, J. Andrew Arnold
Dissertation: Molecular Spectroscopy: A Study of Molecules in Earth and Planetary Atmospheres, Mahdi Yousefi Atashgah
Thesis: Deposition and Characterization of Indium Nitride and Aluminum Nitride Thin Films by Reactive Sputtering, Sushma Swaraj Atluri
Dissertation: A Framework for Verifying the Fixity of Archived Web Resources, Mohamed Aturban
Thesis: Numerical Analysis of a Roadway Piezoelectric Harvesting System, Abdul Rahman Badawi
Dissertation: A Novel Non-Enzymatic Glucose Biofuel Cell with Mobile Glucose Sensing, Ankit Baingane