Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Psychology, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Dissertation: Creating Inclusive Organizations: Its Meaning and Measurement, Bryan Christopher Hayes
Dissertation: Depression and Social Support as Moderators of Withon-Person Relationships Between Daily Events and Daily Adjustments During Adolescence, Rebecca M. Plesko
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Dissertation: Effects of Organizational Climate, Feedback-Seeking Environment and Innovation Characteristics on the Implementation of a 360-Degree Feedback System, Simon Alan Bartle
Dissertation: Perceptual Cues and Subjective Organization in a Virtual Information Workspace, Todd M. Eischeid
Dissertation: Stress and Coping Experiences of Women in Transition: From Welfare to Work, William Jesse Gill
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Workplace Absenteeism and Alcohol Use: A Day-to-Day Examination, Susan Kay McFarlin
Dissertation: Methods of Detecting Differential Item Functioning: A Comparison of Item Response Theory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Ratchaneewan Wanichtanom
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Dissertation: Increasing Readiness to Change Among Smokers in a Primary Care Setting, Sheila F. Collicott
Dissertation: Toward a Model of Team Situation Awareness, Alexis Anne Fink
Dissertation: Portuguese-Americans and Mental Health Treatment Client-Therapist Ethnic Match, Ethnic Identity, and Satisfaction with Treatment, Katherine B. Gamble
Dissertation: Meaning in Sexual Behavior: Associating Personal Constructs with Condom Use, David W. Indest
Thesis: Perceptions of Clinical Psychologists Relative to Other Mental Health Providers, Glenora Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Dissertation: Transgenerational Attachment, Life Stress, and the Development of Disruptive Behavior in Preschool Children, Mary Jane Call
Dissertation: An Analysis of Two Forms of Self-Defense Training and Their Impact on Women's Sense of Personal Safety Self-Efficacy, Darcy Shannon Cox
Dissertation: Use of Selected MMPI-A Factors in the Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in a Community-Based Treatment Program for Juvenile Sexual Offenders, Linda Marks Hunter
Dissertation: The Application of Role Theory to the Sexual Harassment Paradigm: A Policy Capturing Approach, Lora L. Jacobi
Dissertation: Fairness in Chinese Organizations, Kai-Guang Liang
Dissertation: Perceptions of Childhood Relation with Parents Related to Current Functioning, Peter O. Lielbriedis
Dissertation: African American Community Mental Health Center Service Utilization: A Test of the Cultural Compatibility Hypothesis, Alicia Michelle Marsh
Dissertation: Work-Life Role Integration: A Construct Validation Study, Tonya Alicia Miller
Dissertation: The Effects of Group Counseling on the Self-Esteem, Anxiety, and Behavior of Children with Deployed Parents, Nancy Taylor Mitchum
Dissertation: Needle Localization for Breast Biopsy: The Patient's Experience, Marian De Walt Morgan
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Dissertation: Analyzing the Effects of Display Characteristics and Cognitive Variables on Performance Using Keystroke and Eye Movement Data, Orhan E. Beckman
Dissertation: The Influence of Model Features on Goodness-of-Fit Indices: Choosing Indices to Evaluate Your Model, Andrea E. Berndt
Dissertation: A Discovery-Oriented Process Study of Enactment in Family Therapy: Development of the Family Therapy Enactment Rating Scale, Elizabeth Ong-Mythuan Fong
Dissertation: Factor Analysis of the MMPI-A Content Scales: Item-Level and Scale-Level Analyses, Lisa Kay McCarthy
Dissertation: Effects of an Interview Guide on the Accuracy of Ratings for Applicants with Disabilities, Catherine Quinn Greenwald Mergen
Dissertation: Men Who Batter: Personality Variables, Relationship Variables, and Treatment Outcome, Lisa M. Petrica
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Ethnic Identity, Self-Esteem, Emotional Well-Being and Depression Among Lakota/Dakota Sioux Adolescents, Susan M. Pittenger
Dissertation: A Psychophysiological Assessment of the Efficacy of Event-Related Potentials and Electroencephalogram for Adaptive Task Allocation, Lawrence J. Prinzel III
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Dissertation: African-American Males' Perception of Law Enforcement: A Psychophysiological Perspective, Adolph Brown III
Dissertation: A Comparison of Coping Styles and Body Image of Abused and Non-Abused Women, Laura Elizabeth Brown
Dissertation: The Effects of Human-Computer Communication Mode, Task Complexity, and Desire for Control on Performance and Discourse Organization in an Adaptive Task, Cristina Bubb-Lewis
Dissertation: Self-Concept of Eating-Restrained Women: A Study of Personal Constructs, Adelia Atkinson Furr
Dissertation: The Effects of Race and Socioeconomic Status on the Acceptance of Biracial Individuals, Erika Lela Gilyot
Dissertation: Social Support, Prior Interracial Experiences, and Network Orientation: Factors related to Later Adjustment Among Black Freshmen at a Predominantly White University, Calvin Graham
Dissertation: Structural Equation Modeling of Attitudes Toward Employment Testing, Laura Susan Hamil
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: To Lead a Team: Construct Validity Evidence for Team Leadership in the High-Tech Industry, Johanna M. Merritt
Dissertation: Towards Understanding Why Assessment Centers Work: An Evaluation of the Subtle Criterion Contamination Hypothesis, Christopher T. Rotolo
Dissertation: Subsystem Variables Associated with Positive Foster Mother-Foster Child Relationships, Meg Sandow
Dissertation: Fostering the Development of Domain-General, Nonlinear Mental Models: A Foundation for Systemic Thinking, Jeffrey S. Sinn
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Dissertation: Development of the Inventory of Life Span Events, Julie A. Dickison
Dissertation: Correlates of the MMPI-A Immaturity (IMM) Scale in an Adolescent Psychiatric Population, Eric Albert Imhof
Dissertation: Therapist Orientation and Circularity-Linearity of Causality, Responsibility, Intentionality, and Blame for Clinical Problems, Helen Alexander Jones
Thesis: Animal-Word and Sound Test: An Auditory Cognitive Interference Effect, Jason L. Parker
Dissertation: Toward Understanding Team Leadership: The Empirical Development of a Team Leadership Classification System, Brian J. Ruggeberg
Dissertation: The Influence of Time Pressure and Information Load on Rule-Based Decision-Making Performance, Brooke Browne Schaab
Dissertation: Neuropsychological Assessment of Battered Women, Mona Matheney Tiernan
Dissertation: Measuring Organizational Climate for Diversity, Amy L. Vick
Dissertation: Causal Models of Work-Family Conflict From Family and Organizational Perspectives, Lyse Guttau Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Dissertation: Development of a K-correction Factor for the MMPI-A, Jody Jacobson Alperin
Dissertation: MMPI and Rorschach Findings of Individuals Approved for Gender Reassignment Surgery, Gregory Ralph Caron
Dissertation: Views of Feminist Family Therapy: A Q-Methodological Inquiry, Bronwen Cheek
Thesis: Attachment Theory and Self-Disclosure of HIV Status, Amy H. Grimshaw
Dissertation: The Relationship Among Self-Reported Aggression, Locus of Control, Expectancy for Success, and Dream Content, Stephen James McCullough
Thesis: Affective Reactions, Social Support and Willingness to Self-Disclose to HIV Seropositive Individuals: Impact of Sexual Orientation and Responsibility for the Infection, Susan Paige Sherburne
Dissertation: Demonstration of a Method for the Development of a Team Classification System, Ann Marie Yanushefski
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Dissertation: Visual Information Processing of Geometric Figures as a Function of Complexity and Field of Vision, Karen E. Inn
Dissertation: Neuropsychological Functioning Among Violent and Nonviolent Sex Offenders, Pamela Knox-Jones
Dissertation: The Teamwork Components Model: An Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling, Rebecca Rosenstein
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Dissertation: Improving Team Performance By Identifying and Targeting Back-Up Behaviors: A Training Strategy, Rosalynn M. Peron
Thesis: Sexual Orientation, Attachment, and Adult Relationship Quality, Earl Calvin Riggins III
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Dissertation: The Impact of an Employee Involvement Program on Service Quality in a Nursing Home Organization, Diane Catanzaro
Dissertation: A Comparison of Alphanumeric, Direct Manipulation Graphic, and Equivalent Interface Design for a Production Scheduling Task, Ann C. Fulop
Dissertation: The Evaluation of Company-Sponsored Test-Preparation Courses: Training Different Aged Employees on General Test-Taking Skills and Basic Cognitive Skills, Kerrie D. Quinn
Dissertation: The Effects of Automation and Task Difficulty on Crew Coordination, Workload, and Performance, Ruth Coleen Thornton
Dissertation: Causal Analysis of a National Study of Sales Personnel Turnover Functionality, Eric J. Vanetti
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Dissertation: Operator Strategies Under Varying Conditions of Workload, Ruth Justine Arnegard
Dissertation: Relocation Decision-Making in Dual-Career Couples, Lori Bartels
Dissertation: The Effects of Job Characteristics and Task Decomposition on the Estimation of the Dollar-Value of Performance, Robert P. Delprino
Dissertation: The Effects of Training and Feedback Format on Reactions to in-basket feedback and on In-Basket Performance, Michael G. Fedorko
Dissertation: Gender Effects on Recall, Clinical Judgement and Treatment Recommendations for a Combination of Major Depression and Alcohol Dependence Symptoms, Jodi L. French
Dissertation: Communicating With Graphic User Interfaces: A Comparison of Menu Selection and Menu Bypass Techniques, Monty Lee Hammontree
Dissertation: Body-Image Attitudes and Perceptions Among African-Americans and Whites as a Function of Socioeconomic Class, Christopher Eugene Huffine
Dissertation: Computer Use in the Scientific Office, Douglas L. Miller
Dissertation: Determinants of Feedback-Seeking Behaviors, Melinda J. Montgomery
Dissertation: A Program Evaluation of the Welcome Baby Project: A Primary Prevention Program for Teenage Mothers and Their Infants, Susan A. Murdock
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Dissertation: Comparison of the Efficacy of General and Specific Performance Dimensions in an Operational Assessment Center, Wanda J. Campbell
Dissertation: Validation of the Human Factors Satisfaction Questionnaire, James Carlopio
Dissertation: An Application of the Investment Model for Examining the Effects of Commitment, Self-Efficacy, and Goal Difficulty on Performance, Brian J. Kaufman
Dissertation: Hemispheric Effects of Verbal Information Processing on Single and Dual Task Performance, Gwendolyn Lorell Pearson
Dissertation: Parallel Process: An Empirical Investigation, Thomas E. Pollack
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Needs and Interpersonal Problems of Women in Four Interpersonal Categories, Valarie Elaine Sikes-Nova
Dissertation: Retirement and Re-Entry Decision-Making: A Faculty Perspective, Seth Zimmer
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Dissertation: The Effects of Training Strategies on Assessor Behavior and the Accuracy of Assessment Center Consensus Ratings, Todd A. Baker
Dissertation: Accuracy of Performance Measurement: An Investigation of Training Method and Amount of Practice, Salvatore J. Cesare
Thesis: Gender Differences in the Relation Between Locus of Control and Physiological Responses, Monique C. Grelot
Dissertation: Hemispheric Effects of Response Hand and Concurrent Auditory and Visual Information Processing on Task Performance, Paula J. Guerette
Dissertation: Assessing Soccer Referee Performance Using Work Sample and Conventional Testing Methods, Robert L. Kuhnle
Dissertation: The Effects of Life Stress and Risk-Taking Style on Risk Perception and Driver Performance, Christine B. Philput
Dissertation: Causal Analysis of Disengagement Among Paid and Volunteer City Employees, Margaret Carson Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Dissertation: Investigation of Display Issues Relevant to the Presentation of Aircraft Fault Information, Donald Mark Allen
Dissertation: Principles of Design for Complex Displays: A Comparative Evaluation, Sharolyn Ann Converse
Dissertation: Natural Language Human-Computer Dialogue: Menu-Based Natural Language and Visual Performance, Jeffrey John Hendrickson
Dissertation: Performance Appraisal Ratings as a Function of Source of Ratings and Purpose of the Appraisal, Richard J. Tannenbaum
Dissertation: Dynamic Allocation of Responsibility Between Operators With Different Models of System Information Using Computer-Mediated Communication, Michele Terranova
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Dissertation: Implications of a Family Systems Orientation for Preventing Psychiatric Hospitalization, James Howard Bullock
Dissertation: Socialization for Professionals an Analysis of the Process, Influencing Elements, and Outcomes, Catherine Via Cauthorne-Lindstrom
Dissertation: The Implications of Varying Levels of Task Automation on Workload, Micheline Y. Eyraud