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 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Thesis: The Relationship of Autonomy Sociotropy and Depression to the Recall of Autobiographical Memories, Jennifer Sue Cheavens
Thesis: The Assessment of Different Cerebral Locations in the Study of Arousal and Attention Using a Closed Loop Tracking System, Keith W. Clouatre
Thesis: Parental Quality Ratings of Early Child Care Experiences and Subsequent School Adjustment, Donna Owens Collier
Dissertation: Development of the Inventory of Life Span Events, Julie A. Dickison
Thesis: Validation of Continuous Self Improvement Flow and Individual Commitment as Personality Constructs, Alexia Anne Fink
Thesis: School Behavior and Perception of the Family Environment of Delinquent Youth, Anne Rachel Greenberg
Thesis: The Effects of Feedback Seeking Performance and Tenure on Perceived Organizational Commitment Self-Promotion Attributions and Allocation of Organizational Rewards, Bryan C. Hayes
Thesis: The Relation Between Maternal Beliefs and Behavior and the Metabolic Control and Social Development of Children with Diabetes, Peggy Ann Herzog-Simmer
Thesis: Work Interference with Family (W→F) and Family Interference with Work (F→W): Antecedents and Mediators, Karyn Hofler
Thesis: Psychological Outcomes of Religiosity in the Elderly, Deanna R. Hogge
Dissertation: Correlates of the MMPI-A Immaturity (IMM) Scale in an Adolescent Psychiatric Population, Eric Albert Imhof
Thesis: Affinity-Maintenance Strategies and Relationship Satisfaction, Carla J. Jernigan
Dissertation: Therapist Orientation and Circularity-Linearity of Causality, Responsibility, Intentionality, and Blame for Clinical Problems, Helen Alexander Jones
Thesis: Interaction of Ethanol and Insulin on Motor Activity and Hypoglycemia in Rats, Kristen E. Koontz
Thesis: Task Interdependence and Teamwork Processes, Kristin Krahl
Thesis: A Structural Model of Antecedents and Consequences of Satisfaction with Growth and Development, Greg E. Loviscky
Thesis: Interest, Motivation, and Self-Regulation as Predictors of Strategy Use and Academic Performance, Tracy L. McPherson
Thesis: Construct Validation of the Small Unit Equal Opportunity Climate Survey, Arlene L. Pace
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
Thesis: Conjunctive Decisions in a Paper-and-Pencil Task, Tracy A. Bean
Thesis: The Effects of Simultaneous and Successive Tasks and Knowledge of Results on ADD and Non-ADD Children, Pamela J. Bishop
Thesis: Hardiness and Sensation Seeking as Potential Moderating Variables in the Stress-Illness Relationship, William N. Campbell Jr.
Dissertation: MMPI and Rorschach Findings of Individuals Approved for Gender Reassignment Surgery, Gregory Ralph Caron
Thesis: The Effects of Multiple Monitors and Knowledge of Results on Vigilance Performance and Mental Workload, Peter John Ceplenski
Thesis: Attentional Processing of Visual Stimuli: What Makes a Face a Face?, Samuel L. Chapman
Thesis: Attentional Processing of Visual Stimuli: What Makes a Face a Face?, Samuel L. Chapman
Dissertation: Views of Feminist Family Therapy: A Q-Methodological Inquiry, Bronwen Cheek
Thesis: Attachment Theory and Self-Disclosure of HIV Status, Amy H. Grimshaw
Thesis: Attachment Theory and Self-Disclosure of HIV Status, Amy H. Grimshaw
Thesis: The Influence of Work Environment, Perpetrator Power and Victim Characteristics on the Occurrence of and Response to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Cynthia J. Maahs
Dissertation: The Relationship Among Self-Reported Aggression, Locus of Control, Expectancy for Success, and Dream Content, Stephen James McCullough
Thesis: Development of a Measure of Homosexual Stress: A Factor-Analytic Approach, Lynn Marie Morris
Thesis: The Effects of Social Interaction and Verbalization on the Acquisition of an Organizational Memory Strategy, Suzanne F. Morrow
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
Thesis: The Effects of Perceived Upward Influence Rewards and Personality Moderators on Job Satisfaction and Productivity in an Employee Suggestion Program, David J. Braun
Thesis: Electrodermal Activity as a Function of Name Stimulus Match and Facial Familiarity, Donald Cherry
Thesis: Body-Image Disturbances in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: A Meta-Analysis of Extant Research, Edwin A. Deagle III
Thesis: Childhood Sexual Abuse: Attribution of Responsibility, Dennis W. Goodwin
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
Thesis: Judging Statistical Significance: The Effects of Standard Error Bar Formats and Visual Displays, Rebecca Wilson Miller
Thesis: African-American Women's Career Development: Predicting Nontraditional Educational and Career Choices Educational and Career Aspirations and Career Salience, Tonya Alicia Miller
Dissertation: The Teamwork Components Model: An Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling, Rebecca Rosenstein
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Thesis: Intersection Decisions and Reaction Time, Orhan Earle Beckman
Thesis: Choice Reaction Time and Conjunctions of Form Size Color and Orientation, Cristina Bubb-Lewis
Thesis: The Influence of Touch and Gender on Subjects' Perceived Social Support and Emotional State, Edmond R. Cochard
Thesis: Computer-Based Procedural Performance as a Function of Window Size and Format Type, Christina Ann DiPalo
Thesis: Dependency Autonomy Stress and Depression: A Test of an Interactive Model, Kathryn Kern Drury
Thesis: A Test of Bass's Model of Transformational Leadership Among Managers in the Dominican Republic, Nancy Urbaez Echavarria
Thesis: The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectancy, and Metabolic Control in People With Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Edwina Rudisill Giddens
Thesis: Effects of Palatability of Food on the Conditioning of Hunger in Rats, Elizabeth Yates Hill
Thesis: Maternal Perceptions of the Social Development and Behavior of Asthmatic Children, Chelley A. Merrell
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
Thesis: Social Support for Family Caretakers of the Chronically Mentally Ill, Gina L. Bankes
Dissertation: The Impact of an Employee Involvement Program on Service Quality in a Nursing Home Organization, Diane Catanzaro
Thesis: The Effects of Style of Timing Cue on Motor Skill Acquisition, Michael A. Freeman
Dissertation: A Comparison of Alphanumeric, Direct Manipulation Graphic, and Equivalent Interface Design for a Production Scheduling Task, Ann C. Fulop
Thesis: The Effects of Exposure to the Modeling of Normative Discontent Versus Rational Coping on Women's Body-Image Affect, Lyse Guttau
Thesis: Individual Differences in the Career Decision-Making Process, Laura S. Hamill
Thesis: Choice Reaction Time as a Function of Set Size and Signal Frequency, Barbara M. Herzing
Thesis: The Description and Prediction of Self-Percepts and Ideal-Percepts of Body Image for Multiple Physical Attributes, Lora L. Jacobi
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
Thesis: The Relationship Among Absorption Anxiety and Frontal Electromyogram, Jeffrey E. Atkinson
Dissertation: Relocation Decision-Making in Dual-Career Couples, Lori Bartels
Thesis: The Effects of Confidentiality Gender and Subject Shyness on the Social Desirability Response Bias, Scott D. Bradshaw
Thesis: Transfer of Thermal Biofeedback Training from One Hand to the Opposite Hand, W. Thomas Bundick Jr.
Thesis: Religious Orientation and Sex-Role Attitudes: The Apportionment of Paid Employment Childcare and Household Tasks within the Context of Marriage, Gregory Ralph Caron
Thesis: Difference Between Maternal Characteristics and Home Environments of Day Care and Non-Day Care Families, Eva Granahan Clarke
Dissertation: The Effects of Job Characteristics and Task Decomposition on the Estimation of the Dollar-Value of Performance, Robert P. Delprino
Thesis: The Effect of Fear of Success and Perceived Task Difficulty on Cognitive Performance, David Eugene Elkins
Dissertation: The Effects of Training and Feedback Format on Reactions to in-basket feedback and on In-Basket Performance, Michael G. Fedorko
Thesis: Sexual Orientation Body Image and Sexual Functioning, Charlie Bryan Finch Jr.
Dissertation: Gender Effects on Recall, Clinical Judgement and Treatment Recommendations for a Combination of Major Depression and Alcohol Dependence Symptoms, Jodi L. French
Thesis: Multiple Cue Probability Learning: Effects of Individual Differences on MCPL Performance, Catherine Q. Greenwald
Dissertation: Communicating With Graphic User Interfaces: A Comparison of Menu Selection and Menu Bypass Techniques, Monty Lee Hammontree
Thesis: The Effects of Social Support on the Psychological Adjustment of Navy Wives Experiencing Deployment, Marci A. Harris
Dissertation: Body-Image Attitudes and Perceptions Among African-Americans and Whites as a Function of Socioeconomic Class, Christopher Eugene Huffine
Thesis: The Role of Priming in the Rating Process: An Investigation of Priming Effects in a Simulated Assessment Center, Rebecca Regan Keever
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
Thesis: Interpreting the Personal Orientation Inventory Through the Five-Factor Model, Diane Donald Anderson
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
Thesis: A Comparison of Decision-Making Variables Used by Dual-Career Couples, Margaret K. Conrad
Thesis: The Effect of the Type of Goal Setting Procedure Task Difficulty and Feedback on Psychomotor Performance, Jennifer Anne Mikulka Fletcher
Thesis: Perceptions of Women and Substance Abuse, Marla Harrison
Dissertation: An Application of the Investment Model for Examining the Effects of Commitment, Self-Efficacy, and Goal Difficulty on Performance, Brian J. Kaufman
Thesis: The Relationship Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Coping with Interpersonal Conflict in Adulthood, Jennifer Leigh Kerpelman