Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Public Service, College of Business, 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 2024
Thesis: Public Service Motivation and Volunteer Firefighters in Rural Environments, Terina Chapin Brooms
Dissertation: Stakeholders From Multiple Sectors Views and Policy Approaches to Marine Debris Removal: A Qualitative Case Study of Virginia's Elizabeth River, Robin Rene’ Dunbar
Dissertation: Law’s Impact on Collaboration: A Three-Case Study of Federal Advisory Committees Managed by the U. S. Coast Guard, Brian K. McNamara
Dissertation: Trust and Contexts: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Coastal Household Preparedness, Ogechukwu M. Agim Nwandu-Vincent
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Dissertation: Collaborative Leadership Skills and Competencies in Emergency Management and Resilience: Lessons and Implications from the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Norah Abdullah A Alshayhan
Dissertation: Information and Communications Technology Within Coastal Resilience Planning Frameworks: The Case of Jamaica, a Small Island Developing State, Ren-Neasha R. Blake Gilmore
Dissertation: The Risk Perceptions and Evacuation Behaviors of College Students in Coastal Communities: Exploring the Functionality of the False Alarm and Desensitization Model, Saige Marisza Hill
Dissertation: CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: Examining the Relationship Between Nursing Home Facility Characteristics and Regulatory Deficiencies, Tihara Richardson Sommers
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation: Nonprofit Organizational Performance Measurement and Accountability: Funders vs. Clients/Missions, Mavis Mansah Agbakpe
Dissertation: Other Transaction Authorities: Evaluating Innovation Policy Impact of Alternative Contract Vehicles in the Department of Defense, Dolores Kuchina-Musina
Dissertation: Looking Through Their Lenses: An Analysis of Virginia Environmental Nonprofits' Roles and Challenges in Shoreline Management for Coastal Resilience, Taiwo C. Olanrewaju Lasisi
Dissertation: Three Essays on Clean Water State Revolving Funds: Determinants of State Leveraging and Measurement of Debt Affordability, Lien T. Nguyen
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: Why Do Nonprofits Fail? A Quantitative Study of Form 990 Information in the Years Preceding Closure, MacKenzie Arbogust
Dissertation: Governance Impact on Public-Private Partnerships for Member Countries of the World Bank Group, Kouliga Koala
Dissertation: Enhanced Model of Collaboration and Social Capital: Hampton Roads All Hazards Advisory Committee: A Replication Study, Adale M. Martin
Dissertation: Social Vulnerability and Hurricane Evacuation Behavior in Hampton Roads, VA: Emergency Management Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Low-to-Moderate Income Households in a Social Construction Paradigm, Mechelle Bonit Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dissertation: An Analysis of the Differences Between Non-Profit Board Members According to the Method by Which Non-Profit Board Positions Are Acquired, Patricia N. Birungi
Dissertation: Assessing the Relationship Between Flood Risk Perceptions and Adaptive Behaviors of Households, Dontá Council
Dissertation: Conceptualizing Governance Decision Making: A Theoretical Model of Mental Processes Derived Through Abduction, Matt Loesch
Dissertation: A Case Study of Participant Responses to Organizational Change Involving Technology in the National Security Domain: How Informal Processes Iterate Structure and Outcomes, Brian E. Martinez
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: Ethical Accountability of Licensed Professional Counselors: A Comparative Study of State Regulations and the Effects on Ethical Behavior, Kelly J. Doolan
Dissertation: Is There a More Distinct South? Comparing Key’s, Elazar’s and the U.S. Census Bureau’s Version of the South through the Lens of the Affordable Care Act, Robert Christopher Kenter
Dissertation: Countervisuality as Policy Feedback: A Critical Policy Study on the Symbolic Role of Visual Culture in Contemporary Antiracist Resistance, Lindsay N. Plott-Buckner
Dissertation: Technology, Institutions and Their Interactions: How Do These Explain E-Participation Degree and Levels? A Cross-Country Analysis, Pragati Rawat
Dissertation: A Study of Public Seaport Governance in the United States, Christopher Michael Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: Factors Influencing Health Outcomes Across the Least, Average and Healthiest States in America, Somayeh Hooshmand
Dissertation: Obesity Policy Stringency Over Time: A Four State Policy Design, Luisa M. Lucero
Dissertation: Exploring the Relationship between Media Influence and Policy Output: A State Comparative Study, Stephanie Savas Joannou Menefee
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Exploring the Role of Organizational Motivations in Cross-Sector Watershed Collaboration, Luisa M. Diaz-Kope
Dissertation: Medicaid Expansion in the United States: A State Comparative Study Examining Factors that Influence State Decision Making, Tiffany J. Henley
Dissertation: Civic Crowdfunding and Local Government: An Examination into Projects, Scope, and Implications for Local Government, Martin Mayer
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Dissertation: An Examination of Factors That Influence Teacher Adoption of Bring Your Own Device in the Classroom, Shawn Patrick Lloyd Hirano
Dissertation: Street-Level Bureaucratic Discretion: An Investigation of Disproportionality in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems, Nina Frola Joyner
Dissertation: Determining if Development Capacity Leads to the Attainment of Redevelopment Goals for Six Communities Affected by Base Realignment and Closure (1988, 1991, and 1993), Paula J. Loomis
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Ethical Behavior: A Case Study of Administrative Employees at a Mid-Atlantic University, Najwa Mordhah
Dissertation: Exploring Conceptualization and Operationalization of Interorganizational Interactions: An Empirical Study, Andrew Paul Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: The Impacts of In-State Procurement Preference Policies on the Economy of South Carolina, Sawsan A. Abutabenjeh
Dissertation: The War on Drugs in the American States: Variations in Sentencing Policies Over Time, Katherine Anna Neill
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing the Level of State Government Privatization, Getachew Melkie
Dissertation: The State of Representation and Segregation Among African American Women at the U.S. Department of Commerce: An Examination of the Intersection of Strategic Planning With Race and Gender, Sesha Joi Moon
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Relational Exchange in Nonprofits: The Role of Identity Saliency and Relationship Satisfaction, Jennifer Anne Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Social Networking and Individual Performance: Examining Predictors of Participation, Michael Anthony Brown Sr.
Dissertation: Choosing to Serve: Modeling Antecedents of Public Service Motivation in Undergraduate Students, Vivian Walker Greentree
Dissertation: The Impact of the Higher Education Regulatory Environment on For-Profit Higher Education Institutions, Rhonda L. Myers
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: Determinants of Increased Safety Belt Use by High School Students in Motor Vehicles: The Influence of Parents and Peers and Implications for Virginia's Graduated Driver Licensing Laws, Georjeane Linley Blumling
Dissertation: A Test of Direct and Partially Mediated Relationships Between Leader Member Exchange, Job Embeddedness, Turnover Intentions, and Job Search Behaviors in a Southern Police Department, Mark D. Bowman
Dissertation: Regional Emergency Response Teams: Case Studies in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Thomas E. Poulin
Dissertation: A State Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing Nursing Home Quality of Care Regulation, Tancy Joe Vandecar-Burdin
Dissertation: Measuring Collaboration: An Assessment of the Containment Model Effort Used to Manage Sex Offenders in the Community, Teresa L. Van Nostrand
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: An Empirical Analysis of Macroeconomic and Political Determinants of Private Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ralph Cann-Tamakloe
Dissertation: The Perspective and Practice of Leadership by Managers Within the Virginia Department of Corrections: An Instrumental Case Study, Elizabeth M. Gagnon
Dissertation: Exploring Interactions During Multiorganizational Policy Implementation: A Case Study of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Madeleine Wright McNamara
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Dissertation: The Impact of Privatization on Economic Growth and Income Inequality in Developing Countries, Samuel Adams
Dissertation: Analysis of Determinants in Neighborhood Satisfaction Between Defended and Defensible Communities Within the General and Urban Housing Environments, David William Chapman
Dissertation: The Potential Influence of Motivation on the Decision to Stay or Quit the Navy Delayed Entry Program: A Descriptive Analysis, Angela W. Cyrus
Dissertation: Judicial Implementation of the Revised Family Code in Addis Ababa, Tassew Shiferaw Gizaw
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Dissertation: Evaluating Collaboration Constructs: An Analysis of the Paradise Creek Restoration Plan, Pamela Trump Dunning
Dissertation: The Politics and Economics of Health: A Cross-National Comparison of Civic Engagement and Health Status, Suzanne J. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Dissertation: Pursuit of Professionalism in Bureaucracy: Perceptions About Bureaucratic Values of Civil Service Employees in the Ethnic Federalism of Ethiopia, Mary Elizabeth Vogel
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Thesis: Tidewater Virginia: A Case Study in Health Planning, Maria Justice Moore Griffin