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 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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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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

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Dissertation: Information and Communications Technology Within Coastal Resilience Planning Frameworks: The Case of Jamaica, a Small Island Developing State, Ren-Neasha R. Blake Gilmore

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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

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Dissertation: CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: Examining the Relationship Between Nursing Home Facility Characteristics and Regulatory Deficiencies, Tihara Richardson Sommers

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Dissertation: Nonprofit Organizational Performance Measurement and Accountability: Funders vs. Clients/Missions, Mavis Mansah Agbakpe

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Dissertation: Other Transaction Authorities: Evaluating Innovation Policy Impact of Alternative Contract Vehicles in the Department of Defense, Dolores Kuchina-Musina

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Dissertation: Looking Through Their Lenses: An Analysis of Virginia Environmental Nonprofits' Roles and Challenges in Shoreline Management for Coastal Resilience, Taiwo C. Olanrewaju Lasisi

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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

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Dissertation: Why Do Nonprofits Fail? A Quantitative Study of Form 990 Information in the Years Preceding Closure, MacKenzie Arbogust

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Dissertation: Governance Impact on Public-Private Partnerships for Member Countries of the World Bank Group, Kouliga Koala

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Dissertation: Enhanced Model of Collaboration and Social Capital: Hampton Roads All Hazards Advisory Committee: A Replication Study, Adale M. Martin

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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

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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

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Dissertation: Assessing the Relationship Between Flood Risk Perceptions and Adaptive Behaviors of Households, Dontá Council

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Dissertation: Conceptualizing Governance Decision Making: A Theoretical Model of Mental Processes Derived Through Abduction, Matt Loesch

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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

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Dissertation: Ethical Accountability of Licensed Professional Counselors: A Comparative Study of State Regulations and the Effects on Ethical Behavior, Kelly J. Doolan

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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

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Dissertation: Countervisuality as Policy Feedback: A Critical Policy Study on the Symbolic Role of Visual Culture in Contemporary Antiracist Resistance, Lindsay N. Plott-Buckner

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Dissertation: Technology, Institutions and Their Interactions: How Do These Explain E-Participation Degree and Levels? A Cross-Country Analysis, Pragati Rawat

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Dissertation: A Study of Public Seaport Governance in the United States, Christopher Michael Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Dissertation: Factors Influencing Health Outcomes Across the Least, Average and Healthiest States in America, Somayeh Hooshmand

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Dissertation: Obesity Policy Stringency Over Time: A Four State Policy Design, Luisa M. Lucero

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Dissertation: Exploring the Relationship between Media Influence and Policy Output: A State Comparative Study, Stephanie Savas Joannou Menefee

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Dissertation: Exploring the Role of Organizational Motivations in Cross-Sector Watershed Collaboration, Luisa M. Diaz-Kope

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Dissertation: Medicaid Expansion in the United States: A State Comparative Study Examining Factors that Influence State Decision Making, Tiffany J. Henley

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Dissertation: Civic Crowdfunding and Local Government: An Examination into Projects, Scope, and Implications for Local Government, Martin Mayer

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Dissertation: An Examination of Factors That Influence Teacher Adoption of Bring Your Own Device in the Classroom, Shawn Patrick Lloyd Hirano

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Dissertation: Street-Level Bureaucratic Discretion: An Investigation of Disproportionality in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems, Nina Frola Joyner

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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

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Dissertation: The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Ethical Behavior: A Case Study of Administrative Employees at a Mid-Atlantic University, Najwa Mordhah

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Dissertation: Exploring Conceptualization and Operationalization of Interorganizational Interactions: An Empirical Study, Andrew Paul Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Dissertation: The Impacts of In-State Procurement Preference Policies on the Economy of South Carolina, Sawsan A. Abutabenjeh

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Dissertation: The War on Drugs in the American States: Variations in Sentencing Policies Over Time, Katherine Anna Neill

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Dissertation: A Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing the Level of State Government Privatization, Getachew Melkie

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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

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Dissertation: Relational Exchange in Nonprofits: The Role of Identity Saliency and Relationship Satisfaction, Jennifer Anne Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Dissertation: Social Networking and Individual Performance: Examining Predictors of Participation, Michael Anthony Brown Sr.

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Dissertation: Choosing to Serve: Modeling Antecedents of Public Service Motivation in Undergraduate Students, Vivian Walker Greentree

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Dissertation: The Impact of the Higher Education Regulatory Environment on For-Profit Higher Education Institutions, Rhonda L. Myers

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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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

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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

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Dissertation: Regional Emergency Response Teams: Case Studies in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Thomas E. Poulin

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Dissertation: A State Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing Nursing Home Quality of Care Regulation, Tancy Joe Vandecar-Burdin

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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

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Dissertation: An Empirical Analysis of Macroeconomic and Political Determinants of Private Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ralph Cann-Tamakloe

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Dissertation: The Perspective and Practice of Leadership by Managers Within the Virginia Department of Corrections: An Instrumental Case Study, Elizabeth M. Gagnon

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Dissertation: Exploring Interactions During Multiorganizational Policy Implementation: A Case Study of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Madeleine Wright McNamara

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Dissertation: The Impact of Privatization on Economic Growth and Income Inequality in Developing Countries, Samuel Adams

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Dissertation: Analysis of Determinants in Neighborhood Satisfaction Between Defended and Defensible Communities Within the General and Urban Housing Environments, David William Chapman

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Dissertation: The Potential Influence of Motivation on the Decision to Stay or Quit the Navy Delayed Entry Program: A Descriptive Analysis, Angela W. Cyrus

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Dissertation: Judicial Implementation of the Revised Family Code in Addis Ababa, Tassew Shiferaw Gizaw

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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Dissertation: Evaluating Collaboration Constructs: An Analysis of the Paradise Creek Restoration Plan, Pamela Trump Dunning

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Dissertation: The Politics and Economics of Health: A Cross-National Comparison of Civic Engagement and Health Status, Suzanne J. Wood

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Dissertation: Pursuit of Professionalism in Bureaucracy: Perceptions About Bureaucratic Values of Civil Service Employees in the Ethnic Federalism of Ethiopia, Mary Elizabeth Vogel