Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Sociology ad Criminal Justice, College of Arts & Letters, Old Dominion University.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Dissertation: Invisibly Inked: An Intersectional Analysis of Tattooed Female Arrest Patterns, Jocelyn N. Camacho

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Dissertation: A Tale of Two Gentrifications: Reconceptualizing Gentrification Using Third Places, Demolition and Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Kylil R. Martin

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Thesis: Blood Lead Levels in Minority Children: A Case of Environmental Racism, Erick Rivera

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Dissertation: Exploring the Workplace Climate at Police Agencies During Civil Unrest and the Factors Influencing Officers' Participation in Black Lives Matter Protesting, Joshua R. Ruffin

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Thesis: Indian Media Narratives in Gang Rape, Astha Bhandari

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Dissertation: Is It Better to Be Tough, or Is Consistency Key? A Multilevel Analysis Examining the Effects of School Disciplinary Procedures on Perceptions of Climate and Safety Among Students and Teachers, Erica Nicole Bower

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Dissertation: Courageous Endurance: The Lived Experiences of Trans Folx and the Criminal Legal System, April Carrillo

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Thesis: Wrath and Relationships: Homicide Weapon Choice and Victim Offender Relationships, Joseph Gonnella

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Dissertation: Abandoned Allies: A Case Study Analysis of the Special Immigrant Visa Program, Sarah Pedigo Kulzer

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Thesis: The Impact of Parent and Peer Socialization on Juvenile Delinquency, Ebony I. Pender

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Dissertation: The Ideology of the Carceral State: Examining the Prison Through Film, Ryan Phillips

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Thesis: The Role of Religiosity in Drug Use: A Social Integration Perspective, Lindsey Dianna Thomas

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Dissertation: “Acts of Pure Evil”: The Portrayal of Mass Shooting Events on Online Media Platforms, Elizabeth Twitty

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Thesis: Effects of Religion on Crime in Hampton Roads, Alaina Yvonne Bierdz

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Thesis: Fighting for Power: Class Conflicts in Political Participation, David Foley

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Thesis: Cultural Capital, Habitus and Academic Achievement, Tevin Vaughan

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Dissertation: Defying the Odds: The Resilience of African American Youth in the Face of Differential Treatment in the Classroom, Frank R. Wood Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Thesis: Acculturation: Friend or Foe of the Career Aspirations and Educational Aspirations and Expectations of Hispanic Youth?, Kyhara Nathalia Aguilera

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Thesis: Teacher and Child Interaction: The Effects of Familial Distress, Child Behavior, and Teacher Perceptions, Jessekah R. Ennis

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Dissertation: Residential Mobility and the Underclass: Impact of Moving in the 'Hood, Michael A. Hollingsworth

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Thesis: Effects of Prison Program Participation on Recidivism Outcomes, Jordan Jakobs

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Thesis: How Health Problems Affect Children's Anti-Social Behaviors and Their Attitudes Towards School, Prosper Kwame Mensah

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Thesis: Disparities in Sentencing: The Impact of Race, Gender and Mental Health, Briana Paige

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Dissertation: "...Make Them Disappear With A Piece of Paper": Understanding the Lived Realities of Federally Unrecognized Indigenous Women in the Southeast, Brian A. Pitman

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Dissertation: "They Think We’re the Drama-Makers”: Examining Middle-Class African American Girl Perceptions of School Discipline and Mistreatment, Asha M. Ralph

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Thesis: The Weight of Words: A Content Analysis of Rhetoric in Online News Articles Reporting on Sex Crimes, Julie Snell

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Thesis: Exploring the Association Between How Social Media Affects Attitudes Toward Marijuana Legalization, Troy Adam Aubut II

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Thesis: Exploring Factors That Enhance Career Advancement for African-Americans Across Various Criminal Justice Occupations: A Qualitative Examination, Antonio Jon Bryer

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Thesis: More Than What Meets the Eye: An Examination of Characteristics That Impact Juvenile Justice Detention Decisions, Ashley Maria Buchanan

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Thesis: Online Social Capital: Social Networking Sites' Influence on Civic and Political Engagement, Charles L. Bush

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Thesis: Predictors of Medical Students’ Attitudes Towards Abortion and Their Changes Overtime, Rebecca Elizabeth Morales

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Thesis: When Silence Screams: An Examination of Reporting Behaviors Among Sexual Assault Victims on HBCU Campuses, NaTasha Robinson

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Dissertation: Punishment as Pedagogy: An Exploration of the Disciplinary Alternative School, Kaitlyn J. Selman

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Dissertation: Policing the Drinking Community: An Assessment of the Criminal Justice Response to Drunk Driving and Alcohol Related Crashes (1985 -2014), Richard James Stringer

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Thesis: School Connectedness and Academic Success, Keyondra Michelle Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Thesis: Working Together: Examining the Effects of Parental and Community Involvement in Schools on School Delinquency, Erica Nicole Bower

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Dissertation: School Resource Officers and the School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Mixed Methods Application of the Behavior of Law in Schools, Caitlin Grace Lynch

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Dissertation: The United States Benefit Deficit for Veterans, Leslie-Dawn Quick

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Dissertation: The Devil Is in the Details: Representations of the Rural Appalachian Deviant, Stephen T. Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Thesis: “Just Young Dudes Having Fun”?: Social Media Reactions to the ODU Banner Incident, Ashley Marie Giraldi

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Thesis: The Strength of Weak Social Ties: Social Activism and Facebook, Nichole Akai Giraldi

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Dissertation: Governing the "Alien Threat": A Multilevel Analysis of Punitiveness Toward Non-Citizen Federal Drug Offenders Across Time and Place, Melanie Marie Holland

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Dissertation: Bakken Bombs: A Criminological Inquiry into the Lynchburg Train Derailment, Travis W. Milburn

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Thesis: United States Interventions: Power Vacuums and the Rise of Extremist Groups, Sarah Nicole Pedigo

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Dissertation: Making the Case for Place: An Exploration of Urbanization Measures on a Model of Social Capital and U.K. Crime Rates, Kyshawn K. Smith

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Dissertation: Killing The State: The Cultural Afterlife of Edward Byrne, Justin Turner

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Dissertation: Care, Control, or Criminalization? Discourses on Homelessness and Social Responses, Lindsey L. Upton

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Dissertation: What Can State Talk Tell Us About Punitiveness? A Comparison of Responses to Political Mass Shootings in The United States and Norway, Kimberlee G. Waggoner

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Thesis: Education and Post-Release Employment: An Exploratory Study of Offender Perceptions, Frank R. Wood Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Dissertation: Texting While Driving: A Test of Self-Control Theory, Charles R. Gray

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Dissertation: Tokin Up in the 5280: Insight Into How Denver Police Officers Make Sense of, and Define, Interpret, and React to the Legalization of Marijuana, Kara K. Hoofnagle

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Dissertation: The Influence of Financial Institutions and Residential Lending on Neighborhood Crime, Anne M. Lee

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Dissertation: Cultural Influences on Attitudes Toward the Criminal Justice System: A Focus on the Filipino American Community, Moises Osias Mina Jr.

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Dissertation: Honor, Courage, Commitment: Understanding Sexual Assault in the United States Navy, Caitlin Veronica Muldoon

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Dissertation: Exploring Police Shootings and Officer Survivability: A Case Study, Amanda Leigh Farrell

Dissertation: Crime and Panic: Contextual Factors in Violent and Sex Offender Sentencing, Jessica Huffman

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Dissertation: Patriarchal Ideology and Violence Against Women: A Theoretical Contribution Using Longitudinal, Individual-Level Analyses, Jesse Robert McKee

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Dissertation: The Darfur Name Game: Use of Realpolitik by the United Nations in Decision-making and Intervention, Angela Overton

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Thesis: A Cross-National Analysis of the Impact of Conscription on Crime Rates, Nicolette G. Rose

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Dissertation: A Façade of Normalcy: An Exploration into the Serial Murderer's Duplicitous Lifestyle, Maryann Stone White

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Dissertation: A Further Test of Strain Theory: Does Gender Discrimination Contribute to Theft by Employees?, John A. Casten

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Dissertation: To Catch a Pirate: Analyzing Processes of Policy Making on Maritime Piracy, Victoria E. Collins

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Dissertation: Rez Realities: Exploring the Perceptions of Crime and Justice Among Tribal Police Officers in Indian Country, Favian Alejandro Martin

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Dissertation: Collective Efficacy and Intimate Partner \Violence: Community Context, Catherine B. Cowling

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Thesis: Exploratory Study of Countries Lacking Data on Female Genital Mutilation in the Middle East and Africa, Nazia Rose Naeem

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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Thesis: Perceptions of Police Abusive Behavior: Factors Influencing Citizens' Attitudes Toward the Police Use of Excessive Force, Debra P. Laville-Wilson