This collection includes theses and dissertations from the College of Arts and Sciences. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Community level impacts of Microstegium vimineum on arthropod community structure and foodweb dynamics in a temperate deciduous forest., Judith L. Metcalf
Consider David Foster Wallace, or reconsidering DFW : literary self-fashioning and slacker genius., Michael Franklin Miller
Spectral investigation of the conformation of primary and secondary micelles of sodium cholate and the impact of pH and salt concentration., Sarah Elizabeth Milliner
Hydrogen (H2) sensing and catalysis with organic-stabilized Pd and Pd alloy nanoparticles., Monica Moreno
Neighborhoods, social capital and economic success., Sean M. Payne
Land use controls, equine landscapes and the role of political culture in managing sprawl development., Lynn Roche Phillips
The autodidact : Constantine Samuel Rafinesque and the limits of the posthumanities., Elijah Pritchett
Recovery and biogeography of Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species from the human home., Megan E. Purdy
Support of police consolidation : assessing the impact of perceived complexity., John C. Reed 1956-
Pioneers, proclamations, and patents : a narrative of the conquest, division, settlement, and transformation of Kentucky., Brandon Michael Robison 1986-
A subcultural study of freestyle BMX : the effects of commodification and rationalization on edgework., Shane Scott
Pyruvate carboxylase is upregulated in NSCLC to support proliferation and anabolism., Katherine Sellers
Relations between nonverbal cognitive ability and spoken language development : implications for deaf toddlers who use cochlear implants., Carissa Lynn Shafto
Resilience in late-life bereavement : disentangling the relationship between resilience and cumulative lifetime loss., Shruti N. Shah
Development of phosphinimine-sulfonate ligands for late metal catalysis., Suisheng Shang 1966-
Sex differences in violent school victimization : using self-control to understand variation in victimization., Anthony Smith 1989-
Fighting for success : the use of resources by NGOs in the anti-human trafficking social movement., Lisa Stapleton 1978-
Dirty slut : an exploration of Margaret in Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing., Lauren Ashlee Street 1987-
Seeking Bob Thompson : dialogue/object., Slade Stumbo 1971-
Territoriality and landscape of aggression., Piyumika Sureshni Suriyampola
A semi-empirical Hamiltonian for boron, phosphorus and compounds containing boron, phosphorus and silicon., Paul S. Tandy
Discursive affordances : police, transfer, and the performance of identity., Robert John Terry
EU policy in Belarus : prospects for democratization., Jessie-Leigh O'Leary Thomas
A progressive mind : Louis D. Brandeis and the origins of free speech., Elizabeth Diane Todd
The Nashville John School : risk deterrence and the reintegrative shaming approach., Robin Malony Valenzuela
Understanding thought disorder in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders : exploring the relation and implications of affect., Rachel Nicole Waford
A stage-structured delayed reaction-diffusion model for competition between two species., Chunwei Wang
Unconventional warfare in the Ottoman Empire : Turkish counterinsurgency and their Western inspiration., Nicholas A. Warndorf 1987-
Exploring the missing pieces : readers, religion and societal relations in ONE magazine, 1954-1963., Alisha West
"This is not what motherhood looks like" : mothers' interpretations of cultural representations of the celebrity pregnant and post-partum body., Brittany M. Williams 1987-
Transformations : material terms for writing on religion in composition classrooms., Mark Alan Williams
Modeling risk for the development of child anxiety : the role of parent emotion socialization practices, children's emotional competence, and physiological responsiveness., Sarah Ramsey Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The hidden help : Black domestic workers in the Civil Rights Movement., Trena Easley Armstrong
Specific b alleles matter in phytopathogenic Ustilago maydis., Kavita Burman Aulakh
Ecological interactions affecting the role of mosquito larvae on dengue virus transmission., Jeffrey J. Bara 1984-
Perceptions of gender in young consumers of animated films., Katherine Barnes 1980-
The adytum., Lexi Bass
The incredible tale of Johanna, the blessed listener., Jared Andrew Beek 1986-
Factors affecting speech intelligibility improvement with exposure to reverberant room listening environments., Eugene Brandewie
Literacy by subscription: writing instruction in turn-of-the-century American periodicals., Alicia Brazeau
Acting without expectations., Gary L. Brice
Attempting Queen Margaret through the actor's equation., Elizabeth Ann Tantanella Burrell
Families of murder victims' perceptions of capital punishment : a content analysis of what family members say following executions., Corey Daniel Burton 1984-
The Black-Scholes formula and volatility smile., Brian Michael Butler 1969-
Connected matchings in special families of graphs., Christopher James Caragianis 1980-
Depression in reproductive-age women : assessment of infectious, endocrinological, and immunological correlates from an evolutionary perspective., Amber N. Carrier
Sulfur oxygenation of ruthenium-dithiolate nitrile hydratase mimic enhances ligand lability and hydrolysis activity., Cesar Antonio Masitas Castillo
The Dome of the Rock: the historical, political and religious motivations behind its construction., Greg Clark 1962-
Prison wardens' perceptions of sex offenders, sex offender registration, community notification, and residency restrictions., David Patrick Connor
Mad at Miles : a black woman's guide to truth : theatre building using myths, motifs, and archetypes., Triza Triza Cox
Groping in the dark : an early history of WHAS radio., William A. Cummings 1982-
Measuring and predicting overqualification from 1972-2010 : a secondary analysis of the pooled general social survey., Henry E. Curtis
Backgrounds and motivations of faith-based halfway-house volunteers., Andrew Stephen Denney
Studies in the image of the Madonna lactans in late medieval and Renaissance Italy., Cecelia M. Dorger
Grief and lost potential in the parents of adult children with severe mental illness., Karen Eisenmenger
Rifted paradise : poems., Josh English
Bayesian regression analysis., Sara Evans
Combating the sophomore slump through peer-mentoring among African American students at predominantly white institutions., Tiffany Christina Evans
The budget gap : gender discrimination in the U.S. federal budget process, 1962-2011., Kevin Fahey
Happy death men., Jessica Marie Fletcher 1982-
Self-dual codes, subcode structures, and applications., Finley James Freibert
Nkrumahism and neo-Nkrumahism., Prince Kwasi Bediako Frimpong
'Rainbow nation' or 'Rambo nation'? : a comparative literary analysis of thematic changes in pre- and post- 1994 Black township novels., D. A. Gantt 1986-
The use of mathematical and computational models to define the role of mutation and infection in colorectal cancer., Chandler D. Gatenbee 1982-
Bawdy badges and the Black Death : late medieval apotropaic devices against the spread of the plague., Lena Mackenzie Gimbel 1976-
The art of natality : Virginia Woolf's and Kathe Kollwitz's aesthetics of becoming., Jennifer Brooke Goldberg 1973-
Parental engagement on student academic self-efficacy and educational attainment expectation for immigrant youth., Casey N. Griffith
Investigating commenting formats and content in first year composition and the virtual writing center., Rebecca Hallman
Anxiety in older adults with dementia residing in long-term care facilities., Lauren Summer Hess
Self-efficacy in the context of psychological abuse: a model of efficacy erosion., Kristen E. Hosey
Metacognitive processes in social anxiety : a path analysis., Ryan Patrick Hosey
Fusheng liu ji : gaps, literati identity, and meaning of artistic creation., Hong Huang 1961-
Cationic aminooxy lipids : synthesis, liposome stabilization and applications., Xuan Huang
Building bonds & promoting healthy choices : farmers' & vendors' relationships with African American consumers., Natasacha Ryan Jones
Shedding hair and baring soul : Black men's talk at the barbershop., Ryessia Jones 1987-
Discussion board posts about Jewish interfaith relationships and intermarriage : romantic love, independence, concern for children, and ethnicity., Miriam Kan 1981-
Theory, praxis and transformation : the dramatic writing of Suzan-Lori Parks as liberatory critical pedagogy., Tamika Keene
Land cover classification of active fire and burned area detections for Canadian provinces, 2001-2010., Tyler Kerr
Size- and shape-dependent electrochemistry of gold nanoparticles., Irina V. Khachian
Applications of solid state NMR to cardiolipin and elastin., Tatiana Victorovna Krivokhizhina 1981-
Ethnocentric frames across race : the media's role in activating ethnocentrism and public support for conflict abroad., Christopher William Ledford
A study of the total coloring of graphs., Maxfield Edwin Leidner
Biophysical and bioanalytical studies of hyaluronan and lipids., Kristen Ann Magness 1981-
Maidens, matrons, and magicians : women and personal ritual power in late antique Egypt., Meghan Paalz McGinnis
A spatial age-structured model of perennial plants with a seed bank., Kimberly Ilene Meyer
The impact of Edward Perry Warren on the study and collections of Greek and Roman antiquities in American academia., James Murley 1947-
Learning from graphically integrated 2D and 3D representations improves retention of neuroanatomy., Farah Naaz
Developing actor expertise : the presentation and representation of man in Will Eno's The flu season., Conrad Harding Newman 1984-
Dames, doilies, & divorce., Tenille Novinger
The role of human awareness on the spatial patterns of the tick-borne disease human monocytic ehrlichiosis in Missouri., James Edward Nunn 1985-
The foundational structures behind Star Wars., Aaron Nusz
Individual and developmental differences in susceptibility to the irrelevant speech effect., Amanda Frances O'Bryan
Art as a media for social commentary : a case study of Igbo bongo musicians, south-eastern Nigeria., Ruth Stellamaris Opara 1980-
To the mountaintop and back again : the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan., Carl Pagles 1977-
"The greatest evil that can befall us" : Unionism in antebellum era Kentucky, 1849-1861., Curtis Lushawn Parmley 1975-
