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 2012
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-
Rethinking human and nonhuman animal relations in J. M. Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello (2003)., Rodrigo Martini Paula
The unruly woman in prime time animated sitcoms., Sarah Pennington
The Ilkhanid Mongols, the Christian Armenians, and the Islamic Mamluks : a study of their relations, 1220-1335., Lauren Prezbindowski
Emotional labor in a gendered occupation : the work of a female funeral director., Allison Scott Pruitt
Visualizing female agency : space and gender in contemporary women's art in Mexico., Jamie L. Ratliff
Fenichel's theorems with applications in dynamical systems., Jeremy Warren Riley
Asymptotics and confidence estimation in segmented regression models., Rebekah Ann Robinson
Alternative performances of race and gender in hip-hop music : nerdcore counterculture., Jessica Elizabeth Ronald
Unearthing Charles Rolwing : the problem of documentation in the small museum., Elizabeth A. H. Rue 1988-
Richard III and a comedian's eye., William S. Salmons
Carbon-sulfur bond formation/cleavage reactions of metal-stabilized thiyl radicals by electrochemical and chemical methods., Kagna Ouch Sampson 1983-
Turkish housing policies : a case study on mass housing provision in the last decade., Salih Ozgur Sarica 1983-
An analysis of Hindi women-centric films in India., Srijita Sarkar
A model of resilience in children at risk for the development of anxiety., Matthew David Hartman Schrock
Ideological tensions, pedagogical gaps : multilingual engineering scholars' response to language variation in academic writing., Ghanashyam Sharma
Zooplankton in freshwaters : potential responses to global warming, nutrient enrichment, and exotic jellyfish., Allison S. Smith
An exploration of African folktales among the Gullah community of the South Carolina Sea Islands : history, culture, and identity., Tytianna Nikia Maria Wells Smith 1987-
P.A.I.N.T. : a case study in engaging the community through public art., Katherine Jo Sowada
Fear of criminal victimization in relation to specific locations on a college campus., Nancy M. Steinmetz 1955-
Examining crime symbiosis : the impact of alcohol outlets on violence in nearby neighborhood park environs., William Cameron Stelzig 1986-
Ibrida., Dawn N. Struck
Narrative of modern Chinese masculinity in Ha Jin's fiction., Lezhou Su
Consumer culture, material desires, and images of women in American novels and art at the turn of the 20th century., Janna S. Tajibaeva
Journey towards artistry : Blues for an Alabama sky., Jacqueline L. Thompson 1979-
Adolescent steroid use : a logistic regression analysis., Anthony Gennaro Vito 1987-
Of mice and sigma : conferred antibiotic resistance in the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium murine model., Rena Margaret Wallen 1981-
A Sartrean reading of American artists : Walker Percy, Edward Hopper, and Mike Nichols 1940-1970., Zhenping Wang 1963-
Collections care and management at the Howard Steamboat Museum, Inc., Katherine LeClerq Wanke 1988-
Finding the brutal aesthetic., Marcy R. Werner
Albert Taylor Bledsoe : Whig intellectual and proslavery theorist., Lori Jean Wilson 1974-
The Paramount Ballroom in the 1930s : a modernist social and architectural space., Xi Zhang 1987-
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A reconsideration of the apse of Hagia Eirene., Eston Adams 1979-
Historiography, disciplinarity, and the future(s) of composition., Lisa R. Arnold
Dealing with manhood : general strain theory, masculinity, and the engagement in illicit drug trafficking., Sonita L. Arnold
