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 2005
Casualty of War : the governorship of Beriah Magoffin, 1859-1862., Robert William Goebel 1981-
Hanging the moonbow : Tom Wallace and the Cumberland Falls fight, 1926-1931., Noah Garland Huffman 1981-
High tech spatial concentration human capital, agglomeration economies, location theories and creative cities., Songmei Li 1970-
Rated preference, complexity and familiarity for neo-traditional and modern development patterns using alternative visual medium., James L. Mims 1953-
Housing tenure choice of immigrants in the United States., Zhenfeng Pan 1974-
"Jack of all trades" : the metamorphosis of armored cavalry in Vietnam., Robert Manson Peters 1966-
At work in the fields : an essay into the work lives of nineteenth century English agricultural wage labouring and African American slave and freed women., Anne Reeves 1948-
Characterization of microbial communities in karstic sediments : a study of cave bacteria in central Kentucky., Justine Kay Roback 1964-
Interpersonal change as an outcome of time-limited interpersonal therapy., Nicholas Lawrence Salsman 1978-
The Marian and Elizabethan persecutions : how England was prepared for persecution and defended from martyrdom., Mitchell Scott
Thermal conductivity measurement of thin film of carbon SWNT using the 3w technique., Anton Nickolaevich Sidorov 1981-
Child of the North : Louisville's transition to a southern city, 1879-1885., Robert Bruce Symon Jr., 1962-
Regionalism in the new globalized economy : politics of scale and the discourse of regionalism--Comparative politics of two Japanese global city-regions., Takashi Tsukamoto
The surreal narrative : contemporary tintypes and video., Mary Helen Yates
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Beguiling beginnings and dialectical salvaging : the presidential inaugural speech and African-American leaders' speeches., Jacqueline Elaine Brown
The heart of the matter : the gendered relationship of altruism and marital happiness., Natalie Jane Brinton Call 1978-
A model racing plant : founding and economic history of Keeneland racetrack., Scott A. Carmony 1967-
Probing the properties of the second coordination sphere of biologically relevant metal complexes using amide function., Lionel E. Cheruzel 1976-
The jugular vein of empire : the imperial attachment to the Suez Canal from 1875 to 1956., Matthew Church
Approaching Dionysus : challenges of a post-modern Bacchae., Julie Dingman Evans
The tracks of my tears : an actor's account of her progression in the role of Jessie Cates in Marsha Norman's play "'Night, Mother"., Kia Tomille Elizabeth Fisher
Some social considerations in the female portraits of Palma Vecchio., Sarah Elizabeth Fruehling 1977-
Human visual processing of orientation in broad stimuli., Bruce C. Hansen
Planar graphs : a historical perspective., Rick Alan Hudson 1978-
Novel synthesis techniques for nanostructures., Romaneh Jalilian 1977-
Breakdown from within : Virginia railroads during the Civil War era., Larry Edward Johnson 1956-
The city as a point of transition in the lives of Esmeralda Santiago and Judith Ortiz Cofer., Monica Michelle Joiner
A hundred visions and revisions : becoming a better actor., Shawn M. Knight 1977-
The design of the settings and lighting for "Black Nativity"., Mark S. Krause
Technological change, economic growth, and income inequality : MSA evidence from the 1990s., Thomas Eric Lehman 1967-
Psychosocial antecedents of sex offender criminality and violence., Sonia Marie Perry Mills 1965-
Louise C. Morel, The Louisville Women's City Club, and municipal housekeeping in Louisville, 1917-1935., Gail Elizabeth Chooljian Nall
Corporate change and integration as a result of a merger : an analysis of organizational culture within a large full-service law firm., Ilker Huseyin Onen
A human narrative in the metopes from the temple of Zeus at Olympia., Amanda Beth Crecelius Ott 1980-
The relationship between political cynicism and right-wing authoritarianism : a study of the Louisville-Jefferson County merger., Jeremy Reed Porter 1978-
Electrical charge distribution studies in SWNT, C60@SWNT, and DWNT structures., Jose E. Rivera 1961-
Writing in the crossroads : examining first-year composition and creative writing., Leah Schweitzer 1973-
"My partner wasn't so disgusting when we first started dating, what happened?" : an exploration of change processes in close relationships and their causes., Stephen R. Shamblen
Fundamentalist religious movements : a case study of the Maitatsine movement in Nigeria., Katarzyna Z. Skuratowicz
Isomerization, reactivity, and structural study of a thioperoxide-bridged dimolybdenum(V) dimer., Chi Minh Tuong 1971-
The parents of progressive improvement : railroads and public policy in Kentucky, 1829-1900., David Matthew Wilkins
A study of technological literacy in writing programs., Katherine V. Wills 1957-
The visual perception of distance in action space., Bing Wu 1973-
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
James Wilson : progressive constitutionalist., Bradley Jay Caffee 1972-
Tina Modotti and "Idols Behind Altars"., Andrea Jeanne Deetsch 1976-
The problem of religious diversity : a study and critique of the philosophy of John Hick., John K. Dryden 1976-
Process of performance : an acting thesis., Jennifer Ann Hunt 1970-
Patience : a play in two acts., Mary Rotella 1958-
Analyzing rhetoric : a frame analysis of the pro-life movement in the United States., Juanita Raley Shever 1949-
Synthesis of peptides with hydroxamic acid side chain appendages., Yingchuan Susan Sun 1975-
One bug, two drugs : A mathematical model of resistance dynamics in the ICU., Susan L. Calcote White 1971-
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Unconventional therapies : individual factors associated with use, perceptions of function and efficacy., Kenneth George Lombart 1954-
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Frank O'Hara's oranges : poetry, painters and painting., Karen Ware 1973-
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Time stands still : the catalogue of the thesis exhibition in painting., Ann Price Davis 1951-
Elderly respondents' perceptions of patronizing speech by service providers toward elderly adults., Tammi Rae La Tourette
New Deal murals in Kentucky post offices., Eileen Toutant
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The Ottoman Navy 1900-1918 : a study of the material personnel and professional development of the Ottoman Navy from 1900 through the Italian, Balkan, and first World Wars., Karl Wilhelm Augustus Darr
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Calibration methodology and multiple tip structure by scanning tunneling microscopy., Michael Stephen Gossman
A program evaluation of the Louisville Enterprise Zone : a study of local planning and economic development., Thomas E. Lambert 1959-
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Global coherence and the teaching of composition., Frank A. Davis 1953-
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Called to serve : American nurses go to war, 1914-1918., Katherine Burger Johnson
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Social warrants and classroom practices., Carol Mattingly 1945-
Pope Clement VI : attempts to resurrect the papal monarchy., Henry Miles Spalding 1961-
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
John F. Kennedy, Ghana and the Volta River project : a study in American foreign policy towards neutralist Africa., Kurt X. Metzmeier 1959-
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Enlightenment, education and entertainment : a study of the Chautauqua movement in Kentucky., Judith J. Phillips 1944-
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Charles Wilkins Short : Kentucky botanist and physician, 1794-1863., Deborah Susan Skaggs 1949-
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
The Louisville (Kentucky) Democratic Party : political times of "Miss Lennie" McLaughlin., Carolyn Luckett Denning 1943-
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
One Blake : the principles and method of visionary awakening in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Milton, and Jerusalem., Richard Lee Record
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
A comparison of two smoking reduction treatments under conditions designed to be interfering or not interfering with the smoking habit., Gary Clive Salk 1944-
The effects of selected pesticides on ten isolates of terrestrial algae., Martha Scheer Salk 1945-
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Henry Whitestone : nineteenth-century Louisville architect., Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Jones 1943-
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
The pre-court career of John Marshall Harlan., Thomas L. Owen
Freedom in Heidegger., John Duffy Trager 1937-
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
The systematics and ecology of the Characeae (Nitella and Chara) of southwestern United States and northern Mexico., Donald R. Tindall
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
The Board of Internal Improvement of Kentucky, 1835-1850., Joe F. Decker
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
The nuclear magnetic resonance analyses of some geometric isomers., Thomas H. Crawford
Theses/Dissertations from 1953
An investigation of the effects of wave propagations in an infinite membrane upon the motions of salt particles on the surface, Robert Talmadge Maupin
Theses/Dissertations from 1951
An experimental study of the effect of five variables on the rate of reversal of reversible figures., Clarence Howard Amster
Chemical analysis of atmospheric dust., Robert Patrick McCarthy
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
The handling of injury cases under the Workmen's Compensation Act of Kentucky., William E. Biggs
An analysis of the methods used by John William De Forest in translating his personal war experiences into realistic fiction as shown in Miss Ravenel's conversion., Elizabeth Maxwell Bright 1923-2010
An analysis of Shelley's Hymn to intellectual beauty., Mona Belle Campbell
A proposed study of the affect of group counseling upon students on academic probation at the University of Louisville., Morrison L. Cooke
The reduction of p-Tolyl methyl ether., Gustav Paul Dinga
A study of the backgrounds and contributions of forty-four letter writers to the Louisville Courier Journal Point of view column., Sidney A. Forsythe
A proposed study of the effect of non-directive play therapy upon the verbal and performance I.Q.'s of mentally deficient boys., George C. Hall
World War I and American public opinion, 1914-1917., Walter Edmund Hicks
The structure of Whitman's Song of myself., Jane Kinney Hill
Agarics of the Louisville area : a taxonomical problem., Eugene H. P. Mondeau
A proposed design for the evaluation of change in a small reference group., Irene Perry
A proposed study of verbal employment references., Bernard M. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 1948
The history of the government of the city of Louisville., Attia Martha Bowmer
Mediation, conciliation and arbitration of labor disputes on the federal, state, and local level., Benjamin F. Browning