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 2007
The mausoleum of Augustus : expanding meaning from its inception to present day., Susan L. Fugate Brangers 1970-
Charles Lang Freer and his gallery of art : turn-of-the-century politics and aesthetics on the National Mall., Patricia L. Guardiola
Zen in the craft of acting., Patti Lynn Heying 1962-
Self-consistent and environment-dependent Hamiltonian for quantum-mechanics materials simulations., Christopher R. Leahy 1972-
"The Union as it was and the Constitution as it is" : Unionism and emancipation in Civil War era Kentucky., Jacob F. Lee 1982-
Anxiety disorders in children with Williams syndrome, their mothers, and their siblings : implications for the etiology of anxiety disorders., Ovsanna Leyfer
Viewed through new lenses : a comparative study of young girls growing up in Madison, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky, during World War II., Michella M. Marino 1982-
The concept of peace : tracing its development through three historical periods in the west using artistic and literacy evidence., Allan Berry McGuffey 1952-
Laboratories of democracy and state brownfield programs., Jaclyn Susan Marie Opp
Trihalomethane formation potential in two Kentucky reservoirs., Richard Scott Pirkle 1980-
Creativity and economic development : exploring the relationship between index rank, index components and economic development context., Stephen Dennis Rausch
What to make of race? : a content analysis of the use of race in health research., Oliver Eugene Rollins Jr.
Perturbations in protein dynamics associated with ligand binding to the blood coagulation enzymes thrombin and Factor XIII., Thomas Michael Sabo
Forecasting prescription of medications and cost analysis using time series., Mussie Angesom Tesfamicael 1975-
Carbon-sulfur bond formation via alkene addition to an oxidized ruthenium-thiolate., Kiran B. Venna 1974-
Properties of generic and almost every mappings in various nonlogically compact Polish abelian groups., Susan L. Calcote White 1971-
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Implicit response : instructor values and social class in the literacy narrative assignment., Kara Poe Alexander
Men, cohesion, and battle : the Inniskilling Regiment at Waterloo., Mark Richard Bois
Anxiety and control in African American families., L. Kevin Chapman
Identity theft and routine activities : a test of victimization using college students., Brian Dean Fell
Connecting health concepts and health behavior : the construction of health identity., Valerie French
Using auditory evoked brain responses to detect anxious vulnerabilities in neonates., Kyle William Harvison
The unknown struggle : a comparative analysis of women in the Black Power movement., Elizabeth Michele Jones
The introduction of Christianity into Scandinavia, Iceland, and Finland., Tracy Marie Legel 1974-
Creating the environment for "In The Blood"., Benjamin Ray Mays
Immigration, assimilation, and language : a case study of ESL programs in Louisville, Kentucky., Korey David McMurtrey
The social development model and delinquent behavior : a case study., Jessica Noel Mullikin
Variation within shape determining processes., Abigail Lindsay Oesterritter
Ukiyo., Robert Ritchie 1981-
Amphibian colonization of new habitat : "if you build it, they will come"., Piper Lee Roby-Thomas 1977-
Evolution or revolution in the labor movement : business unionism versus social unionism., Jo Ann Shumate 1958-
Physical and biological control of zooplankton in the Ohio River., Tamara Dawn Sluss
Gary Snyder's idiosyncratic Buddhist poetics and the "razoredge"., David Gerhardt Thimme 1970-
Positioning Guglielmo Marconi's wireless : a rhetorical analysis of an early twentieth-century technology., Aaron Antonio Toscano 1976-
Psychopathy factors and degree of forcefulness in sex-offenders : implications for current risk-assessment practices., Luciano Tristan
Mindfulness as a moderator of coping response and the Abstinence Violation Effect : a test of the role of mindfulness in the Relapse Prevention Model for exercise., Christi S. Ulmer 1964-
Punishing the 'other' : race, ethnicity, and the American justice system., Kristen T. Valentine
Nourishing the relationship : an actress and her craft., Pacey Lizette Walker
Rhetorics of globalism., Steven Nathaniel Wexler
Rap music and hegemony : a historical analysis of rap's narrative., Jamar Montez Wheeler 1981-
George Morrison, New Albany, and the portrait in 19th century America., Brenna Liane White
Psycholinguistic coherence of emotion states., Jim A. Yockey
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Fragmentation, sprawl and economic development., Grigoriy V. Ardashev 1973-
The plan for Reformation : Henry VIII and the dissolution of the English monasteries., Angela Loretta Ash 1979-
A local model of writing program assessment : fourteen community college faculty define and evaluate writing proficiency., Richard Anthony Butsch 1956-
Origins of imperial Ottoman architecture in Istanbul : a cross-cultural interpretation on the development of a new Classical tradition., Shannon P. Carneal
The process of the enlargement of the Russian regions : economic balancing or landmark of "Kremlinization"?, Igor Yurievich Danchenko
The Breakfast table., Allison Leigh Egnew 1980-
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
Perceptions of patronizing speech by service providers toward elderly adults: A comparison between older women and female nursing students., Tammi Rae La Tourette
