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 2021
In pursuit of innocence: A study of race and ethnicity differences in time to exoneration., Virginia E. Braden
Exploring socialization processes for leisure-based esports: a qualitative study., Joseph R. Brewer
Defending Judge Roy Moore: a case study of persuasion resistance strategies., Stephen F. Brockman
Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of functionalized metal Bis(thiosemicarbazones)., Caleb Aaron Calvary
Prageru as a parasite public., Ryan A Corso-Gonzales
The impact of criminal justice involvement: examining experiences in a housing first program., Amanda N. Denton
Resonating otherness: rethinking the body through Octavia Butler's dawn., Tristan DeWitt Carr
Black codes re-envisioned: the Dred Scott Majority opinion as an antiblack performative speech act., Tiffany Dillard-Knox
Habitation and interaction in the lower Illinois river valley: a case study on household structure and ceramics at the German site (11C377)., Catherine Zoe Doubles
Micellar nanocatalysis for efficient reactions., Uyen T Duong
Imagination in practice: writing studies and the application of hospitality., Edward Alan English
"When the voices of children are heard": evaluating the biological effects of socioeconomic status on children in postmedieval London., Ashley R. Ezzo
Synthesis, crystal structure and ionic conductivity of ruddlesden-popper oxide materials: effects of ionic radii and defects on lithium-ionic conductivity., Selorm Joy Fanah
Transnational writing program administration: mobility, entanglement, work., Joseph Franklin
Typological and technological analyses of multi-component Lithic collection from Eastern Kentucky., Isaac C. Garvin
Theoretical investigation of the Co-C bond activation in methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin-dependent systems: mechanistic insights., Arghya Pratim Ghosh
Explosive family dinners: bipolar disorder, temporal lobe epilepsy & me critical afterword convulsive family dynamics: when mental and neurological disabilities entangle and isolate., Elizabeth Lane Glass
Ultrafast magnetic entropy dynamics with time-resolved pump-probe magneto-optical technique., Sahar Goharshenasanesfahani
Improvised power: finding an authentic acting aesthetic in an adaption of Mowatt's fashion., Alexander Louis Gordon
General strain theory and violent behavior in a military sample., Leslie A. Greenwell
Literacy abilities of children and adolescents with Williams Syndrome., Caroline Greiner De Magalhaes
[Re]Fashioning a means: exploring and adapting Anna Cora Mowatt's fashion through a feminist lens., Jordan Tudor Haggard
The uncanny desire in American animation and film., Kristen Hankins
A home for friendless women with critical essay "but what was she wearing?", Kelly E. Hill
Correctional officers' response to stress: an exploration of the associations between violence and trauma exposure, coping mechanisms, and PTSD., Katie Lorraine Hughes-Taylor
Micelles and lipid nanoparticles: catalysis and biomedical application., Faisal Ibrahim
Writing program administration at public liberal arts colleges., N. Claire Jackson
Photophysics of substituted [1,4]Benzodioxino[3,2-b]Oxanthrene (BDO) Chromophores and their macromolecules: a spectroscopy and density functional theory study., Abdelqader M. Jamhawi
Investigations of elastin recoil on molecular and macroscopic levels., Nour Mohammad Jamhawi
Computational and biochemical characterizations of anhydrobiosis-related intrinsically disordered proteins., Brett R. Janis
Social disorganization and violent crime across nonmetropolitan areas of Kentucky., Daniel Ray Jude
Approaching trans debates as fascistic sites of engagement., Sarah Jump
Structural, vibrational and transport properties of novel complex systems., Bhupendra Man Shing Karki
Focal concerns and case advancement in sexual assault cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis., David Stuart Lapsey Jr
In bloom: nurturing the liberation process of performer and character as Rose in August Wilson's fences., Paula O. Lockhart
Electrochemical characterization of surface-immobilized metal nanostructures: stability, atomic level doping, catalysis, and sensing applications., Badri Prasad Mainali
Investigation of mitochondrial inheritance in the smut fungus sporisorium reilianum., Hector Eduardo Mendoza
Ecological, evolutionary, and molecular mechanisms driving pyocin diversity in pseudomonas aeruginosa., Aubrey A. Mojesky
Recent studies on the synthesis of medicinal molecules., Paige Monsen
First principle studies of the effects of alkali-metal intercalation on structural transition from black to blue phosphorene and the adsorption of N2H4 on WS2 layers., Md Rajib Khan Musa
Saving butterflies in the city: gardens as conservation spaces in urban landscapes., Lindsay D. Nason
The space between: listening within difference in writing center consultations., Jessica S. B. Newman
The effect of parent interactions on young infants’ visual attention in an object manipulation task., Nonah Marie Olesen
The rise of the nones: religion, leaners, and their connection with partisanship in America., Kevin C. Orr
Part-time., Anthony Mark Piedmonte
Ga-based III-V semiconductor photoanodes for solar fuels and novel techniques to investigate their photocorrosion., Sahar Pishgar
Intercalation and high pressure studies of black phosphorous - pathways to novel materials and physics., Manthila Chathurange Rajapakse
GIS predictive modelling in the Daniel Boone National Forest: settlement patterns during the intensification or horticulture., Jacob Max Ray
Charting the unknown: examining the prevalence and correlates of seconday traumatic stress in Kentucky probation and parole officers., Amanda Marie Roberts
A translingual approach to the theory and practice of basic writing., Rachel Rodriguez
In a Victorian fog: constructing identities in female gothic novels., Hayley Salo
Witness and testimony: the role of race and community in forming Black Aesthetics., Cathy Smith Shannon
Social cognition, impulsivity, and emotion regulation factors in aggressive behavior among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder., Kelly E. Slaughter
The peacock in the room: confronting the hidden curriculum of androcentrism and gender bias in undergraduate biology education., Sarah Hamilton Spaulding
The economic rationality of consumption in the Mycenaean political economy and its role in the reproduction of social personae: modeling prestige networks., Devin Alexander Stephens
Shifting sands., Rachid Tagoulla
Computational investigations of the photochemical properties of B12-dependent systems: from solution to enzymes., Megan Toda Mackintosh
Framing the guard: a content analysis of how the news media frames the national guard during times of crisis., Taylor L. Tolles
Manipulating mindful breathing versus mindful eating: examining the effect of specific mindfulness mechanisms on food intake and eating disorder symptoms., Irina Alexandrovna Vanzhula
-rhiza., Katherine E. Watts
A remote sensing perspective: mapping the human footprint in the Zambezi region of Namibia., Ariel E Weaver
Love labor: literal symbols and true abstractions., Karen Weeks
Distribution and ecological effects of Azteca Chartifex/Trigona in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument., Rachel LeAnn Wells
In the balance: perceptions of work-family balance for women in higher education., Aubrey Radford Woolley
Mass spectrometry based metabolomics and Lipidomics., Fang Yuan
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Louisville's dark tourist: Liminality, legend, and the macabre., Montgomery Quaid Adams
An actor's process in bridging the gap between first-generation and multi-generational African-American identities., Mutiyat Ade-Salu
A structural study of correlated materials: incipient mott insulators and low-dimensional systesm., Alaa Alfailakawi
Development and applications of condensed phase cavity ring-down spectroscopy for studies of electrochemical and interfacial., Shadi Ahmad Alnaanah
Predictors of urban homeless rates., Andrew John Bates
Comparative secretomics and functional analysis of effectors utilized by the Microbotryum genus of anther-smut fungal pathogens, and their role in host-specificity., William Christopher Beckerson
Long for death., Ashley William Bittner
Analysis of twenty-first century zines., Anna Blake
"Don't put an 'or' where God puts an 'and'": constitutive rhetoric in queer Appalachia., Brooke Elizabeth Boling
Atomization as colonial strategy in Palestine., Christian Alexander Brawner
Mitigating black claustrophobia: space, trauma, and healing modalities in the postcolonial narrative., Saleema Mustafa Campbell
Investigating the disorder and compaction of designed Minielastin using nuclear magnetic resonance., Ma Faye Charmagne Aquino Carvajal
Design, synthesis and application of Janus gold nanoprisms for directed self-assembly., Md. Emtias Chowdhury
The utilization of metal-ligand cooperativity for electrocatalytic reduction and catalytic hydration., Steven Cronin
Women of pop., Jourdan Cunningham
Gun ownership as an expression of whiteness and masculinity., Michael Daugherty
Radical renewal, the sisters of Loretto, Nouvelle Theologie, and the second vatican council., Carol Bolton Easterly
An exploration of provenance and ownership history and the critique of curatorial practice., Sacra J. Fallen
Costs and benefits of HIPV-mediated eavesdropping under field conditions., Grace Ellin Freundlich
A content analysis of Olivia Pope: how Scandal reconfirms the negative stereotypes of Black women., Chelsy LeAnn Golder
Invocation., Shae Taylor Goodlett
Development of in vitro models to study the rapid extraintestinal dissemination of salmonella., Adarsh Gopinath
How nondiscrimination takes root: an examination of methods to implement statewide nondiscrimination legislation in Kentucky., Blake Nona Gould
The sidewalk less traveled: evaluating change in community and police perception., Jennifer Lee Hall
Connecting right-wing authoritarianism to environmental beliefs and behaviors: a pilot study., Rebecca Halpryn
Language ability and concurrent predictors of pragmatic communication in children with williams syndrome or 7q11.23 duplication syndrome., Amanda G. Harmon
A king's royal scars., Xavier Mikal Harris
Predictors of binge drinking among military veterans: a general strain theory approach., Emily Ann Hayden
Evaluation of a jail reentry program., Bailey Elisabeth Holland
