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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Sisters of the Mississippi struggle : examining the contributions by women to the fight for voting equality in Mississippi in the early 1960s., Morgan Ackerman, 1980-

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Community characteristics associated with local intergovernmental cooperation., Sarin Adhikari

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The impact of victimization on the disabled., Derek James Allen

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Do hydrocarbon and salinity disturbance affect marine meiofauna diversity and community structure?, Kyle Edward Anderson

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Effects of amplitude modulation on sound localization in reverberant environments., Paul W. Anderson

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Language difference and expansive learning : negotiating concepts, contexts, and identities in writing-related transfer studies., Megan Jeanne Bardolph

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Mapping debris-covered glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru : an object-based image analysis approach., Donald J. Biddle

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Conflicted tourism : heritage narratives, sectarian schism, and economic growth in Northern Ireland., Ashleigh Larissa Bixby

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Doing time by conceiving space : the rhetorical cartographies of imprisoned writers., Benjamin Bogart

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Awareness of executive functioning as a diagnostic tool for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease., Jeremy Stark Carmasin

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William Faulkner and alcoholism : distilling facts and fictions., Quintin Thomas Chipley 1956-

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Capital? child rape : does public opinion support the use of the death penalty on child rapists?, Charlene Kaye Chudacoff 1987-

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The evolution and ecology of individual specializations amongst a group of dietary generalists., Carl S. Cloyed

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The love that refuses to speak its name : examining queerbaiting and fan-producer interactions in fan cultures., Cassandra M. Collier,

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High-precision time-series photometry for the discovery and characterization of transiting exoplanets., Karen Alicia Collins 1962-

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Support partners of registered sex offenders : exploring their experiences, identities, and perceptions., David Patrick Connor

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Atmospheric nitrogen assimilation in Ustilago maydis., Michael Cooper

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Canterbury and the crown : how the personal relationships between Tudor monarchs and their Archbishop of Canterbury affected the Church in England., Mary Alexandra Covington

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Temporal information processing across primary visual cortical layers in normal and red light reared tree shrews., Wenhao Dang

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Adapting to Eda : embracing change and acting accordingly., Tia LeShaun Davis 1989-

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Sex offenses at Protestant Christian churches : a typology and examination using social disorganization theory., Andrew Stephen Denney

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Optical and sensing properties of various shaped gold nanoplates and highly controlled asymmetric gold nanoplate/nanosphere coupled assemblies., Aiqin Fang

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Dietary carotenoids and the complex role of redness in the behavior of the firemouth cichlid Thorichthys meeki., Sarah Anne Fauque

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Intimate partner psychological abuse and posttraumatic stress symptoms : the role of shame during recall of psychological abuse memories., Kimberly N. Fleming

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Order automorphisms on the lattice of residuated maps of some special nondistributive lattices., Erika D. Foreman

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Youth graffiti vandalism : liminal perspectives in the light of masculinity, social contract theory and transformative process., Alton C. Frabetti

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Educational excellence through dual degrees : using Symbolic Convergence Theory to make it happen here., Stephanie Ann French

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Testing the chronic care model for depression in homebound older adults., Brittney Rose Getz

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Effects of different agricultural management systems on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity, community structure, and ecosystem services., Charles Bradford Gottshall

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Food safety : analyzing the connection between government and industrial influence., Jennifer Lee Hall 1983-

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The tools of one-handed Zen : Hakuin Ekaku's technological and artistic charisma., Brandon James Harwood 1982-

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Provisions of labor : prehistoric evidence for economic behavior at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico., David Alan Hoefer 1959-

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More than "moon gold and marbles" : rationalization, reform, and the transformation of the American circus, 1900-1940., Matt Holdzkom 1981-

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Strong quota pair systems and May's theorem on median semilattices., Lucas Hoots

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A study of the catalytic and chemical properties of palladium and palladium-silver monolayer protected clusters., Luther Benjamin Hutcherson

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Next-gen transcriptomics reveals variable gene expression in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279A when grown in co-culture with Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2192., David Jensen 1984-

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"What role we, as Negro youth of America, could play" : a new history of the Louisville NAACP youth, 1937-1955., Alexis Monique Johnson

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Building castles in the air : a discussion of the architectonic language of thought and the limits of postmodernism., Monica Krupinski

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Sulfur-oxidation enhances nitrile hydration in bioinspired ruthenium complexes : catalytic, kinetic, and DFT investigations., Davinder Kumar

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Judges' perceptions of sex offender registration, community notification, and residency restrictions., Lauren Nicole Lennon

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The local Cygnus cold cloud and further constraints on a local hot bubble., Geoffrey Robert Lentner

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Trapped in the Tiebout model : the impact of federal affordable housing programs on migration of wealthier residents., Yu-Chih Lin

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The citizen police academy : rational myths, legitimization, and emotion work : the effects of emotion on acceptance of rational myths., Michael Wayne Littrell

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“A polished, a practical, or a profound education” : (gendered) rhetorical literacies and higher learning in Louisville’s first free public high schools, 1856-1896., Amy Jean Lueck

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Application of surface chemistry at the interface of mesoporous TiO2 films for stable and high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells., Tulashi Luitel

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An unnamed God., Luke Cash Mansfield

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The unique electrochemical reactivity of small metal nanoparticles., Rafael A. Masitas

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The process of curating Trace of a Body : creating relationships and building experiences., Bailey Marie Mazik 1990-

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Spreading speeds and traveling waves in some population models., Quancheng Meng

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Chaos in semiflows., Chad Money

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Plant community responses to invasive shrub and vine removal in an urban park woodland., Eric Richard Moore

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A day in the life : identity communication at the intersection of race, gender, and sexual orientation., Mary C. Mudd

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An electronic theory of democracy : house members on their computers., Doug Murdoch

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"If we don't talk about it, they'll never go away" : an examination of the experiences of and reactions to stigma by a diverse population of adoptive parents in the United States., Jessica Rae Newton

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The being of art and the art of being : hermeneutic ontology in Gadamer and Woolf., Adam Noland,

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Metabolic profiles of household Pseudomonas species groups., Ogochukwu S. Onyiri

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Examining macro-level correlates of farm equipment theft : a test of routine activity theory and social disorganization theory., Dustin Lee Osborne

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Traces of the hand., Molly F. Passafiume 1989-

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Mediation in literacy : language, technology, and modality., Hem Sharma Paudel

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Impact of urban factors and invasive species on white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) habitat use and foraging behavior in an urban forest park., William Persons

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A culturally-sensitive model of the development of child anxiety., Jenny Marie Petrie

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Displacement : a reckoning of internal affairs : curatorial practice following artist praxis., Stacey Reason 1987-

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Another collateral consequence? : examining homeless shelters policies on sex offenders across four states., Shawn M. Rolfe

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Knocking on the door : police decision points in executing search warrants., Brian Patrick Schaefer

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Corporate history and curatorial practice at Buffalo Trace distillery., Stephanie Rose Schmidt

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#SayItLoud : securing racial & academic identities for African American students through social media., Joshua Chase Schuschke

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What we see changes how we see : analyzing the plasticity of the horizontal effect., April Marie Schweinhart

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Electrochemical formation of one-dimensional metal nanostructures across microgaps electrodes for resistive switching and optical sensing applications., Nidhi Shah

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Body image., Emma Sharps 1989-

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The Czech-Egyptian arms deal of 1955 : a turning point in Middle Eastern Cold War history., Thomas Michael Shaughnessy Skaggs

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The pedagogy of medical humanities : using literature and the visual arts to help future caregivers maintain their compassion and resilience., Lisa Higgins Shugoll

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A few good men and women : the rhetorical constitution of military personnel identity., Ashly Bender Smith

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Improved self-consistency for SCED-LCAO., Lyle C. Smith

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An ethnographic study of scrappers and metal thieves., Benjamin Fred Stickle

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Recreating the green-eyed monster : Iago for modern audiences., Travis Stolp

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The neuropsychological profile of older adult musicians and non-musicians : implications for cognitive reserve in late life., Jessica Vemich Strong,

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The PC-Tree algorithm, Kuratowski subdivisions, and the torus., Charles J. Suer

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Iconoclastic fervor : Sally Hazelet Drummond, abstract expressionism and curatorial practice., Hillary Sullivan

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Phosphinimine zinc complexes and neutral phosphinimines for ring opening polymerization of lactides., Rajesh Thapa

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Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae provide insights into the biology of a fascinating fungal phytopathogen., Su San Toh

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The de-feminization of femininity : exploratory content analysis of gay male fashion magazines., Christopher J. Vincent

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Racial profiling : using propensity score matching to examine focal concerns theory., Anthony Gennaro Vito

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Mathematical studies of the glucose-insulin regulatory system models., Minghu Wang

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Contentious spaces : a comparative analysis of Latin American resistance campaigns, 1956-2006., Sean Lee Welch

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Analysis of anacardic acid on the surface of Pelargonium × hortorum using matrix assisted laser desorptoin ionization mass spectrometry imaging., Bryan Edward Wessel 1989-

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Places in the polity of rhetoric : topoi, evolution, and the fragmentation of discourse., Benjamin James Bickel Wetherbee

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Pregnancy and performance : rights to the unveiling., Takayla Justina Williams

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Hidden sites of 'first-year' composition : what do we mean when we say 'AP'? : the diversity of practices in AP English language and composition courses., Hollye Nicole Wright

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Globalization and inter-local cooperation : the mediating roles of local contexts in the global North and South., Eric Yankson

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Dramatizing trauma in resistance to post-colonial hegemonic culture : a magic(al) realist reading of Toni Morrison's Beloved, Love and Frida Kahlo's selected paintings., FENG Yi,