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 2013
Ideologies of response in composition classrooms., Matt Dowell
The feeling of faith : a Thomistic account of religious emotions., John K. Dryden 1976-
The sea empress's garden., Brandon Dyer 1980-
Deconstructing saccades : identifying the components of saccades that produce saccade-induced retrieval enhancement., James Matthew Edlin
Influence of Lonicera maackii on leaf litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in an urban stream., Catherine A. Fargen
Site 15SP202 and the Mississippian presence at the falls of the Ohio River., William Travis Fisher 1983-
Signs of blackness., William Fitzgerald Flood 1980-
"Two machines similarly constructed" : humanity between apes and clones., Emily Regina Freund
Interactivity in Louisville museums., Robert Stephen Goforth 1983-
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern antebellum cultural values in Confederate military operations, 1861-1865., Matthew D. Goldberg
Testing location memory for threatening and nonthreatening stimuli : implications for evolutionary psychological theorizing., Ryan Patrick Hacklander
Exploring the potential relationship between mindfulness and ratings of perceived exertion., Scott Michael Hanneman
The development of word-object associations in typically developing infants and infants and toddlers with Williams syndrome., Oh Ryeong Ha
Before your eyes., Zachary Garrett Hardin
From farmer to market : the rhetorical construction of farmers in the local food movement., Hannah Virginia Harrison
Cultural interpretations of Socratic and Confucian education philosophy., Wang Heng
The relationship between dispositional mindfulness and eating : an analysis of self-reported and in vivo eating behaviors in undergraduate females., Megan E. Jablonski
The day of the Lord., Neil David James 1989-
Godard and Nietzsche : a case for filmosophy., Andrew Ronald Jones 1985-
Stranded strangers : Ethiopian refugees and the quest for urban citizenship in Nairobi, Kenya., Derese Getachew Kassa 1979-
The four others in I. Kadare's works : a study of the Albanian national identity., Jing Ke
A paradox of American tragedy : Long day's journey into night and the problem of negative emotion in theatrical performance., Jeremy Killian
Art museum deaccessioning : conflict between museum professionals, donor intent, the public, and living artists., Megan Elizabeth Kociscak 1987-
Theoretical investigations of photophysics and spectroscopic properties in B12 cofactors., Karina Kornobis
Behavioral rhythm, sleep, and mood disturbances in newly admitted nursing home residents., Irene M. Kostiwa
Computational modelling of chemical reactions catalyzed by cobalamin (B12)-dependent enzymes : mechanistic insights., Neeraj Kumar
Aminooxy reagents for synthesis and analysis : expanding the role of oximation., Sebastien Laulhe
Knitting as art., Deborah Levine
Badges of slavery : the struggle between civil rights and federalism during reconstruction., Vanessa Hahn Lierley 1981-
The Supreme Court, the establishment clause, and the First Amendment., William Lorigan 1976-
Numinous awakenings in The golden key., Trisha Anne Maclin 1989-
The rhetoric of Africa : historical turns in constructing a continent, 1780-1890., Dexter Peck Mahaffey
Utilizing the spectator perspective in the acting process., Jocelyn K. Matsuo
The historical and cultural meanings of American music lyrics from the Vietnam War., Erin Ruth McCoy
Navigating the field : an examination of rhetorical spaces in the Journal of sex research., Deanna McGaughey-Summers
An inter-theoretical approach to acting., Cara Elizabeth McHugh
Community level impacts of Microstegium vimineum on arthropod community structure and foodweb dynamics in a temperate deciduous forest., Judith L. Metcalf
Consider David Foster Wallace, or reconsidering DFW : literary self-fashioning and slacker genius., Michael Franklin Miller
Spectral investigation of the conformation of primary and secondary micelles of sodium cholate and the impact of pH and salt concentration., Sarah Elizabeth Milliner
Hydrogen (H2) sensing and catalysis with organic-stabilized Pd and Pd alloy nanoparticles., Monica Moreno
Neighborhoods, social capital and economic success., Sean M. Payne
Land use controls, equine landscapes and the role of political culture in managing sprawl development., Lynn Roche Phillips
The autodidact : Constantine Samuel Rafinesque and the limits of the posthumanities., Elijah Pritchett
Recovery and biogeography of Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species from the human home., Megan E. Purdy
Support of police consolidation : assessing the impact of perceived complexity., John C. Reed 1956-
Pioneers, proclamations, and patents : a narrative of the conquest, division, settlement, and transformation of Kentucky., Brandon Michael Robison 1986-
A subcultural study of freestyle BMX : the effects of commodification and rationalization on edgework., Shane Scott
Pyruvate carboxylase is upregulated in NSCLC to support proliferation and anabolism., Katherine Sellers
Relations between nonverbal cognitive ability and spoken language development : implications for deaf toddlers who use cochlear implants., Carissa Lynn Shafto
Resilience in late-life bereavement : disentangling the relationship between resilience and cumulative lifetime loss., Shruti N. Shah
Development of phosphinimine-sulfonate ligands for late metal catalysis., Suisheng Shang 1966-
Sex differences in violent school victimization : using self-control to understand variation in victimization., Anthony Smith 1989-
Fighting for success : the use of resources by NGOs in the anti-human trafficking social movement., Lisa Stapleton 1978-
Dirty slut : an exploration of Margaret in Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing., Lauren Ashlee Street 1987-
Seeking Bob Thompson : dialogue/object., Slade Stumbo 1971-
Territoriality and landscape of aggression., Piyumika Sureshni Suriyampola
A semi-empirical Hamiltonian for boron, phosphorus and compounds containing boron, phosphorus and silicon., Paul S. Tandy
Discursive affordances : police, transfer, and the performance of identity., Robert John Terry
EU policy in Belarus : prospects for democratization., Jessie-Leigh O'Leary Thomas
A progressive mind : Louis D. Brandeis and the origins of free speech., Elizabeth Diane Todd
The Nashville John School : risk deterrence and the reintegrative shaming approach., Robin Malony Valenzuela
Understanding thought disorder in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders : exploring the relation and implications of affect., Rachel Nicole Waford
A stage-structured delayed reaction-diffusion model for competition between two species., Chunwei Wang
Unconventional warfare in the Ottoman Empire : Turkish counterinsurgency and their Western inspiration., Nicholas A. Warndorf 1987-
Exploring the missing pieces : readers, religion and societal relations in ONE magazine, 1954-1963., Alisha West
"This is not what motherhood looks like" : mothers' interpretations of cultural representations of the celebrity pregnant and post-partum body., Brittany M. Williams 1987-
Transformations : material terms for writing on religion in composition classrooms., Mark Alan Williams
Modeling risk for the development of child anxiety : the role of parent emotion socialization practices, children's emotional competence, and physiological responsiveness., Sarah Ramsey Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The hidden help : Black domestic workers in the Civil Rights Movement., Trena Easley Armstrong
Specific b alleles matter in phytopathogenic Ustilago maydis., Kavita Burman Aulakh
Ecological interactions affecting the role of mosquito larvae on dengue virus transmission., Jeffrey J. Bara 1984-
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
