This collection includes theses and dissertations from the University of Louisville. 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 2025
A multilevel analysis to evaluate variability in SDOH clusters within rurality and its effects on cancer-specific and all-cause mortality in the US., Stephie Ann Abraham
Thermal heterogeneity and lithium plating during fast charging of lithium-ion battery., Ayodeji Avis Adeniran
The role of fast-food consumption, residential fast-food exposures, and urinary essential trace heavy metals in colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes., Jeevan Adhikari
Bayesian model updating of structural parameters using temperature variation data., Ujjwal Adhikari
Recent studies on the reactions and synthesis of nitrogen and sulfur - containing heterocyclic pharmacophores., Bernard Louis Adjei
Explainable A.I. for analysis and interpretation of heterogeneous crime data., Sadaf Ahmed
Scalable carbon-based electrodes for hole-transport layer-free perovskite solar cells., Sharmin Akter
Peer functioning and risk for co-occurring ADHD and anxiety symptoms in school-aged children: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis., Helena F. Alacha
Thermal and non-thermal mass transport effects in plasmon-assisted electrochemistry., Md Al Amin
Optimization and simulation models for integrating social determinants in assessing and optimizing the accessibility and efficiency of community pharmacy networks., Md Morshedul Alam
Mental health service utilization among Arab/Middle Eastern in the US: Structural disparities, digital access, and stigma-related barriers., Fatima M. Aldarweesh
Artificial intelligence for cancer imaging: Integrated frameworks for hepatocellular carcinoma and pulmonary nodules., Ahmed Muhammed Sherif Mostafa Alksas
The effects of geographic isolation and anthropogenic activity on the social behavior of Caribbean green Monkeys., Rose Amrhein
Polymathy: The foundational source of creativity and innovation., Michael Araki
A Black Sherlock Holmes: An exploration of nonconforming characterization., Faith Janaye Artis
Advancing research on Retinitis Pigmentosa: An investigation of natural history, visual system plasticity, and mutation-independent treatment., Cecilia A. Attaway
Beyond the individual: A dyadic mixed-methods study of work–life balance in entrepreneurial households., Juliana Binhote
My achilles years., Ash William Bittner
Effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate in a mouse model of alcohol-associated liver disease., Paxton Michelle Brizendine/Ames
The voices behind the screen: Navigating the politics of work-time, identity, visibility, and tokenism in the workplace., John Douglas Broadus Jr.
Investigating factors that influence rural student degree attainment at urban institutions., Kevin Kelleher Buckley
Demon in the dark: A collection of short stories., Giovanna Claudia Burkett
The role of psychological capital and case management intensity in patient activation in permanent supportive housing residents., Sarah J. Carter
Engaging in movement at work: Exploring engagement and physical activity., Spencer A. Cavan
Sex-based differences in osteoarthritis in early medieval Spain: A case study from Visigoth and Carolingian period Terrassa., Jordan Chatellier
Increasing histidyl dipeptides in skeletal muscle preserves muscle mass and function in heart failure., Mamata Hiraman Chaudhari
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes: From discovery to clinical application., Lewis Clayton Chew
Safety evaluation of Epicertin, an oral biotherapeutic candidate for treating ulcerative colitis: A 28-day repeated dose toxicity study., Jimmy Fernando Cifuentes Jimenez
The light farm., John Wrestling Brewster Clay
An exploration of LGBTQ+ runner motivation and constraints., Michael Clemons
Untitled: Study., Annabela Cockrell
Everything and nothing found in the house of leaves: A multiliterate analysis of multimodal writing., Jennings Collins
Building a future of "vision, passion, and possibilities" in Eastern Kentucky: How veteran educators understand and suggest improving teacher retention., Robert Brian Collins Jr.
Bleeding out from the redlining: An autoethnographic study of racial equity policy enactment in a large, urban school district., Anderson Aven Cook
Examing fear conditioning/extinction and the role of the amygdala in human neuroimaging., Olivia Cook
Minimizing secondary spinal cord injuries with hypertonic saline., Francisco A. Cortez-Thomas
Analyzing the association of competitive food policy on competitive food content in U.S. schools., Mary E. Curnutte
A persistent homology framework for scRNA-Seq: Assessing clustering robustness and quantifying preprocessing and integration effects on topological features., Jonah Daneshmand
Light without memory., John Day
A tale of two toxicants: Investigating the interaction between hexavalent chromium and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid., Morgan Elizabeth Delnicki
Healthcare access and agency in material culture: a specialized analysis of pharmaceutical artifacts from Louisville’s West End., Sara Marian (Deurell) Ignacio
Creating new points of access: how integrating Black acting methods strengthens the Western theatre canon., Darrin Edward Dispenza-Mosley
Hybrid geographies and nature in the city: A tale of two greenspaces in Louisville, KY., Rebecca Dixon
Women and gender non-conforming introductory STEM students navigating gender, faculty expectations, and college support systems., Trisha A. Douin-Manning
I'm still eating crayons., Eisey Eisenhardt
Opportunities for mathematical thinking (OMT) in fourth grade mathematics textbooks., Lucas Wayne Elliott
Assessing medical decision-making capacity: The importance of patient values., Emilee M. Ertle
Remotely-sensed urbanization and local perceptions of change from 1985-2024 in Southern Indiana., Marlea Ferber
Linked lives in the riverbed: Integrating fish host dynamics, community structure, and demography for freshwater mussel conservation., Jonathan Patrick Frommeyer
Be yourself: Life history of gay K-12 educators in Kentucky and their lived experiences., Kevin L. Garner
"No one leaves for free": A media analysis of the lived experiences and cumulative impacts of the Flint water crisis., Jordan Leigh Gatewood
Incarcerated women: Gendered rhetoric from the outside and reality inside prison walls., Taylor Riley Geiser
The influence of psychological, biological, and social determinants on disordered eating behaviors among U.S. young adults: Evidence from Nhanes 2015-2018., Samantha Kaye Gerbine
Synthetic and pharmacological diversity of nitrogen-containing heterocycles., Shramana Ghosh
From Afghanistan to Louisville: Changing face of family and gender roles in Afghan immigrants in Louisville, Kentucky., Zohal Ghoura
Catholic high school principals’ experiences with parent-school relationships and perceptions of self-efficacy., Alexander J. Glaser
Can exploring before instruction improve underrepresented STEM students’ learning compared to traditional methods? Investigating psychosocial factors., Katherine G. Golway
Exposure to PM2.5 and aging., Daniel Chris Gomes
Affective teacher tok: A sociomaterial analysis of teachers’ digital literacy practices on social media., Jessica Nicole Gottbrath
Role of cardiac ketone body metabolism in myocardial perfusion and exercise performance., Kara R. Gouwens
Emotion regulation, reasoning, and procedural safeguards in politically-polarized moral dilemmas., Alanea Graci
Exploring hexavalent chromium exposure and lipid accumulation in liver disease., Gabrielle Celine Griffin
Predicting resilience among treatment-referred youth with a history of trauma exposure: an exploration of risk and protective factors., Prabathi Mandara Gunathilake
Emerging solid electrolytes for solid-state sodium batteries: Synthesis and interface study., Xiaolin Guo
Avaren-Fc's effects on lymphoma cells., Jacob Hahn
A comparision of teachers' ratings of published versus ai-generated descriptions of evidence based practices in Education., Lora T. Hall
SARS-CoV-2 modulates PLA2G2D/PGD2 signaling to manipulate host immune response to increase disease severity., Dante L. Hamiel
Further characterization of the fungal effector MVLG-01732 in planta and heterologous expression of fungal effectors in different smut fungi., Joseph Paul Ham
What happens to soil and native plant life after removal of Lonicera maackii in an urban temperate forest?, Sheryl A. Gipson Hammond
Immunopathogenic crosstalk between cancer and the kidney: A central role for macrophages as potential mediators., Dana Hammouri
A deep learning approach for semantic segmentation and its application on CTC., Samir Farag Harb
Coalitional belonging as praxis: first-year writing and student community creation in the post-DEI university., Kendyl C. Harmeling
Dirty Dianthus: A review of the Microbotryum-Dianthus plant pathogen system., Roxanne Kaaren Hayes
Differences in prostate cancer (PCa) stage at primary diagnosis and PCa-specific mortality among rural versus urban populations in Kentucky., Chase Herrmann
What will it take to keep you? A phenomenological investigation of teacher career decisions in Title I elementary schools., Tonya Nicole Holt
EvoMetric: An interactive framework for scalable visual analytics of time series data with dynamic changes., Jiahang Huang
Spectroscopic studies of metal containing molecules under jet-cooled conditions using laster-induced fluoresence (LIF) and dispersed fluorescence (DF) techniques., Md Touhidul Islam
Studies of pathways to T2D and interventions through a dynamical system model., Rafiqul Islam
Reclaiming space: Unhoused population and their use of public libraries., Marcellos Desmond Jackson
A causal model of performance shaping factors for human reliability analysis in manufacturing., Prameet Ranjan Jha
A RALGEF inhibitor suppresses lung cancer stem cell development and tumorigenesis., Raphael Ngozichi Suarez Jigo
Integrating due process into large language models., Joshua Paul Johnson
Why are parents choosing Forest preschool? A look into parent choice and outcome expectations in a Forest preschool setting., Victoria M. Jones
Genetic influence of allelic variation on the phenotypic variability of cognitive outcomes in individuals with Williams syndrome., Marinie P. Joseph
Ecosystem services of urban green spaces in Louisville, KY., Julia Kachanova
Controlling selectivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction with an external magnetic field., Nawaraj Karki
Detecting non-axisymmetric instabilities in fluid-based manufacturing via multi-view tensor analysis., Bidusi Khadka
Molecular dynamics simulations of biologically relevant interfaces: From tear film lipid layers to RNA adsorption on silica surfaces., Mahbuba Khanom
The impact of consensus decision making on creating conditions for psychological safety in SBDM councils., Rachel Ann Klein
Tel Jezreel's medieval crusader cemetery: A case study in contemporary burial practices and necroviolence against infants and children., Autumn Koehling
