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 see: http://ir.library.louisville.edu/faq.html.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Identifying protective factors against overweight and obesity within the social environment of women with low incomes., Monica M. Adams
An actor's process in bridging the gap between first-generation and multi-generational African-American identities., Mutiyat o. Ade-Salu
Tobacco smoke exposures and fertility-related outcomes among females seeking fertility care, and the interaction with N-Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2).., T'shura S. A. Ali
Preventable hospitalization among type 2 diabetes patients in Kentucky before and after medicaid expansion 2010-2017., Turky Jamil Arbaein
A novel approach to HIV prevention: understanding multi-level influences on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) uptake and outreach among African Americans., Suur Debrah Ayangeakaa
Development and validation of the measure of perceived safety in the college classroom: a mixed methods phenomenological research study., Jennifer Ballard-Kang
The effects of self-regulated strategy development instruction on argument writing skills of adolescents with mild disabilities., Stacy Crawford Bewley
"It's personal": a case study analysis of the strategic management of resources in a historically black University athletic department., Brigitte M. Burpo
Mechanistic insight of the role of NHERF1 in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury., Adrienne M. Bushau-Sprinkle
Formation, organization, and synaptic properties of circuits between thalamic reticular nucleus and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus., Peter W. Campbell
Methods for Mass Data Acquisition of Whiskey Webs., Adam D. Carrithers
Short-term financial confidence as a predictor of academic achievement and six-year graduation success of first-year students., Shawna M. Clark
The retinoblastoma protein mediates metabolic reprogramming in lung cancer., Lindsey R. Conroy
Effects of Design Autonomy on the Flow Experience, Antonio F Coriano
A machine learning approach for allocating route cost to customers for transportation and logistics services., Alison Davis
Computational techniques in medical image analysis application for white blood cells classification., Omar Dekhil
Selective laster melting 17 -4 PH stainless steel and the effect of varied thermal treatments on fatigue behavior., Sean Daniel Dobson
We've got the 'hots' for changing teacher misconceptions of learning styles: a mixed-methods approach., Allison Paige Fowler
Invocation., Shae Taylor Goodlett
Development of in vitro models to study the rapid extraintestinal dissemination of salmonella., Adarsh Gopinath
GridHub: a grid-based, high-density material handling system., Gang Hao
A king's royal scars., Xavier Mikal Harris
Predictors of binge drinking among military veterans: a general strain theory approach., Emily Ann Hayden
Mathematical characterization of a microfluidic ultrasound driven transfection device., Chris J. Holton
Examining corporate blameworthiness in relation to federal organizational sentencing for probation and corporate monitors., Emily M. Homer
Gender-differential effects of perceived discrimination on lawyers' job satisfaction: a general strain theory approach., Caroline Isabelle Jalain
White moves first: unearthing white privilege in the modern board game., Darrell A. Johnson
Development of rationally designed live attenuated vaccines for Lassa fever and Venezuelan equine encephalitis., Dylan MacGregor Johnson
Hirschman's voice, exit, and loyalty framework in the context of charter schools and secession: a discourse analysis of Indiana newspaper editorial items, 1990 to 2014., GlyptusAnn Grider Jones
Optimization and simulation models to improve access to organ transplantation in the United States., Fatemeh Karami
Determination of selenite and selenate in wet flue gas desulfurization process water through IC-ICP-MS and HG-ICP-AES, Samuel Anthony Kelty
Anxiety and how to control it: the functional role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis., Lindsay K. Knight
Volatile organic compound exposure and cardiometabolic syndrome risk in a nationally representative cohort., Stacey Lane Konkle
Dual role of antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin in alcohol-associated liver disease., Fengyuan Li
Tobacco product-derived aldehydes: effects on circulating angiogenic cells & implications for cardiovascular disease., Jordan B. Lynch
Computational modeling of photolysis and catalysis reactions in vitamin b12-dependent enzymes., Abdullah Al Mamun
Role of plant volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in seed priming and plant-herbivore interactions., Abhinav Kumar Maurya
Exosomes from embryonic stem cells as a prophylactic vaccine against lung cancer., Shuhan Meng
The emerging oral pathogen, filifactor alocis, disrupts neutrophil functions to enhance survival and dysregulate inflammation., Irina Miralda Molina
Influences of material extrusion additive manufacturing (MEAM) parameters and additives on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) properties., Niknam Momenzadeh
Coparenting and school success: perspectives of fathers., Shannon M. Mount
Contemporary francophone west African social movements in the rise of neo pan-africanism: a case study of y en a marre in Senegal., Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Ndiaye
Susceptibility assessment of bank and floodplain erosion in stream restoration using a two-dimensional hydrodynamic., Fereshteh Noorbakhsh
Determining the efficacy of additive manufacturing for the aerospace spare parts supply chain, Kyle O'Brien
Modulation of host innate immune cells by Yersinia pestis to create a permissive environment for replication., Amanda Rose Pulsifer
Tobacco-derived aldehydes: platelet activation, thrombosis, and the role of TRPA1., Andre Dwayne Richardson
Converting threats into opportunities predicting medical error reporting behavior., Whitney Thomas Rogers
Addition of Fermentation Experiment to Unit Operations Laboratory, Jeremy T. Rone
American nocturne., Zahid Saeed
Impact of magnetocaloric material properties on performance of a magnetocaloric heat pump., Michael G. Schroeder
Novel Bayesian methodology for the analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data., Michael Sekula
The role of inter-enlargement propriospinal neurons in locomotion following spinal cord injury., Courtney Therese Shepard
Transient display of chimeric proteins on biological surfaces as an effective strategy for modulations of innate and adaptive immune responses., Pradeep Shrestha
Functional nanomaterials by combining aminooxy chemistry and iodine activation at momolayer protected clusters., Tirtha Raj Sibakoti
Materials-processing relationships for metal fused filament fabrication of Ti-6Al-4V alloy., Paramjot Singh
Hotel De Vagabundos: reviewing African American theatre journey., Manuel Francisco Viveros
Oral health-related quality of life in US adults with type 2 diabetes., Giang Truong Vu
The long journey down market street: an oral history based biography of Mary Craik., Denise Vulhop Watkins
LabVIEW Improvements and Equipment Redesign of Unit Operations Distillation Column, Madalyn S Wead
Black middle-class neighborhoods in Louisville through multiple lenses., Jamar M. Wheeler
Evaluation of tracing techniques in the rat spinal cord using a custom MATLAB application., Rachel M. Zalla
Microrobots for wafer scale microfactory: design fabrication integration and control., Ruoshi Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Plasma oxidation of liquid precursors for complex metal oxides., Babajide Patrick Ajayi
A distinct pattern of sterile inflammation induced by zinc oxide nanowires., Ruqaih Salem Alghsham
2D materials based heterostructures : a lithography free method., Adel Alruqi
An explainable recommender system based on semantically-aware matrix factorization., Mohammed Sanad Alshammari
Religious coping measurement in the context of long-term care., Nathaniel David Andrew
Pedagogies of possibility : a study reconceptualizing the teacher's role in a reggio-inspired urban preschool classroom., Christina Louise Angleton
Receptive fields optimization in deep learning for enhanced interpretability, diversity, and resource efficiency., Babajide Odunitan Ayinde
Send nudes : art on social anxiety and human connection in an internet driven society., Lauren A Bader
Do LGBTQ-identified, postsecondary writing instructors come out in their classrooms?, Michael Baumann
Exploratory learning activities in the physics classroom: contrasting cases versus a rich dataset., Campbell Rightmyer Bego
School entry age and school readiness., Robin Berry
Urban (un)planning and social vulnerability in the context of rapid urbanization and data constraints: a quantitative study of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Sheliza Bhanjee
Understanding worry and mindfulness through psycholinguistics., Elena Maria Clara Geronimi Bortoleto
Clustering heterogeneous autism spectrum disorder data., Mariem Boujelbene
The tournament and chivalry as represented by Chrétien de Troyes, Marie de France, and Geoffrey Chaucer., Hailey Michelle Brangers
The relationship between employee engagement and work performance for individuals working in active asset management: examining the moderate effect of age, gender, and job function., Elizabeth Aubrey Brenner
(un)bound : disrupting notions., Reid Broadstreet
Fluid flow analysis of diluted evaporating American whiskey droplets., Martin J. Brown VI
Teacher perception of administrative support for the implementation of a teacher evaluation system., Natalie Redman Brown
"A trained and trustful soul" : life and literature of a black Louisville artist in minstrel America., Emma Christine Bryan
Thinging : powerful objects., Tammy M. Burke
Maximizing space utilization in unit-load warehouses., Luis Felipe Cardona Olarte
A study of big field multivariate cryptography., Ryann Cartor
Addressing the problem of sterile drug injecting supply acquisition for people who inject drugs., Barbra Ann Cave
Optical direct detection of thermal vibrations of ultralow stiffness micro-nano structures., Sri Sukanta Chowdhury
