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 2021
A spatial analysis of supply-demand of public transportation in Jefferson County, Kentucky., Nastaran Abdoli
Predicting Henry's Law constants of volatile organic compounds present in bourbon using molecular simulations., Christopher A Abney
Simulation of fracture strength improvements of a human proximal femur using finite element analysis., Waleed Ebraheem Alim
Restaurant style prediction using Word2vec and support vector machine., Saleh Abdullah Almohaimeed
Winter suite., Timothy Amalavage-Smith
The lived experience of women with head & neck cancer and the impact on close relationships., Georgia Anderson
A case study in the use of mentorships in academic instructional coach development., Matt Anderson
“So, how real can I get?: opportunities and obstacles for teacher learners enacting culturally responsive pedagogy., Jonathan P Baize
Vestiges and dry-erase ghosts., Isaac Barzso
Anxiety and self-efficacy related to learning neuroanatomy in an integrated medical curriculum., Jessica S. Bergden
Study of neutral hadron production in a high intensity particle physics experiment., Jake W. Berg
Incidental exposure, political activity and perceived trust., Brianna Berry
But also full of seeds for a future that could have turned out differently., Megan Marie Bickel
Investigating a novel function for phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 (PSAT1) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mediated lung tumorigenesis., Rumeysa Biyik-Sit
Acting on what we hear: the impact of a listening methodology in a community literacy program., Megen Farrow Boyett
In pursuit of innocence: A study of race and ethnicity differences in time to exoneration., Virginia E. Braden
COVID-19 Serological Diagnostic Development Using A SARS-CoV-2 RBD Foldon Fusion, Joey Emery Breckenridge Jr.
Exploring socialization processes for leisure-based esports: a qualitative study., Joseph R. Brewer
Mapping three dimensional interactions between biomolecules and electric fields., Joseph Patrick Brian P.E.
Economic and sociological factors associate with first-year African American students' enrollment in historically Black Colleges and Universities., Vickie Gale Bridgeman
Defending Judge Roy Moore: a case study of persuasion resistance strategies., Stephen F. Brockman
Automated conversion of MultiCellDS Digital Cell Lines and ISA-Tab filesets., Connor Joseph Burns
Image Analysis of Charged Bimodal Colloidal Systems in Microgravity., Adam J. Cecil
The high school choral classroom as a platform for cross-cultural education: a content evaluation of the 2020 TNMEA SATB all-state repertoire., Michael Ian Colavita
Prageru as a parasite public., Ryan A Corso-Gonzales
Biomechanical Characterization of Video-Recorded Short-Distance Falls Involving Children Equipped with a Biometric Device in a Childcare Setting: A Pilot Study., Danielle K. Cory
Space to lead: cognitive coaching as mindful school leader practice., Jennifer Helm Cox
An Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Living Kidney Donation, Rachel E. Crenshaw
A qualitative look at secondary trauma through the lived experiences of elementary teachers., Terri L Davenport
Resonating otherness: rethinking the body through Octavia Butler's dawn., Tristan DeWitt Carr
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
Genetic and functional analysis of rat mammary cancer susceptibility., Emily L Duderstadt
PDE4 inhibition: a novel therapeutic strategy in liver fibrosis., Mohamed Elnagdy
Adaptive control and parameter-dependent anti-windup compensation for inertia varying quadcopters., Benjamin Edwards Farber
Black men wanted: an instrumental case study exploring the situational factors related to the retention of African American male high school teachers., Christopher Kevin Flores
Improving student success and engagement in virtual and hybrid classrooms., Sydney Fogo
Transnational writing program administration: mobility, entanglement, work., Joseph Franklin
Principal mentoring as a retention and effectiveness strategy in comprehensive improvement schools., Robert Fulk
Harnessing the power of trained immunity in the setting of pancreatic cancer: a novel mechanism of immune trafficking and tumor control., Anne Elena Geller
Improvised power: finding an authentic acting aesthetic in an adaption of Mowatt's fashion., Alexander Louis Gordon
[Re]Fashioning a means: exploring and adapting Anna Cora Mowatt's fashion through a feminist lens., Jordan Tudor Haggard
Sex-based differences in microbiota composition and metabolomic profiles associated with altered macrophage function and protection from lupus in BWF1 mice., James William Harder
Harmful algal blooms in the Ohio river: spatial and temporal differences., Bevin Hardy
Telling principals' leadership stories: administrative perceptions of promoting teacher leadership., Adam Whitney Hicks Ed.D.
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
Presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in urban streams receiving sewer overflow, Louisville, Kentucky, USA., Cullen Hunter
Writing program administration at public liberal arts colleges., N. Claire Jackson
Thermo-hydro-mechanical characterization of Ottawa sand and Kaolin clay through experimental models., Mohammad Joshaghani
Assessing the role of chronic arsenite exposure in disrupting the EGFR signaling axis., Christine Kim
The role of Src in NSCLC cell and lung fibroblast migration on 3D cell-derived matrix., Austin M Krueger
The importance of noncapped viral genomic RNA to alphaviral infection and pathogenesis., Autumn LaPointe
Focal concerns and case advancement in sexual assault cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis., David Stuart Lapsey Jr
CFD analysis of acoustofluidic channels and the effects on biologic delivery., Zachary T. Long
Identifying the cardiovascular effects of multiple pollutants., Katlyn Elizabeth McGraw
Comparing instructional techniques on memory retention, retrieval, application and self-efficacy of grading criteria used for student self-assessment., Michael James Metz
The shifting role of teachers: a case study on teachers’ perceptions of personalized learning in a rural school district., Steve Miracle
Optimization with interval data: new problems, algorithms, and applications., Mohsen Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh
Ecological, evolutionary, and molecular mechanisms driving pyocin diversity in pseudomonas aeruginosa., Aubrey A. Mojesky
Major league baseball fans’ climate change attitudes and willingness to adapt: climate vulnerability vs. America’s pastime., Jessica R. Murfree
Saving butterflies in the city: gardens as conservation spaces in urban landscapes., Lindsay D. Nason
Observational studies in group testing and potential applications., Alexander Christopher Noll
The rise of the nones: religion, leaners, and their connection with partisanship in America., Kevin C. Orr
Formula, moment, and IPS in Stockhausen's Evas Erstgeburt., Jonathon Pan
Particulate matter exposure and community-acquired pneumonia mortality among hospitalized adults with pneumococcal pneumonia: incidence study (HAPPI) participants., Jack Anthony Pfeiffer
Ga-based III-V semiconductor photoanodes for solar fuels and novel techniques to investigate their photocorrosion., Sahar Pishgar
Parents' perceptions of leisure constraints and facilitators in elite youth soccer: A phenomenological approach., Chelsea C. Police
Re-visiting the Flutie effect: an exploration of athletic success' impact on student enrollment decisions., Addison Pond
Image analysis of colloidal systems for pair and triplet correlations., Brianna Price
Estimating cumulative incidence rate on interval censored data in an illness-death model., Chen Qian
Role of KVβ2 subunits in regulation of resistance arterial tone., Sean M Raph
Isomotive dielectrophoresis for enhanced analyses of cell subpopulations., Mohamed Zakarya Rashed
Preclinical development of epicertin, a novel biotherapeutic for the treatment of ulcerative colitis., Micaela Ann Reeves
School improvement grant: analysis of Kentucky cohort I schools., Ryan Rodosky
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
Computational frameworks for microRNA functional analysis of inter-kingdom and indirect targeting., Mohammed Sayed
Multi-style explainable matrix factorization techniques for recommender systems., Olurotimi Nugbepo Seton
Machine learning approaches for lung cancer diagnosis., Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed Shaffie
Design for metal fused filament fabrication (DfMF3) of Ti-6Al-4V alloy., Mohammad Qasim Shaikh
Witness and testimony: the role of race and community in forming Black Aesthetics., Cathy Smith Shannon
The effects of great leaps reading on the reading fluency of elementary students with reading and behavioral deficits., Gwendolyn Shultz Ashley
Determination of the biological functions of undefined domains of VEEV nsP2., Andrew Michael Skidmore
The peacock in the room: confronting the hidden curriculum of androcentrism and gender bias in undergraduate biology education., Sarah Hamilton Spaulding
The neural architecture of emotional intelligence., Teodora Stoica
Urban arterial lane flow distribution: a before and after traffic microsimulation analysis on the effect of implementing new route markings and signage., Larry Michael Summers
Shifting sands., Rachid Tagoulla
I'm still valid: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study of part-time phd students' motivation and satisfaction., Heather A Turner
Heterocyclic amines and arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 polymorphism in pathogenesis of insulin resistance., Kennedy M. Walls
-rhiza., Katherine E. Watts
Love labor: literal symbols and true abstractions., Karen Weeks
Understanding and Avoiding AI Failures: A Practical Guide., Robert Max C Williams
The rivers of life: a portraiture study of three black female educational leaders in a large urban school district., Cassandra G. Woods
Chronic codeswitching: A phenomenological study examining Multiracial student sense of belonging in a predominantly White institution., Nicholas Lamar Wright
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 Ade-Salu
Differences in opportunity evaluation between corporate and independent entrepreneurs., Alireza Aghaey
