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 2017
A framework for clustering and adaptive topic tracking on evolving text and social media data streams., Gopi Chand Nutakki
Challenging the self : an examination of the media's role in creating idealized bodies and the artists that challenge them., Jessica Oberdick
Southern veils : the sisters of Loretto in early national Kentucky., Hannah O'Daniel
Chemoselective reagents for derivatization of trace--level volatile carbonyl compounds using a microreactor approach., Mumiye A. Ogunwale
Breaking the cycle of silence : the significance of Anya Seton's historical fiction., Lindsey Marie Okoroafo (Jesnek)
Trinity part one : food of the Gods., Thomas Edward Olges
Thomas Merton : evil, suffering, zen and the purified soul theodicy., David Edward Orberson
Biomechanical testing of an exercise for strengthening the proximal femur., Alyssa Osbourne
Transplantar : los frutos de sus labores Transplant : fruit of their labor., Marie-Elena Ottman
Nonspreading solutions in integro-difference models with allee and overcompensation effects., Garrett Luther Otto
The implications of a University of Louisville first year experience course on student success outcomes based on race and gender., Nadine C. Petty
Coal ash exposure and asthma in children., Jack Anthony Pfeiffer
Prenatal depression screening among a diverse healthy start population., Evangeline Pierce
Culturally relevant teachers : a critical beacon in the educational standards movement., Angela Pleasant
Reversible silencing of spinal neurons unmasks a left-right coordination continuum., Amanda Marie Pocratsky
Oil, space, and national imaginaries : discursive productions by standard oil New Jersey post WWII., Michael Poindexter
Sight-singing pedagogy : a survey of high school choral directors., Marissa Lee Pollock
Novel insight into the liver-lung axis in alcohol-enhanced acute lung injury., Lauren G. Poole
Moving mountains : a study examining long-term impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on mortality in the Appalachian region using geographic information sciences techniques., James Howard Kent Pugh
Deficiency of RDH10 causes cleft secondary palate in mouse., Swetha Raja
Gene expression of ammonium transporters in Ustilago maydis and their role in pathogenicity and virulence., Kirsten Richardson
A novel approach to assess minimally invasive surgical device failure utilizing adverse event outcome severity and design complexity., Marie K. Riggs
Organizational collaboration and its impact on immigrants and refugees in Louisville., Elizabeth Burdette Roberts
The lose-lose situation : identity prioritization and gendered communication in co-recreational intramural basketball., Megan Robinson
Ironic deference : an inquiry into the nineteenth-century feminist rhetoric of Kesiah Shelton., Melissa Rothman
Hard to see through the smoke : remembering the 1912 Hillsville, Virginia courthouse shootout., Travis A. Rountree
An interactive interface for nursing robots., Ankita Sahu
Remotely sensed heat : variation and change in surface urban heat islands in a temperate eco-region of the United States., Jeremy Sandifer
Self-forgiveness in Japanese adolescents., Tetsuo "Ted" Sato
The dangers and self protective behaviors of ride share drivers., M. Angela Schwendau
The particulars about particulates : metal exposure and self-regulation of children living near coal ash., Clara G. Sears
The DLK1-MEG3 locus in malignant cells of proposed primordial germ cell origins., Zachariah Payne Sellers
Revisiting neutrophil responses to toll-like receptor 4 : influence of ligand structures and cellular environments., Shuvasree Sengupta
Dynamic adversarial mining - effectively applying machine learning in adversarial non-stationary environments., Tegjyot Singh Sethi
Transversal approaches and ecological artwork., Madison DeAnna Sevilla
Novel statistical approaches for missing values in truncated high-dimensional metabolomics data with a detection threshold., Jasmit SureshKumar Shah
The role of HIF-1α in intestinal epithelial barrier function in alcoholic liver disease., Tuo Shao
The otaku phenomenon : pop culture, fandom, and religiosity in contemporary Japan., Kendra Nicole Sheehan
"It teaches them to have a conversation in the real world" : an analysis of how identity performances shape classroom discussions., Ashley Lauren Shelton Arnold
Combating malignant melanoma with the multifaceted soy-dervied peptide lunasin., Christopher Paul Shidal
Finding exuberance for the role Shelby in Baltimore., Danielle Smart
Algorithms for automated assignment of solution-state and solid-state protein NMR spectra., Andrey Smelter
Fabrication and functionalization of carbon nanocages for use in CFx batteries., Nathan Smith
The comparative cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of hexavalent chromium in humans and sea turtles., Rachel M. Speer
The effect of caffeine on fecundability : differences in coffee, tea, and cola consumption., Emily Kathleen Steinmetz
Norton Commons, Clifton, and social equity : a neighborhood, inter-neighborhood, and regional comparison of new urbanism and “old” urbanism., Aaron J. Stephenson
Role of human arylamine n-acetyltransferase 1 in tumorigenesis and cancer biology., Marcus William Stepp
Instructional teacher job resources and student achievement in mathematics., Amy Stokes-Levine
Colorectal cancer FIT screening in the hope vi population of Jefferson County, Kentucky., Jeffrey D. Stone
Cumulative trauma, emotion reactivity and salivary cytokine response following acute stress among healthy women., Yvette Z. Szabo
Vehicle make and model recognition for intelligent transportation monitoring and surveillance., Faezeh Tafazzoli
BDNF-TRKB signaling regulates adult taste bud innervation., Tao Tang
Tonal shift, cadence and transition in the brass sonatas of Paul Hindemith., Blake Taylor
The relationship between positive behavioral interventions and supports in elementary schools and mathematics achievement., Robert Larry Taylor
Perceptions of peer group interactions on self-efficacy and academic identity of African-American students in advanced placement classes., Tinisha Yvette Taylor
A comparison of mean age theory and residence time distributions in mixed systems., Nolan Theaker
The role of the planetarium in students' attitudes, learning, and thinking about astronomical concepts., William Raymond Thornburgh
The sources of behavioral reinforcement : an examination of nonsocial reinforcement theory., Heather Tolle
Using a multi variate pattern analysis (MVPA) approach to decode FMRI responses to fear and anxiety., Sajjad Torabian Esfahani
A University's student care team : 5 year case summary., Laura Elizabeth Ulmer
Exploring a novel NF-ĸB- inhibiting nanoparticle for periodontitis therapy., Kameswara Satya Srikanth Upadhyayula
Dead places : American horror, placelessness, and globalization., Katherine Ashley Wagner
Emotion socialization and families of children with and without ADHD., Danielle M. Walerius
LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination laws in Kentucky., Christopher M Wales
Regulation of haplid phenotypes in Ustilago maydis by ammonium transporters and components of the b mating locus., Rena Margaret Wallen
An investigation of relationship correlates and predictors of cultural adjustment among missionaries., Sarah Warren
Fused filament fabrication 3D printing using low-melting alloys., Nirupama Warrier
Characterization of a mutant oncolytic adenovirus and the role of jnk in enhancing virotherapy., Stephen L. Wechman
The effect of role assignment and personality subtypes in simulation on critical thinking development, situation awareness, and perceived self-efficacy of nursing baccalaureate students., Dustin Travis Weiler
The role of kinases and phosphatases in the pathobiology of porphyromonas gingivalis., Sarah Whitmore
Embeddedness and commitment : tracing patterns of family instability and child wellbeing over time., Heidi Michele Williams
Diversity for diversity's sake? The relationship between diversity and school-level academic achievement., Richard Aaron Wisman
Examining the link between press freedom and politics., Megan Wollerton
Targeting Fas pathway as an effective means of inducing tolerance to pancreatic islets., Kyle Blake Woodward
The cultural creation of Fulvia Flacca Bambula., Erin Leigh Wotring
An analysis of the relationship between snowpack and groundwater across Utah watersheds., Samuel Wright
Transient absorption studies of CdSe nanocluster passivated with phenyldithiocarbamate ligands., Yizhou Xie
Electronic nose for analysis of volatile organic compounds in air and exhaled breath., Zhenzhen Xie
Farmscapes : picturing land transformation in nineteenth-century America., Eileen L Yanoviak
How Muslims help : an ethnography of Muslim voluntary assistance for Syrian refugees in Louisville, KY., Irene Levy Yates
Fabrication and characterization of a mcro/nanofluidic platform for electroporation., Hanwen Yuan
Design, analysis, and application of a cellular material/structure model for metal based additive manufacturing process., Shanshan Zhang
Heterogenization of complexes with redox active ligands for hydrogen evolution reaction., Wuyu Zhang
A tool to evaluate sustainability of pavement maintenance projects., Yibo Zhang
Circuits for active vision : parallel tectothalamocortical visual pathways in the mouse., Na Zhou
Spatial patterning and human behavior in level "F" at Lapa do Picareiro., Brandon K Zinsious
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Retinoic acid signaling regulates KRT5 independently of stem cell markers in submandibular salivary gland epithelium., Timur Maratovich Abashev
Propensity score based methods for estimating the treatment effects based on observational studies., Younathan Abdia
Cardiovascular and hematopoietic responses to volatile benzene exposure., Wesley Tyler Abplanalp
