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 2016
Claude Cahun, Marcel Moore, and the collapse of "surrealist photography"., Elizabeth Ann Driscoll Smith
Workplace spirituality and employee work intentions : examining the relationship and the mediating role of ethical leadership., Paula F. Soder
Computational methods for the analysis of functional 4D-CT chest images., Ahmed Soliman Naeem Soliman
Baby book for soprano and orchestra., Lauren Spavelko
Top Drawer : 150 years of Bittners in theory and practice., Wesley Elizabeth Spencer
Relationship between living environment and first-year student academic achievement and persistence., Shannon Deaton Staten
The effect of vestibular stimulation exercises on balance in children with Down syndrome., Sarah Sunderman
Characterization of PG1604 (PorZ) as an essential component of type 9 secretion system in Porphyromonas gingivalis., Apurva Tadimari Prabhakar
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) onset and "remission"., Srikanth Tangelloju
Automated analysis of cancerous histological samples., Thomas Allen Tennill
Model validation and transition to turbulence in orbiting culture dishes., Jonathan Michael D. Thomas
Psychotherapy dropout : the influence of ethnic identity and stigma on early termination., Le'Keldric Jawon Thomas
This sleep of reason., Brit Thompson
The Casamance conflict : un-imagining a community., Sandra Tombe
Memory and fine motor skill test performance among children living near coal ash storage sites., Lindsay Koloff Tompkins
Structure, spending, and democracy : a study of municipal governments., Neal McIntyre Turpin
Microfluidic platform for impedance characterization of endothelial cells under fluid shear stress., Vanessa Velasco
The role of nicotine, a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and extracellular matrix remodeling in pulmonary fibrosis., Glenn Ward Vicary
Understanding through narrative inquiry : storying a national writing project initiative., Amy Renee Vujaklija
Comparison of physical activity and sleep measures based on subjective and objective measures., Amy Jo Walden
The effects of direct peritoneal resuscitation on leukocyte infiltration after acute brain death., Jessica Lee Weaver
The available means of imagination : personal narrative, public rhetoric, and circulation., Stephanie D. Weaver
Adaptive schools : investigating impact, continuity, and change in one school district., Winn Crenshaw Wheeler
Detecting evidence of systemic inflammation from osteological markers in the Indian Knoll population of Ohio county, Kentucky., Krysta Wilham
Why we love music : a case study of high school principals., D. Benjamin Williams
Life balance in adult healthy siblings of individuals with childhood cancer., Yolanda Williams
Amused teachers and public readers : empathy and derision in "student blooper" collections., Jessica Winck
The influence of superabsorbent polymer (cassava startch) on the rheological behavior of cement pastes., James Wong
Optimization models and algorithms for demand response in smart grid., Guangyang Xu
Structure-function analysis and characterization of metalloproteins., Sen Yao
Environmental vegetation : a possible association with cardiovascular disease risk., Ray Anthony Yeager II
Single carrier frequency domain equalization and energy efficiency optimization for MIMO cognitive radio., Xiaohui Zhang
The impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program on adverse selection : first year case study., Steven K. Zimmerman
Imagining the Nigerian nation through the West African pilot 1960-1966., David Zintak
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Assessing the water quality benefits of green infrastructure stormwater control measures., Sam Abdollahian
Computational methods to predict and enhance decision-making with biomedical data., Behnaz Abdollahi
Sisters of the Mississippi struggle : examining the contributions by women to the fight for voting equality in Mississippi in the early 1960s., Morgan Ackerman, 1980-
Community characteristics associated with local intergovernmental cooperation., Sarin Adhikari
Heat transfer mechanisms in water-based nanofluids., Masoudeh Ahmadi
Immunomodulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells by particulate b-glucan in cancer., Sabrin Husein Albeituni
The impact of victimization on the disabled., Derek James Allen
Characterizing the neuropeptide pathways between the forebrain and the pons., Ali Al-Magableh
Promoting differentiation and survival of human c-kit+ cardiac progenitor cells ex vivo., Tareq Al-Maqtari
Evaluation of liver transplant prioritization methods for hepatocellular carcinoma patients using multistate models., Sarah Katharine Alver
Do hydrocarbon and salinity disturbance affect marine meiofauna diversity and community structure?, Kyle Edward Anderson
Effects of amplitude modulation on sound localization in reverberant environments., Paul W. Anderson
Developing the future workforce through apprenticeships : a case study of an industry-education partnership., Nana K. Arthur-Mensah
An investigation of the centrality of competing institutional logics for social enterprises., Tae Jun Bae
A plant-made cholera toxin B subunit enhances mucosal wound healing and protects against ulcerative colitis and colon cancer., Keegan J Baldauf
Language difference and expansive learning : negotiating concepts, contexts, and identities in writing-related transfer studies., Megan Jeanne Bardolph
Exploring the associations between teaching behaviors and affect in upper elementary school students before and after controlling for parenting behaviors., Allison D. Barnard
Regulation of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor by the novel Ras effector NORE1A., Thibaut François Barnoud
Experimental and analytical study of an open cathode polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell., Alex Martin Bates
A forensics software toolkit for DNA steganalysis., Marc Bjoern Beck
Multiple instance fuzzy inference., Amine Ben Khalifa
Mapping debris-covered glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru : an object-based image analysis approach., Donald J. Biddle
Conflicted tourism : heritage narratives, sectarian schism, and economic growth in Northern Ireland., Ashleigh Larissa Bixby
Doing time by conceiving space : the rhetorical cartographies of imprisoned writers., Benjamin Bogart
Performing a steady-state seepage analysis using SEEP/W : a primer for engineering students., Matthew R. Broaddus
The effects of cumulative victimization on psychological distress., Amanda Dishon Brown
Application of the aeroacoustic analogy to a shrouded, subsonic, radial fan., Bryan Buccieri
Vitamin A is essential for proper embryonic submandibular salivary gland growth., Deanna Ellene Buenger
Four weeks of controlled frequency breathing training reduces respiratory muscle fatigue in elite college swimmers., Alex Robert Burtch 1991-
Ideological becoming : intern teachers' experience of becoming culturally responsive teachers., Sonya Burton
Meta-analyses of cardiovascular responses to rumination : exploring mechanisms linking depression and hostility to cardiovascular disease., Lorna Y. Busch
Critical insights into the pathogenesis of clinical isolates of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus in mouse and ferret models., Jeremy V. Camp 1980-
Metabolomics of transformed MDA-MB-231 cell lines expressing different levels of human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1)., Samantha Marie Carlisle
Awareness of executive functioning as a diagnostic tool for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease., Jeremy Stark Carmasin
Plasma catalysis using low melting point metals., Maria Carreon
Mechanics of electrode materials in lithium battery applications., Jubin Chen
Chemoattractant receptors BLT1 and CXCR3 regulate anti-tumor immunity by facilitating CD8+ T cell migration to tumors., Zinal S. Chheda
Summary of survival analysis with SAS procedures., Derek Duane Childers 1990-
William Faulkner and alcoholism : distilling facts and fictions., Quintin Thomas Chipley 1956-
Capital? child rape : does public opinion support the use of the death penalty on child rapists?, Charlene Kaye Chudacoff 1987-
The evolution and ecology of individual specializations amongst a group of dietary generalists., Carl S. Cloyed
Adarna : for flute & orchestra., Jabez Co
The love that refuses to speak its name : examining queerbaiting and fan-producer interactions in fan cultures., Cassandra M. Collier,
High-precision time-series photometry for the discovery and characterization of transiting exoplanets., Karen Alicia Collins 1962-
Support partners of registered sex offenders : exploring their experiences, identities, and perceptions., David Patrick Connor
Atmospheric nitrogen assimilation in Ustilago maydis., Michael Cooper
Exclusive-or preprocessing and dictionary coding of continuous-tone images., Takiyah K. Cooper
Canterbury and the crown : how the personal relationships between Tudor monarchs and their Archbishop of Canterbury affected the Church in England., Mary Alexandra Covington
Relational aggression in school settings : the efficacy of the First Step to Success intervention., Alicia Latrelle Dailey
Temporal information processing across primary visual cortical layers in normal and red light reared tree shrews., Wenhao Dang
Adapting to Eda : embracing change and acting accordingly., Tia LeShaun Davis 1989-
Sex offenses at Protestant Christian churches : a typology and examination using social disorganization theory., Andrew Stephen Denney
Cardiovascular regulation and effects of respiratory motor training in patients with chronic spinal cord injury., Bonnie Legg Ditterline
The time frames of new venture teams., Jason D’Mello
Mechanisms and intervention strategies for alcohol and HIV-antiretroviral therapy-induced liver injury., Hridgandh Donde
Development of a surrogate bruising detection system to describe potential bruising patterns associated with common childhood falls., Raymond Dsouza
