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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Identification of a role beyond iron acquisition for yersiniabactin during Yersinia pestis infection., Sarah Price

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Tropical understory and canopy twig ants (pseudomyrmex): natural history, sensory homing, and neuroecology., Daniella Prince

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Impact of employee-supervisor attachment styles on the prevalence and symptomatic expression of secondary traumatic stress in public child welfare workers., Lisa Purdy

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Statistical inference on lung cancer screening using the national lung screening trial data., Farhin Rahman

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Experimental and numerical studies of laser powder-bed fusion process with ti-6al-4v powder: (1) porosity and mechanical properties, and (2) transient phenomena in one- and two-dimensional fabrications., Santosh K. Rauniyar

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Meta-analysis of therapeutic interventions for the treatment of test anxiety., Thomas Reece

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Epicertin: preclinical development of a novel mucosal healing agent for ulcerative colitis., Micaela Reeves

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Principal supervisor professional learning in a community of practice., Jessica Rosenthal

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Aurka inhibition-based combination therapy approaches in glioblastoma., Muge Sak

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Inpatient department hospital utilization among pregnant women with spinal cord injury or paralysis in the United States., Sonali Salunkhe

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New methodologies for sustainable organic synthesis in water., Sudripet Sharma

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Measurement of conduction, radiation, and convection thermal energy to assess baking performance in residential ovens., Sean Simpson

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An evaluation of hospital-based health technology assessment processes in the United States., Scott Skinner

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CAD system for early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy based on 3D extracted imaging markers., Ahmed Sleman

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Why are measures of depression imperfectly correlated? An empirical investigation., Eric Joseph Smith

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Embodying an afrofuturist character on stage: A case study in the performance of Sarah B. in Afromemory., Candace S. Spencer

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Evaluating chatGPT for recommendation: how does the ability to converse impact recommendation?, Kyle Spurlock

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Transmission and the evolution of diseases caused by chlamydia trachomatis, SARS-CoV-2, and plasmodium species., Nathan Steffens

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Fear of becoming a victim of crime on a college campus: a visual and factorial experimental design survey analysis of location and demographic factors., Nancy Steinmetz

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Where are all the women?: using role congruity theory to explore the experiences of female interscholastic athletic directors., Nicholas Swim

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Cannabidiol tweet miner: a framework for identifying misinformation In CBD tweets., Jason Turner

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Women in executive level education leadership positions: perceptions, challenges, and supports., Adrienne Usher

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Intercalation and high-pressure investigations of black arsenic phosphorus: unraveling material transformations., Dinushika Vithanage

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Factors associated with skin cancer prevention: primary and secondary behaviors., Jeanne Ward

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“Long live ear x-tacy!”: an oral history study of rhetorics of nostalgia and place., Aubrie Warner

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Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibition: a novel therapeutic strategy for alcohol-associated liver disease., Jeffrey Warner

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Stability of Cauchy's equation on Δ+., Holden Wells

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Evidence-informed in-service professional development to support KEIS providers' sustained fidelity to caregiver coaching., Serena Wheeler

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An investigation into structural plasticity in peripheral taste neurons associated with taste cell turnover., Zachary Whiddon

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Synaptic properties of parabigeminal circuits., Kyle Whyland

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Irreversible electroporation potentiates beta glucan induced trained innate immunity: a novel combination treatment for pancreatic adenocarcinoma., Matthew Woeste

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Illuminating underappreciated mechanisms of receptor regulation in human lymphocytes., Cassandra Woolley

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Development and applications of novel and practical fluorination reagents., Yuhao Yang

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Modeling, simulation and control of microrobots for the microfactory., Zhong Yang

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Institutional racism, racial trauma, and mental health in BIPOC graduate students and professionals., Jody Zhong

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Toward a comprehensive account of orientation selectivity in the retina., Megan Zipperer

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Divided we fall: gender-based occupational segregation in Kentucky’s executive branch 2012-2020., Hillary McGoodwin Abbott

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Role of deep learning techniques in non-invasive diagnosis of human diseases., Hisham Abouelseoud Elsayem Abdeltawab

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Media portrayal of private prisons and inmates., Ladye Anna L. Adams

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Surface-functionalized chemiresistive films that exploit h-bonding, cation-pi, and metal-halide interactions., Prasadanie Karunarathna Adhihetty

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“I don' want to upset anyone - I just want to exist": nonbinary college student experiences at a public mid-southern University., Cat Renee Alexander

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Utilizing shockwave theory and deep learning to estimate intersection traffic flow and queue length based on connected vehicle data., Abdulmaged Algomaiah

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The impact of volume of tissue activation on cortical-striatal networks and verbal fluency declines in post-deep brain stimulation Parkinson's disease patients., Alexander Luke Alley

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Beyond accuracy in machine learning., Aneseh Alvanpour

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2D materials based heterostructure for quantum tunneling: a lithography free technique., Ali Alzahrani

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Rehabilitation length of stay in individuals with spinal cord injury paraplegia., Sahal Alzahrani

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A new SIR model with mobility., Ciana Applegate

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Self-regulation in young school-aged children with Williams syndrome., Holley Arnold

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Wet chemical synthesis and properties of argyrodite sulfide solid electrolytes for solid state lithium batteries., William Arnold

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Properties of 25Cr7Ni stainless steel fabricated through laser-powder bed fusion., Arulselvan Arumugham Akilan

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Re-localizing writing assessment: sites of knowledge mobilization., Charlotte Asmuth

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Computer aided diagnosis system for breast cancer using deep learning., Asma Baccouche

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Alkylthiocarbamate metal complexes with antiproliferation activity., Kritika Bajaj

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Nucleate boiling under different gravity values: numerical simulations & data-driven techniques., Sandipan Banerjee

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SRO roles and teacher behavioral intervention strategies: an analysis on behavioral approaches and student suspensions., Ivan Benitez

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The effect of telepractice on vocal interaction between provider, deaf and hard-of-hearing pediatric patients, and caregivers., Abigail Betts

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"Death can't touch them now": AIDS response and memorialization in Louisville, Kentucky, 1982-1992., Olivia A. Beutel

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Bayesian methods for graphical models with neighborhood selection., Sagnik Bhadury

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Nonlinear observers for burning zone temperatures and torque estimation of the rotary cement kiln., Bhagyashri Aditya Bhagwat

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Search for a dark leptophilic scalar produced in association with taupair in electron-positron annihilation at center-of-mass energies near 10.58 GeV., Diptaparna Biswas

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Investigating the relationships between socioeconomic status, Kratom legislation, and the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid overdose mortality in the United States., Lyndsey Blair

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The reading of Sir Toby Belch: a queer and black exploration of William Shakespeare's twelfth night., Jahi E Bogard

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New debiasing strategies in collaborative filtering recommender systems: modeling user conformity, multiple biases, and causality., Mariem Boujelbene

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Teachers' perceptions of professional development and pedagogical practice: a study of a Kentucky suburban school district., Rachelle Bramlage-Schomburg

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Death of a bacterium: exploring the inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus by Burkholderia cenocepacia., Tiffany Brandt

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Investigating the shared and unique mechanisms of the development of comorbid eating disorder-anxiety symptoms during adolescence., Leigh Cara Brosof

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Adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction therapy improves age-related adrenergic mediated microvascular dysfunction and increases revascularization potential following injury., Gabrielle Brown

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Mission drift and the effectiveness of resource dependence theory in an internally resource-constrained environment., Kirsten Bullock

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Investigating the income academic achievement gap: an exploration of the roles of mindfulness and self-concept clarity in low-income college students., Natalie Burke

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HIV and the African American church: millennial faith leader's perspectives., Kelsey LeAnn Burton

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Coping flexibility and academic resilience among low-SES college students., Benjamin J. Calebs

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Anion alloying of III-V semiconductors for water splitting., Sonia Calero-Barney

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Examining effective and realized healthcare access in the west south central division., Katherine Cameron

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Unraveling DNA and identity: A humanistic perspective on epistemologies and ethics of genetic ancestry testing., Eve Carlisle Polley

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Cultivating the human narrative: on Nietzsche, science fiction, and the aesthetics of life., Derek Carpenter

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Characterization of fundamental parameters that modulate acoustofluidic-mediated molecular delivery to cells., Connor Sterling Centner

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Defining the impact of clinically modeled hindlimb stretching, exercise, & inactivity on functional recovery after spinal cord injury., Greta Cesarz

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Taiwanese indigenous representation, rhetoric of resistance, and heteroglossia in warriors of the rainbow: SEEDIQ bale., John Yu-Choh Chang

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Targeting pathological changes in the gut protects the CNS from neuropathology., Benjamin Tyler Charpentier

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Western Christianity and the origins of antiblackness, eurocentrism, and white supremacist ideology., John Chenault

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Meat the future., Xin Chen

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Meeting the mental health needs of college-aged young adults: evaluating the value and impact of digital mental health interventions., Sara Atherton Choate

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Reaching Syrians in need: an analysis of humanitarian aid in the 21st century., James Clark

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"We will work a lot and you are so loved": teacher perspectives on building positive relationships with students., Geena Constantin

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The on-line width of various classes of posets., Israel R. Curbelo

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New accurate, explainable, and unbiased machine learning models for recommendation with implicit feedback., Khalil Damak

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The a-word: destigmatizing abortion in American culture., Kathryn Lafferty Danner

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Applications of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: from drug discovery to protein structure and dynamics., Mark Vincent C. dela Cerna

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Quality of life and end-of-life plans: the inclusion of sexual health., Jacinta Dickens

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A content analysis of the female TikTok influencer: how SMIs alter their image and self-presentation based on their communities., Sydney R Dotson

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The underbelly of residential segregation, bussing to integrate and the educational ramifications: a case study of Louisville Kentucky., Camara Douglas

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The impact of PEGylation on cellular uptake and in vivo biodistribution of gold nanoparticle MRI contrast agents., Nagwa El-Baz

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Academic achievement and degree attainment among college students with children., Katrina Elliott

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The role of MRI in diagnosing autism: a machine learning perspective., Yaser ElNakieb

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Classifying the 2022 status of Tsuga Canadensis (Eastern Hemlock) along the Kentucky portion of the Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor., Grace M. Embree

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“I think it's male privilege”: a qualitative study of personal, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors influencing high risk sexual behavior and HIV transmission among heterosexual adult males In Ghana., Nana Ama Aya Erzuah Bullock

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Spectroscopic measurements of meibum compositional, structural, and functional relationships to elucidate the role of meibum in dry eye., Anthony Chigozie Ewurum

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Experimental evaluation of heat leak from anti-sweat components into fresh food and freezer compartments of a household refrigerator., Delva Felissaint

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The effects of stigma on quality of life and psychological outcomes in participants with varying reports of subjective cognitive decline., Lauren Flaherty

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Combating frailty: application of a modified skeletal frailty index in modern military and civilian populations., Emily M. Frazier