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 2024
A multiple-methods assessment of faculty attitudes toward inclusive instruction., Kate A. Snider
Authentic fake: Authenticity and authentication., Suyun Son
Smart manufacturing of cement: From lab-scale simulation and testing to industry-scale deployment., Juan David Tabares Tamayo
Educating for diversity through a global citizenship education framework: A phenomenological investigation of practice., Andrew Alexander Terry
Cybersecurity education praxis and broadening participation in cybersecurity: Pieces of the same puzzle., Cynthia N. Thomas
Tongue-tie: Impact on oropharyngeal function during swallow., Kolbie A. Vincent
The impact of cognitive coaching on educator identity and teamwork through classroom observation as perceived by teachers and administrators., Carrie Elizabeth Wade
Teacher perceptions of principal impact on school culture and teacher retention in title 1 schools., Erika Walker
Barocaloric heat pumps based on soft materials., Naveen Alexander Weerasekera
Strategy-proof social choice functions on Condorcet domains., Flannery Marie Musk Wells
Electrokinetic particle trapping performance of conductive nanofiber mats in microfluidic wells., Jacob Hunter West
Teachers' experiences with teaching for social justice in tracked middle school mathematics classes., Stephanie Jean White
Synthesis, electrical conductivity, electrocatalytic activity for water splitting, and pseudocapacitive properties of perovskite oxide derivatives., Kinithi Meththa Kumari Wickramaratne
As the night is lit: The nocturnal urban landscapes of Childe Hassam., Diana M. Wilder
Testing the feasibility and acceptability of a mindful self-compassion group workshop among individuals with eating disorders: A pilot study., Brenna Mary Williams
Suspension of the scoundrel: Applying mental health strategies to the acting process., Nicholas Wills
W.E. B. Du Bois and Audre Lorde's pan-african development: Remedies for the problem of othering., J.E. Young
Emotional content in working memory processes: An FMRI study., Manal Zafar
A design science and implementation framework for studying interruptions and its application in a dental clinic., Carsten Ziegler
A case study: The influence of professional development, administrative support, and co-planning on teacher perceptions of co-teaching., Heidi Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Fbg αC 389 – 402 modulates Factor XIII crosslinking in the fibrinogen αC region., Francis Dean Orlina Ablan
Synthesis, property tuning and degradation studies of phosphorene-based materials., Usman Onuminya Abu
“Difference in/at the center" a transnational approach for mobilizing international multilingual graduate writers' writing assets during writing instruction., Olalekan Adepoju
Effects of environmental pollutants on liver disease: role of the gut-liver axis., Ngozi Victoria Adiele
Adaptive personalized drug delivery method for warfarin and anemia management: Modeling and control., Affan Affan
Synergistic strategies in sinter-based material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing of copper: process development, product design, predictive maps and models., Kameswara Pavan Kumar Ajjarapu
First principles study of 2D polar heterostructures., Safia Abdullah R Alharbi
Interrogating autism from a multidimensional perspective: an integrative framework., Mohamed T. Ali
Tumor targeting gold nanoparticles for delivery of RNA and DNA oligonucleotide therapies for glioblastoma., Nicholas Allen
Perovskite oxide derivatives for enhanced electrochemical water splitting and pseudocapacitor applications., Md. Sofiul Alom
Supraspinal reorganization after pediatric-onset spinal cord injury., Luis Alvarado
Barriers and facilitators of dairy consumption among individuals with metabolic syndrome., Kofi Amoh-Mensah
Formalizing the Faustian bargain within the healthcare domain: an end-of-life approach., Rachel Appel
Scalable solution processing of NiOx nanoparticles., Peter James Armstrong
Connectivity of amygdala somatostatin-expressing neurons and their role in taste-guided behavior., Jane Jeruto Bartonjo
Metabolomic differentiation of tumor core and edge in glioma., Mary E. Baxter
Investigating the effects of subchronic dietary zinc supplementation on diet-induced metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease., Oluwanifemi Esther Bolatimi
Dynamic scene understanding: Pedestrian tracking from aerial devices., Abdelhamid Bouzid
Connections between polyvictimization, daily stress, emotion regulation, and mental health symptoms: An ecological momentary assessment study., Zoe L. Bridges-Curry
Injury induced neuroplasticity and cell specific targeting of the lumbar enlargement for gene therapy., Brandon Lee Brown
A modular framework for surface-embedded actuation and optical sensing in soft robots., Paul Bupe Jr
To hell with 'that' religion: Malcolm X and an africana critical theory of religion., Jimmy Butts
Study of the effects of chronic cadmium exposure on the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension., Dakotah Dominique Cathey
Breaking virulent: The coincidental evolution of virulence factors in bacteria., Rhiannon Emmanuelle Cecil
Food insecurity and residential segregation among adults in the United States: the national health and nutrition examination survey 2017- March 2020 pre-pandemic data., Chandre' L. Chaney
Perception is reality! How perception shapes our world., Nicole Clay
False memories are impacted by semantic pairing of DRM lists., Ryan Coleman
New species of dryolestoid from the late cretaceous allen formation and implications for South American faunal diversity., Brigid Erin Connelly
Computational fluid dynamics model of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy., Olivia Cooney
Building an affirmative LGBTQ+ leadership paradigm: An autoethnography., Joshua D. Covington
Perineuronal nets are not required to close the critical period for ocular dominance plasticity., Emily Crouse
The study of corrosion on additive-manufactured metals., Braydan Daniels
The forest for the trees: how a local arboretum shapes rhetoric and discourse surrounding environmentalism., Cooper Day
Our story, our song: assessing and addressing black women's healthcare experiences., Jason Deakings
The red deeps: a retelling of George Eliot's the mill on the floss., Emily Denton
Someone, stop her! The musical (the gallery show): The thesis document., Hannah DeWitt
The self-consistent field energy landscape and its application to describing electron correlation., Xinju (Spancer) Dong
The evolution of empathy: through the lens of a rodent model., Caroline Driscoll-Braden
Postpartum depression in Jamaica: Exploring the lived experiences., Shakeyrah Elmore
Regeneration: restorative theatre practice in theatre education., Sarah Elston
An analysis of the effects of certified electronic health records on organizations and patients., Picandra Elzie
Public space and well-being: an empirical study of Central Park in Old Louisville., Maryam Entezam
Addition of process control experiment to Unit Operations II Laboratory., Bradley Esselman
Mechanism and kinetics of photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane on single site MOx reaction centers., Clint Evrard
The association of long working hours and the use of prescription sedatives among U.S. workers., Emmanuel Ezekekwu
The relationships between state-level economic policies, child maltreatment, and suicidal behavior and mortality., Yana B. Feygin
“The urgent necessity for more original creative works by transgender and gender expansive artists" is not the title of my thesis., Alicia Fireel
Using graphic novels to teach economics content to high school students with extensive support needs., Caroline Mae Fitchett
Novel insights into oligodendrocyte biology from developmental myelination studies in autophagy deficient mice and analysis of oligodendrocyte translatome response to contusive spinal cord injury., Michael David Forston
Development and application of a microfluidic platform for quantifying intra-tumoral compressive stress., Zachary P. Fowler
Swallow, breathing and survival: sex-specific effects of opioids., Michael Frazure
Chemosensory processing by the mediodorsal thalamus., Kelly Fredericksen
Genetically engineering Gingipains for high yield large scale purification., Andrew E. Fuchs
Spirits in my studio., Katelyn Gabbard
Understanding the impacts of global change: from students to microbes., Kylea Garces
The well-tempered android: philosophical posthumanism in science fiction cinema., Cody Gault
Teachers and administrators' perceptions of the implementation of district student conduct procedures., Amy Ghibaudy
Paragons of art and nature in eighteenth-century British aesthetic theory., Eduard Ghita
Characterization of the immunoglobulin lambda chain across diverse human populations., William Gibson
Environmental exposures and aging., Daniel Chris Gomes
Social ecological resilience, social capital, anomie and the impact of COVID-19., Kevin Pacifico Gonzaga
The impact of environmental pollutants on alcohol-associated liver disease pathogenesis., Tyler Charles Gripshover
Investigation of light management strategies and photochemistry of Si/TiO2 tandem microwire slurries for solar hydrogen generation., Saumya Gulati
Menstruation stigma: A qualitative exploratory study of the lived experiences of Nepali women., Imisha Gurung
Novel microdevices to analyze toxic volatile organic compounds., Sujoy Halder
“I became myself”: Exploring cultural learning through stories and storytelling., Leah Halliday-Johnson
KDM5B as a potential epigenetic regulator of cardiomyocyte regeneration and cell cycle activation., Dana Hammouri
Sense of belonging for Black families at their child's school: factors that promote, inhibit, and oppress., Jill Handley
From androgyny to binary and back: a qualitative analysis of nonbinary TikToks., Savannah Hatton
A machine learning approach to constructing Ramsey graphs leads to the Trahtenbrot-Zykov problem., Emily Hawboldt
