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 2025
Gastropoda a song cycle in 7 movements for 10 musicians., Jonathan Krueger
Orientation or disorientation? A critical content analysis of refugee cultural orientation curriculum., Amanda Jean Lacey
Estimation methods for Bayesian exponential random graph models under the horseshoe prior., Pamela Linares
Experiences of research administrators with faculty researchers in sponsored project compliance., Adrienne M. Lindsay
Trauma network design considering patient safety and cost., Lin Lin
From 2D to 3D: Multi-agent reinforcement learning for spectrum-constrained urban air mobility., Qingyang Li
The dynamic role of hyaluronan in acute cardiac wound healing., Danielle T. Little
Student perceptions of school climate and safety after the collective trauma of COVID-19 and racial injustice syndemic., Amy Catherine Lyons
It is well: A narrative study examining the impact of community cultural wealth for Black students experiencing grief during the COVID-19 era., Daquarius Mahone
Exploring the impact of social interactions and representation on the development of engineering students' sense of belonging in a summer program., Liliana Martinez
From slaveship to championship: Pan-Africanism, the Black Atlantic, and reframing the rumble in the jungle., Garret S. McCorkle
Biomechanical assessment of fracture risk in young children with healthy bone and osteogenesis imperfecta., Keyonna McKinsey
Congolese mothers' beliefs that influence health-seeking behaviors for their infants., Shawn Meiman
Movement on the ladder: The lesbian avant-garde in America., Sarah Melloy
Applying residence time distribution theory to coronary thermodilution curves., Jacob Michael Miller
Multimodal emotion recognition for human-robot interaction across neuro-diverse populations., Ruchik Mishra
For you, by who? Undergraduate students enacting critical digital literacy with the TikTok "for you page" algorithm., Rachel Morgan
New Bayesian methods for longitudinal data analysis with complex dependence structures., Anish Mukherjee
Residential segregation and breast cancer in Louisville: Impact of race and contextual factors on advanced-stage diagnosis, delayed treatment, and disease-specific mortality., Toheeb Ajani Mustapha
Genetic identification of a rapidly-adapting low-threshold mechanoreceptor innervating fungiform papillae., Thomas Alexander Myers II
Sensory and motor tectothalamic circuits: Two sides of the same coin., Nazratan Naeem
Concurrently implementing Islam and democracy in Afghanistan: Failure causes and future prospects., Mohammad Riaz Nassiry
Rhetorical analysis of Kristen Bell's articulation of imperfect motherhood on armchair expert., Sarah J. Neff
Impacts of biology modeling pedagogy on student cogitive and non-cognitive elements of learning., Jessie K. Newhouse
The role of TGFβ-activated kinase 1 in fibroblast differentiation and cardiac remodeling after injury., Daniel Chien Nguyen
Alkali-silica reactivity and ionic transport in mortar with hydrophobic inclusions., Isaac Offei
Examining parent accommodation of anxiety and irritability in preschool-aged children., Anna Olczyk
An exploration of factors associated with sport fan's' choice of ticketing platforms., Jacob Owsley
Predictor-informed Bayesian nonparametric clustering., Md Yasin Ali Parh
Black women under the white gaze: Resistance from enslavement to incarceration and reentry., Barbie C. Parker
Online optimization with lookahead for dynamic assignment and energy-smart scheduling in manufacturing., Mahmud Parvez
Promoting metacognitive awareness through exploratory learning., Ryan J. Patrick
Musical influence and propaganda during the Russian-Ukrainian war., Kamil Józef Pedziwiatr
Preparing confident elementary mathematics teachers: Addressing anxiety, building fluency, and strengthening practice., Amber Diamond Pendleton
Genes that matter: Survival modeling in TCGA-BRCA with treatment interactions., David Pratt
Racial disparity and environmental influences on perinatal health in Jefferson County, Kentucky., Felicia A Pugh
Thermal characterization of lithium-ion batteries under fast charging conditions using infrared imaging., Gowthaman Punithakumar
“Souls cannot rest in contested places”: An ethnographic case study and archeological environmental assessment of the North Shore cemeteries., Henrietta K. Ransdell
Integration of multi-omics datasets evaluating structural and functional features of the gut microbiome in People With HIV (PWH)., Aakarsha Vijayakumar Rao
The autonomic and arrhythmogenic effects of gestational e-cigarette exposure., Brittany Rachelle Reynolds
Wide screen with critical essay "translating a poetry of cinema"., James L. Richie IV
The impacts of management practices on industrial hemp chemistry, physiology, and microbiome ecology., Allison Marie Rietman
Dust observations of occulting galaxy pair VV 191., Clayton Robertson
Depth-averaged two-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling in headwater channel and floodplain design., Jesse Dylan Robinson
Characterizing the ethanol sensitivity of the planar cell polarity pathway in endoderm morphogenesis and jaw development., Raéden Omneil C. C. Rolle Gray
Black childhood in focus: Counter-histories of Black urban childhood in preserve the Baltimore uprising, a 21st century digital participatory archive., Ameena Basheera X Ruffin
Healthcare utilization patterns, associated factors, and readmission rates among children with sickle cell disease., Daniya Mohammed Sabrah
CNS-specific HIV reservoir characterization in humans: advancing our understanding through novel genomics methods., Ghazal Sadri
Crossed stitches: Tension and transformation in nineteenth-century embroidery samplers., Hayley Salo
Therapeutic potential of SGLT2 inhibitors in a repeated love dose cisplatin model., Dianet C. Sanchez
Enzymatic depletion of adenosine to potentiate cancer immunotherapy., Omar Sadi Sarkar
Tracing Clovis landscapes: Chert sourcing at the Copelin Valley site in Kentucky., Shaylee Scott
The ecology of arthropod rain in a tropical forest., Andrew Robert Seiler
Finer resolution paleoclimatological network analysis of hydrological extremes and tree-growth response for Kentucky, U.S.A., Jordan Sharp
Perceptions of unstructured recess and classroom behaviors in elementary school settings., Allison Shockley
Evaluating the relationship between musical sophistication and melodic and harmonic expectations., Anya Elizabeth Shorey-Smith
Thin-film optical filters for selective transmission and black-body reflection in pyroelectric energy systems., Cedric Cruz Silva
Dementia caregiving styles: Characterizing dementia caregivers via a novel framework., Darby M. Simon
Synthesis, characterization, and chemical reactivity of calcium-alginate hydrogel beads containing metal nanoparticles and nanoclusters., Rajiv Kumar Singh
Kinetic growth rate analysis of Coelastrella sp. in aquaculture wastewater., Rob Skarvan
The effects of ethanol and tributyrin on Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis in 3×Tg-AD mice., Lucy June Sloan
Long-term changes in bolus parameters during swallowing post-chemoradiation treatment., Brittany Rebecca Smiley
Early college credit programs as predictors of postsecondary student success., Emily K. Spoden
Advancing speech intelligibility assessment: Comparing school-based speech-language pathologists, laypersons, and speech recognition software., Hannah Stewart
Experiences of title IX hearing panel members., Amanda Gage Stonecipher
Volatile organic compounds and their relation to sympathetic activation and autonomic balance in humans., Cameron Kyle Stopforth
CBL regulation of c-Met signaling in corneal epithelial cells., Kate Elise Tarvestad Laise
Achieving racial equity in an urban school district: Historical conditions, critical policy analysis, and community perspective., Whitney Taylor
Perceived organizational support of high-performance support staff members in professional soccer organizations., Erica B. Thompson
Direct and satellite-based quantification of greenhouse gas fluxes in small ponds., Mark Christopher Tierney
Nonlinear power function model changepoint detection., Jacob Steven Townson
Understanding social and cognitive influences in medical students' learning processes for step 1: An interpretivist case study., Ashley Elaine Triplett
"That’s not a meal, bestie”: Humor, identity, & feminized consumption in “Girl Dinner”., Claire Tudor
Deep learning in lung cancer pre- and post-radiation therapy: diagnosis of malignancy and radiation-induced lung injury from 3D x-ray CT., Benjamin Peter Veasey
Characterizing hexavalent chromium neurotoxicity across laboratory models., Samuel Thomas Vielee
Analysis of an ethanol sensitive Bmp-nkx2.3-Fgf signaling pathway in pouch morphogenesis., Hieu Dai Le Vo
Changing globally, acting locally: responses of coastal plant functional traits to global change are mediated by biotic and abiotic interactions., Shannon L. Walker
Necessitating autonomy: Performing Black womanhood., Krystal Chavonne Waller
Optical, mechanical, and transport characterization of two-dimensional magnetic materials., Hiruni Weerahennedige
Metabolic regulation of cardiac fibroblast phenotype and function., Collin Kleis Wells
Everyday justice and neighborhood associations., Rebecca Wells-Gonzalez
Identifying correlates of protection of a pneumonic plague vaccine., Caleb Samuel Whitley
Integration and modulation of visual signals in dorsal thalamus., James Whitley
Design and testing method for quality control of chill haze in bourbon production., Molly J. Wilburn
The role of law enforcement in sexual assault kit submissions: A statewide analysis of decision-making processes & focal concerns in Kentucky., Rychelle Elizabeth Wilks
Teacher perspectives on a teacher mentorship program and its influence on a sense of belonging and professional growth., Hyun Kang Wilson
A sacrifice on the altar of unity: the loss of Black identity in the unification of Kynett and LaGrange First UMC., Rebecca Sue Wishnevski
Implementation of a sustainability dual credit course curriculum to support environmental literacy in an urban high school., Rachelle Wood
The substance of reality: Moral perfectionism in Shakespeare's Hamlet., David Wright
Queer convergence: Figurative abstraction in contemporary art., Vincent Young
The important of female coaches: What barriers they face, why they stay, and what can be done to attract more., Hayley E. Yourous
An automatic colorectal polyps detection approach for CT colonography., Mohamed Yousuf
