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 2014
Bone strength and architecture : pharmacological targeting of CaMKK2 as a method for enhancing bone quality., Zachary James Pritchard
Down comes the mountain : coal mining and health in central Appalachia from 2000 to 2010., James Kent Pugh
Reclaiming my body : black women and the fight for reproductive justice., Shelby Ray Pumphrey
Recognition of romantic relationship danger signs., Kelley Quirk
Ligand centered reactivity of metal stabilized thiyl radicals in solution, solid and gaseous phase., Rajat Rajat
Prevalence of knowledge in forensic anthropological field methods within traditional forensic investigation., Cassandra Christina Rausch 1988-
Identification, indexing, and retrieval of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) video scenes of simulated medical crisis., Surangkana Rawungyot
Troglitazone suppresses glutamine metabolism and tumor cell growth through a ppar-independent mechanism., Miriam R. Reynolds 1965-
Completing the journey : an exploratory study of factors predicting emotional distress in recently resettled adult refugees., Susan Heffner Rhema
Modulation of the ovarian cancer humoral response by tumor-derived exosomes., Carolyn Denise Roberson
Putting the person first : an examination of thought disorder and personality heterogeneity in schizophrenia., Catherine Rose Robertson
The bricks in action : women's public housing activism in Louisville, Kentucky, 1958-1970., Aletia M. Robey
Advancements in alternative energy applications for space conditioning., Brian S. Robinson
Development and evaluation of a calibration free exhaustive coulometric detection system for remote sensing., Thomas James Roussel
Studies on efficient spectrum sharing in coexisting wireless networks., Guanying Ru
Genetic and mechanistic analysis of rat mammary cancer susceptibility., Jennifer Sanders
The anti-obesogenic effects of nitric oxide., Brian Edward Sansbury 1985-
Facing crisis : maintaining class status in Victorian Old Louisville., David Walter Schatz
The effect of infrastructure changes on railway operations., Martin J.R. Schmidt 1966-
Transient heat transfer between a magnetocaloric packed particle bed and stagnant interstitial fluid., Michael G. Schroeder 1988-
A realization and analysis : the manifestation of Franz Schubert within Manuel Maria Ponce's Sonata romantica., Parker S. Scinta
Coal ash and children's sleep : a community-based study., Clara G. Sears
Classification system of the physical streambed habitat., Abolfazl Shafaie
Shape/image registration for medical imaging : novel algorithms and applications., Ahmed Magdy Shalaby 1982-
Metaevaluation of a university teacher education assessment system., Katherine Amelia Shanahan
Thermionic emission properties of novel carbon nanostructures., Andriy Sherehiy
Craniodental anatomy of a new late cretaceous multituberculate mammal from Udan Sayr, Mongolia., Amir Subhash Sheth
Lunasin reduces the melanoma stem cell population in vitro and inhibits tumor proliferation in vivo., Christopher Paul Shidal
Women of the 1913 Armory Show : their contributions to the development of American modern art., Jennifer Pfeifer Shircliff
Biomarker discovery of liver diseases using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics., Xue Shi
Applications of GIS analyses and ecological approaches to paleolithic sites in Portugal., Christopher M. Sims
The effect of a controlled frequency breath holding training program on running economy among elite college swimmers., Patrick Sims 1988-
Preventive effect of non-mitogenic acidic fibroblast growth factor on diabetes-induced testicular cell death., Melissa Skibba 1990-
Communitas in YouTube comments : the March 2012 Henryville tornadoes., Richard William Slawsky
Image based approach for early assessment of heart failure., Hisham Z. Sliman
Aerial arial : a lesson in strength and stamina., Ashley Elizabeth Smith
Transfer and the commodification of practice., Kenneth Andrew Smith
The ethos of conspiracy argument : "character" as persuader in conspiracy rhetoric., Michael James Sobiech
Building a metabolic bridge between glycolysis and sphingolipid biosynthesis : implications in cancer., Morgan L. Stathem
Help-seeking behaviors of South African women after sexual offence victimization : the lived experience., Sheila Young Steinbrenner
Investigation of thiol derivatized gold nanoparticle sensors for gas analysis., Jared S. Stephens 1990-
Inducible tumor difference between rapid and slow rat Nat2 congenic Fischer 344 rats administered methyl-nitrosourea., Marcus W. Stepp
Effects of passive immobilization on locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury in adult rats., Kelsey Lee Stipp
The whore paradox : "rational" condom use decisions among prostitutes in the context of stigma and patriarchal bargaining., Maggie McCandless Stone
Simulation model for optimization of a landside harbor logistic chain of container terminals., Klaus Striegel
Disaster and poverty : the differential impacts of disaster on the poor in the Gulf Coast region., Abu Muhammad Sufiyan 1979-
Boundary contour based surface representation., Yong Su
Tertiary first step to success : a process evaluation of the home component., Charlos Thompson
The grey eagle of Glen Lily : Simon Bolivar Buckner's place in the lost cause, reunion, and politics of the late nineteenth century., Whitney K. Todd 1989-
Development of a thin-film porous-microelectrode array (p-mea) for electrical stimulation of engineered cardiac tissue., Hiren Vrajlal Trada 1977-
Patient rule induction method for subgroup identification given censored data., Patrick James Trainor
Culture first, customers second : the case of an organizational learning culture in a successful small business., Devon A. Twyford
Pedagogy : reconsiderations and reorientations., John Vance
Legislation and its effects on race relations in southeastern Indiana, 1785-1860., D. W. Varble
Mechanistic investigations of pseudouridine synthases : a surprising glycal intermediate lies on the reaction pathway., Govardhan reddy Veerareddygari
Dispositional mindfulness and working memory in the context of acute stress., Lauren M. Vines
Interleukin-6 production and epithelial cell signaling by telomerase immortalized gingival keratinocytes in Porphyromonas gingivalis infection., Himabindu Vuddaraju
Evaluating the effects of aroclor 1260 in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease : the role of xenobiotic receptors., Banrida Wahlang
Self-regulation theory and self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior in type 2 diabetes mellitus., Jennifer E. F. Ward
An analysis of the Creation Museum : hermeneutics, language, and information theory., Steven Mark Watkins
Harbormaster command and control (HCCC) shelter : finite element model and structural analysis., Justin Daniel Watson 1983-
The rise of Bulgarian nationalism and Russia's influence upon it., Lin Wenshuang
Radical sister : Lucy Freibert as feminist nun, activist, and educator., Jessica Whitish
Nanofluid enhancement of mineral oil and thermal properties instrument design., Eli Wilborn
Mechanisms of action and co-optive evolution for hypervariable courtship pheromones in plethodontid salamanders., Wilburn Beau Wilburn
Prompting discussion : writing prompts, habits of mind, and the shape of the writing classroom., William Matthew Wiles
Competing conceptions of literacy : intersections in a dual-credit writing program., Caroline Wilkinson
The Riom trial : Marshal Petain's attack on the Third Republic., James Estel Williams 1985-
Dust properties of Z~2 infrared-luminous lyman break galaxies., Jennifer Leigh Wojno
Factors influencing the relationship between socioeconomic status and prenatal smoking., Irene Yang
Implementation of an oral health intervention for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities., Brigit Rene Zaksek
Inflammation-resolving lipid mediators promote revascularization to enhance wound healing., Michael Jingyuan Zhang
Numerical investigation of hydrodynamic focusing and coulter principle in a microfluidic device, Muheng Zhang
Low power strain sensor based on MOS tunneling current., Li Zhu
Regulation of macrophage inflammatory signaling pathways by AMP-activated protein kinase., Yanfang Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Geometric modeling of non-rigid 3D shapes : theory and application to object recognition., Mostafa Abdelrahman
An inter-domain supervision framework for collaborative clustering of data with mixed types., Artur Abdullin
Charge collection and surface recombination effects in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells., Buddika KA. Abeyweera 1980-
The predictors of success of Palestinian Tawjihi students in East Jerusalem : a multilevel analysis., Rhonda G. Amer
Cardiovascular disease among diabetic women with bilateral oophorectomy., Duke Appiah
In-situ monitoring of transport properties of graphene during plasma functionalization and it's applications in energy storage., Ruwantha Jayasingha Atapattu Mudiyaneselage 1980-
Plant and arthropod diversity in prairie restorations around Louisville, KY., Sarah Elizabeth Atherton
Translingualism in post-secondary writing and language instruction : negotiating language ideologies in policies and pedagogical practices., Nancy Bou Ayash
Unsupervised and semi-supervised fuzzy clustering with multiple kernels., Naouel Baili
The palm of my hand : keeping an audience engaged as Benedick in Much ado about nothing., Jake Beamer
Human powered Knudsen pump for pneumatic pharmaceutical delivery., Alexander Donovan Bell
Probing the anti-cancer mechanism of selenite : a metabolic approach., Alex Belshoff
The dimerization of parotid secretory protein., Diana M. Blau
Mast cell-T cell interactions in inflammatory chemokine mediated immune surveillance of intestinal cancer., Sobha R. Bodduluri
Linking corporate strategy to operations : a critical review of Prof. Kaplan’s theories and the development of a best-practice approach., Alexander Bogner
TGF-B signaling pathway, ER-a and the heterogeneity of breast cancer risk among hispanic and non-hispanic white women., Stephanie Denkhoff Boone
An historical perspective on labor productivity in the modern era., Peter Brem 1979-
Optimization models for resource allocation under perturbation., Dongxue Bridgeman 1986-
The characterization of wing-wing vortex interactions of a tandem flapping wing configuration and its relationship to the phase angle and wing spacing., Timothy Michael Broering 1985-
"Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished" : mortality, sexuality and spirituality in the early modern period., Whitney L. Brown
I "like" slash : the demographics of Facebook slash communities., Janidean Bruner 1987-
Increasing independence in children with autism spectrum disorders using video self modeling., Julie Iberer Bucalos 1974-
