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 2013
Development of a physiologic ex vivo vessel perfusion system., Mitchell J. Buller
The evolution of healthcare for Louisville's African American community, 1865-1990., Angela Calloway
AMP-activated protein kinase regulation of myeloid antigen presenting cell activity., Kelly Casey Carroll
Influential variables on the timing of help-seeking behavior in lung cancer patients., Lisa Carter-Harris
Novel methods based on regression techniques to analyze multistate models and high-dimensional omics data., Sutirtha Chakraborty
Cyclin E induction and oncolytic replication of E1b-deleted adenoviruses., Pei-Hsin Cheng
Hope for people or hope for cities? : HOPE VI at Liberty Green., Jelisa Clark
Evaluation of drug release from Abraxane and Doxil in tumor tissue., Michael Christopher Clark
Our mess is more., Conyer Clayton
The marriage effect : an intergenerational analysis of marijuana desistance., Rachel Coonce 1983-
The women of Battlestar Galactica and their roles : then and now., Jesseca Schlei Cox 1988-
Anxiety in children with Williams syndrome : association with negative reactivity, self-regulation, and sensory modulation., Nicole A. Crawford-Zelli
MARIT : the design, implementation and trajectory generation with NTG for small UAVs., Yinan Cui
Discovering domestic cemeteries : history, preservation, and education., Savannah Leigh Darr 1985-
Environmental regulation of cardiovascular disease risk and regenerative capacity., Natasha Krystal DeJarnett
Wine with pharaohs., Jean Fox DeMoisey 1974-
Genetic mapping and mechanism of action of rat mammary carcinoma susceptibility quantitative trait locus Mcs1b., Aaron D. denDekker
Privatization and ethical implications for public managers., Eric Dennison 1979-
Literacy and identity in popular and participatory culture., Laura A. Detmering
Exploring the interaction of explicit, genre-based instruction with antecedent genres and student engagement., Jason Charles Dietz
The founding of the Art in Embassies program and the misrepresentation of American art., Zachary Scott Distel
The new paradigm of rehabilitation : a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of incarceration-based rehabilitation in regards to recidivism reduction., Shaun Andrew Dixon 1985-
Mixture of Poisson distributions to model discrete stock price changes., Rasitha Rangani Jayasekare Kodippuli Thanthillage Dona
Role of ethanol as a cofactor in HAART induced hepatic steatosis and injury., Hridgandh Donde
Vitamin D plus calcium supplementation among postmenopausal women : effect on risk of heart failure in the Women's Health Initiative., Macarius Mwinisungee Donneyong
Ideologies of response in composition classrooms., Matt Dowell
The feeling of faith : a Thomistic account of religious emotions., John K. Dryden 1976-
Dielectrophoretic precipitation of airborne particles., Joseph D. Duff
The sea empress's garden., Brandon Dyer 1980-
Deconstructing saccades : identifying the components of saccades that produce saccade-induced retrieval enhancement., James Matthew Edlin
Understanding social determinants of healthcare access from the perspective of Hispanic Latino immigrants in Louisville, Ky., Jean S. Edward
Effect of slope and paver characteristics on performance of permeable pavement GI., Amirhossein Ehsaei 1986-
Designing a robust production system for erratic demand environments., Joseph Elias El-Khoury 1963-
Developing advanced mathematical models for detecting abnormalities in 2D/3D medical structures., Ahmed Abd-Elrahman Elnakib
Enhanced penetration of lipid functionalized nanoparticles in 3D cell cultures., Christopher Gene England 1988-
Synapses, spines, zinc and pathology of Alzheimer's disease., Dmitry Familtsev 1985-
A non-invasive method for measuring blood flow rate in superficial veins from a single thermal image., Heba E. Farag
Face recognition in the wild., Mostafa A. Farag
Influence of Lonicera maackii on leaf litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in an urban stream., Catherine A. Fargen
The role of neurotrophin receptors in taste development., Da Fei
Predictors of social vulnerability : a multilevel analysis., Regardt J. Ferreira
A qualitative study of motivation to read for pleasure with adolescent struggling readers using a theoretical model : how to begin?, Gary A. Fisher
Site 15SP202 and the Mississippian presence at the falls of the Ohio River., William Travis Fisher 1983-
Signs of blackness., William Fitzgerald Flood 1980-
The retina-prosthesis interface in two rat models of retinitis pigmentosa and functional changes associated with photoreceptor loss., James William Fransen
Real-time trajectory generation for dynamic systems with nonholonomic constraints using Player/Stage and NTG., Ryan Frazier 1989-
"Two machines similarly constructed" : humanity between apes and clones., Emily Regina Freund
A hybrid method for generating objectives., Elizabeth Gentry
Cigarette smoke promotes genomic evolution in the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis., Josh George
Development of a predictive index for the logistics and distribution industry., Erin Lynn Gerber
Sexual dimorphism in periodontitis in a mouse model., Robert C. Gleason 1988-
Interactivity in Louisville museums., Robert Stephen Goforth 1983-
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern antebellum cultural values in Confederate military operations, 1861-1865., Matthew D. Goldberg
Are school administrators and teachers' attitudes toward inclusion influence by the change process?, Barry Goley
Impedance analysis of endothelial cells undergoing orbital shear stress., Mark Jacob Gruenthal
Peptide mediated inhibition of Porphyromonas gingivalis dual and three species biofilms., Naga Srinija Gummadi
Testing location memory for threatening and nonthreatening stimuli : implications for evolutionary psychological theorizing., Ryan Patrick Hacklander
Effects of telemetry EMG implants on hindlimb locomotor recovery in thoracic spinal contused rats., Matthew L. Hamilton
Exploring the potential relationship between mindfulness and ratings of perceived exertion., Scott Michael Hanneman
The development of word-object associations in typically developing infants and infants and toddlers with Williams syndrome., Oh Ryeong Ha
Before your eyes., Zachary Garrett Hardin
From farmer to market : the rhetorical construction of farmers in the local food movement., Hannah Virginia Harrison
Stream-dashboard : a big data stream clustering framework with applications to social media streams., Basheer Hawwash 1984-
Cultural interpretations of Socratic and Confucian education philosophy., Wang Heng
Molecular bases of inherited bone marrow failures : Shwachman-Diamond syndrome and Diamond Blackfan anemia., Adrianna Lee Henson 1983-
Examining alignment : national and local assessments and the common core state standards in mathematics., Ryan M. Higgins
Evaluation of a children's hospital's direct admission process to improve outcomes and efficiency of care., Scott R. Hoover
Gene expression analysis of neurotrophins, Trk receptors, and associated regulatory molecules after contusive spinal cord injury., Matthew Tyler Hougland 1982-
Biomodeling of pancreatic tumor mass., Justin Lee Howell
Identification of carbon black removed from elastomeric components in contact with potable water., William Calvin Hunter 1989-
The relationship between dispositional mindfulness and eating : an analysis of self-reported and in vivo eating behaviors in undergraduate females., Megan E. Jablonski
Production of high yield gold/gold-sulfide nanoparticles via cellulose membrane., Kurtis T. James
The day of the Lord., Neil David James 1989-
Physiological sensor., Alan M. Jimenez
The social construction of ethnicity and masculinity of African American college men., Jonathan Lee Johnson
Perceptions of U.S. teachers of the visually imparied on commercially-produced, described video within educational multimedia., Lori Greenlee Johnson
Godard and Nietzsche : a case for filmosophy., Andrew Ronald Jones 1985-
Using discrete event simulation to improve the patient care process in the emergency department of a rural Kentucky hospital., Molly Cassaro Jones
4D ultra-short TE (UTE) phase-contrast MRI for assessing stenotic flow and hemodynamics., Mo Kadbi
Post-mortem analysis of cortical thickness and neuronal morphometry in autism., Shweta Sunil Kamat
Stranded strangers : Ethiopian refugees and the quest for urban citizenship in Nairobi, Kenya., Derese Getachew Kassa 1979-
The four others in I. Kadare's works : a study of the Albanian national identity., Jing Ke
Simulation study for the lead time in cancer screening when human lifetime is a competing risk., Sarah K. Kendrick
Network tomography application in mobile ad-hoc networks., Mohammad Shoeb Saeed Khan
Development of concrete incorporating phase change materials for enhanced energy efficiency., Jeffrey Dee Kiesel
A paradox of American tragedy : Long day's journey into night and the problem of negative emotion in theatrical performance., Jeremy Killian
The impact of skin and soft tissue infections on college athletic programs and prevention policies., Alice Kimble 1964-
Eighteenth-century reception of Italian opera in London., Kaylyn Kinder
The mediating effect of homework between self-regulated learning and science achievement., Matthew D. Kingsley 1968-
Audiovisual sensory processing in autism spectrum condition., Ryan Mikel Burdette Kiser
6-phosphofructo-2-kinase inhibition induces autophagy as a survival mechanism., Alden Klarer
Art museum deaccessioning : conflict between museum professionals, donor intent, the public, and living artists., Megan Elizabeth Kociscak 1987-
Theoretical investigations of photophysics and spectroscopic properties in B12 cofactors., Karina Kornobis
Behavioral rhythm, sleep, and mood disturbances in newly admitted nursing home residents., Irene M. Kostiwa
Computational modelling of chemical reactions catalyzed by cobalamin (B12)-dependent enzymes : mechanistic insights., Neeraj Kumar
Preclinical safety assessment of Griffithsin-based vaginal microbicides., Amanda Lasnik
