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
The role of a7 nicotine acetylcholine receptors in lung injury and repair., Glenn Vicary
Understanding thought disorder in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders : exploring the relation and implications of affect., Rachel Nicole Waford
A cost model for managing producer and consumer risk in availability demonstration testing., Randall L. Walker
Predicting mental well-being in assisted living communities : the roles of social capital and the built environment., Sarah Elizabeth Walsh
A stage-structured delayed reaction-diffusion model for competition between two species., Chunwei Wang
How care demands, caregiving appraisal and coping affect self-care management of informal caregivers of persons with dementia., XiaoRong Wang
Unconventional warfare in the Ottoman Empire : Turkish counterinsurgency and their Western inspiration., Nicholas A. Warndorf 1987-
Exploring the missing pieces : readers, religion and societal relations in ONE magazine, 1954-1963., Alisha West
Running among thorns : perspectives on Ethiopian/United States educational experiences., Bruce Whearty 1952-
Automated testsystem of COGNISION headset for cognitive diagnosis., Joshua I. White
"This is not what motherhood looks like" : mothers' interpretations of cultural representations of the celebrity pregnant and post-partum body., Brittany M. Williams 1987-
Transformations : material terms for writing on religion in composition classrooms., Mark Alan Williams
Modeling risk for the development of child anxiety : the role of parent emotion socialization practices, children's emotional competence, and physiological responsiveness., Sarah Ramsey Williams
Microwave-assisted synthesized SAPO-56 as a catalyst in the conversion of CO2 to cyclic carbonates., Zhenzhen Xie 1988-
Optimal scheduling for charging electric vehicles with fixed setup costs., Guangyang Xu
Near infrared photon-assisted polymerization of advanced polymer composites., Peng Xu
PACAP : a novel neuropeptide for pituitary gonadotroph maturation, function and regulation., Rongqiang Yang
Mitigation of bicycle-motor vehicle conflicts research at intersections in Louisville, Kentucky., Ying Zhang 1980-
ZIF-8 : novel catalytic material for the conversion of CO2 to cyclic carbonates., Minqi Zhu
The involvement of beta-catenin in the inflammatory response leading to autoimmune diabetes development., Arin Lee Zirnheld
Pulsatile flow does not improve efficacy in ex vivo lung perfusion., Keith A. Zoeller
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Approaches in the treatment of Parkinson's disease : a focus on stem cell-based therapies., Tareq Al-maqtari 1979-
The hidden help : Black domestic workers in the Civil Rights Movement., Trena Easley Armstrong
The use and effects of ecofriendly surfactants in the meat rendering industry in the United States., Pamela Arnold
Probabilistic and geometric shape based segmentation methods., Melih Seref Aslan
Specific b alleles matter in phytopathogenic Ustilago maydis., Kavita Burman Aulakh
Removal of electrocardiographic corruption from electromyographic signals using a localized wavelet based approach., Nihit Bajaj
Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) activation protects hepatocytes from mitochondrial damage and death caused by 4-hydroxynonenal., Keegan J. Baldauf 1982-
Ecological interactions affecting the role of mosquito larvae on dengue virus transmission., Jeffrey J. Bara 1984-
Perceptions of gender in young consumers of animated films., Katherine Barnes 1980-
The adytum., Lexi Bass
Effect of flow on human endothelial cell and dermal cell growth rates supplemented with drug infused media., Daniel Baumann
The incredible tale of Johanna, the blessed listener., Jared Andrew Beek 1986-
An examination of factors that impact persistence among adult students in a degree completion program at a four-year university., Mathew J. Bergman
Pivotal role of Interleukin-10 on microRNA-155 expression in regulation of the monocyte response in hypothermia., Adrian Theophil Billeter 1984-
Synthesis and CO2/CH4 separation performance of Bio-MOF-1 membranes., Joseph Allen Bohrman 1988-
Factors affecting speech intelligibility improvement with exposure to reverberant room listening environments., Eugene Brandewie
Literacy by subscription: writing instruction in turn-of-the-century American periodicals., Alicia Brazeau
Acting without expectations., Gary L. Brice
Ready child, ready school : educator perceptions of child and school success indicators and ready school practices., Annette W. Bridges 1953-
Administrator and band director perceptions of the implementation of KY Core Content for Assessment in Music., David A. Buchholz 1985-
Attempting Queen Margaret through the actor's equation., Elizabeth Ann Tantanella Burrell
Families of murder victims' perceptions of capital punishment : a content analysis of what family members say following executions., Corey Daniel Burton 1984-
The dynamic equilibrium of human telomeric G-quadruplexes., Robert Buscaglia
The Black-Scholes formula and volatility smile., Brian Michael Butler 1969-
Propensity score matching for surgical outcomes with observational data., Robert M. Cannon 1983-
Connected matchings in special families of graphs., Christopher James Caragianis 1980-
Using a statistical model to locate orthodontic underserved areas capable of supporting practices in Kentucky., Wes Cardall
Depression in reproductive-age women : assessment of infectious, endocrinological, and immunological correlates from an evolutionary perspective., Amber N. Carrier
CAD system for lung nodule analysis., Cambron N. Carter
Sulfur oxygenation of ruthenium-dithiolate nitrile hydratase mimic enhances ligand lability and hydrolysis activity., Cesar Antonio Masitas Castillo
Gain and loss of functional locomotor recovery following contusive spinal cord injury in the adult rat., Krista Layne Caudle
Building a dynamic model linking potential mercury regulations to risk to susceptible populations., Caroline Biagi Chan
3D visualization of in-flight recorded data., Gyuchoon Cho 1975-
Effectiveness of fluoride containing bonding resins in preventing demineralization of enamel during orthodontic treatment., Robin J. Choi
Learning understandable classifier models., Jan Chorowski
The Dome of the Rock: the historical, political and religious motivations behind its construction., Greg Clark 1962-
Prison wardens' perceptions of sex offenders, sex offender registration, community notification, and residency restrictions., David Patrick Connor
Mad at Miles : a black woman's guide to truth : theatre building using myths, motifs, and archetypes., Triza Triza Cox
Exploring franchise boards : a stakeholder perspective., Denise M. Cumberland
Groping in the dark : an early history of WHAS radio., William A. Cummings 1982-
Measuring and predicting overqualification from 1972-2010 : a secondary analysis of the pooled general social survey., Henry E. Curtis
Productivity improvement for the fully automated M1218 gear assembly system., Andreas Cziha 1980-
Love during divorce : development of the Sorokin Psycho-Social Love Inventory (SPSLI) and testing of a predictor model., Joseph G. D'Ambrosio
Genetic polymorphisms in the folate metabolizing pathway and breast cancer survival., Nandita Das
Backgrounds and motivations of faith-based halfway-house volunteers., Andrew Stephen Denney
Studies in the image of the Madonna lactans in late medieval and Renaissance Italy., Cecelia M. Dorger
Nanoscale diamond and carbon materials and architectures for field emission and thermionic energy conversion., Santoshrupa Dumpala
Grief and lost potential in the parents of adult children with severe mental illness., Karen Eisenmenger
Phenomenological modeling of image irradiance for non-Lambertian surfaces under natural illumination., Shireen Y. Elhabian
Rifted paradise : poems., Josh English
The role of endogenous Bcl-xL in regulation of apoptotic signaling pathways., Colins Ogwandi Eno 1982-
Bayesian regression analysis., Sara Evans
Combating the sophomore slump through peer-mentoring among African American students at predominantly white institutions., Tiffany Christina Evans
The budget gap : gender discrimination in the U.S. federal budget process, 1962-2011., Kevin Fahey
Modeling small objects under uncertainties : novel algorithms and applications., Amal A. Farag
"The best interest of the child" : an exploration of the sociocultural agendas associated with the care of orphaned and vulnerable children in China., Dennis W. Feaster
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis : diagnosis, management, and the search for a cure., Daniel Fioret
Happy death men., Jessica Marie Fletcher 1982-
Development of pituitary tumor-transforming gene (PTTG) transgenic mice for the treatment of ovarian cancer., Miranda Y. Fong 1982-
Self-dual codes, subcode structures, and applications., Finley James Freibert
Nkrumahism and neo-Nkrumahism., Prince Kwasi Bediako Frimpong
'Rainbow nation' or 'Rambo nation'? : a comparative literary analysis of thematic changes in pre- and post- 1994 Black township novels., D. A. Gantt 1986-
The use of mathematical and computational models to define the role of mutation and infection in colorectal cancer., Chandler D. Gatenbee 1982-
Detection of acetone in air using silver ion exchanged ZSM-5 and zinc oxide sensing films., Kurt Lawrence Gerfen 1979-
Bawdy badges and the Black Death : late medieval apotropaic devices against the spread of the plague., Lena Mackenzie Gimbel 1976-
The art of natality : Virginia Woolf's and Kathe Kollwitz's aesthetics of becoming., Jennifer Brooke Goldberg 1973-
Parental engagement on student academic self-efficacy and educational attainment expectation for immigrant youth., Casey N. Griffith
Investigating commenting formats and content in first year composition and the virtual writing center., Rebecca Hallman
Women in intercollegiate athletics : an exploration of the career development of female senior administrators., Meg C. Hancock
Proposal to modify the mixing system for hydrosolution's processing plant., Alan Michael Hanley 1988-
Anxiety in older adults with dementia residing in long-term care facilities., Lauren Summer Hess
