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 2010
Enhancing reliability with Latin Square redundancy on desktop grids., Nathan Patrick Johnson
Difference as identity in "The other story" and the 1993 Whitney biennial., Vanessa Faye Johnson
The gorilla and the cuttlefish., Nick Karl 1982-
The production and migration of educational capital : some states win and others lose., Patrick J. Kelly
Evaluation of the field application of the Air Void Analyzer in quality control., David Todd Kessinger 1971-
Cultivating our mosaic : understanding the language choices of Canadian immigrant students., Julia E. Kiernan
Analysis of candidate plasticity genes in visual cortex., Paul Joseph Kiser 1969-
The effect of practice with the Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer on rhythm accuracy of non-percussion undergraduate music majors., Aaron Patrick Klausing 1981-
Determination of variables which predict success on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN)., Mary A. Kleber
'Complementary' immune evasion by oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis., Jennifer Lynn Krauss
Implementation of a Microsoft Windows embedded standard system., Kristopher L. Kumler
Adult perceptions of the impact of Kentucky Education Reform Act initiatives on achievement : insights of rural gifted students., Jan Kathryn Weaver Lanham 1954-
Placebo effect for low back pain : a meta-analysis., Matthew Aaron Lanham 1982-
The role of genetic and environmental oxidative stress factors in prostate cancer., Nicole A. Lavender
Functional effects of CYP1A2, NAT1, and NAT2 genetic variants in nucleotide excision repair-deficient human fibroblasts : implications for toxicological risk from environmental arylamines., Carmine Simone Leggett
Inflammatory cell tumor necrosis factor signaling modulates post-infarction left ventricular remodeling., Robert K. Lewis 1977-
Application of temporal difference learning to the game of Snake., Christopher Lockhart
The role of HSL7 in morphology and pathogenicity and its interaction with other signaling components in the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis., Charles Ben Lovely 1977-
Reverse transfer students : characteristics, motivations, and implications., Kathryn Elizabeth Lowrey 1957-
The laws will fall silent : Ex Parte Quirin, a troubling precedent for military commissions., Brad P. Luebbert 1968-
SA-4-1BBL as a modulator of T effector to T regulatory cell conversion., Shravan Madireddi 1980-
The four-year experience of first-generation students at a small independent university : engagement, student learning, and satisfaction., David M. Mahan
Reduced hyperBF networks : practical optimization, regularization, and applications in bioinformatics., Rami Nezar Mahdi 1982-
Substance P and the tectothalamic pathway., Sean Phillip Masterson 1974-
Female Gothic, Chinese and American styles : Zhang Ailing's Chuanqi in comparison with stories by Eudora Welty and Carson McCullers., Zuqiong Caroline Ma 1980-
Nanowire based materials and architectures as anodes for LI-ION batteries., Praveen Meduri 1982-
Adaptive constrained clustering with application to dynamic image database categorization and visualization., Jason Daron Meredith 1982-
Architecture analysis of peer-to-peer network structure and data exhanges for distribution of contraband material., Nicholas Miles
Simulation and fabrication of microhotplates for metal oxide gas sensors., Kane Jonathan Miller 1987-
Academic dishonesty in online education., Wren Allen Mills
Generalized multi-stream hidden Markov models., Oualid Missaoui
Re-conceptualizing the Bible Belt : Southern spirituality in the novels of James Wilcox., Ashton Moats
Preventive maintenance and replacement scheduling : models and algorithms., Kamran S. Moghaddam
Curcumin reactivates epigenetically silenced tumor suppressor gene tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells., Akshata Moghe 1983-
Cigarette smoke, DNA damage and repair in human cervical and vaginal cells in vitro and ex vivo., Afsoon Moktar
Ribosome maturation in yeast models of Diamond-Blackfan anemia and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome., Joseph Brady Moore 1981-
Politically divided : a comparative analysis of German right-wing extremist voter support., Carolyn Marie Morgan
Munc13-3 mutation prevents critical period neuronal plasticity in visual cortex., James Geoffrey Morris 1984-
Predictors of risk for child neglect among expectant first-time mothers and their partners., Bertha M. Mucherera
Effect of finger rings on microbial cross-contamination during dental clinical procedures., Swapna Nadikuda
Health promotion self-efficacy of Belizean nurses : variables influencing condom use promotion to women to prevent HIV/AIDS., Whitney A. Nash
Studying air properties in hardened Portland cement concrete with Linear Traverse Method., Lokman Ng 1984-
Synthesis and characterization of ceria nanomaterials., Nitzia Cheong Ng
Design, fabrication, and testing of a microfluidic system for cardiac cell culture., Mai-Dung Thi Nguyen
Shape-based detection of cortex variability for more accurate discrimination between autistic and normal brains., Matthew Joseph Nitzken 1987-
From Edmund Husserl's Image consciousness to Maurice Merleau-Ponty's flesh and chiasm: the phenomenological essence of image., Sara J. Northerner
Nyctalopin is required for localization of the TRPM1 channel to the retinal depolarizing bipolar cell dendrites., Jillian Nydam Pearring
A manifestation of all life : intersections of virtue ethics, philosophy of emotion, and philosophy of literature., Derek Lee Penwell 1965-
Small farmers, slavery, and the political economy of Kentucky's Green River, 1790-1850., Christopher P. Petzold 1982-
Gender role stereotypes in advertising : a test of the match-up hypothesis on advertising effectiveness., Sara Picklesimer
Distributed leadership as a mediator of whole school reform strategies for improvement planning from data., Jean Elizabeth Pickup 1954-
Die separation strength for deep reactive ion etched wafers., Daniel Allen Porter
The effects of estrogen and phytoestrogens on focal infarct, PTEN, and p-AKT expression in aged rats., Karen Powell
Role of eukaryotic Sel-1 like repeat containing genes in Helicobacter pylori evolution and pathogenesis., Kalyani Putty
Misconceptions in rational numbers, probability, algebra, and geometry., Christopher R. Rakes
The Oldham County Learning Institute : strengthening high school and middle school teachers' abilities to teach their students powerful thinking strategies., Lynda Emery Redmon
Synthesis of a directionally-conductive polyaniline hydrogel composite by vapor deposition., Eric W. Reed 1987-
Dynamic probe positioning within peer-to-peer networks for mining contraband file exchanges., Derek Reese
An investigation of sliced inverse regression with censored data., Daniel W. Riggs
Maximizing the efficiency of a speed rail for the preparation of alcoholic beverages., Ashley S. Riley
Predictors of depression in African American men and their implications for community and individual focused interventions., Michael A. Robinson
"Still I rise!" Public discourse surrounding the development of public schools for African Americans in Louisville, Kentucky, 1862--1872., Michelle Bachelor Robinson
Features extraction using random matrix theory., Viktoria Borisovna Rojkova
Electron emission from nanostructured materials., Abdelilah Safir
Cardiac specific transgenic inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kB) mitigates adverse cardiac remodeling and ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy., Santosh Kumar Sanganalmath 1977-
In vitro detection of mesio-buccal canals in maxillary molar cross-sections using three different resolutions with Kodak 9000 3D CBCT., Jolanta Nowicka Sauer
Engagement in the first year as a predictor of academic achievement and persistence of first-year students., Jimmie A. Schlinsog
Computational fluid dynamic analysis of a coulter counting microcytometer., Kyle Anthony Schmidt
The second year itch: an examination of pre-entry factors that contribute to second-year college persistence., Nora Allen Scobie 1967-
An exploratory study of first-semester student attrition in a community college., Ophelia Turner Scott 1953-
The effect of the blue light diode laser on shear-peel bond strength of orthodontic brackets with varying curing time and distance., Kamran Shaikh 1978-
A comparison of the effectiveness of two suturing techniques for the coronally positioned tunnel procedure with an acellular dermal matrix allograft., Courtney Tyler Shearer
The personal and social benefits of airplane piloting as a serious leisure activity for women., Frances Louise Shupe 1956-
The electrochemical synthesis, chemical synthesis, and galvanic exchange of silver nanostructures directly on surfaces., Grzegorz W. Slawinski
Writing in/on the Borderlands : (basic) writers and the writing center., Allison Egnew Smith
Do sovereign wealth funds mitigate authoritarian rule?: a statistical analysis of sovereign wealth funds and the resource curse., G. Jason Smith
Testing the use of molluscs to infer climate with special reference to the late Cenozoic molluscs of the Meade Basin, southwest Kansas., Brian William Steffen 1975-
School-based decision making (SBDM) councils and their efficacy and productivity as perceived by council members., Shawna Shrout Stenton 1976-
Slip detection and compensation in autonomous tracked micro-vehicles., Aaron T. Stewart
Chitosan nanoparticles to encapsulate a biofilm degrading enzyme for treatment of CRBSI., Lindsay Nicole Strotman
Comparison of different methods for longitudinal data with missing observations., Lin Sun
Data mining and analysis of lung cancer data., Guoxin Tang
Teaching efficacy, innovation, school culture and teacher risk taking., Margaret Elizabeth Taylor
Messianic light : utopian discourse in the work of Theodor W. Adorno, Luce Irigaray and Giorgio Agamben., Heather Anne Thiessen 1956-
Factors affecting nurse educators' decision to teach., Linda J. Thomas 1946-
Postwar Sierra Leone : are programs of reconstruction addressing the causes of war?, Lovetta Anita Thompson 1985-
Leadership, curriculum, instruction, and accountability scores : evidence from Kentucky scholastic audits., Rebecca Curry Todd
A role for regulatory T cells in gender-biased disease susceptibility to murine lupus., Colleen Tucker
More real than real : an anthropological and phenomenological exploration of imagistic sacred space in the contemporary elegy and fine art photograph., Amy Liann Tudor 1968-
Longitudinal predictors of disciplinary alternative school placement and the risk of subsequent juvenile detention in a cohort of third grade children., Judi Elisa Vanderhaar
Comparison of clinically projected and radiographically optimal implant fixture placement., William Shane Vaughn 1984-
Carbon nanotube thin film transistors for biomedical applications., Vanessa Velasco
Molecular engineering design of the SAPO-34 and ZIF-8 membranes for CO2 separation from CH4 and N2., Surendar Reddy Venna
An improved simulation algorithm for the slide protection dynamometer based on RP2., Julian Wallach 1982-
3D CBCT analysis of cranial base morphology and its relationship to skeletal malocclusion., Russell M. Weaver 1973-
