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
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-
Simulation-based metrics analysis of an outpatient center., Elvin Webb
Daily emotional experiences, stress, and PTSD symptoms among midlife women exposed to intimate partner violence : an experience sampling study., Rebecca Ann Weigel
Signal processing in the tectothalamic pathway., Haiyang Wei
Systemic and strength effects : experimental concentrations of topical menthol., Lee Jordan Winchester 1984-
Queer tension : Le Teuer inside me., Nicholas Ryan Wood 1986-
"Upside down from the word go" : Kentucky's black farmers speak out on the issue of land loss., Willie Jamaal Wright
Temporal environmental traffic capacity for urban streets., Yu Xia 1980-
Real-time optimization of an integrated production-inventory-distribution problem., Xu Yang 1983-
Arsenic in drinking water causes gene expression changes in the liver related to inflammation and metabolic dysfunction and accelerates atherosclerosis in ApoE-/-mice, Matthew R. Zajack
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Electrochemically mediated charge transfer effects on single-walled carbon nanotubes., Buddika KA. Abeyweera 1980-
Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) : a test of the meaning making model of coping., Erica Adams
In the wor(l)d but not of it : literacy practices of an Amish community in southeast Ohio., Tabetha Adkins
Development of an integrated solar heat pipe system for improving building energy efficiency., Michael Vincent Albanese
Structure and properties of maximal outerplanar graphs., Benjamin Allgeier
Oral status of residents of long-term care facilities in Kentucky., Lynn Donnelly Austin
UPS-SCS weekly forecasting tool., Joseph Barth 1984-
Friedrich Schiller's play : a theory of human nature in the context of the eighteenth-century study of life., Susan M. Bentley
Non-contact pulse measurement for use in smart room applications., Nicholas R. Blumenthal
Estimating sediment yield of the upper reaches of the Benson Creek watershed by pond coring., Michael Borchers 1968-
Increasing patient flow and resource utilization in a multidisciplinary cancer clinic., Joseph Robert Brandner
Applications of the Combinatorial Nullstellensatz on bipartite graphs., Timothy M. Brauch
Mitochondrial targeting of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax : Role of the Bax carboxy-terminal tail., Stephanie Erin Brock 1980-
Development of a canine stifle computer model to investigate cranial cruciate ligament deficiency., Nathan Brown 1984-
Neuropsychiatric predictors of occupational persistence in HIV/AIDS., Stephan L. Buckingham
The study of predictive factors of reading in low-performing readers in an urban setting., Reginald L. Caldwell
Bridging the semantic gap in content-based image retrieval., Joshua David Caudill
Comparison of a-Fe2O3 electrodes grown by direct plasma and thermal oxidation of iron for photoelectrochemical water splitting., Boris David Chernomordik
Design, construction, and experimentation of a heat pipe augmented solar wall., Nicholas E. Chmielewski
Model extensions and applications in mathematical imaging., John Marion Cochran
The effect of teacher leader interactions with teachers on student achievement: a predictive study., Winifred Riney Cohron
Synthesis of Molybdenum oxide nanowires and their facile conversion to Molybdenum sulfide., Dustin Ray Cummins 1987-
The leadership styles of social work educators., Patricia Louise Desrosiers 1969-
Hong Kong's cultural identity reflected in Jackie Chan's films., Yajuan Ding 1969-
Black female journalists : experiences of racism, sexism and classism in the newsroom., Amber Genile Duke 1981-
Preliminary investigation into single stage enzyme free hydrolysis of hardwood sawdust., Kyle William Dunaway 1985-
Would you like to talk? : the impact of media and interpersonal communication on knowledge about candidates and likelihood of voting., Donna M. Elkins 1968-
Shape analysis of the corpus callosum of autistic and normal subjects in neuroimaging., Ahmed Aly Farag
Lung nodule modeling and detection for computerized image analysis of low dose CT imaging of the chest., Amal A. Farag
Increasing performance of blowfish encryption using CUDA., Joseph Anthony Feist
Concerns and perceptions of faculty using Web-based instructional technology., Elizabeth Romero Fuerte
