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 see: http://ir.library.louisville.edu/faq.html.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Spinal cord injury induced cardiac decline and the limitations of exercise., Kathryn Michele DeVeau
Spontaneous vocal matching in mothers and their hearing impaired infants with cochlear implants : a quantitative analysis., Lydia Doggett
The effects of moderate alcohol consumption and inflammation on the hepatic matrisome and the renal cortex proteome., Christine E. Dolin
The mark of the Devil : medical proof in witchcraft trials., Sarah Dunn
Mechanism investigation of pseudouridine synthases TruB and RluA with RNA containing 5-fluorouridine and 4-thiouridine., Uyen T. Duong
Winds of courage a mallet concerto for solo mallets and wind ensemble., Ross Elliott
Since the time of Eve : La Leche League and communities of mothers throughout history., Joanna Paxton Federico
A risky business : examining the prevalence and correlates of post traumatic stress disorder symptomology and social support in Kentucky's adult correctional staff., Ashley Terrell French
Governing the urban water commons : essays on collaborative policy networks in a polycentric ecology of urban water policy games., Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah
A novel MRA-based framework for the detection of changes in cerebrovascular blood pressure., Yitzhak Atakilt Gebru
Cationic surfactant modification and its impact on the engineering behaviors of montmorillonite., Mohammad Ghavami
Metabolic regulation of myocardial adaptation to exercise., Andrew Alan Gibb
Highly student-rated teachers of multicultural classrooms : a qualitative study of teacher practices., Rose M. Glasser
Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in gestational diabetes mellitus and survival in tobacco smokers., Himabindu Gogeneni
Stories at work : restorying narratives of new teachers' identity learning in writing studies., Rachel Gramer
Age-related host factors regulate lung cancer progression., John Caleb Greenwell
Targeting the glucose metabolism of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) to stimulate cancer immunity., Jaspreet Grewal
Numerical investigation of drop impingement on dry and wet surfaces., Yisen Guo
Homogeneous ligand-centered hydrogen evolution and hydrogen oxidation : exploiting redox non-innocence to drive catalysis., Andrew Z. Haddad
Pediatric anxiety and/or depression problems : associations with PM10, fly ash, and metal exposure., Abby Nicole Burns Hagemeyer
New genres and new challenges : five interdisciplinary case studies of master's student writers., Meghan Lynne Hancock
Regularized solutions for terminal problems of parabolic equations., Sujeewa Indika Hapuarachchi
Performance analysis of organizations as complex systems., William C. Harrington Jr.
Aspirations into action : navigating structures for community engagement at the University of Louisville., Megan Faver Hartline
MAN/BOY., Nick Hartman
Exploring a multifactorial, clinical model of thought disorder : application of a dimensional, transdiagnostic approach., Mara Ann Hart
Testing and modeling of the thixotropic behavior of cementitious materials., Bashir Hasanzadeh
Social dynamics, network structure, and information diffusion in fish shoals., Matthew Jerome Hasenjager
Treg regulation in periodontal disease during pregnancy., Aislinn Leah Hays
Interaction style of mothers of young children with Williams syndrome and relations with child expressive vocabulary., Danielle R. Henderson
Towards a cost-effective biorefinery : production of activated carbons from residual biomass for energy storage devices., Zachary Dean Herde
Targeting the major regulator of mitosis., J. Mason Hoffman
Articulating the new normal(s) : mental disability, medical discourse, and rhetorical action., Andrew Wesley Holladay
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing graft dysfunction : a non-invasive alternative to renal biopsy., Elizabeth Marie Hollis
Late Magdalenian lithic technological organization at Lapa do Picareiro, central Portugal., Melissa Jean Holst
Parental opinions about prenatal genetic screening and selective abortion for Down Syndrome., Laura E. Holt
Lacanian gaze, semiotics, and the enigma of Bosch., Virginia Lynn Hosono
All-optical switching in ferromagnetic superlattices., Faren Hoveyda Marashi
Environmental factors, not plants, contribute to functional diversity of soil bacteria in the dunes of lake michigan., Andrea Stark Howes
Deceptions., Travis Huff
Unthink pink : master narratives and counterstories of breast cancer., Jessica C. Hume
Media framing and public opinion of refugees: news coverage of Hungarian refugees, 1956-57., Cecelia M. Hunt
Fantastical body narratives : cosplay, performance, and gender diversity., Tiffany M. Hutabarat-Nelson
Factors associated with federal student loan default among borrowers in a statewide system of community and technical colleges., Brittany Inge
"Given time..." for soprano and orchestra., Alex Isackson
Identifying the signaling mechanisms of EGFR-mediated apoptosis., Nicole Marion Jackson
Evaluating ligand assisted activation of small molecules through proton reduction and alcohol oxidation., Rahul Jain
Engineering applications of organic surfactant modified bentonite in sorptive soil barriers., Sadra Javadi
Student attitudes on social media and perception of instructor social media use., Abi Mathew John
Effect of high cationic flocculant on anaerobic digestion of municipal wastewater., Prathap D. John
Function of the enterobactin operon of A. actinomycetemcomitans in the presence of catecholmines and iron., Taylor Johnson
Modeling effective work groups and teams : an assessment of the inclusion of social value orientation., Gary Daniel Jones
A curriculum of civic responsibility : transitioning Black American students to college-level writing., Jamila M. Kareem
Advances in tumor-targeted therapy using nanomedicine., Divya Karukonda
Stretching adversely modulates locomotor capacity following spinal cord injury via activation of nociceptive afferents., Anastasia V. Keller
Functional data analysis methods for predicting disease status., Sarah Kendrick
Data driven discovery of materials properties., Fadoua Khmaissia
Retellings : a collection of nonfiction essays., Jennifer Kiefer
Extending difference of votes rules on three voting models., Sarah Schulz King
Intraspecific differences in belowground associations and seedling root morphology for the biofuel crop, Panicum virgatum., Erin Renee Kinnetz
Traces of the (un)familiar : family, identity, and the return of the repressed in the photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard., Hunter Martin Kissel
Controlled electrochemical synthesis of single one-dimensional metal nanochains across microgap electrodes., Amareshwari Konutham
Spiritual transcendence as a sixth personality factor in Russia : cross-cultural generalizability and influence on psychosocial outcomes., Ksenia Kopeikin
The art of silence., Lydia Anne Kowalski
Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A's role in heart failure., George H. Kunkel
UBQLN1 : a multi-domain protein with multiple functions., Zimple Kurlawala
Withaferin a synergistically enhances the effects of paclitaxel against lung cancer., Al Hassan Kyakulaga
Moral time and homicide investigations., David Stuart Lapsey Jr.
Artificial olfactory system for multi-component analysis of gas mixtures., Alexander Aleksandrovich Larin
Observation and estimation study for sensorless control of linear vapor compressors., Joseph Latham
Novel processing approaches for thin film solar and related technologies., Brandon Lavery
Urban governance reconsidered : assessing the roles of public-, private-, and third sector leaders in governing the modern city., Benjamin Colby Leamon
Characterization of Porphyromonas gingivalis Mfa1 fimbriae., Jae Yong Lee
Horizon cross : a parafictional history through photographs., Tom LeGoff
This is just a phase : the impact of population structure on haplotype phasing and linkage disequilibrium measures at functional genetic sites., Roxanne Kaaren Leiter
Custom software for the 3D printing of patient specific plate bending templates in pelvic fracture repair., Gordon B Lents
Development of recyclable gold nanoparticles for routine benchtop catalysis in organic transformations., Shengzong Liang
Some problems arising from mathematical model of ductal carcinoma in SITU., Heng Li
Estimation of the three key parameters and the lead time distribution in lung cancer screening., Ruiqi Liu
Sample size calculations and normalization methods for RNA-seq data., Xiaohong Li
Genesis : for orchestra., Zachary Dwight Lowery
The military meets the university : mapping issues of literacy sponsorship across military and academic settings., Ashley Ludewig
Residuated maps, the way-below relation, and contractions on probabilistic metric spaces., M. Ryan Luke
Labor and happiness., Tyler Reid Madden
Examining the effects of macrophage populations on cancerous tumor growth., Grace E. Mahlbacher
Novel III-V alloys for unassisted water splitting., Alejandro Martinez-Garcia
Evaluating work place wellness in greater Louisville's technology organizations : a case study., Andrew L. McCart
From damsel in distress to active agent : female agency in children's and young adult fiction., Megan Sarah McDonough
The feelings we harbor - the role of collage in arousing powerful emotions in an ESL classroom., Irina V. McGrath
The knowledge economy : increasing human capital on the U.S. I-65 corridor., Brandon S. McReynolds
American emergency : catastrophe and culture in the U.S.A., from the Civil War to Hurricane Katrina., Lynda Kristian Mercer
James Franklin Bell : hard war in the Philippines., Daniel Michael
Short stories., Karley Miller
Investigation of influential factors on selecting an engineering major., Paige A. Miller
Developing computer vision technology to automate pitch analysis in baseball., Mahdi Moalla
Queue stability analysis in network coded wireless multicast., Nadieh Mohamadi-Moghadam
Control of power electronic interfaces in distributed generation., Mohammad Mohebbi
