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 2019
Hardware implementation of boost power factor correction converter., Shruti Motilal Deore
Understanding object motion encoding in the mammalian retina., Victor Julian DePiero
Lithium molybdate-sulfur battery., Ruchira Ravinath Dharmasena
Balancing exploration, exploitation, and efficiency : a framework of entrepreneurial learning., Shaun Paul Digan
Disentangling the negativity bias: 7-9-month-old crawling and non-crawling infants' responses to fearful and angry expressions., Katherine C. Dixon
Changing internal identity through physical crafting in performance., Lauren Elizabeth Dobbs
Exploring place as a producer of localized art styles and its role in a contemporary global art world., Alexis Doerr
Novel mechanisms and biomarkers in alcohol-induced organ injury., Christine E. Dolin
Experimental immunology and the potential for osteopathological reconstructions : pursuing an experimental foundation for the skeletal inflammatory index., Megan Elizabeth Duncanson
"We've been here all along" : the standpoint and collective resilience of transgender U.S. service members., Jacob R. Eleazer
Anthropogenic landscapes of Amazonia : a spatial analysis of landscape modification and settlement organization at Macurany, Brazil., M. Grace Ellis
Inspiratory muscle recruitment during swallow and a comparison across airway behaviors., Allison V. English
Development and characterization of a biopolymer direct-write process for 3D microvascular structures formation., Xiaoming Fan
Segmentation and classification of lung nodules from Thoracic CT scans : methods based on dictionary learning and deep convolutional neural networks., Mohammad Mehdi Farhangi
Vlogging truth to power : a qualitative study of resilience as practiced by transgender youtube content creators., Corey J. Feger
Purification of Biomass Hydrolyzates for the Promotion of Xylose Diester Formation, Laura Fernandez
Impartiality, social network effects and collective memory: three essays on trust in police., Matthew Robert Fischer
Alterations in rhythmic licking behaviors following fibrosis in the rat mylohyoid muscle., Brittany Fletcher
Emotion regulation is associated with peer victimization among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder., Nicholas D. Fogleman
Middle school outreach efforts to involve immigrant parents: what are the perceptions of school personnel and immigrant parents?, Marcella Denise Franklin-Williams
Defects in fetal mouth movement and pharyngeal patterning underlie cleft palate caused by retinoid deficiency., Regina Friedl
Police stress, depression, and substance use among police officers: a general strain perspective., Kyra Nicole Fritz
A deep learning approach to detect diabetic retinopathy in fundus images., Winston R. Furtado
User's ability to detect fake news in online environments., Aleeza N. Gardner
"Model and patriarch" of southern settlements : neighborhood house in Louisville, Kentucky, 1896-1939., Kalie Ann Gipson
Connecting our community : collaboration and resource sharing among community gardens in Louisville, Kentucky., Emily Goldstein
Brazilian rhythms on the drum set: stylizations of baiao, frevo and maracatu by drummers Airto Moreira, Nene and Marcio Bahia., Lucas Gomes Maia Tome Pimentel
Simulation of a continuum tumor model using distributed computing., Dylan A Goodin
Learning and laboring : student-workers’ networked experiences of literacy, agency, and mobility in the Neoliberal University., Layne Porta Gordon
Behavioral and cognitive correlates of intolerance of uncertainty in children with and without anxiety disorders., Colette Marie Gramszlo
Effects of a writing instructional package for students with moderate intellectual disability., Beth Newberry Gurney
Trauma narratives in mental health interpreting : a qualitative study., Miranda Hale
Evaluating the water quantity and quality performances of underground gravel filter basins., Jihad A. Hallany
Liminal aesthetics : perspectives on harmony and timbre in the music of Olivier Messiaen, Tristan Murail, and Kaija Saariaho., Jackson Harmeyer
Non-invasive detection and assessment of coronary stenosis from blood mean residence times., Javad Hashemi
Stabilization of bimodal colloidal systems via nanoparticle haloing in microgravity., Luke Hawtrey
Towards a theory of human mobility and wall-building: a comparative analysis of Hadrian's Wall and the Iron Curtain., Timothy Heine
A new fantasy of crusade : Sarras in the vulgate cycle., Christopher Michael Herde
Subversive sponsorship : organized literacy education and the long civil rights movement., Jaclyn Hilberg
The captivity narratives of Cynthia Ann Parker : settler colonialism, collective memory, and cultural trauma., Treva Elaine Hodges
Urban-ready, willing, and able? Collaborative induction experiences for new urban elementary educators., Sandra Lynn Hogue
Oxygen deficient perovskites: effect of structure on electrical conductivity, magnetism and electrocatalytic activity., Ram Krishna Hona
The actor’s rhythm, internal beat., Lashondra Cherell Hood
The Q rule in Bacteriodetes and the identification and characterization of Porphyromonas gingivalis Glutaminyl Cyclase., John Andrew Houston
Coordination of airway protective behaviors and swallow: effects of afferent feedback and sex., Alyssa D. Huff
Speech articulation in children with Williams syndrome or 7q11.23 duplication syndrome., Myra Jean Fallon Huffman
The effects of nicotine and cigarette smoking on cardiac electrophysiology., Affan B. Irfan
A case study of teachers in an innovative professional collaborative and the evolution of their curricular conceptions, practices, and agency., Alysse Christine Jacobs
Plasma-assisted liquid phase epitaxy of gallium nitride using molten gallium., Daniel Felipe Jaramillo-Cabanzo
Marginal staining between pressed lithium disilicate ceramic crowns and direct restorative materials by various fluids : a microleakage study., Sarah Ann Jestel
“Pissing in the wind”: racially discriminatory economic policies’ impact on today’s banking status, use of alternative financial services and health outcomes., Gaberiel Jones Jr
Meta-engagement: an examination of employee engagement antecedant variable interactions and the impact on engagement outcomes., Joshua Branden Jordan
An electrochemical instrument for the analysis of heavy metals in water via anodic stripping coulometry for applications in remote sensing., Kelsey Lynn Kaht
Capture and Release Gels for Optimized Storage (CaRGOS), Theodore S. Kalbfleisch II
Exploring the Indian opinion : interpretations of colonialism, anti-colonial activism, and Gandhi's influence in three African countries, 1950-1960., Alexander Ganesha Kaliannan
Clustering of multiple instance data., Andrew D. Karem
Feasibility study of intelligent LVAD control for optimal heart failure therapy., John A. Karlen III
Treatment of electric utility wastewaters by sol-gel solidification and stabilization, Alex Kearns
Modeling and counteracting exposure bias in recommender systems., Sami Khenissi
Coming to terms with Gonzo journalism : an analysis in Russian formalism., Beau Kilpatrick
Hybridity and political disorder : a mixed method approach to understanding the hybrid regime., Bryce Jamison Kleinsteuber
A multi-plot assessment of vegetation structure using a micro-unmanned aerial system (UAS) in a semi-arid savanna environment., Nicholas E Kolarik
Investigation of flexural behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete and steel fiber orientation control during construction, Maria Kolisnichenko
Experimental investigation of the manufacture of tunable graphene oxide filter membranes using intense pulse light, Joshua H Kotter
Hemoglobin A1C levels and sport participation in children with type 1 diabetes., Amy Kozerski
Novel Bayesian methodology in multivariate problems., Debamita Kundu
Marriage among U.S. international students : meanings and aspirations., Assel Kuzembayeva
Therapeutic potential of withaferin A against non-small cell lung cancer., Al Hassan Kyakulaga
Evaluation of a learning community program for developmental reading students at a two-year college., Tonya Scott Lanphier
An evaluation of student perceptions of learning environments across fully on-line versus blended course delivery formats., Pamela Bates Larkin
Characterizing majority rule on various discrete models of consensus., Trevor Leach
A study on radiative pion capture as a source of background in the search for muon to electron conversion at the Mu2e experiment., Joseph Leibson
Representation and restraint : cross-national analysis of fractionalization and state-building., David Lian
Education abroad participation: predicting participation through high school academic record and intent to be involved in college as reported in the freshman survey (TFS) and in the college senior survey (CSS)., Elizabeth Karen Liebschutz-Roettger
Cognitive satellite communications and representation learning for streaming and complex graphs., Wenqi Liu
Determining the effect of an educational intervention on medical support personnel's knowledge to administer a standardized developmental screening tool., Leslie Chiaventone Lopez
Development of BAR-peptide nanoparticles and electrospun fibers for the prevention and treatment of oral biofilms., Mohamed Yehia Mahmoud
Queering black greek-lettered fraternities, masculinity and manhood : a queer of color critique of institutionality in higher education., Antron Demel Mahoney
Brokering words and work: complexities of literacy sponsorship in the oilfields of south Texas., Jennifer L. Marciniak
Denkyem (Crocodile): Identity development and negotiation among Ghanaian-American millennials., Jakia Marie
Progressive city in the progressive era : child welfare reform in Louisville Kentucky., Mary K. Marlatt
Triple-junction Solar Cells : in parallel., Levi C Mays
Curating an American immigrant identity : German and Latin American heritage weekends as placemaking in Louisville, Kentucky, 1974-1980., Sarah Elizabeth McCoy
Developmental changes in reasoning about cross-classified individuals., Catherine H. McDermott
Handgun carrying patterns and suicide risk among youth., Teresa Jane McGeeney
Different and the same: a comparison of vertical and lateral transfer students., Joshua Harris McKee
Interpretive phenomenological analysis of the interplay of factors affecting burnout in academic medical faculty., Tara McKinley
Perceptions of restorative practices among black girls: talking circles in an urban alternative middle school., Vanessa Marie McPhail
Preference for odor-taste mixtures is dependent on previous experience., Kelsey Allison McQueen
Automatic signal and image-based assessments of spinal cord injury and treatments., Samineh Mesbah
Investigation of phosphoserine aminotransferase 1(PSAT1) in breast cancer progression., Stephanie Metcalf
Help-seeking for cognitive impairment by the patient : the role of self-compassion., Allison J. Midden
Improving flow-induced hemolysis prediction models., Mohammad Mohaghegh Faghih
Non-viral transfection efficiencies for the advancement of CAR-T therapy., Emily M Murphy
Nanowire based adsorbents/catalysts for CO2 capture and utilization., Apolo Nambo
