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 2022
Divided we fall: gender-based occupational segregation in Kentucky’s executive branch 2012-2020., Hillary McGoodwin Abbott
Role of deep learning techniques in non-invasive diagnosis of human diseases., Hisham Abouelseoud Elsayem Abdeltawab
Media portrayal of private prisons and inmates., Ladye Anna L. Adams
Surface-functionalized chemiresistive films that exploit h-bonding, cation-pi, and metal-halide interactions., Prasadanie Karunarathna Adhihetty
“I don' want to upset anyone - I just want to exist": nonbinary college student experiences at a public mid-southern University., Cat Renee Alexander
Utilizing shockwave theory and deep learning to estimate intersection traffic flow and queue length based on connected vehicle data., Abdulmaged Algomaiah
The impact of volume of tissue activation on cortical-striatal networks and verbal fluency declines in post-deep brain stimulation Parkinson's disease patients., Alexander Luke Alley
Beyond accuracy in machine learning., Aneseh Alvanpour
A new SIR model with mobility., Ciana Applegate
Properties of 25Cr7Ni stainless steel fabricated through laser-powder bed fusion., Arulselvan Arumugham Akilan
Re-localizing writing assessment: sites of knowledge mobilization., Charlotte Asmuth
Computer aided diagnosis system for breast cancer using deep learning., Asma Baccouche
Alkylthiocarbamate metal complexes with antiproliferation activity., Kritika Bajaj
Nucleate boiling under different gravity values: numerical simulations & data-driven techniques., Sandipan Banerjee
The effect of telepractice on vocal interaction between provider, deaf and hard-of-hearing pediatric patients, and caregivers., Abigail Betts
"Death can't touch them now": AIDS response and memorialization in Louisville, Kentucky, 1982-1992., Olivia A. Beutel
Search for a dark leptophilic scalar produced in association with taupair in electron-positron annihilation at center-of-mass energies near 10.58 GeV., Diptaparna Biswas
The reading of Sir Toby Belch: a queer and black exploration of William Shakespeare's twelfth night., Jahi E Bogard
New debiasing strategies in collaborative filtering recommender systems: modeling user conformity, multiple biases, and causality., Mariem Boujelbene
Investigating the shared and unique mechanisms of the development of comorbid eating disorder-anxiety symptoms during adolescence., Leigh Cara Brosof
Mission drift and the effectiveness of resource dependence theory in an internally resource-constrained environment., Kirsten Bullock
HIV and the African American church: millennial faith leader's perspectives., Kelsey LeAnn Burton
Coping flexibility and academic resilience among low-SES college students., Benjamin J. Calebs
Unraveling DNA and identity: A humanistic perspective on epistemologies and ethics of genetic ancestry testing., Eve Carlisle Polley
Cultivating the human narrative: on Nietzsche, science fiction, and the aesthetics of life., Derek Carpenter
Characterization of fundamental parameters that modulate acoustofluidic-mediated molecular delivery to cells., Connor Sterling Centner
Taiwanese indigenous representation, rhetoric of resistance, and heteroglossia in warriors of the rainbow: SEEDIQ bale., John Yu-Choh Chang
Targeting pathological changes in the gut protects the CNS from neuropathology., Benjamin Tyler Charpentier
Western Christianity and the origins of antiblackness, eurocentrism, and white supremacist ideology., John Chenault
Meat the future., Xin Chen
Meeting the mental health needs of college-aged young adults: evaluating the value and impact of digital mental health interventions., Sara Atherton Choate
"We will work a lot and you are so loved": teacher perspectives on building positive relationships with students., Geena Constantin
The on-line width of various classes of posets., Israel R. Curbelo
New accurate, explainable, and unbiased machine learning models for recommendation with implicit feedback., Khalil Damak
The a-word: destigmatizing abortion in American culture., Kathryn Lafferty Danner
Applications of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: from drug discovery to protein structure and dynamics., Mark Vincent C. dela Cerna
Quality of life and end-of-life plans: the inclusion of sexual health., Jacinta Dickens
A content analysis of the female TikTok influencer: how SMIs alter their image and self-presentation based on their communities., Sydney R Dotson
The underbelly of residential segregation, bussing to integrate and the educational ramifications: a case study of Louisville Kentucky., Camara Douglas
Classifying the 2022 status of Tsuga Canadensis (Eastern Hemlock) along the Kentucky portion of the Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor., Grace M. Embree
“I think it's male privilege”: a qualitative study of personal, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors influencing high risk sexual behavior and HIV transmission among heterosexual adult males In Ghana., Nana Ama Aya Erzuah Bullock
Spectroscopic measurements of meibum compositional, structural, and functional relationships to elucidate the role of meibum in dry eye., Anthony Chigozie Ewurum
Experimental evaluation of heat leak from anti-sweat components into fresh food and freezer compartments of a household refrigerator., Delva Felissaint
Combating frailty: application of a modified skeletal frailty index in modern military and civilian populations., Emily M. Frazier
Understanding public emergency preparedness before and during the coronavirus outbreak: implications for effective public health and risk communication., Raphael Adjetey Fumey
Properties and classifications of certain LCD codes., Dalton Seth Gannon
The effects of gang membership and transitions in a gang on within-individual changes in offending., Leon Sergio Garduno
Not only black or only a woman, a black woman: gendered racial microaggressions, colorism and hair on trauma symptoms., Maame-Safowaa Geary
Automatic testing of organic strain gauge tactile sensors., Brian P. Goulet
The person behind the team: a phenomenological exploration of the role of the sport supervisor in NCAA division I intercollegiate athletics., Ehren R. Green
Examining adolescent voices in urban montessorianism within the third plane of development., Raymond Edward Green
A decade of car-cyclist collisions in Louisville: a spatio-temporal analysis., Elizabeth Ferguson Greenwell
Materials and interfaces for electrocatalytic hydrogen production and utilization., Alexander Jiya Gupta
Critical thinking or critical creativity: applying De Bono's six thinking hats to speech-language pathology education and practice., Samantha Hahn
High-probability tasks and task completion rates of students with emotional and behavioral disorders., Amy R Hall
The last straw for mixed ensemble and electronis., Nicholas Hall
Cross-validation for autoregressive models., Christina Han
Contemporary blackface theatre: exploring split second from an authentic black lens to combat white stereotypes., Lamar Alonzo Hardy
Release kinetics of metronidazole from 3D printed silicone scaffolds., Sydney E. Herold
Engineering Lewis acidic materials for biomass conversion and battery applications., Md Anwar Hossain
Data linkage for crash-injury outcome assessment., Aryan Hosseinzadeh
Solving the challenges of concept drift in data stream classification., Hanqing Hu
Public health contagion of white supremacy: examining the pipeline of attitudes about racism and racial history education among high school students., Trinidad Jackson
Maria on the moon: a chamber opera., Tanner Jones
Disparate sense of exclusion between young people of color living within variable social infrastructures., James M. Joyce
Determination of the functional role of Rab-GGT in Physcomitrium patens., Hyun Jin Jung
Machine learning approaches for early prediction of hypertension., Heba Elsayed Mohamed Kandil
Ashley: a chamber opera in four scenes., Rron Karahoda
Structural, charge transport, gas sensing, magnetic, pseudocapacitive, and electrocatalytic properties of perovskite oxides., Surendra Bahadur Karki
Modeling and debiasing feedback loops in collaborative filtering recommender systems., Sami Khenissi
Small-scale variability in warm season, precipitation around an urban area: a case study of Louisville-Jefferson County, KY., Isaiah I. Kingsberry
Clickbait., Roger Knight
Genomic tools and models for investigating the role of germline diversity in mouse antibody repertoire development., Justin T. Kos
The influence of sponsorship engagement on brand loyalty: an analysis of the on-site and social media activational communications., Achyut Kulkarni
Bayesian methodologies for constrained spaces., Siddhesh Kulkarni
Fabrication and characterization of Lactobacillus Crispatus containing bioprints for bacterial vaginosis application., Anthony J. Kyser
Application of cannabidol to ocular pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics., Alyssa Laun
The effect of typewriting vs. handwriting lecture notes on learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Timothy Schaun Lau
Structural and Functional Myocardial Adaptations to Task-Specific Epidural Stimulation in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury., Harley D. Ledbetter
It's all fun and—: a rhetorical analysis of space in the pandemic., Erica Von Proctor Lewis
Assessing citizen attitudes towards climate change, renewable energy, and solar development in Kentucky., Ryan Patrick Lloyd
A mesonet-based analysis of severe convective winds in west Texas., Quint Long
Effects of monovalent and divalent ions in factor xiii activation and crosslinking., Richard Laporca Lumata
Additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy by metal fused filament fabrication (MF3)., Luke J. Malone
Optimal scheduling of connected and autonomous vehicles at a reservation-based intersection., Muting Ma
A computational model of the line-1 retrotransposon life cycle and visualization of metabolic networks in 3-dimensions., Michael D. Martin
The impact of sea-level rise in numerically modeled landfalling hurricanes: Katrina and the gulf coast., Serenity Nadirah Mercuri
Pediatric oncology social work job analysis., Alyssa Ashlyn Middleton
A modeling platform to predict cancer survival and therapy outcomes using tumor tissue derived metabolomics data., Hunter Allan Miller
Effects of sizing agents on mechanical properties of carbon fiber–polymer composites via fused filament fabrication additive manufacturing., Benjamin D. Mitchell
Machine learning analysis of acoustic attenuation measurements for cellular characterization., John T. Moore
Development and novel applications of halogenating agents., Sagar Ravso Mudshinge
Sustainable nanocatalysis in water for C–C and C–N Cross-Couplings., Tharique Ahammed Ansari Nalakath
The water we were swimming in: transgender and gender nonconforming students' lived experiences in engineering., Natalie Saroff Oliner
