This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Graduate School. 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 (Master of Engineering, prior to 2005) 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 2025
Bayesian model updating of structural parameters using temperature variation data., Ujjwal Adhikari
Recent studies on the reactions and synthesis of nitrogen and sulfur - containing heterocyclic pharmacophores., Bernard Louis Adjei
Peer functioning and risk for co-occurring ADHD and anxiety symptoms in school-aged children: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis., Helena F. Alacha
Optimization and simulation models for integrating social determinants in assessing and optimizing the accessibility and efficiency of community pharmacy networks., Md Morshedul Alam
Mental health service utilization among Arab/Middle Eastern in the US: Structural disparities, digital access, and stigma-related barriers., Fatima M. Aldarweesh
The effects of geographic isolation and anthropogenic activity on the social behavior of Caribbean green Monkeys., Rose Amrhein
Polymathy: The foundational source of creativity and innovation., Michael Araki
A Black Sherlock Holmes: An exploration of nonconforming characterization., Faith Janaye Artis
Advancing research on Retinitis Pigmentosa: An investigation of natural history, visual system plasticity, and mutation-independent treatment., Cecilia A. Attaway
Beyond the individual: A dyadic mixed-methods study of work–life balance in entrepreneurial households., Juliana Binhote
My achilles years., Ash William Bittner
Effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate in a mouse model of alcohol-associated liver disease., Paxton Michelle Brizendine/Ames
The voices behind the screen: Navigating the politics of work-time, identity, visibility, and tokenism in the workplace., John Douglas Broadus Jr.
Investigating factors that influence rural student degree attainment at urban institutions., Kevin Kelleher Buckley
Demon in the dark: A collection of short stories., Giovanna Claudia Burkett
Engaging in movement at work: Exploring engagement and physical activity., Spencer A. Cavan
Sex-based differences in osteoarthritis in early medieval Spain: A case study from Visigoth and Carolingian period Terrassa., Jordan Chatellier
The light farm., John Wrestling Brewster Clay
An exploration of LGBTQ+ runner motivation and constraints., Michael Clemons
Untitled: Study., Annabela Cockrell
Everything and nothing found in the house of leaves: A multiliterate analysis of multimodal writing., Jennings Collins
Building a future of "vision, passion, and possibilities" in Eastern Kentucky: How veteran educators understand and suggest improving teacher retention., Robert Brian Collins Jr.
Bleeding out from the redlining: An autoethnographic study of racial equity policy enactment in a large, urban school district., Anderson Aven Cook
Analyzing the association of competitive food policy on competitive food content in U.S. schools., Mary E. Curnutte
Light without memory., John Day
A tale of two toxicants: Investigating the interaction between hexavalent chromium and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid., Morgan Elizabeth Delnicki
Healthcare access and agency in material culture: a specialized analysis of pharmaceutical artifacts from Louisville’s West End., Sara Marian (Deurell) Ignacio
Creating new points of access: how integrating Black acting methods strengthens the Western theatre canon., Darrin Edward Dispenza-Mosley
Hybrid geographies and nature in the city: A tale of two greenspaces in Louisville, KY., Rebecca Dixon
Women and gender non-conforming introductory STEM students navigating gender, faculty expectations, and college support systems., Trisha A. Douin-Manning
I'm still eating crayons., Eisey Eisenhardt
Opportunities for mathematical thinking (OMT) in fourth grade mathematics textbooks., Lucas Wayne Elliott
Assessing medical decision-making capacity: The importance of patient values., Emilee M. Ertle
Remotely-sensed urbanization and local perceptions of change from 1985-2024 in Southern Indiana., Marlea Ferber
Linked lives in the riverbed: Integrating fish host dynamics, community structure, and demography for freshwater mussel conservation., Jonathan Patrick Frommeyer
"No one leaves for free": A media analysis of the lived experiences and cumulative impacts of the Flint water crisis., Jordan Leigh Gatewood
Incarcerated women: Gendered rhetoric from the outside and reality inside prison walls., Taylor Riley Geiser
The influence of psychological, biological, and social determinants on disordered eating behaviors among U.S. young adults: Evidence from Nhanes 2015-2018., Samantha Kaye Gerbine
Synthetic and pharmacological diversity of nitrogen-containing heterocycles., Shramana Ghosh
From Afghanistan to Louisville: Changing face of family and gender roles in Afghan immigrants in Louisville, Kentucky., Zohal Ghoura
Catholic high school principals’ experiences with parent-school relationships and perceptions of self-efficacy., Alexander J. Glaser
Can exploring before instruction improve underrepresented STEM students’ learning compared to traditional methods? Investigating psychosocial factors., Katherine G. Golway
Affective teacher tok: A sociomaterial analysis of teachers’ digital literacy practices on social media., Jessica Nicole Gottbrath
Role of cardiac ketone body metabolism in myocardial perfusion and exercise performance., Kara R. Gouwens
Emotion regulation, reasoning, and procedural safeguards in politically-polarized moral dilemmas., Alanea Graci
Exploring hexavalent chromium exposure and lipid accumulation in liver disease., Gabrielle Celine Griffin
Predicting resilience among treatment-referred youth with a history of trauma exposure: an exploration of risk and protective factors., Prabathi Mandara Gunathilake
Avaren-Fc's effects on lymphoma cells., Jacob Hahn
SARS-CoV-2 modulates PLA2G2D/PGD2 signaling to manipulate host immune response to increase disease severity., Dante L. Hamiel
What happens to soil and native plant life after removal of Lonicera maackii in an urban temperate forest?, Sheryl A. Gipson Hammond
Immunopathogenic crosstalk between cancer and the kidney: A central role for macrophages as potential mediators., Dana Hammouri
A deep learning approach for semantic segmentation and its application on CTC., Samir Farag Harb
Coalitional belonging as praxis: first-year writing and student community creation in the post-DEI university., Kendyl C. Harmeling
Dirty Dianthus: A review of the Microbotryum-Dianthus plant pathogen system., Roxanne Kaaren Hayes
Differences in prostate cancer (PCa) stage at primary diagnosis and PCa-specific mortality among rural versus urban populations in Kentucky., Chase Herrmann
EvoMetric: An interactive framework for scalable visual analytics of time series data with dynamic changes., Jiahang Huang
Studies of pathways to T2D and interventions through a dynamical system model., Rafiqul Islam
Reclaiming space: Unhoused population and their use of public libraries., Marcellos Desmond Jackson
A causal model of performance shaping factors for human reliability analysis in manufacturing., Prameet Ranjan Jha
Why are parents choosing Forest preschool? A look into parent choice and outcome expectations in a Forest preschool setting., Victoria M. Jones
Genetic influence of allelic variation on the phenotypic variability of cognitive outcomes in individuals with Williams syndrome., Marinie P. Joseph
Ecosystem services of urban green spaces in Louisville, KY., Julia Kachanova
The impact of consensus decision making on creating conditions for psychological safety in SBDM councils., Rachel Ann Klein
Tel Jezreel's medieval crusader cemetery: A case study in contemporary burial practices and necroviolence against infants and children., Autumn Koehling
Gastropoda a song cycle in 7 movements for 10 musicians., Jonathan Krueger
Estimation methods for Bayesian exponential random graph models under the horseshoe prior., Pamela Linares
Trauma network design considering patient safety and cost., Lin Lin
The dynamic role of hyaluronan in acute cardiac wound healing., Danielle T. Little
Student perceptions of school climate and safety after the collective trauma of COVID-19 and racial injustice syndemic., Amy Catherine Lyons
It is well: A narrative study examining the impact of community cultural wealth for Black students experiencing grief during the COVID-19 era., Daquarius Mahone
Exploring the impact of social interactions and representation on the development of engineering students' sense of belonging in a summer program., Liliana Martinez
From slaveship to championship: Pan-Africanism, the Black Atlantic, and reframing the rumble in the jungle., Garret S. McCorkle
Biomechanical assessment of fracture risk in young children with healthy bone and osteogenesis imperfecta., Keyonna McKinsey
Movement on the ladder: The lesbian avant-garde in America., Sarah Melloy
Applying residence time distribution theory to coronary thermodilution curves., Jacob Michael Miller
Multimodal emotion recognition for human-robot interaction across neuro-diverse populations., Ruchik Mishra
For you, by who? Undergraduate students enacting critical digital literacy with the TikTok "for you page" algorithm., Rachel Morgan
New Bayesian methods for longitudinal data analysis with complex dependence structures., Anish Mukherjee
Concurrently implementing Islam and democracy in Afghanistan: Failure causes and future prospects., Mohammad Riaz Nassiry
Rhetorical analysis of Kristen Bell's articulation of imperfect motherhood on armchair expert., Sarah J. Neff
The role of TGFβ-activated kinase 1 in fibroblast differentiation and cardiac remodeling after injury., Daniel Chien Nguyen
Examining parent accommodation of anxiety and irritability in preschool-aged children., Anna Olczyk
Predictor-informed Bayesian nonparametric clustering., Md Yasin Ali Parh
Black women under the white gaze: Resistance from enslavement to incarceration and reentry., Barbie C. Parker
Online optimization with lookahead for dynamic assignment and energy-smart scheduling in manufacturing., Mahmud Parvez
Promoting metacognitive awareness through exploratory learning., Ryan J. Patrick
Musical influence and propaganda during the Russian-Ukrainian war., Kamil Józef Pedziwiatr
