This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Kent School of Social Work and Family Science. 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 2023
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Examining effective and realized healthcare access in the west south central division., Katherine Cameron
Pediatric oncology social work job analysis., Alyssa Ashlyn Middleton
Determinants of caregiver burden among informal caregivers looking after older adults with Alzheimer's disease in Saudi Arabia., Sultan Ali Shubair
Stigma described by attempt survivors with diverse gender and sexual identities in their suicide stories: a hermeneutic phenomenological dissertation., Sara M. Williams
Learning the language of America: a descriptive phenomenolgical study of black American racial conscientization., Kyee A Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The lived experience of women with head & neck cancer and the impact on close relationships., Georgia Anderson
Exploring the promotion of youth voice and activism by youth development workers in community-based programs., Rebecka M. Bloomer
Exploring service provider perspectives on facilitators and barriers to needle exchange program participation by females who inject drugs., Tammi Alvey Thomas
Evaluation of risk and protective factors of substance use in the national association of intercollegiate athletics., Richard D Weaver Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Identifying protective factors against overweight and obesity within the social environment of women with low incomes., Monica M. Adams
Development and validation of the measure of perceived safety in the college classroom: a mixed methods phenomenological research study., Jennifer Ballard-Kang
Coparenting and school success: perspectives of fathers., Shannon M. Mount
Incarceration experiences of older African American adults living with HIV - a constructivist grounded theory study., Verena Schmidt
The development of a culturally-informed cervical cancer screening and prevention mhealth intervention for African American women., Ariel Washington
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Doing place : a framework for interpreting young adults' commitments to Appalachian Kentucky., Jeanelle Susanne Sears
Opioid and stimulant use among a sample of corrections-involved drug users : seeking an understanding of high-risk drug decisions within a system of constraint., Kirsten Elin Smith
The role of social supports on the financial toxicity of Cancer., Lisa C. Smith
Predictors of empirically-supported interventions following structured functional assessment., Alton Nathaniel Verbist
Comparative spending of medicaid dollars on child participants of Kentucky’s sobriety treatment and recovery teams program versus a matched comparison group., Matthew Thomas Walton
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Educational, financial, and social needs of families of children with multiple disabilities in Saudi Arabia., Mohammed Abdulrahman Alkohaiz
Fostering compassionate care for persons with Alzheimer's disease in nursing facilities., Sam Gilbert Cotton
Implementation of emergency preparedness in long term care and Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory., Elizabeth M. Shiels
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Assessing moral injury and existential well-being in returning servicemembers using the spiritual attitudes inventory - revised (2010)., LeAnn E. Armes-Bruce
Mitigating intimate partner violence to promote safe linkage to care for South African women who test HIV+ during mobile counseling and testing., Leslie Lauren Brown
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The effects of cumulative victimization on psychological distress., Amanda Dishon Brown
Relational aggression in school settings : the efficacy of the First Step to Success intervention., Alicia Latrelle Dailey
Predictors of father involvement : the role of early life events and stressors., Qiuli Hao
Differences in the impact of a healthy relationship intervention on family cohesion, parent-child relationship and child well-being by intimate partner violence relationship type., Erin E. Ness Roberts
A phenomenological study of anticipated intimacy and sexual expression needs of aging male and female baby boomers., Charles Shawn Oak
Modeling posttraumatic stress disorder among victimized women on probation and parole : examining the impact of childhood victimization., Katherine M. E. Winham
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Surviving the death of a sibling : a phenomenological study of childhood bereavement., Edith Crumb Gunter
Completing the journey : an exploratory study of factors predicting emotional distress in recently resettled adult refugees., Susan Heffner Rhema
Tertiary first step to success : a process evaluation of the home component., Charlos Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The predictors of success of Palestinian Tawjihi students in East Jerusalem : a multilevel analysis., Rhonda G. Amer
Predictors of social vulnerability : a multilevel analysis., Regardt J. Ferreira
Predictors of HIV risk behaviors among older adults : a multilevel analysis., Laneshia Rae' McCord
Success on their own terms : youths' perspectives on what it means to be successful in foster care., Justin Miller
Contextual effects on student academic achievement : a multilevel analysis., Shawnise Martin Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Love during divorce : development of the Sorokin Psycho-Social Love Inventory (SPSLI) and testing of a predictor model., Joseph G. D'Ambrosio
"The best interest of the child" : an exploration of the sociocultural agendas associated with the care of orphaned and vulnerable children in China., Dennis W. Feaster
A holistic examination of the impact of child maltreatment on child behavioral outcomes : a longitudinal multilevel analysis., April L. Murphy
Emotional distress in older adults with cancer : a multilevel longitudinal study., Tara J. Schapmire
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
How collaborative the collaboration? : assessing the collaboration of services for juvenile offenders., James G. Dickerson
A predictive model for MSSW student success., Angela Michele Napier
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Context matters : a multilevel analysis of patterns of mobility to non-poor neighborhoods for poor renter households., Stacy M. Deck
The impact of parental risk factors on child outcomes : examining parental incarceration within a multiple-risk model., Melody Lynn Hyppolite 1976-
Predictors of risk for child neglect among expectant first-time mothers and their partners., Bertha M. Mucherera
Predictors of depression in African American men and their implications for community and individual focused interventions., Michael A. Robinson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Neuropsychiatric predictors of occupational persistence in HIV/AIDS., Stephan L. Buckingham
The leadership styles of social work educators., Patricia Louise Desrosiers 1969-
Correlates of intake and disposition decisions by child protective services professionals., Lisa Michele Johnson
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Improving screening for externalizing behavior problems in very young children : applications of item response theory to evaluate instruments in pediatric primary care., Christina Ruth Studts 1971-
Predictors of critical thinking as a component of an outcomes assessment in a graduate level school of social work., Tonya Michelle Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Development and validation of a scale to measure health-related socioeconomic well-being in persons with a cancer diagnosis., Barbara Anderson Head
Globalization and social work education : an initial international inquiry., Elaine Rushmore Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
A proposed evolution of immigration model applied to the United States, Germany, and Russia., Amy C. Cappiccie
Service-learning outcomes at a faith-based institution of higher education., Amy L. Doolittle
Motivational interviewing : does it increase alcohol and other drug addicted clients' retention in outpatient treatment?, David Allen Patterson
Factors of effectiveness in Kentucky nonprofit social welfare organizations., Peggy Proudfoot-McGuire
International social work best practices curriculum for schools of social work., Stephen Ulrich
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The Alternatives to detention program : assessment of one Kentucky county's efforts to deinstitutionalize status offenders., Arthur Hayden
Survival songs : how refugee and immigrant women experienced violence., Judith C. Heitzman
Legacy children : whose legacy are they?, Pamela Nolley Tungate 1968-
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The cost of wisdom : a comparative theoretical analysis of research ethics in the United States, Germany and Hungary., Steven A. Drewry
Child maltreatment assessment and recidivism : a study of Kentucky child protective services., Helen Katherine Mudd
Participatory action research with adults with mental retardation : "Oh my God. Look out world.", Rita Marie Valade
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
Who is committed to the Louisville Workhouse?, Hurston C. Burkhart; Edward Edward Ellis, 1919-1999; James H. Ewalt, 1919-1972; and Louella Mae Jones
A study of veterans readmitted to Nichols Veterans Administration Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky from February 1, 1949 through March 5, 1949 emphasizing those factors contributing to their return., Elizabeth Ann Copeland, Ann Rose DiSalvo, Sarah Miller McCormack, and Lucille Amiotte Polmeteer
History of the King's Daughters Home for Incurables, Louisville, Kentucky, 1909-1948., Clyde H. Van Metre Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1948
A study of the social adjustment of twenty-eight children with epileptic seizures and predisposition to convulsions in the Louisville and Jefferson County Children's Home 1937-1948., Elizabeth Whitcomb Brown
The place of rehabilitation in the Home for Incurables : a study of one hundred patients in the King's Daughters' Home for Incurables, Louisville, Kentucky, December 31, 1947., Gretna Lillian Brown
A study of child health facilities in Kentucky., Jess L. Cusick
A study of prematurely and routinely discharged patients from Louisville General Hospital in 1946., Ruth Coleman Davidson
A study of fifty epileptic children., Jean M. Dockhorn
A study of the One Family Disaster Program, Louisville Chapter, American Red Cross, 1947., Margaret Veeder Kirk
The development of professional education for social work at the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work of the University of Louisville, 1918-1946., Maurice L. Kohnhorst
A study of one hundred and forty King's Daughters Home for Incurables applicants served by Family Service Organization, January 1, 1946-December 31, 1947., Elizabeth Conder Lewis
The administration of the Lotta Fund for aiding discharged convicts at the Family Service Organization, Louisville, Kentucky, 1931-1946., Cora Graf Lucas
A study of the social adjustment of schizophrenic patients following electroshock therapy., Lillian D. Morgan
Theses/Dissertations from 1947
Home Service Department, Louisville Chapter, American Red Cross., Sylvia Hirschfeld
A study of forty-four syphilitic patients under treatment at the Louisville Rapid Treatment Center from March 1, 1947 to April 15, 1947., Judith Torregrosa
Theses/Dissertations from 1946
The problem of the chronically ill in Louisville, Kentucky, 1946., Dinard S. Carr
Theses/Dissertations from 1945
A study of German-Austrian refugees in Louisville, Kentucky., Lina K. Wolff
Theses/Dissertations from 1944
A study of forty-three patients who left Waverly Hills Sanatorium against the doctor's advice during the period September 1 through December 31, 1942., Frances Fanelli
The history of the National Youth Administration in Kentucky., Margaret Ruth Hopper
A follow-up study of thirty eight single unmarried mothers., Rose Migdal
History and development of the Mental Hygiene Clinic of Louisville, Kentucky., Mary-Elizabeth O'Brien
Changing philosophy of child care in the Louisville and Jefferson County Children's Home, 1854-1943., Helen Hardwicke Sherrill
A history of the financing of the Private Family Agency, Louisville, Kentucky., Verna Schwab Will
