Welcome to the repository for University of Maryland research.

The Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM) collects, preserves, and provides public access to the scholarly output of the university. Faculty and researchers can upload research products for rapid dissemination, global visibility and impact, and long-term preservation.

  • Faculty may use DRUM to fulfill the Equitable Access to Scholarly Articles Authored by University Faculty policy, and in many cases may use it to fulfill open access requirements from grant funding agencies.
  • Departments can use DRUM to publish or distribute their working papers, technical reports, or other research material.
  • DRUM also includes all UMD theses and dissertations from 2003 forward.

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UMD PRC Mental Health Therapist LGBTQ+ Competency Self-Assessment
(2023-06) Boekeloo, Bradley O.; Fish, Jessica N.; Aparicio, Elizabeth M.; Shin, Richard; Smith-Bynum, Mia; Vigorito, Michael; Lare, Sean; University of Maryland Prevention Research Center
The Mental Health Therapist LGBTQ+ Competency Self-Assessment was created by the University of Maryland Prevention Research Center for mental and behavioral health professionals to self-reflect and assess their own competencies related to providing LGBTQ+ affirmative care in the following areas: knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and practice. This self-assessment takes 15-20 minutes to complete. Each section includes scoring information and interpretations to assist professionals in understanding their current levels of LGBTQ+ competencies. For additional training resources and information, please visit the UMD-PRC Resources Page and consider participating in the UMD-PRC Sexual and Gender Diversity Learning Community Certificate Program.
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UMD PRC Organizational LGBTQ+ Climate Assessment
(2023-06) Boekeloo, Bradley O.; Fish, Jessica N.; Aparicio, Elizabeth M.; Shin, Richard; Smith-Bynum, Mia; Vigorito, Michael; Lare, Sean; University of Maryland Prevention Research Center
The Organizational LGBTQ+ Climate Assessment was created by the University of Maryland Prevention Research Center for administrators of mental and behavioral health organizations to assess the performance of their mental and behavioral health primary organization/practice in serving LGBTQ people. This assessment works best when administrators identify a specific "primary organization/practice" that is the focus for change and growth. This may be a group of service providers who share one organizational administrative system or a solo practitioner. Throughout this assessment, "organization" refers to one administrative system or solo private practice. This assessment takes 15-20 minutes to complete. To calculate domain total scores, add the score for all items under each domain. The higher the scores, the more welcoming and inclusive your organization is for LGBTQ+ and other diverse people. For additional training resources and information, please visit the UMD-PRC Resources Page and consider participating in the UMD-PRC Sexual and Gender Diversity Learning Community Certificate Program.
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Taken For Granted: Examining Structural Prejudice in a Land Grant University's Archives
(2023-10) Beland, Scotty
Many are familiar with the term “Land Grant University”, but what does this actually mean and how does that affect how an institution functions? The legacy of what it means to be a Land Grant University has changed over time and continues to evolve. There is a definite financial benefit that comes with a Land Grant designation, but there is more to be understood regarding the social impacts of this designation. There are parallels between events that shaped the changing objectives in Land Grant institutions and the social inequities that have occurred throughout campus histories from the inception of the Morrill Act to today. Based on research and a small solo exhibition entitled “Taken For Granted: The Legacy of a Land Grant University” in the Maryland Room at the University of Maryland College Park’s (UMD) Hornbake Library, this poster presented a recap of my research and exhibition design, discussed my findings related to archival practices and institutional identity, and explains how understanding the social history of an institution can vary from diverse perspectives. The stories of marginalized and underrepresented groups in the University’s history were included to demonstrate generational prejudices up to the present day.
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Molecular Theory of Detonation Initiation: Insight from First Principles Modeling of the Decomposition Mechanisms of Organic Nitro Energetic Materials
(MDPI, 2016-02-19) Tsyshevsky, Roman V.; Sharia, Onise; Kuklja, Maija M.
This review presents a concept, which assumes that thermal decomposition processes play a major role in defining the sensitivity of organic energetic materials to detonation initiation. As a science and engineering community we are still far away from having a comprehensive molecular detonation initiation theory in a widely agreed upon form. However, recent advances in experimental and theoretical methods allow for a constructive and rigorous approach to design and test the theory or at least some of its fundamental building blocks. In this review, we analyzed a set of select experimental and theoretical articles, which were augmented by our own first principles modeling and simulations, to reveal new trends in energetic materials and to refine known existing correlations between their structures, properties, and functions. Our consideration is intentionally limited to the processes of thermally stimulated chemical reactions at the earliest stage of decomposition of molecules and materials containing defects.
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Crystal Dislocations
(MDPI, 2016-01-06) Armstrong, Ronald W.
Crystal dislocations were invisible until the mid-20th century although their presence had been inferred; the atomic and molecular scale dimensions had prevented earlier discovery. Now they are normally known to be just about everywhere, for example, in the softest molecularly-bonded crystals as well as within the hardest covalently-bonded diamonds. The advent of advanced techniques of atomic-scale probing has facilitated modern observations of dislocations in every crystal structure-type, particularly by X-ray diffraction topography and transmission electron microscopy. The present Special Issue provides a flavor of their ubiquitous presences, their characterizations and, especially, their influence on mechanical and electrical properties.