Diane E. Berdine
Diane E. Berdine
Program Director
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Drug Abuse; Patient Centered Outcomes
Professional Summary:
Diane Berdine is a seasoned grants and program administrator with over 20 years of experience in behavioral health, criminal justice, and integrated care systems. She currently leads evidence-based initiatives for adult drug treatment courts and reentry programs in Erie County, including projects funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and SAMHSA. Diane has played a key role in implementing the MISSION-CJ model to support individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. Her work focuses on trauma-informed practices, peer-led interventions, and improving access to recovery services. She has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications on justice-involved populations and frequently presents at national conferences on therapeutic jurisprudence and behavioral health integration.
Education and Training:
- BA, Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo (1991)
Journal Articles:
- Kahn, L. S., Brimmer, M. J., Berdine, D. E., Lawson, S. C., & Homish, D. L. (2026) Impacts of COVID-19 on Drug Treatment Court Operations: Lessons Learned Through Normalization Process Theory. Victims and Offenders (Jan), 18(8): 1474-1497. doi:10.1080/15564886.2023.2230476
- Kahn LS, Brimmer MJ, Thomas M, Watson WJ, Daun-Barnett S, Berdine D, Kruger JS. (2025) Drug Court Smiles: Addressing Dental Care Equity for Justice-Involved People. Health promotion practice (Jun)15248399251345438.
- Stephenson, K. M., Wahler, A., Berdine, D., McCormick-Cisse, M., Abdelsayed, S., & Kahn, L. S. (2025) “I’m not a bad mother:” The experience of stigma among mothers with substance use disorder in the criminal justice system. Women and Health (Jan), 65(1): 50-59. doi:10.1080/03630242.2024.2437492
- Berdine DE, Thomas MC, Kahn LS, Vest BM. (2023) Challenges and Lessons Learned in the Regional Implementation of MISSION-CJ in Drug Treatment Courts. Psychiatric services (Feb), 73: 950-953.
- Kahn, Linda S.; Thomas, Matthew; Borro, Ty; Berdine, Diane E.; Vest, Bonnie M. [ingentaconnect.com]. (2022) Incorporating MISSION-CJ for drug court participants with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. : Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (Jan), 61(13): 121-134. doi:10.1080/10509674.2022.2045527
- inda S. Kahn Bonnie M. Vest Jessica A. Kulak Diane E. Berdine Robert Granfield. (2019) Barriers and facilitators to recovery capital among justice-involved community members. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (Jan), 58(6): 544-565. doi:10.1080/10509674.2019.1621414
- Kahn LS, McIntyre RS, Rafalson L, Berdine DE, Fox CH. (2011) Fasting Blood Glucose and Depressive Mood among Patients with Mental Illness in a Medicaid Managed Care Program. Depression research and treatment (Jan), 2011: 862708.
- Kahn LS, Aiello J, Berdine DE, Fox CH. (2009) The use of telephonic case management to link a special-needs population with a primary care physician. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM (Jan), 22(5): 585-7.
- Kahn LS, Fox CH, McIntyre RS, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Berdine DE, Lyle H. (2008) Assessing the prevalence of depression among individuals with diabetes in a Medicaid managed-care program. International journal of psychiatry in medicine (Jan), 38(1): 13-29.
- Kahn LS, Fox CH, Berdine DE, Krause-Kelly J, Raghu V. (2007) A physician self-assessment tool for quality improvement. Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (Jan), 29(2): 38-43.
Professional Memberships:
- Mental Health Sub-Committee of the Erie County Community Services Board, Board Member 2015-2017
- Contract Administrator, Western New York Managed Care Coalition
- SNP Systems Educator, Clinical Linkages Demonstration Project
- Medicaid Sub-Committee of the Erie Network
- Erie County Network, President 2006-2014
- Health Home Partners of Western New York, LLC Clinical Operations Committee
- New York Care Coordination Project, Health Promotion Committee
- Healthcare Sub-Committee of the Erie Network
- Steering Committee, Care4Kids-Managed Care for Children in Foster Care
- Greater Buffalo United Accountable Healthcare Network Behavioral Health Sub-Committee
Presentations:
- "Trauma-Informed Courts: A Pathway to Therapeutic Justice" Therapeutic Jurisprudence (2025)
- "“The History of Medicaid Managed Care”" Introduction to Community Health, D’Youville College Health Services Administration (2015)
- "A Critical Time Intervention to improve self-sufficiency among justice involved individuals with mental illness, substance abuse, and complex medical conditions: A Study of HOPE." Invited presentation, UB Department Psychiatry Academic Symposium. June 15, 2016. (2015)
- "“Healthcare for the Mentally Ill in Erie County”" Introduction to Community Health, D’Youville College Health Services Administration (2013)
- "“Medicaid Managed Care Organization as advanced medical home for patients with serious mental or emotional disorders" Primary Care Research Institute, UB Department of Family Medicine, SMBS (2008)
- "Identifying barriers and facilitating factors for mammography screening among women diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse." 33rd Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG). October 15-18, 2005. Québec City, Québec. Abstract # I2.
- "The use of telephonic case management to link special needs populations with a primary care physician" 35th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG). October 20-23, 2007. Vancouver, British Columbia. Abstract #PS254