Diane Terry

Diane Terry is a Researcher at the Department of Psychology, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Loyola Marymount University. She specializes in social welfare and program evaluation research, with a focus on mental health disparities, child welfare outcomes, and criminal desistance among marginalized populations.

• Mental health disparities in communities of color
• Permanency and well-being in child welfare systems
• Criminal desistance among formerly incarcerated youth
• Mixed-methods data collection and project management

Dr. Terry currently leads the California Reducing Disparities Project (Phase 2) evaluation team, examining community-defined evidence practices for mental health in California.