Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology as well as director of the Center for Public Policy Research at the University of California Davis. Her name is often credited for starting the modern investigation of the scientific study of children's eyeswitness memories and the role of child victims as witnesses in legal contexts. Professor Goodman publishes widely has received numerous grants, and has been recognized with numerous award both international and national. She has advised numerous federal organizations and government agencies throughout the world regarding policies and studies pertaining to the way children are treated by the justice system. She serves as a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center, formerly the Multidisciplinary Interview Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. Professor Goodman is a member in a variety of professional organizations, like the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. She also is a founding members of the American professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the Psychonomics Society Society for Research into Child Development, as well as the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was director of 3 divisions (Division Society for Child and Family Policy as well as Practice Division of the American Psychology Law Society, and Division Developmental Psychology) and one section (Child Maltreatment) of the American Psychological Association.