Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman, Distinguished Professor of psychology and Director of Center for Public Policy Research is at University of California Davis. She is well-known as the pioneer of modern-day scientific research of children's memory as eyewitnesses and also the application of child victims in court settings. The number of publications by Professor Goodman is extensive and she has been awarded numerous grants and has been the recipient of many honors the national level and international. She has worked with many government agencies and institutions all over the world to conduct research and policies relating to children who are victims of the legal system. She also serves as a consulting for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center. (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center) and is a part of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She's a member of numerous professional organizations that include Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman also belongs to the Psychonomics Society, the American Professional Society for the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was president of the American Psychological Association's Developmental Psychology Division as well as three divisions of Children and Families Policy and Practice Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Developmental Psychology.