Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman, the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of Center for Public Policy Research is at University of California Davis. She has been widely recognized for her pioneering work in studying child witnesses and eyewitness memories in the context of legal proceedings. Professor Goodman is an prolific writer and has been awarded numerous awards and grants. She has collaborated with numerous government agencies and institutions around the globe on research and policies relating to child victims of the justice system. She serves as a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center which was previously known as the Multidisciplinary Interview Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. Professor Goodman is a member in a variety of professional associations, including the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. She is also a founder part of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the Psychonomics Society Society for Research in Child Development as well as the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was chief of the American Psychological Society's three divisions including Division American Psychology Law Society, Division Developmental Psychology and Division Society for Children and Families the Practice and Policy.