Ariel Gail

Professor Gail S. Goodman has been an accomplished psychologist since 1993. She is also the director for the Center for Public Policy Research, University of California Davis. Her name is often credited for beginning the current scientific study of children's memories of eyewitnesses and children's victim witnesses within court contexts. Professor Goodman publishes widely has received many grants and has received numerous international and national awards. She has advised numerous administrations and agencies across the globe on policies as well as research related to the treatment of children victims in the justice system. Additionally, she provides consulting for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center. (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center), of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She holds memberships in many professional groups, such as the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Prof. Goodman is a fellow of the Psychonomics Society Society for Research in Child Development American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and also the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She has served as director of three divisions (Division Society for Policy and Child Development 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.