Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Public Policy Research at the University of California Davis. She is widely acknowledged for being the pioneer of research into witness testimony by children and the eyewitness memory in legal settings. Professor Goodman publishes widely has received several grants, and has been recognized with numerous internationally and national awards. She has advised numerous federal bodies and administrations across the globe on policies and research relating to the care of children who are victims through the justice system. She is a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center) of the Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She is a former member of numerous professional associations including The Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. (Divisions of Experimental Psychology, Developmental Psychology Society for Children and Families Praxis and Policy American Psychology Law Society Psychology of Women and Traumatic Stress 56) Professor Goodman is an active part of the Psychonomics Society Society for Research in Child Development American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (Founding member) International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect as well as the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was president of American Psychological Association's three divisions that include Division American Psychology Law Society, Division Developmental Psychology and Division Society for Children and Families Policies and Practice.