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. Her name has been recognized for her pioneering work in studying child witnesses and eyewitness memories in the legal setting. The number of publications by Professor Goodman is extensive and she has been awarded numerous grants, and has been the winner 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 have been people who are victims of the law. She serves as a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center which was previously known as known as the Multidisciplinary Interview Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She's a member of a variety of professional organizations which include the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor. Goodman is a fellow of the Psychonomics Society Society for Research in Child Development American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children as well as the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Professor Goodman has been 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.