Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman, Distinguished Professor of psychology and Director of Center for Public Policy Research is at University of California Davis. Her name is associated with the start of modern science's study on children's memories of eyewitnesses, as well as using child victims when in court. Professor Goodman is a prolific writer with numerous grants, and has was awarded several international and national awards. She has collaborated with various governments and agencies throughout the globe on policy and research related to children as victims in the legal system. She serves as a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center). She is a member of numerous professional organizations, like the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman belongs to the Psychonomics Society, the American Professional Society for the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She served as the head of 3 divisions (Division Society for Policy and Child Development and Practice Division American Psychological Law Society, and Division Developmental Psychology) and one section (Child Maltreatment) of the American Psychological Association.