Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman holds the Distinguished Chair in Psychology at the University of California Davis and is Director of the Center for Public Policy Research. Her name is often credited for starting the modern research into the study of eyewitness memory and child victims as witnesses in legal situations. Professor Goodman has published numerous papers with numerous grants, and has received various international and national awards. She has advised numerous government bodies and administrations around the world about policies and studies pertaining to the way children are treated by the legal system. She works as consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center) of the Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She holds memberships in many professional organizations, like the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman also belongs to the Psychonomics Society, the American Professional Society for the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She served as president of the American Psychological Association's Developmental Psychology Division and Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Society for Family and Child the Practice and Policy.