Ariel Gail

Professor Gail S. Goodman teaches psychology at the University of California Davis. She also serves as the Director of the Center for Public Policy Research. She is well-known for her pioneering modern research of children's memory as eyewitnesses as well as the role of children victims in court settings. Professor Goodman publishes widely has received many grants and has been honored with numerous international and national awards. She has advised numerous government agencies and governments around the globe on policies and research relating to the treatment of child victims by the legal system. She serves as a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center (formerly known as Multidisciplinary Interview Center - of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She holds memberships in many professional organizations, like the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman is also a member of the Psychonomics Society as well as the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She has been president of The American Psychological Association's Developmental Division and three Divisions of Children and Families Policy and Practice Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Developmental Psychology.