Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman teaches psychology at the University of California Davis. She is also the Director of the Center for Public Policy Research. She was widely credited as the pioneer of modern studies of the memory of witnesses and children as witnesses. Professor Goodman is a prolific writer and has been awarded many grants and has received several international and national distinctions. She has advised many administrations and agencies across the world about policies and studies pertaining to the treatment of children victims in the justice system. She is currently a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center at Sacramento County Child Protective Services (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center). She's a member of a variety of professional organizations which include the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman is also a member of 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 and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was the president of the American Psychological Association's Developmental Psychology Division and Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Society for Family and Child Policies and Practice.