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 initiating the contemporary science-based study of children's memories of eyewitnesses and children's victims as witnesses in lawful contexts. Professor Goodman publishes widely has received several grants and has been honored with several international and national distinctions. She has worked with a variety of government agencies and institutions around the globe on research and policies relating to child victims of the legal system. She is a consultant at the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center and was previously known as the Multidisciplinary Interview Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She is a member of numerous professional groups, such as the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman is also a member of the Psychonomics Society, American Professional Society for the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was President of the American Psychological Association Divisions for Child and Family Policy as well as Practice Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Developmental Psychology.