Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman has been a distinguished psychologist since 1993. She is also the director of the Center for Public Policy Research, University of California Davis. Her name has been recognized as a pioneer in the field of witness testimony by children and the eyewitness memory in legal settings. Professor Goodman's publications are extensive, she has received numerous grants and is the recipient of many awards at international and national levels. She has offered policy and research consultations to numerous agencies and government departments across the world. She is a consultant at the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center and was previously the Multidisciplinary Interview Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She is also a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association, (Divisions Experimental Psychology and Developmental Psychology Society for Children and Families Policy and Practice American Psychology Law Society Psychology of Women and Traumatic Stress 57). Professor Goodman is also a member of Psychonomics Society as well as the American Professional Society for the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Professor Goodman has been director of 3 divisions (Division Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice Division American Psychology Law Society, and Division Developmental Psychology) and one Section (Child Maltreatment) of the American Psychological Association.