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. Her name is widely recognized with establishing the current study of eyewitnesses' memory, and also children's witnesses. The number of publications by Professor Goodman is extensive She has also received a number of grants, and has been the winner of many awards at the national level and international. She has worked with various government agencies and governments across the world on policies as well as research on children who are victims of the justice system. She is also a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center. (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center) (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center) Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She is a member of a variety of professional organizations which include the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. She is the founder of the American Professional Society for the Abuse of Children, the Psychonomics Society Society for Research into Child Development and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Professor Goodman has been the president of three divisions (Division Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice Division, American Psychological Law Society and Division Developmental Psychology) and one section (Child Maltreatment) of the American Psychological Association.