Ariel Gail

Professor Gail S. Goodman has been a distinguished psychologist since 1993, and the Director of the Center for Public Policy Research, University of California Davis. The university is renowned as the pioneer of modern research of child eyewitness memories and utilizing child victims to be legal witnesses. Professor Goodman is an prolific writer and has been awarded numerous awards and grants. She has been a consultant to numerous governments and agencies throughout the world regarding policies and studies on children who are victims of the justice system. She has been a consultant with the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center and was previously The Multidisciplinary Interview Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She's a member of numerous professional associations, including Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. She is a founding member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the Psychonomics Society Society for Research in Child Development, and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Professor Goodman was the head of the American Psychological Association's three divisions: Division American Psychology Law Society, Division Developmental Psychology and Division Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice.