Ariel Gail

Professor 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 the memory of witnesses and children as witnesses. The number of publications by Professor Goodman is extensive, she has received numerous grants, and has been the winner of many awards at the national level and international. She has consulted with various countries and agencies around the globe regarding policy and the research of children's victimization within the court system. She serves as a consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center and was previously The Multidisciplinary Interview Center of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She holds memberships in many professional organizations, like the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman is also a member of the Psychonomics Society as well as the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was president of American Psychological Association Divisions for Child and Family Policy and Practice Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Developmental Psychology.