Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman teaches psychology at the University of California Davis. She also serves as the head of the Center for Public Policy Research. She is widely acclaimed for her pioneering work in studying witness testimony by children and the eyewitness memory in legal settings. Professor Goodman is an prolific writer who has received many awards and grants. She has collaborated with numerous governments and organizations all over the world to conduct studies and policy issues pertaining to child people who are victims of the law. 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's a member of a variety of professional organizations, including Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association. Professor Goodman is part of Psychonomics Society, the Psychonomics Society Society for Research in Child Development American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children as a founding member, International Society for the prevention of child abuse and Neglect as well as the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She is the former President of the American Psychological Association Divisions for Child and Family Policy and Practice Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Developmental Psychology.