Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman holds an Honorary Chair in Psychology in the University of California Davis and is Director of the Center for Public Policy Research. Her name is often credited for beginning the current scientific study of children's witness memory as well as child victimes as witness in lawful contexts. The number of publications by Professor Goodman is extensive She has also received a number of grants and has been the recipient of many awards at the national level and international. She has provided consulting on research and policy for numerous government agencies and departments across the world. She works as a Consultant for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center - formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center - of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She is also a fellow of both the Association for Psychological Science and American Psychological Association, (Divisions Experimental Psychology and Developmental Psychology Society for Children and Families Practice and Policy American Psychology Law Society Psychology of Women and Traumatic Stress 55). Professor Goodman also belongs to the Psychonomics Society, the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She was president of The American Psychological Association's Developmental Division and Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Society for Child and Family policy and practice.