Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman teaches psychology at the University of California Davis. The professor is also Director of the Center for Public Policy Research. The university is renowned for her pioneering the science of eyewitness memory in children as well as using children who have been abused to serve as witnesses in court. Professor Goodman is the author of numerous papers and grants to her name, is also the recipient of numerous national and global distinctions. She has collaborated with numerous organisations and governments around the globe on studies and policy issues pertaining to child victimized by the justice system. She also serves as a consulting for the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center. (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center), of Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She's a member of numerous professional associations which include the 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 and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She served as president of the American Psychological Association's Developmental Psychology Division, Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Society for Family and Child Policy and Practice.