Ariel Gail

Prof. Gail S. Goodman holds an Distinguished Chair in Psychology within the University of California Davis and is the Director of its Center for Public Policy Research. Her name is widely recognized for initiating the modern study of the memory of witnesses and the role of children in witnessing. Professor Goodman is a prolific writer and has been awarded several prizes and grants. She consults with numerous countries and agencies around the world regarding policies and the research of children's victimization within the court system. She serves as an expert consultant to the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation Center (formerly Multidisciplinary Interview Center) of the Sacramento County Child Protective Services. She is a member of numerous professional associations which include the 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 into Child Development and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She has been president of the American Psychological Association's Developmental Psychology Division and three Divisions of the Child and Family Practice and Policy Division American Psychology Law Society and Division Developmental Psychology.