Psychology

Gail Goodman

Distinguished Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching

Research

Dr. Goodman's research falls into two major areas: memory development and children's abilities and experiences as victim/witnesses. In the memory development area, her work explores theoretical issues concerning the relation between trauma and memory, attachment and memory, implicit and explicit memory, and semantic associates and memory, as well as the relation between emotion and memory. In the victim/witness area, her research focuses on children's ability to provide testimony about events they have experienced or witnessed, especially events related to child abuse, and on the psychological effects of testifying in court. She is also currently studying the effects of child abuse on emotional adjustment / psychopathology and relations between child maltreatment, revictimization, and juvenile delinquency. Her studies have been cited in U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Dr. Goodman has served on the editorial boards of such journals as Child Development, Law and Human Behavior, and Contemporary Psychology, and as president of two divisions (Division 37, Child, Youth, and Family Services; and Division 41, Psychology and Law) and one section (Child Maltreatment) of the American Psychological Association. She has received many awards for her research as well as two teaching and mentoring awards for graduate and undergraduate instruction. Of note, she received two Distinguished Contributions awards in 2005 from the American Psychological Association (the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy Award, as well as the Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research Award).