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Iliana Santellan, BS

June 13, 2014 /

Junior Specialist

2020 Research Park Drive
Suite 130
Davis, CA 95618

Office Phone: (530) 297-4441

Biography:

Iliana Santellan graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2013 with a B.S. in Human Development and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She started to work at the Center for Public Policy Research as an undergraduate in 2012.  Iliana was also a Research Assistant for Carolyn Sutter (graduate student) where she coded videos using the Qualitative Rating Scales provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Throughout her undergraduate career, Iliana worked in various positions to aid children, such as serving as a tutor, teacher’s assistant, and as a Child Life Intern at the UC Davis Medical Center. Iliana plans to apply to MSW programs. She plans to pursue a career where she can help better the lives of children.

Macaria Mendoza, MA

June 13, 2014 /

Assistant Specialist Researcher

Center for Public Policy Research
2020 Research Park Drive, Suite 130
Davis, CA 95618

Office Phone: (530) 297-4441

Education:

  1. M.A. – California State University, Sacramento
  2. B.A. – California State University, Chico

Biography:

Macaria earned her Master’s degree in Spanish Language and Literature from CSU, Sacramento. Before joining the Center for Public Policy Research at the University of California, Davis, she worked for the University of Virginia at the National Center for Early Childhood Education. While employed at the Center for Public Policy Research, she has worked on the National Youth in Transition Database Project and is currently playing a central role in the Spanish Language Learning Experiences Project, funded by the California Department of Social Services. She has published several papers on children and law.

Ingrid Cordon

June 13, 2014 /

Research Director

Project Director

Project Scientist

Center for Public Policy Research
2020 Research Park Drive, Suite 130
Davis, CA 95618

Office Phone: (530) 297-4441

Education:

  1. Dr. Cordon is Research Director and Assistant Project Scientist at the Center for Public Policy Research at the University of California (UC), Davis. She has conducted research and published numerous articles, chapters and reports on such topics as child maltreatment, children in court, child welfare, juvenile delinquency, memory development, and emotion processing. Dr. Cordon received a Bachelor’s degree from UCLA (summa cum laude); a Master’s degree from California State University, Northridge; and a Ph.D. from UC Davis. She then served as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota, Harvard Medical School, and Children’s Hospital, Boston. Dr. Cordon’s educational background includes training in developmental psychology, developmental neuroscience, statistics and research methods and design. She also served as part-time faculty at California State University, Sacramento.

Jia Chong, BA

June 13, 2014 /
Lab Manager
Junior Specialist
SSH 1303-B
Department of Psychology
1 Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

Office Phone: (530) 754-8543

Education:

  1. B.A.-University of California, Davis

Biography:

Jia graduated from UC Davis in 2013 with two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Classical Civilizations. As an undergraduate, she also completed an Honors Thesis examining the relation between attachment insecurities and the frequency of positive humor exhibited in response to a romantic partner’s self-disclosure of a problem. Jia plans to apply to Ph.D. programs with the goal of improving couples dynamics, especially during conflict interactions.

Gail Goodman, PhD

June 13, 2014 /

Center for Public Policy Research Director

Distinguished Professor

Principal Investigator

Young 152
Department of Psychology University of California, Davis 1 Shields Avenue Davis , CA 95616

Office Phone: (530) 752-6981

Education:

  1. Ph.D. – University of California, Los Angeles
  2. M.A. – University of California, Los Angeles
  3. B.A. – University of California, Los Angeles

Biography:

Dr. Gail S. Goodman is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Public Policy Research at the University of California, Davis. Her research concerns memory development, child maltreatment, trauma and memory, and children in the legal system. She has received many awards for her research and writings and serves as President of Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Goodman has published widely and has received many federal, state, and foundation grants. Her research has been cited in U.S. Supreme Court decisions. She obtained her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles and conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Denver and the Université René Descartes in Paris, France. Dr. Goodman has served on the faculty of the University of Denver, the State University of New York, and the University of Oslo, Norway. She has consulted with numerous governments and agencies throughout the world on policies and research concerning child victims in the legal system.

 

 

CPPR Helps Strengthen Brazil’s Courts

June 12, 2014 /

The streets of Rio de Janeiro and other urban parts of Brazil are notorious for children living in deplorable conditions and falling victim to violent crimes. The Center for Public Policy Research (CPPR) at UC Davis recently began assisting the Brazilian government in efforts to redefine the country’s laws regarding child victims.

An unfortunate consequence of prosecuting these types of crimes is that children become embroiled in the legal system and potentially re-traumatized by repeated forensic interviews and testifying in court. With recommendations from worldwide experts including UC Davis Distinguished Professor and CPPR Director Gail S. Goodman, Brazil hopes to identify and implement alternative methods for collecting testimony from children in a manner that doesn’t further traumatize them.

Goodman was invited to give a keynote presentation at an international conference in August sponsored by Childhood Brazil, the Special Human Rights Secretariat (part of the Brazilian government) and the Brazilian Association of Child and Youth Court Judges, Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys. Her talk focused on the research findings reviewed by CPPR team members Michael Lawler, Ph.D., Ingrid Cordon, Ph.D., graduate research assistants Christin Ogle and Natalie Troxel, and Goodman herself. Goodman’s award-winning UC Davis laboratory produced much of the research.

“The goal of the Center for Public Policy Research here at UC Davis is to bring science to policy, and it’s especially thrilling to do so in a country as far away and fascinating as Brazil,” Goodman says.

In addition to speaking at the conference and providing consultation to Brazil on this initiative, Goodman and the CPPR research team recently authored a chapter in a book published by the Brazilian government. The chapter presented the latest scientific research on child victims’ abilities, reactions and needs when children undergo forensic interviews or testify in court.

“It’s a great honor to be a psychology professor and the director of CPPR. Working with talented colleagues and students, contributing to science, and helping child victims in the U.S. and internationally—it’s a dream come true for me,” adds Goodman.

Goodman Honored by California Psychological Assocation

June 12, 2014 /

Gail S. Goodman, Ph.D., distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Center for Public Policy Research at the University of California, Davis, was honored by the California Psychological Association (CPA). The award, presented to Goodman at the 2010 CPA convention in Costa Mesa, recognized her for Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology.

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