Dr. Arpana Inman, ABPP

Arpana G. Inman, PhD, ABPP, is the Former Dean of Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Under her leadership, GSAPP developed new partnerships for Autism and MTSS trainings, increased tuition revenue by 31%, the School Psychology achieved APA accreditation for 10 years, and student support was provided through grant funding in the amount of 1.2M among other accomplishments.

Currently a Distinguished Professor in the Clinical Psychology Department, Dr. Inman is a nationally recognized scholar in the areas of South Asian Psychology, International Issues in Psychology, and Multicultural Supervision and Training.  She has more than 100 publications, has presented nationally and internationally in these areas, and co-hosted the American Psychological Association (APA)'s first DVD series on supervision models. As a Fulbright Scholar she spent four months at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India. Dr. Inman has held numerous leadership roles in several national organizations and is Past President of Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) of the APA.

Dr. Inman is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Janet E. Helms Award for Mentorship and Scholarship from Teachers College, Columbia University; the Distinguished Contributions Award from the Asian American Psychological Association; the Distinguished Contributions to the Science and Profession of Psychology for her scholarship on South Asian Issues, from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association; the Excellent Contributions Award from the International Section of the Society of Counseling Psychology, and the 2024 APA Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Asian American Psychological Association.