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ARPANA GOVINDAN INMAN, PH.D.
Counseling Psychology Program,
Department of Education and Human Services,
College of Education, Lehigh University,
111 Research Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 758 – 4443 (Tel) (610) 758 3227 (Fax)
EDUCATION
09/1994 – 05/1999 Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
(APA-accredited). Completed: May 1999
09/1985 - 08/1987 University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin. MS in Guidance and Counseling
Completed: August 1987
08/1983 - 05/1985 University of Pune, Pune, India. MA in Entire Psychology
Completed: May 1985
08/1980 - 05/1983 Ferguson College, Pune, India. BA in Psychology
Completed: May 1983
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
2002-present Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist License # PS015241
1990-present National Certified Counselor Certificate #22666
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
07/13-present Chair, Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. [Oversee six programs: Educational Leadership, Comparative International Education, Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, Special Education, Teaching, Learning, & Technology]
07/10-06/13 Program and Training Director: Counseling Psychology Program (APA-Accredited), Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
01/09-06/09 Co-Program and Training Director: Counseling Psychology Program (APA-Accredited), Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
01/09-06/13 Admissions Coordinator for International Counseling Program: Counseling Psychology Program (APA-Accredited), Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
08/02 – 06/08 Admissions Coordinator, Domestic and International Counseling Programs: Counseling Psychology Program (APA-Accredited), Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
08/00-06/02 Clinical Coordinator Marriage and Family, Department of
Professional Psychology and Family Therapy (Accreditation Candidacy Status) Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
FACULTY EXPERIENCE
07/13- present Professor, Counseling Psychology Program (APA-Accredited)
10/09-02/10 Fulbright Nehru Scholar, Visiting Professor, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
07/08 – 06/13 Associate Professor: Counseling Psychology Program (APA-Accredited), Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
08/02 – 06/08 Assistant Professor: Counseling Psychology Program (APA-Accredited), Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Richard M. Suinn Award for Excellence in Recruitment, Retention, and Training of Ethnic Minority Ph.D. Students, American Psychological Association, 2007
08/00-06/02 Assistant Professor: Marriage and Family, Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy (Accreditation Candidacy Status) Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
Fall 1998 Part-time Faculty: Department of Psychology,
La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fall 1998 Part-time Faculty: Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Anthropology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Summer 1998 Teaching Assistant: Department of Counseling Psychology
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Supervisor and Co-Instructor: Ilene Rosenstein, Ph. D.
Spring 1996- Adjunct Faculty: Department of Counseling Psychology
Spring 1997 Temple University (APA-Accredited), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Spring 1993 Adjunct Faculty: Department of Psychology
Camden County College, Camden, New Jersey.
PUBLICATIONS
IN PRESS
*Soheilian S. & Inman A. G. Competent counseling for Middle Eastern American clients: Implications for trainees.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development.
REFERRED JOURNAL ARTICLES (*Student)
Inman, A. G., Tummala-Narra, P., Kaduvettoor-Davidson, A., Alvarez, A. N., & Yeh, C. (2015) Perceptions of Race-
Based Discrimination among First-generation Asian Indians in the U.S. The Counseling Psychologist. Advance online publication.
Inman, A. G., *Devdas, L., *Spektor, V., & *Pendse, A. (2014). Psychological Research on South Asian
Americans: A Three-Decade Content Analysis. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 5, 364-372.
*Soheilian S., Inman, A. G., *Klinger, R., *Isenberg, D., & *Kulp K. (2014). Multicultural
Supervision: Supervisees’ Reflections on Culturally Competent Supervision. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 27, 379-392.
*Bertsch, K. N., *Bremer-Landau, J., Inman, A. G., *DeBoer Kreider, E., *Price, T., *DeCarlo, A. (2014)
Evaluation of the critical events in supervision model using gender related events. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 8, 171-181.
Burkard, A. W., Knox, S., *Clarke, R., *Phelps, D., & Inman, A. G. (2014) Supervisors’ experiences of providing
difficult feedback in cross-cultural supervision. The Counseling Psychologist, 42, 314-344.
*Kaduvettoor-Davidson, A. & Inman, A. G. (2013). South Asian Americans: Perceived discrimination, stress and
well-being. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 4, 155-165.
Inman, A. G., & Kreider, D. E. (2013). Multicultural competence: Psychotherapy Practice and Supervision.
Psychotherapy, 50, 346-350.
Knox, S., *Sokol, J. T., Inman, A. G., Schlosser, L. Z., Nilsson, J., & Wang, Y. (2013). International advisees’
perspectives on the advising relationship in counseling psychology. International Perspectives in
Psychology: Research, Practice, & Consultation, 2, 45-61.
*Brooks, L. & Inman, A. G. (2013). Bisexual counseling competence: Investigating the role of attitudes and empathy.
The Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 7, 65-86.
*Kaduvettoor-Davidson, A., & Inman, A. G. (2012). Predictors of cultural value conflict for Asian Indian women.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. 40, 2-10.
Spokane, A. R., Inman, A. G., *Weatherford, R. D., *Kaduvettoor, A., & *Straw, R. (2011). Responding on the
ground following disasters: The counseling psychologists role. The Counseling Psychologist, 39, 1128-1159.
Tummala-Narra, P., Inman, A. G., & *Ettigi, S. (2011). Asian Indians’ responses to discrimination: A mixed-method
examination of identity, coping, and self-esteem. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2, 205-218.
Inman, A. G., Schlosser, L. Z., Ladany, N., *Howard, E. E., *Boyd, D. L., *Altman, A., & *Stein, E. P. (2011)
Advisee nondisclosures in advising relationships. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 5, 149-159.
Inman, A. G., *Altman, A., *Kadavettoor-Davidson, A., *Carr, A., & Walker, J. A. (2011). Cultural intersections: A
qualitative inquiry into the experience of Asian Indian-White interracial couples. Family Process, 50, 248-266.
*Brooks, L., Inman, A. G., *Malouf, M., *Klinger, B., & *Kaduvettoor, A. (2010). In her own words: Ethnic
minority bisexual women’s self reported counseling needs. Journal of Bisexuality, 10, 253-267.
*Malouf, M., Inman, A. G., *Carr. A. G. *Franco, J., & *Brooks, L., (2010). Health-related quality of life, mental
health and psychotherapeutic considerations for women diagnosed with a disorder of sexual development: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2010, 1-11.
*Altman, A., & Inman, A. G., *Fine, S., *Ritter, H., & *Howard, E. (2010). Exploration of American Jewish identity.
Journal of Counseling and Development, 88, 163-173.
*Soheilian S., & Inman, A. G. (2009). Middle Eastern Americans: The effects of stigma on attitudes towards
counseling. Journal of Muslim Mental Health. 4,139-158.
Inman, A. G., *Ngoubene, A. N., Ladany, N., & *Mack, T. (2009). School counselors in international school:
Critical issues and challenges. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 31, 80-
99.
*Mori, Y., Inman, A. G., & Caskie, G. (2009) Supervising international students: Relationship between acculturation,
supervisor multicultural competence, cultural discussions, and supervision satisfaction. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 3, 10-18.
*Brooks, L., Inman, A. G., *Malouf, M., *Klinger, B., & *Kaduvettoor, A. (2008). Ethnic-minority bisexual women:
Understanding the invisible population. Journal of LGBT issues in Counseling, 2, 260-284.
Yeh, C. J. & Inman, A. G. (2007). Qualitative analysis: Strategies for best practices. The Counseling Psychologist,
35, 369-403.
Inman, A. G., Yeh, C. J, Madan-Bahel A., & Nath, S. (2007). Bereavement and coping of South Asian families post
9/11. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 35, 101-115.
Inman, A. G., *Howard, E. E., *Beaumont, L. R. & Walker, J. (2007). Cultural transmission: Influence of
contextual factors in Asian Indian immigrant parent’s experience. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54. 93-100.
*Howard, E., Inman, A. G. & *Altman, A. (2006) Critical incidents among novice trainees. Counselor Education and
Supervision, 46, 88-102.
Inman, A. G. (2006) South Asian women: Identities and conflicts. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology,
12, 306-319.
Yeh, C. J., Inman, A. G., *Kim, A. B., & *Okubo, Y. (2006). Asian American families’ collectivistic coping
strategies in response to 9/11, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 12, 134-148.
Inman, A. G. (2006) Supervisory multicultural competence and its relation to supervisory process and outcome.
Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 32, 73-85.
Hargrove, B. K., Inman, A. G., & *Crane, R. L. (2005). Family interaction patterns, vocational identity, and career
development attitudes of adolescents. Journal of Career Development, 31, 263-278.
Inman, A. G., *Meza, M., & *Brown, A., & Hargrove, B. K. (2004). Students and program faculty’s perceptions of
multicultural training in marriage and family therapy programs and its relation to students’ perception of multicultural competence. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30, 113-129.
Inman, A. G., & Silverstein, M. E. (2003). Dissertation support group: To dissertate or not is the question. Journal of
College Student Psychotherapy, 17, 59-69.
Inman, A. G., Ladany, N., Constantine, M. G., & Morano, C. K. (2001). Development and preliminary validation of
the cultural values conflict scale for South Asian women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48, 17-27.
Smith, T. B., Chin, L. C., Inman, A. G., & *Hudson, J. (1999). An outreach support group for international students.
Journal of College Counseling, 2, 188-190.
Ladany, N., Stern, M., & Inman, A. G. (1998). Medical students’ perception of and proposed treatment strategies for
patients with AIDS. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 28, 1031-1050.
Ladany, N., Inman, A. G., Constantine, M. G., & Hofheinz, E. (1997). Supervisee multicultural competence as a
function of racial identity and supervisor focus. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44, 284-293.
Constantine, M. G., Ladany, N., Inman, A. G., & Ponterotto, J. (1996). Student’s perceptions of multicultural training
in counseling psychology programs. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 24, 241-253.
BOOK
Leong, F. T. L., Inman, A. G., Ebreo, A., Yang, L., Kinoshita, L., & Fu, M. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of
Asian American Psychology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
BOOK CHAPTERS, ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (**Data based; * Student)
Inman, A. G., Hutman, H., Pendse, A., Devdas, L., Luu, L., & Ellis, M. V. (2014). Current trends concerning
supervisees, supervisors, and clients in clinical supervision. In C. E. Watkins & D. L. Milne (Eds.). The international handbook of clinical supervision (pp. 61-102). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell
Inman, A. G., & Tummala-Narra, P. (2014). Immigration and human rights. In M. Miville & A. Ferguson (Eds). The
Handbook of Race-Ethnicity and Gender in Psychology (pp. 87-110). New York, NY: Springer Publications.
Inman, A. G., & Ladany, N. (2014). Multicultural competencies in psychotherapy supervision. In F. T. L. Leong
(Ed.-in-Chief), L. Comas-Diaz, V. C. McLoyd, G. C. N. Hall, & J. E. Trimble (Assoc. Eds.),APA handbooks of multicultural psychology, Vol 2: Applications and training. APA handbooks in psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Inman, A. G. & Alvarez, A. N. (2013). Individuals and families of Asian descent. In Hays, D. C., & Erford., B.
T.,(Eds)., Developing Multicultural Counseling Competency: A Systems Approach (2nd Ed.)(pp. 278-312). Boston, MA: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
Inman, A. G., & O’Shaughnessy, T. (2013). Women’s issues, feminism, social class, and counseling. In W. M. Liu (Ed.) The Oxford handbook of social class in counseling (pp. 498-514). New York, NY: Oxford University
Press.
Leach, M. M., Leong, F. T. L., Inman, A. G., & Ciftci, A. (2013). National origin, national values, and cultural
congruence. In R. L. Lowman (ed.). Internalizing multiculturalism: Expanding professional competencies in a globalized World. (pp. 83-107). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
**Ladany, N., Inman, A. G., Hill, C. E., Knox, S., Crook-Lyon, R., Thompson, B. J., Burkard, A., Hess, S.,
Williams, E. N., & Walker, J. A. (2012) Corrective relational experiences in supervision. In L. G. Castonguay & C. E. Hill (Eds.), Transformation in psychotherapy: Corrective experiences across cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches (pp. 335-352). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Ladany, N. & Inman, A. G. (2012) Training and supervision. In E. Altamaier & J. Hansen (Eds.), The
OxfordHandbook ofCounselingPsychology (pp. 179-207). New York, NY:Oxford University Press.
Tewari, N., & Inman, A. G. (2011). Culturally adaptive model of counseling: Using a multicultural skill based
perspective in working with a first generation Asian Indian American elderly female. In Gallardo, M. E., Yeh, C. J., Parham, T. A., & Trimble, J. E. (eds.) A culturally adaptive model of counseling: Working with persons of African, Latino, Asian, and Native descent (pp. 155-165 ). Sage Publications.
Inman, A. G., Howard, E. E., & Hill, C. E. (2011). Considerations related to culture in consensual qualitative
research. In, C. E. Hill (ed.) Consensual qualitative research: A practical resource for investigating social science phenomena (pp. 187-200). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Inman, A. G. (2011). Ethnic and religious immersion. In, M. Pope, J. S., Pangelinan, & A. D. Coker (ed.)
Experiential activities for teaching multicultural counseling classes and infusing cultural diversity into core classes (pp.158-160). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Inman, A. G. (2011). Passing strategies. In, M. Pope, J. S., Pangelinan, & A. D. Coker (ed.) Experiential activities
for teaching multicultural counseling classes and infusing cultural diversity into core classes (pp. 280-281).
Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Inman, A. G. (2011). Who am I. In, M. Pope, J. S., Pangelinan, & A. D. Coker (ed.) Experiential activities for
teaching multicultural counseling classes and infusing cultural diversity into core classes (p. 36).
Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Inman, A. G., & Tummala-Nara, P. (2010). Clinical competencies working with immigrant communities. In,
J. Cornish, B. Schreier, L Nadkarni, & E. Rodolfa (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling competencies (pp. 117-152). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Inman A. G., & *Soheilian, S. S. (2010). Training supervisors: A core competency. In N. Ladany, & L. J.
Bradley (Eds.) Counselor supervision: Principles, process and practice (2nd Ed.) (pp. 411-433).
New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor and Francis.
Inman, A. G., (2009). Context and process in family therapy: Therapeutic factors and
treatment considerations. Published in Conference Proceedings in “Recent trends in psychology: An applied perspective program.” Fergusson College, Pune, India
Inman, A. G. & Alvarez, A. N. (2009). Individuals and families of Asian descent. In Hays, D. C., &
Erford., B. T.,(eds)., Developing multicultural counseling competency: A systems approach (pp. 246-276). Boston, MA: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.