Division 15: 2011
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 15 Members, 2011
Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 84 | 100.0 | 770 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 1,130 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 37 | 44.0 | 403 | 52.3 | 203 | 73.6 | 643 | 56.9 |
Women | 47 | 56.0 | 366 | 47.5 | 73 | 26.4 | 486 | 43.0 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Race/ Ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .1 |
Asian | 6 | 7.1 | 26 | 3.4 | 9 | 3.3 | 41 | 3.6 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 1.2 | 17 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 23 | 2.0 | |
Black | 4 | 4.8 | 26 | 3.4 | 9 | 3.3 | 39 | 3.5 | |
White | 51 | 60.7 | 565 | 73.4 | 247 | 89.5 | 863 | 76.4 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 5 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .4 | |
Not specified | 22 | 26.2 | 131 | 17.0 | 5 | 1.8 | 158 | 14.0 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .4 |
30 - 34 | 1 | 1.2 | 22 | 2.9 | 0 | .0 | 23 | 2.0 | |
35 - 39 | 6 | 7.1 | 48 | 6.2 | 1 | .4 | 55 | 4.9 | |
40 - 44 | 7 | 8.3 | 37 | 4.8 | 2 | .7 | 46 | 4.1 | |
45 - 49 | 10 | 11.9 | 38 | 4.9 | 4 | 1.4 | 52 | 4.6 | |
50 - 54 | 7 | 8.3 | 64 | 8.3 | 9 | 3.3 | 80 | 7.1 | |
55 - 59 | 11 | 13.1 | 57 | 7.4 | 23 | 8.3 | 91 | 8.1 | |
60 - 64 | 5 | 6.0 | 125 | 16.2 | 47 | 17.0 | 177 | 15.7 | |
65 - 69 | 10 | 11.9 | 104 | 13.5 | 47 | 17.0 | 161 | 14.2 | |
70 or older | 18 | 21.4 | 223 | 29.0 | 131 | 47.5 | 372 | 32.9 | |
Not specified | 8 | 9.5 | 48 | 6.2 | 12 | 4.3 | 68 | 6.0 | |
Mean | 58.6 |
| 62.7 |
| 71.4 |
| 64.6 |
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SD | 15.6 |
| 15.7 |
| 12.0 |
| 15.4 |
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Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 61 | 7.9 | 18 | 6.5 | 79 | 7.0 |
Middle Atlantic | 21 | 25.0 | 151 | 19.6 | 54 | 19.6 | 226 | 20.0 | |
East North Central | 14 | 16.7 | 102 | 13.2 | 37 | 13.4 | 153 | 13.5 | |
West North Central | 8 | 9.5 | 32 | 4.2 | 21 | 7.6 | 61 | 5.4 | |
South Atlantic | 11 | 13.1 | 129 | 16.8 | 49 | 17.8 | 189 | 16.7 | |
East South Central | 2 | 2.4 | 28 | 3.6 | 7 | 2.5 | 37 | 3.3 | |
West South Central | 4 | 4.8 | 49 | 6.4 | 8 | 2.9 | 61 | 5.4 | |
Mountain | 3 | 3.6 | 42 | 5.5 | 13 | 4.7 | 58 | 5.1 | |
Pacific | 12 | 14.3 | 101 | 13.1 | 53 | 19.2 | 166 | 14.7 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | |
Canada | 1 | 1.2 | 30 | 3.9 | 8 | 2.9 | 39 | 3.5 | |
Other | 8 | 9.5 | 41 | 5.3 | 8 | 2.9 | 57 | 5.0 | |
| Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 15 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
N= | 84 | 100.0 | 770 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 1,130 | 100.0 |
Highest degree |
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PhD | 19 | 22.6 | 638 | 82.9 | 247 | 89.5 | 904 | 80.0 |
EdD | 4 | 4.8 | 93 | 12.1 | 24 | 8.7 | 121 | 10.7 |
PsyD | 0 | .0 | 7 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .6 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 1 | 1.2 | 17 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.4 | 22 | 1.9 |
Masters | 48 | 57.1 | 7 | .9 | 1 | .4 | 56 | 5.0 |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 |
Certificate/diploma | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Not specified | 9 | 10.7 | 6 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 15 | 1.3 |
Years since degree |
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Less than 5 | 5 | 6.0 | 82 | 10.6 | 0 | .0 | 87 | 7.7 |
5 – 9 | 15 | 17.9 | 46 | 6.0 | 0 | .0 | 61 | 5.4 |
10 – 14 | 4 | 4.8 | 58 | 7.5 | 5 | 1.8 | 67 | 5.9 |
15 – 19 | 13 | 15.5 | 74 | 9.6 | 5 | 1.8 | 92 | 8.1 |
20 – 24 | 5 | 6.0 | 75 | 9.7 | 9 | 3.3 | 89 | 7.9 |
25 or more | 34 | 40.5 | 412 | 53.5 | 253 | 91.7 | 699 | 61.9 |
Not specified | 8 | 9.5 | 23 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.4 | 35 | 3.1 |
Mean | 23.4 |
| 27.5 |
| 41.7 |
| 30.8 |
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SD | 15.4 |
| 16.3 |
| 11.7 |
| 16.5 |
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Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 15 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 84 | 100.0 | 770 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 1,130 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Behavior analysis | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .3 |
Child clinical | 3 | 3.6 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.1 | |
Clinical | 4 | 4.8 | 59 | 7.7 | 7 | 2.5 | 70 | 6.2 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | .6 | 1 | .4 | 7 | .6 | |
Counseling psychology | 3 | 3.6 | 32 | 4.2 | 8 | 2.9 | 43 | 3.8 | |
Family | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Forensic | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .3 | |
School | 17 | 20.2 | 59 | 7.7 | 24 | 8.7 | 100 | 8.8 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 30 | 35.7 | 171 | 22.2 | 42 | 15.2 | 243 | 21.5 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.4 | 12 | 4.3 | 23 | 2.0 |
Community | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 1 | .4 | 5 | .4 | |
Developmental | 1 | 1.2 | 44 | 5.7 | 34 | 12.3 | 79 | 7.0 | |
Educational | 18 | 21.4 | 320 | 41.6 | 106 | 38.4 | 444 | 39.3 | |
Engineering psychology/ Human factors | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Experimental | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.2 | 7 | .6 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | .6 | 8 | 2.9 | 14 | 1.2 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 2 | 2.4 | 17 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 24 | 2.1 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | .3 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 2 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.8 | 18 | 6.5 | 34 | 3.0 | |
Social | 2 | 2.4 | 10 | 1.3 | 13 | 4.7 | 25 | 2.2 | |
Subtotal | 27 | 32.1 | 432 | 56.1 | 206 | 74.6 | 665 | 58.8 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | .4 | |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Counselor Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Education, Teaching | 7 | 8.3 | 31 | 4.0 | 5 | 1.8 | 43 | 3.8 | |
Industrial Relations | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Linguistics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Nursing | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Public Admin | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Special Education | 2 | 2.4 | 6 | .8 | 2 | .7 | 10 | .9 | |
Statistics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Theology/Religion | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 15 | 1.9 | 11 | 4.0 | 26 | 2.3 | |
Subtotal | 11 | 13.1 | 74 | 9.6 | 22 | 8.0 | 107 | 9.5 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 9 | 10.7 | 56 | 7.3 | 12 | 4.3 | 77 | 6.8 | |
Core science | 25 | 29.8 | 415 | 53.9 | 203 | 73.6 | 643 | 56.9 | |
Neither | 34 | 40.5 | 206 | 26.8 | 55 | 19.9 | 295 | 26.1 | |
Not specified | 16 | 19.0 | 93 | 12.1 | 6 | 2.2 | 115 | 10.2 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 15 Members, 2011
Division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 6 | 7.1 | 34 | 4.4 | 51 | 18.5 | 91 | 8.1 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 9 | 10.7 | 63 | 8.2 | 36 | 13.0 | 108 | 9.6 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 2 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.7 | 49 | 17.8 | 64 | 5.7 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 7 | 8.3 | 82 | 10.6 | 52 | 18.8 | 141 | 12.5 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 4 | 1.4 | 7 | .6 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 6 | 7.1 | 47 | 6.1 | 56 | 20.3 | 109 | 9.6 |
8. Personality & Social | 11 | 13.1 | 55 | 7.1 | 48 | 17.4 | 114 | 10.1 |
9. SPSSI | 3 | 3.6 | 23 | 3.0 | 39 | 14.1 | 65 | 5.8 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 1.2 | 25 | 3.2 | 20 | 7.2 | 46 | 4.1 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 16 | 2.1 | 12 | 4.3 | 28 | 2.5 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.8 | 10 | 3.6 | 24 | 2.1 |
14. SIOP | 2 | 2.4 | 26 | 3.4 | 12 | 4.3 | 40 | 3.5 |
15. Educational Psychology | 84 | 100.0 | 770 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 1,130 | 100.0 |
16. School Psychology | 21 | 25.0 | 93 | 12.1 | 43 | 15.6 | 157 | 13.9 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 4 | 4.8 | 40 | 5.2 | 14 | 5.1 | 58 | 5.1 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | .7 | 11 | 1.0 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 2 | 2.4 | 7 | .9 | 6 | 2.2 | 15 | 1.3 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 1.2 | 21 | 2.7 | 16 | 5.8 | 38 | 3.4 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 5 | .6 | 9 | 3.3 | 14 | 1.2 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 17 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 20 | 1.8 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | .5 | 2 | .7 | 7 | .6 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 3 | 3.6 | 14 | 1.8 | 12 | 4.3 | 29 | 2.6 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 16 | 2.1 | 7 | 2.5 | 23 | 2.0 |
26. History of Psychology | 1 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.0 | 19 | 6.9 | 28 | 2.5 |
27. Community Psychology | 1 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.5 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 2 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.6 |
29. Psychotherapy | 2 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.7 | 7 | 2.5 | 22 | 1.9 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 2 | 2.4 | 15 | 1.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 24 | 2.1 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 5 | .6 | 5 | 1.8 | 10 | .9 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 2 | 2.4 | 10 | 1.3 | 8 | 2.9 | 20 | 1.8 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 3 | 3.6 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 3.3 | 22 | 1.9 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.0 | 6 | 2.2 | 14 | 1.2 |
35. Psychology of Women | 2 | 2.4 | 27 | 3.5 | 19 | 6.9 | 48 | 4.2 |
36. Psychology of Religion & Spirituality | 3 | 3.6 | 17 | 2.2 | 10 | 3.6 | 30 | 2.7 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 3 | 3.6 | 13 | 1.7 | 13 | 4.7 | 29 | 2.6 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 22 | 2.9 | 12 | 4.3 | 34 | 3.0 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.4 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 | 2.4 | 29 | 3.8 | 8 | 2.9 | 39 | 3.5 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 1 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.2 | 6 | 2.2 | 16 | 1.4 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 33 | 4.3 | 8 | 2.9 | 41 | 3.6 |
43. Family Psychology | 3 | 3.6 | 18 | 2.3 | 9 | 3.3 | 30 | 2.7 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 4 | 1.4 | 8 | .7 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 3 | 3.6 | 20 | 2.6 | 16 | 5.8 | 39 | 3.5 |
46. Media Psychology | 1 | 1.2 | 6 | .8 | 13 | 4.7 | 20 | 1.8 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 1 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.4 | 7 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.7 |
48. Peace Psychology | 2 | 2.4 | 12 | 1.6 | 15 | 5.4 | 29 | 2.6 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 2 | 2.4 | 4 | .5 | 6 | 2.2 | 12 | 1.1 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .6 | 3 | 1.1 | 8 | .7 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 1 | 1.2 | 6 | .8 | 7 | 2.5 | 14 | 1.2 |
52. International | 2 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.8 | 26 | 9.4 | 42 | 3.7 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 2 | 2.4 | 20 | 2.6 | 7 | 2.5 | 29 | 2.6 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.0 | 6 | 2.2 | 14 | 1.2 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 7 | .9 | 4 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.0 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | .3 | 6 | 2.2 | 10 | .9 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 25 | 29.8 | 316 | 41.0 | 60 | 21.7 | 401 | 35.5 |
Two | 31 | 36.9 | 228 | 29.6 | 76 | 27.5 | 335 | 29.6 |
Three | 17 | 20.2 | 111 | 14.4 | 43 | 15.6 | 171 | 15.1 |
Four or more | 11 | 13.1 | 115 | 14.9 | 97 | 35.1 | 223 | 19.7 |
Number belonging to state associations | 18 | 21.4 | 179 | 23.2 | 38 | 13.8 | 235 | 20.8 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .1 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .2 |
School | 0 | .0 | 6 | .8 | 7 | 2.5 | 13 | 1.2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .1 |
ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 |
Paid the Practice Assessment | 5 | 6.0 | 75 | 9.7 | 5 | 1.8 | 85 | 7.5 |
Did not pay | 79 | 94.0 | 695 | 90.3 | 271 | 98.2 | 1,045 | 92.5 |
Total | 84 | 100.0 | 770 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 1,130 | 100.0 |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
