Division 2: 2011
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 2 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 101 | 100.0 | 1,131 | 100.0 | 274 | 100.0 | 1,506 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 42 | 41.6 | 501 | 44.3 | 201 | 73.4 | 744 | 49.4 |
Women | 59 | 58.4 | 629 | 55.6 | 73 | 26.6 | 761 | 50.5 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Race/
| American Indian | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | 2 | .7 | 6 | .4 |
Asian | 1 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.5 | 12 | 4.4 | 30 | 2.0 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 32 | 2.8 | 6 | 2.2 | 38 | 2.5 | |
Black | 1 | 1.0 | 31 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.2 | 38 | 2.5 | |
White | 73 | 72.3 | 857 | 75.8 | 240 | 87.6 | 1,170 | 77.7 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | .4 | 16 | 1.1 | |
Not specified | 26 | 25.7 | 175 | 15.5 | 7 | 2.6 | 208 | 13.8 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 |
30 – 34 | 2 | 2.0 | 62 | 5.5 | 0 | .0 | 64 | 4.2 | |
35 – 39 | 8 | 7.9 | 83 | 7.3 | 6 | 2.2 | 97 | 6.4 | |
40 – 44 | 4 | 4.0 | 121 | 10.7 | 7 | 2.6 | 132 | 8.8 | |
45 – 49 | 14 | 13.9 | 133 | 11.8 | 9 | 3.3 | 156 | 10.4 | |
50 – 54 | 10 | 9.9 | 126 | 11.1 | 19 | 6.9 | 155 | 10.3 | |
55 – 59 | 16 | 15.8 | 136 | 12.0 | 30 | 10.9 | 182 | 12.1 | |
60 – 64 | 18 | 17.8 | 166 | 14.7 | 60 | 21.9 | 244 | 16.2 | |
65 – 69 | 7 | 6.9 | 124 | 11.0 | 45 | 16.4 | 176 | 11.7 | |
70 or older | 19 | 18.8 | 125 | 11.1 | 97 | 35.4 | 241 | 16.0 | |
Not specified | 2 | 2.0 | 51 | 4.5 | 1 | .4 | 54 | 3.6 | |
Mean | 57.3 |
| 54.8 |
| 66.7 |
| 57.2 |
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SD | 13.4 |
| 13.3 |
| 12.9 |
| 14.0 |
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Region | New England | 4 | 4.0 | 94 | 8.3 | 24 | 8.8 | 122 | 8.1 |
Middle Atlantic | 19 | 18.8 | 243 | 21.5 | 40 | 14.6 | 302 | 20.1 | |
East North Central | 17 | 16.8 | 174 | 15.4 | 36 | 13.1 | 227 | 15.1 | |
West North Central | 13 | 12.9 | 118 | 10.4 | 22 | 8.0 | 153 | 10.2 | |
South Atlantic | 15 | 14.9 | 187 | 16.5 | 63 | 23.0 | 265 | 17.6 | |
East South Central | 6 | 5.9 | 49 | 4.3 | 4 | 1.5 | 59 | 3.9 | |
West South Central | 5 | 5.0 | 73 | 6.5 | 20 | 7.3 | 98 | 6.5 | |
Mountain | 2 | 2.0 | 39 | 3.4 | 19 | 6.9 | 60 | 4.0 | |
Pacific | 18 | 17.8 | 106 | 9.4 | 38 | 13.9 | 162 | 10.8 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .5 | |
Canada | 1 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.8 | 28 | 1.9 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 20 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 23 | 1.5 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 2 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
N= | 101 | 100.0 | 1,131 | 100.0 | 274 | 100.0 | 1,506 | 100.0 |
Highest degree |
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PhD | 27 | 26.7 | 1,027 | 90.8 | 271 | 98.9 | 1,325 | 88.0 |
EdD | 3 | 3.0 | 34 | 3.0 | 2 | .7 | 39 | 2.6 |
PsyD | 0 | .0 | 45 | 4.0 | 0 | .0 | 45 | 3.0 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | .4 | 16 | 1.1 |
Masters | 67 | 66.3 | 6 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 73 | 4.8 |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 |
Not specified | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 |
Years since degree |
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Less than 5 | 6 | 5.9 | 83 | 7.3 | 0 | .0 | 89 | 5.9 |
5 – 9 | 6 | 5.9 | 127 | 11.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 136 | 9.0 |
10 – 14 | 17 | 16.8 | 157 | 13.9 | 9 | 3.3 | 183 | 12.2 |
15 – 19 | 17 | 16.8 | 144 | 12.7 | 15 | 5.5 | 176 | 11.7 |
20 – 24 | 9 | 8.9 | 137 | 12.1 | 12 | 4.4 | 158 | 10.5 |
25 or more | 44 | 43.6 | 461 | 40.8 | 234 | 85.4 | 739 | 49.1 |
Not specified | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.9 | 1 | .4 | 25 | 1.7 |
Mean | 23.6 |
| 22.5 |
| 37.6 |
| 25.3 |
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SD | 13.1 |
| 13.4 |
| 13.0 |
| 14.5 |
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Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 2 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 101 | 100.0 | 1,131 | 100.0 | 274 | 100.0 | 1,506 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Behavior analysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .2 |
Child clinical | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | .9 | 2 | .7 | 13 | .9 | |
Clinical | 8 | 7.9 | 240 | 21.2 | 43 | 15.7 | 291 | 19.3 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .5 | 2 | .7 | 8 | .5 | |
Counseling psychology | 8 | 7.9 | 72 | 6.4 | 15 | 5.5 | 95 | 6.3 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 5 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | |
Geropsychology | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | .4 | 2 | .7 | 7 | .5 | |
Health | 1 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 20 | 1.3 | |
School | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | .9 | 2 | .7 | 13 | .9 | |
Subtotal | 20 | 19.8 | 364 | 32.2 | 71 | 25.9 | 455 | 30.2 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 43 | 3.8 | 10 | 3.6 | 53 | 3.5 |
Community | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | .6 | 3 | 1.1 | 11 | .7 | |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | .5 | |
Developmental | 8 | 7.9 | 118 | 10.4 | 14 | 5.1 | 140 | 9.3 | |
Educational | 8 | 7.9 | 51 | 4.5 | 12 | 4.4 | 71 | 4.7 | |
Engineering psychology/ Human factors | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .1 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .2 | |
Experimental | 2 | 2.0 | 74 | 6.5 | 40 | 14.6 | 116 | 7.7 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 11 | 10.9 | 36 | 3.2 | 17 | 6.2 | 64 | 4.2 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 5 | 5.0 | 41 | 3.6 | 5 | 1.8 | 51 | 3.4 | |
Neurosciences | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | .9 | 2 | .7 | 13 | .9 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 19 | 1.3 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 19 | 1.3 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .1 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.5 | |
Social | 1 | 1.0 | 126 | 11.1 | 41 | 15.0 | 168 | 11.2 | |
Subtotal | 39 | 38.6 | 553 | 48.9 | 170 | 62.0 | 762 | 50.6 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 |
Business or Management | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .2 | |
Computer Science | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Counseling | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | .4 | 1 | .4 | 9 | .6 | |
Counselor Education | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Economics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Education, Teaching | 11 | 10.9 | 63 | 5.6 | 8 | 2.9 | 82 | 5.4 | |
Engineering | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .1 | |
Genetics | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .1 | |
Industrial Relations | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .1 | |
Organizational Behavior | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .3 | |
Theology/Religion | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Other | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.8 | 16 | 5.8 | 39 | 2.6 | |
Subtotal | 22 | 21.8 | 101 | 8.9 | 31 | 11.3 | 154 | 10.2 | |
| Science designation | |||||||||
| General science | 19 | 18.8 | 133 | 11.8 | 23 | 8.4 | 175 | 11.6 | |
| Core science | 34 | 33.7 | 512 | 45.3 | 163 | 59.5 | 709 | 47.1 | |
| Neither | 28 | 27.7 | 373 | 33.0 | 86 | 31.4 | 487 | 32.3 | |
Not specified | 20 | 19.8 | 113 | 10.0 | 2 | .7 | 135 | 9.0 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 2 Members, 2011
Division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 8 | 7.9 | 73 | 6.5 | 107 | 39.1 | 188 | 12.5 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 101 | 100.0 | 1,131 | 100.0 | 274 | 100.0 | 1,506 | 100.0 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 39 | 3.4 | 64 | 23.4 | 103 | 6.8 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 1.0 | 44 | 3.9 | 27 | 9.9 | 72 | 4.8 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 1 | 1.0 | 25 | 2.2 | 25 | 9.1 | 51 | 3.4 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 3 | 3.0 | 50 | 4.4 | 23 | 8.4 | 76 | 5.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 4 | 4.0 | 136 | 12.0 | 64 | 23.4 | 204 | 13.5 |
9. SPSSI | 4 | 4.0 | 40 | 3.5 | 56 | 20.4 | 100 | 6.6 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.9 | 10 | 3.6 | 35 | 2.3 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 68 | 6.0 | 35 | 12.8 | 103 | 6.8 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 12 | 4.4 | 24 | 1.6 |
14. SIOP | 3 | 3.0 | 42 | 3.7 | 14 | 5.1 | 59 | 3.9 |
15. Educational Psychology | 9 | 8.9 | 63 | 5.6 | 36 | 13.1 | 108 | 7.2 |
16. School Psychology | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.4 | 8 | 2.9 | 26 | 1.7 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 3 | 3.0 | 45 | 4.0 | 23 | 8.4 | 71 | 4.7 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | 5 | 1.8 | 9 | .6 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | .5 | 5 | 1.8 | 12 | .8 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 1.0 | 51 | 4.5 | 20 | 7.3 | 72 | 4.8 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 5 | .4 | 10 | 3.6 | 15 | 1.0 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.3 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .5 | 7 | 2.6 | 13 | .9 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 21 | 1.9 | 16 | 5.8 | 37 | 2.5 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 1 | 1.0 | 20 | 1.8 | 11 | 4.0 | 32 | 2.1 |
26. History of Psychology | 3 | 3.0 | 48 | 4.2 | 64 | 23.4 | 115 | 7.6 |
27. Community Psychology | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.2 | 13 | 4.7 | 30 | 2.0 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 1.0 | 18 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.5 | 23 | 1.5 |
29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 1.0 | 23 | 2.0 | 16 | 5.8 | 40 | 2.7 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | .9 | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.0 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | 12 | 4.4 | 16 | 1.1 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.1 | 7 | 2.6 | 22 | 1.5 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 8 | .7 | 4 | 1.5 | 12 | .8 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.1 | 11 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.5 |
35. Psychology of Women | 4 | 4.0 | 100 | 8.8 | 40 | 14.6 | 144 | 9.6 |
36. Psychology of Religion & Spirituality | 4 | 4.0 | 47 | 4.2 | 16 | 5.8 | 67 | 4.4 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.1 | 13 | 4.7 | 27 | 1.8 |
38. Health Psychology | 2 | 2.0 | 50 | 4.4 | 22 | 8.0 | 74 | 4.9 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 15 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.3 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 38 | 3.4 | 11 | 4.0 | 49 | 3.3 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 1 | 1.0 | 27 | 2.4 | 12 | 4.4 | 40 | 2.7 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 21 | 1.9 | 13 | 4.7 | 34 | 2.3 |
43. Family Psychology | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.2 | 6 | 2.2 | 22 | 1.5 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.9 | 11 | 4.0 | 35 | 2.3 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 1.0 | 31 | 2.7 | 20 | 7.3 | 52 | 3.5 |
46. Media Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | .5 | 12 | 4.4 | 19 | 1.3 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.9 | 7 | 2.6 | 31 | 2.1 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.2 | 23 | 8.4 | 37 | 2.5 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | .5 | 7 | 2.6 | 14 | .9 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 1.1 | 7 | 2.6 | 20 | 1.3 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.0 | 13 | 4.7 | 24 | 1.6 |
52. International | 2 | 2.0 | 27 | 2.4 | 54 | 19.7 | 83 | 5.5 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.9 | 11 | 4.0 | 34 | 2.3 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | .8 | 7 | 2.6 | 16 | 1.1 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 5 | .4 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | .6 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 7 | 2.6 | 19 | 1.3 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 61 | 60.4 | 375 | 33.2 | 23 | 8.4 | 459 | 30.5 |
Two | 24 | 23.8 | 409 | 36.2 | 46 | 16.8 | 479 | 31.8 |
Three | 10 | 9.9 | 185 | 16.4 | 40 | 14.6 | 235 | 15.6 |
Four or more | 6 | 5.9 | 162 | 14.3 | 165 | 60.2 | 333 | 22.1 |
Number belonging to state associations | 18 | 17.8 | 244 | 21.6 | 67 | 24.5 | 329 | 21.8 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | .9 | 13 | 4.7 | 23 | 1.5 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .1 |
Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .1 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .2 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .1 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 1.1 | 4 | .3 |
Paid the Practice Assessment | 3 | 3.0 | 151 | 13.4 | 22 | 8.0 | 176 | 11.7 |
Did not pay | 98 | 97.0 | 980 | 86.6 | 252 | 92.0 | 1,330 | 88.3 |
Total | 101 | 100.0 | 1,131 | 100.0 | 274 | 100.0 | 1,506 | 100.0 |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
