Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 20 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

35

100.0

872

100.0

264

100.0

1,171

100.0

Gender

Men

11

31.4

395

45.3

164

62.1

570

48.7

Women

24

68.6

474

54.4

100

37.9

598

51.1

Not specified

0

.0

3

.3

0

.0

3

.3

Race/

Ethnicity

American Indian

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Asian

1

2.9

21

2.4

4

1.5

26

2.2

Hispanic

0

.0

24

2.8

1

.4

25

2.1

Black

1

2.9

16

1.8

2

.8

19

1.6

White

28

80.0

716

82.1

252

95.5

996

85.1

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Not specified

5

14.3

94

10.8

4

1.5

103

8.8

Age

Under 30

0

.0

3

.3

0

.0

3

.3

30 - 34

1

2.9

30

3.4

0

.0

31

2.6

35 - 39

1

2.9

58

6.7

2

.8

61

5.2

40 - 44

0

.0

78

8.9

10

3.8

88

7.5

45 - 49

3

8.6

78

8.9

7

2.7

88

7.5

50 - 54

2

5.7

96

11.0

28

10.6

126

10.8

55 - 59

2

5.7

121

13.9

46

17.4

169

14.4

60 - 64

7

20.0

120

13.8

52

19.7

179

15.3

65 - 69

6

17.1

64

7.3

28

10.6

98

8.4

70 or older

11

31.4

166

19.0

79

29.9

256

21.9

Not specified

2

5.7

58

6.7

12

4.5

72

6.1

Mean

65.4

 

58.1

 

65.7

 

60.1

 

SD

14.9

 

15.3

 

13.4

 

15.2

 

region

New England

4

11.4

56

6.4

20

7.6

80

6.8

Middle Atlantic

9

25.7

172

19.7

49

18.6

230

19.6

East North Central

6

17.1

129

14.8

39

14.8

174

14.9

West North Central

3

8.6

43

4.9

11

4.2

57

4.9

South Atlantic

2

5.7

147

16.9

69

26.1

218

18.6

East South Central

0

.0

35

4.0

4

1.5

39

3.3

West South Central

2

5.7

55

6.3

9

3.4

66

5.6

Mountain

0

.0

47

5.4

13

4.9

60

5.1

Pacific

7

20.0

154

17.7

37

14.0

198

16.9

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Canada

1

2.9

10

1.1

9

3.4

20

1.7

Other

1

2.9

23

2.6

4

1.5

28

2.4


 

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 20 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

35

100.0

872

100.0

264

100.0

1,171

100.0

Highest degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D.

8

22.9

761

87.3

252

95.5

1,021

87.2

Ed.D.

2

5.7

36

4.1

5

1.9

43

3.7

Psy.D.

1

2.9

42

4.8

1

.4

44

3.8

M.D.

0

.0

0

.0

2

.8

2

.2

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

10

1.1

2

.8

12

1.0

Masters

20

57.1

11

1.3

1

.4

32

2.7

Baccalaureate/Associate

1

2.9

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Certificate/diploma

1

2.9

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Not specified

2

5.7

12

1.4

1

.4

15

1.3

Years since degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 5

1

2.9

55

6.3

0

.0

56

4.8

5 - 9

3

8.6

83

9.5

0

.0

86

7.3

10 - 14

5

14.3

124

14.2

10

3.8

139

11.9

15 - 19

5

14.3

113

13.0

8

3.0

126

10.8

20 - 24

3

8.6

100

11.5

28

10.6

131

11.2

25 or more

16

45.7

376

43.1

216

81.8

608

51.9

Not specified

2

5.7

21

2.4

2

.8

25

2.1

Mean

26.7

 

23.8

 

36.3

 

26.7

 

SD

16.4

 

14.2

 

13.6

 

15.1

 

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 20 Members, 2007

20

 

 

Membership Status

total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N =

35

100.0

872

100.0

264

100.0

1,171

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

1

2.9

1

.1

0

.0

2

.2

Clinical

8

22.9

336

38.5

59

22.3

403

34.4

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

18

2.1

3

1.1

21

1.8

Counseling psychology

6

17.1

65

7.5

6

2.3

77

6.6

Forensic

0

.0

3

.3

0

.0

3

.3

Geropsychology

1

2.9

92

10.6

34

12.9

127

10.8

Health

0

.0

14

1.6

9

3.4

23

2.0

School

3

8.6

4

.5

1

.4

8

.7

Subtotal

19

54.3

533

61.1

112

42.4

664

56.7

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

39

4.5

19

7.2

58

5.0

Community

2

5.7

7

.8

0

.0

9

.8

Comparative

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Developmental

6

17.1

95

10.9

45

17.0

146

12.5

Educational

1

2.9

12

1.4

2

.8

15

1.3

Environmental

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Experimental

0

.0

16

1.8

18

6.8

34

2.9

General/Methods & Systems

0

.0

5

.6

4

1.5

9

.8

Industrial/Organizational

0

.0

20

2.3

5

1.9

25

2.1

Neurosciences

0

.0

8

.9

9

3.4

17

1.5

Personality

0

.0

6

.7

5

1.9

11

.9

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

3

.3

3

1.1

6

.5

Psychopharmacology

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.2

Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

0

.0

2

.2

3

1.1

5

.4

Social

0

.0

20

2.3

19

7.2

39

3.3

Subtotal

9

25.7

235

26.9

134

50.8

378

32.3

Other fields

Behavioral Medicine

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Business or Management

0

.0

2

.2

1

.4

3

.3

Communications/Journalism

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Counseling

1

2.9

2

.2

0

.0

3

.3

Criminology/Criminal Justice

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Education, Teaching

0

.0

5

.6

0

.0

5

.4

Engineering

0

.0

1

.1

1

.4

2

.2

Epidemiology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Medicine

0

.0

1

.1

1

.4

2

.2

Nursing

0

.0

1

.1

1

.4

2

.2

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Psychiatry

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Public Admin

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.2

Rehabilitation

0

.0

9

1.0

1

.4

10

.9

Social/Behavioral Sciences

0

.0

1

.1

1

.4

2

.2

Social Work

1

2.9

1

.1

0

.0

2

.2

Sociology

0

.0

1

.1

1

.4

2

.2

Special Education

1

2.9

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Speech & Hearing

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Statistics

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Theology/Religion

1

2.9

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Other

1

2.9

14

1.6

4

1.5

19

1.6

Subtotal

5

14.3

45

5.2

14

5.3

64

5.5

Not specified

Not specified

2

5.7

59

6.8

4

1.5

65

5.6

Science designation

General science

3

8.6

139

15.9

48

18.2

190

16.2

Core science

7

20.0

212

24.3

134

50.8

353

30.1

Neither

23

65.7

462

53.0

78

29.5

563

48.1

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

 

 

Table 1

Employment Characteristics of Division 20 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

35

100.0

872

100.0

264

100.0

1,171

100.0

Employment status

Employed full time

9

25.7

341

39.1

126

47.7

476

40.6

Employed part time

4

11.4

64

7.3

12

4.5

80

6.8

Employed; status not known

4

11.4

116

13.3

40

15.2

160

13.7

Postdoctoral study

0

.0

8

.9

0

.0

8

.7

Unemployed, seeking employment

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Unemployed, not seeking

0

.0

3

.3

1

.4

4

.3

Retired

1

2.9

32

3.7

25

9.5

58

5.0

Other

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.2

Not specified

17

48.6

306

35.1

59

22.3

382

32.6

Licensure status

Licensed and/or certified

12

34.3

504

57.8

109

41.3

625

53.4

Not licensed/unknown

23

65.7

368

42.2

155

58.7

546

46.6

Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only)

University settings

1

11.1

130

38.1

81

64.3

212

44.5

Four-year colleges

0

.0

17

5.0

2

1.6

19

4.0

Medical school

1

11.1

24

7.0

15

11.9

40

8.4

Other academic settings

0

.0

7

2.1

1

.8

8

1.7

Schools & other educational settings

0

.0

3

.9

1

.8

4

.8

Independent practice

1

11.1

73

21.4

7

5.6

81

17.0

Hospital

2

22.2

35

10.3

3

2.4

40

8.4

Clinic

1

11.1

5

1.5

0

.0

6

1.3

Other human service

3

33.3

23

6.7

1

.8

27

5.7

Business & industry

0

.0

3

.9

0

.0

3

.6

Government

0

.0

8

2.3

6

4.8

14

2.9

Other

0

.0

11

3.2

7

5.6

18

3.8

Not specified

0

.0

2

.6

2

1.6

4

.8

Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only)

Research

4

44.4

158

46.3

96

76.2

258

54.2

Education

5

55.6

159

46.6

90

71.4

254

53.4

Health/mental health services

7

77.8

151

44.3

21

16.7

179

37.6

Educational services

4

44.4

54

15.8

13

10.3

71

14.9

Other applied psychology

2

22.2

50

14.7

11

8.7

63

13.2

Management/administration

3

33.3

114

33.4

62

49.2

179

37.6

Other employment activities

1

11.1

56

16.4

18

14.3

75

15.8

Not specified

0

.0

67

19.6

15

11.9

82

17.2

Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)

Research

1

11.1

73

21.4

64

50.8

138

29.0

Education

1

11.1

55

16.1

24

19.0

80

16.8

Mental Health Services

4

44.4

111

32.6

8

6.3

123

25.8

Educational Services

0

.0

4

1.2

0

.0

4

.8

Applied Psychology

1

11.1

3

.9

2

1.6

6

1.3

Management/administration

2

22.2

24

7.0

12

9.5

38

8.0

Other activities

0

.0

2

.6

0

.0

2

.4

Not specified

0

.0

69

20.2

16

12.7

85

17.9

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 20 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. General Psychology

4

11.4

40

4.6

46

17.4

90

7.7

2. Teaching of Psychology

2

5.7

64

7.3

24

9.1

90

7.7

3. Experimental Psychology

0

.0

23

2.6

72

27.3

95

8.1

5. Evaluation & Measurement

0

.0

20

2.3

24

9.1

44

3.8

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

0

.0

11

1.3

22

8.3

33

2.8

7. Developmental Psychology

1

2.9

43

4.9

35

13.3

79

6.7

8. Personality & Social

2

5.7

59

6.8

43

16.3

104

8.9

9. SPSSI

2

5.7

39

4.5

38

14.4

79

6.7

10. Psychology & the Arts

3

8.6

20

2.3

16

6.1

39

3.3

12. Clinical Psychology

0

.0

114

13.1

66

25.0

180

15.4

13. Consulting Psychology

1

2.9

18

2.1

12

4.5

31

2.6

14. SIOP

1

2.9

24

2.8

15

5.7

40

3.4

15. Educational Psychology

1

2.9

31

3.6

23

8.7

55

4.7

16. School Psychology

1

2.9

10

1.1

7

2.7

18

1.5

17. Counseling Psychology

2

5.7

37

4.2

15

5.7

54

4.6

18. Psychologists in Public Service

0

.0

17

1.9

13

4.9

30

2.6

19. Society for Military Psychology

0

.0

7

.8

8

3.0

15

1.3

20. Adult Development & Aging

35

100.0

872

100.0

264

100.0

1,171

100.0

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

8

.9

15

5.7

23

2.0

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

0

.0

51

5.8

13

4.9

64

5.5

23. Consumer Psychology

0

.0

7

.8

5

1.9

12

1.0

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

0

.0

16

1.8

10

3.8

26

2.2

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

7

.8

11

4.2

18

1.5

26. History of Psychology

0

.0

14

1.6

29

11.0

43

3.7

27. Community Psychology

0

.0

17

1.9

14

5.3

31

2.6

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

0

.0

16

1.8

15

5.7

31

2.6

29. Psychotherapy

2

5.7

55

6.3

15

5.7

72

6.1

30. Psychological Hypnosis

1

2.9

20

2.3

5

1.9

26

2.2

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

12

1.4

17

6.4

29

2.5

32. Humanistic Psychology

2

5.7

15

1.7

7

2.7

24

2.0

33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

1

2.9

13

1.5

8

3.0

22

1.9

34. Population & Environmental

0

.0

9

1.0

14

5.3

23

2.0

35. Psychology of Women

2

5.7

59

6.8

31

11.7

92

7.9

36. Psychology of Religion

2

5.7

31

3.6

8

3.0

41

3.5

37. Child and Family Policy & Practice

3

8.6

13

1.5

8

3.0

24

2.0

38. Health Psychology

3

8.6

82

9.4

51

19.3

136

11.6

39. Psychoanalysis

2

5.7

35

4.0

7

2.7

44

3.8

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

3

8.6

151

17.3

27

10.2

181

15.5

41. Psychology-Law Society

0

.0

28

3.2

9

3.4

37

3.2

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

0

.0

86

9.9

17

6.4

103

8.8

43. Family Psychology

2

5.7

28

3.2

9

3.4

39

3.3

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

1

2.9

15

1.7

7

2.7

23

2.0

45. Ethnic Minority Issues

0

.0

13

1.5

12

4.5

25

2.1

46. Media Psychology

1

2.9

12

1.4

11

4.2

24

2.0

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

0

.0

14

1.6

7