Division 27: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 15 | 100.0 | 364 | 100.0 | 223 | 100.0 | 602 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 7 | 46.7 | 188 | 51.6 | 169 | 75.8 | 364 | 60.5 |
Women | 8 | 53.3 | 176 | 48.4 | 54 | 24.2 | 238 | 39.5 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Asian | 0 | .0 | 19 | 5.2 | 8 | 3.6 | 27 | 4.5 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 6.7 | 12 | 3.3 | 15 | 6.7 | 28 | 4.7 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 36 | 9.9 | 20 | 9.0 | 56 | 9.3 | |
White | 12 | 80.0 | 259 | 71.2 | 174 | 78.0 | 445 | 73.9 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | .9 | 6 | 1.0 | |
Not specified | 2 | 13.3 | 33 | 9.1 | 4 | 1.8 | 39 | 6.5 | |
Age | 30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.3 |
35 - 39 | 1 | 6.7 | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | .0 | 30 | 5.0 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 32 | 8.8 | 4 | 1.8 | 36 | 6.0 | |
45 - 49 | 1 | 6.7 | 37 | 10.2 | 5 | 2.2 | 43 | 7.1 | |
50 - 54 | 1 | 6.7 | 43 | 11.8 | 9 | 4.0 | 53 | 8.8 | |
55 - 59 | 2 | 13.3 | 41 | 11.3 | 36 | 16.1 | 79 | 13.1 | |
60 - 64 | 3 | 20.0 | 66 | 18.1 | 62 | 27.8 | 131 | 21.8 | |
65 - 69 | 1 | 6.7 | 35 | 9.6 | 35 | 15.7 | 71 | 11.8 | |
70 or older | 4 | 26.7 | 61 | 16.8 | 66 | 29.6 | 131 | 21.8 | |
Not specified | 2 | 13.3 | 12 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 20 | 3.3 | |
Mean | 62.8 | 57.6 | 66.2 | 61.0 | |||||
SD | 13.7 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 13.4 | |||||
Region | New England | 3 | 20.0 | 26 | 7.1 | 21 | 9.4 | 50 | 8.3 |
Middle Atlantic | 3 | 20.0 | 59 | 16.2 | 38 | 17.0 | 100 | 16.6 | |
East North Central | 3 | 20.0 | 74 | 20.3 | 29 | 13.0 | 106 | 17.6 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.7 | 10 | 4.5 | 20 | 3.3 | |
South Atlantic | 2 | 13.3 | 79 | 21.7 | 52 | 23.3 | 133 | 22.1 | |
East South Central | 2 | 13.3 | 8 | 2.2 | 7 | 3.1 | 17 | 2.8 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.7 | 3 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.2 | |
Mountain | 1 | 6.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 8 | 3.6 | 23 | 3.8 | |
Pacific | 0 | .0 | 64 | 17.6 | 43 | 19.3 | 107 | 17.8 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 3 | .5 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.8 | 12 | 2.0 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 18 | 3.0 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 15 | 100.0 | 364 | 100.0 | 223 | 100.0 | 602 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 6 | 40.0 | 326 | 89.6 | 215 | 96.4 | 547 | 90.9 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3.3 | 2 | .9 | 14 | 2.3 |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 15 | 4.1 | 2 | .9 | 17 | 2.8 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.8 | 11 | 1.8 |
Masters | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.5 |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Certificate/diploma | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Not specified | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 1 | 6.7 | 15 | 4.1 | 0 | .0 | 16 | 2.7 |
5 - 9 | 1 | 6.7 | 35 | 9.6 | 0 | .0 | 36 | 6.0 |
10 - 14 | 2 | 13.3 | 46 | 12.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 51 | 8.5 |
15 - 19 | 1 | 6.7 | 39 | 10.7 | 9 | 4.0 | 49 | 8.1 |
20 - 24 | 3 | 20.0 | 36 | 9.9 | 12 | 5.4 | 51 | 8.5 |
25 or more | 7 | 46.7 | 189 | 51.9 | 196 | 87.9 | 392 | 65.1 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.2 |
Mean | 27.4 | 25.7 | 36.9 | 29.9 | ||||
SD | 17.5 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 14.2 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 27 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 14 | 100.0 | 363 | 100.0 | 222 | 100.0 | 599 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.8 |
Clinical | 3 | 20.0 | 137 | 37.6 | 74 | 33.2 | 214 | 35.5 | |
Counseling psychology | 1 | 6.7 | 16 | 4.4 | 6 | 2.7 | 23 | 3.8 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .3 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .9 | 3 | .5 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 17 | 4.7 | 8 | 3.6 | 25 | 4.2 | |
School | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.3 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 26.7 | 185 | 50.8 | 99 | 44.4 | 288 | 47.8 | |
Research and other subfields | Community | 8 | 53.3 | 81 | 22.3 | 68 | 30.5 | 157 | 26.1 |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.7 | 8 | 3.6 | 18 | 3.0 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | .5 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .3 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 1 | .4 | 6 | 1.0 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 2 | .9 | 4 | .7 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | .7 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 17 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.9 | 28 | 4.7 | |
Subtotal | 8 | 53.3 | 121 | 33.2 | 100 | 44.8 | 229 | 38.0 | |
Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .3 | |
Epidemiology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 2 | .3 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .9 | 3 | .5 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | .7 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 17 | 4.7 | 9 | 4.0 | 26 | 4.3 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 30 | 8.2 | 21 | 9.4 | 51 | 8.5 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 8 | 53.3 | 105 | 28.8 | 80 | 35.9 | 193 | 32.1 | |
Core science | 0 | .0 | 37 | 10.2 | 37 | 16.6 | 74 | 12.3 | |
Neither | 4 | 26.7 | 194 | 53.3 | 103 | 46.2 | 301 | 50.0 | |
Not specified | 3 | 20.0 | 28 | 7.7 | 3 | 1.3 | 34 | 5.6 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 15 | 100.0 | 364 | 100.0 | 223 | 100.0 | 602 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 5 | 33.3 | 168 | 46.2 | 139 | 62.3 | 312 | 51.8 |
Working part time | 2 | 13.3 | 17 | 4.7 | 15 | 6.7 | 34 | 5.6 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Retired and not working | 4 | 26.7 | 12 | 3.3 | 15 | 6.7 | 31 | 5.1 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.9 | 9 | 4.0 | 16 | 2.7 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .3 | |
Not specified | 3 | 20.0 | 156 | 42.9 | 43 | 19.3 | 202 | 33.6 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 7 | 46.7 | 203 | 55.8 | 119 | 53.4 | 329 | 54.7 |
Not licensed/unknown | 8 | 53.3 | 161 | 44.2 | 104 | 46.6 | 273 | 45.3 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 2 | 40.0 | 80 | 47.6 | 102 | 73.4 | 184 | 59.0 |
Four-year colleges | 1 | 20.0 | 8 | 4.8 | 1 | .7 | 10 | 3.2 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.4 | 13 | 9.4 | 22 | 7.1 | |
Other academic sbettings | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.2 | 7 | 2.2 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | |
Independent practice | 1 | 20.0 | 15 | 8.9 | 3 | 2.2 | 19 | 6.1 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.4 | 3 | 2.2 | 12 | 3.8 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.6 | |
Other human service | 1 | 20.0 | 10 | 6.0 | 4 | 2.9 | 15 | 4.8 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 11 | 3.5 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 14 | 8.3 | 8 | 5.8 | 22 | 7.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 3 | 60.0 | 113 | 67.3 | 109 | 78.4 | 225 | 72.1 |
Education | 4 | 80.0 | 101 | 60.1 | 103 | 74.1 | 208 | 66.7 | |
Health/mental health services | 3 | 60.0 | 50 | 29.8 | 26 | 18.7 | 79 | 25.3 | |
Educational services | 3 | 60.0 | 20 | 11.9 | 20 | 14.4 | 43 | 13.8 | |
Other applied psychology | 3 | 60.0 | 65 | 38.7 | 45 | 32.4 | 113 | 36.2 | |
Management/administration | 2 | 40.0 | 93 | 55.4 | 78 | 56.1 | 173 | 55.4 | |
Other employment activities | 1 | 20.0 | 40 | 23.8 | 25 | 18.0 | 66 | 21.2 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 21 | 12.5 | 14 | 10.1 | 35 | 11.2 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 20.0 | 44 | 26.2 | 67 | 48.2 | 112 | 35.9 |
Education | 2 | 40.0 | 47 | 28.0 | 22 | 15.8 | 71 | 22.8 | |
Mental Health Services | 2 | 40.0 | 19 | 11.3 | 4 | 2.9 | 25 | 8.0 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.4 | 1 | .7 | 5 | 1.6 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.6 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 29 | 17.3 | 27 | 19.4 | 56 | 17.9 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .6 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 21 | 12.5 | 15 | 10.8 | 36 | 11.5 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 0 | .0 | 15 | 4.1 | 20 | 9.0 | 35 | 5.8 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 3 | 20.0 | 15 | 4.1 | 12 | 5.4 | 30 | 5.0 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 8 | 3.6 | 9 | 1.5 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.6 | 16 | 2.7 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 4 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.0 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.7 | 14 | 6.3 | 24 | 4.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 18 | 4.9 | 35 | 15.7 | 53 | 8.8 |
9. SPSSI | 4 | 26.7 | 46 | 12.6 | 62 | 27.8 | 112 | 18.6 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 5 | 2.2 | 8 | 1.3 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 45 | 12.4 | 66 | 29.6 | 111 | 18.4 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 3.8 | 12 | 5.4 | 26 | 4.3 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.7 | 13 | 2.2 |
15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 6.7 | 13 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.7 | 20 | 3.3 |
16. School Psychology | 1 | 6.7 | 11 | 3.0 | 12 | 5.4 | 24 | 4.0 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 6.7 | 13 | 3.6 | 14 | 6.3 | 28 | 4.7 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 6.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 12 | 5.4 | 27 | 4.5 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.2 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 6.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 12 | 5.4 | 27 | 4.5 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | .7 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 1 | 6.7 | 10 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.2 | 16 | 2.7 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 4 | 1.8 | 5 | .8 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 6 | 2.7 | 14 | 2.3 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.5 | 8 | 3.6 | 17 | 2.8 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 10 | 4.5 | 13 | 2.2 |
27. Community Psychology | 15 | 100.0 | 364 | 100.0 | 223 | 100.0 | 602 | 100.0 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 7 | 3.1 | 10 | 1.7 |
29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.7 | 30 | 8.2 | 21 | 9.4 | 52 | 8.6 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.8 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 11 | 4.9 | 16 | 2.7 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 6 | 2.7 | 14 | 2.3 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 4 | 1.8 | 7 | 1.2 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | 3.0 | 15 | 6.7 | 26 | 4.3 |
35. Psychology of Women | 1 | 6.7 | 35 | 9.6 | 34 | 15.2 | 70 | 11.6 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 1 | 6.7 | 12 | 3.3 | 9 | 4.0 | 22 | 3.7 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 2 | 13.3 | 23 | 6.3 | 24 | 10.8 | 49 | 8.1 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 43 | 11.8 | 34 | 15.2 | 77 | 12.8 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.8 | 9 | 1.5 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.8 | 15 | 2.5 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 14 | 3.8 | 15 | 6.7 | 29 | 4.8 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 26 | 7.1 | 16 | 7.2 | 42 | 7.0 |
43. Family Psychology | 1 | 6.7 | 16 | 4.4 | 16 | 7.2 | 33 | 5.5 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.6 | 12 | 5.4 | 25 | 4.2 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 6.7 | 43 | 11.8 | 40 | 17.9 | 84 | 14.0 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.9 | 11 | 4.9 | 18 | 3.0 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.2 | 10 | 4.5 | 18 | 3.0 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.5 | 14 | 6.3 | 23 | 3.8 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.7 | 10 | 2.7 | 9 | 4.0 | 20 | 3.3 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 3.8 | 15 | 6.7 | 29 | 4.8 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 9 | 4.0 | 14 | 2.3 |
52. International | 1 | 6.7 | 16 | 4.4 | 27 | 12.1 | 44 | 7.3 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 6.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 19 | 8.5 | 34 | 5.6 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.6 | 10 | 4.5 | 16 | 2.7 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | .9 | 6 | 1.0 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 15 | 4.1 | 9 | 4.0 | 24 | 4.0 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 9 | 60.0 | 109 | 29.9 | 30 | 13.5 | 148 | 24.6 |
Two | 1 | 6.7 | 96 | 26.4 | 47 | 21.1 | 144 | 23.9 |
Three | 3 | 20.0 | 67 | 18.4 | 34 | 15.2 | 104 | 17.3 |
Four or more | 2 | 13.3 | 92 | 25.3 | 112 | 50.2 | 206 | 34.2 |
Number belonging to state associations | 7 | 46.7 | 121 | 33.2 | 72 | 32.3 | 200 | 33.2 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 16 | 7.2 | 21 | 3.5 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .9 | 3 | .5 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 2 | .3 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | .5 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 1 | 6.7 | 91 | 25.0 | 37 | 16.6 | 129 | 21.4 |
Total | 15 | 100.0 | 364 | 100.0 | 223 | 100.0 | 602 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
