Division 27: 2011
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2011
Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 19 | 100.0 | 339 | 100.0 | 216 | 100.0 | 574 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 9 | 47.4 | 175 | 51.6 | 162 | 75.0 | 346 | 60.3 |
Women | 10 | 52.6 | 164 | 48.4 | 54 | 25.0 | 228 | 39.7 | |
Race/Ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Asian | 0 | .0 | 17 | 5.0 | 7 | 3.2 | 24 | 4.2 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 5.3 | 9 | 2.7 | 15 | 6.9 | 25 | 4.4 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 30 | 8.8 | 21 | 9.7 | 51 | 8.9 | |
White | 12 | 63.2 | 246 | 72.6 | 167 | 77.3 | 425 | 74.0 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.2 | 2 | .9 | 6 | 1.0 | |
Not specified | 6 | 31.6 | 32 | 9.4 | 4 | 1.9 | 42 | 7.3 | |
Age | Under 30 | 2 | 10.5 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 |
30 - 34 | 1 | 5.3 | 10 | 2.9 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.9 | |
35 - 39 | 1 | 5.3 | 19 | 5.6 | 1 | .5 | 21 | 3.7 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 36 | 10.6 | 2 | .9 | 38 | 6.6 | |
45 - 49 | 1 | 5.3 | 30 | 8.8 | 5 | 2.3 | 36 | 6.3 | |
50 - 54 | 2 | 10.5 | 42 | 12.4 | 9 | 4.2 | 53 | 9.2 | |
55 - 59 | 1 | 5.3 | 39 | 11.5 | 25 | 11.6 | 65 | 11.3 | |
60 - 64 | 4 | 21.1 | 54 | 15.9 | 62 | 28.7 | 120 | 20.9 | |
65 - 69 | 0 | .0 | 38 | 11.2 | 40 | 18.5 | 78 | 13.6 | |
70 or older | 5 | 26.3 | 59 | 17.4 | 68 | 31.5 | 132 | 23.0 | |
Not specified | 2 | 10.5 | 12 | 3.5 | 4 | 1.9 | 18 | 3.1 | |
Mean | 56.9 |
| 57.9 |
| 66.8 |
| 61.2 |
| |
SD | 17.9 |
| 13.9 |
| 10.6 |
| 13.6 |
| |
Region | New England | 3 | 15.8 | 24 | 7.1 | 21 | 9.7 | 48 | 8.4 |
Middle Atlantic | 4 | 21.1 | 57 | 16.8 | 37 | 17.1 | 98 | 17.1 | |
East North Central | 4 | 21.1 | 67 | 19.8 | 27 | 12.5 | 98 | 17.1 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.7 | 10 | 4.6 | 19 | 3.3 | |
South Atlantic | 2 | 10.5 | 73 | 21.5 | 50 | 23.1 | 125 | 21.8 | |
East South Central | 2 | 10.5 | 6 | 1.8 | 6 | 2.8 | 14 | 2.4 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.9 | |
Mountain | 1 | 5.3 | 15 | 4.4 | 8 | 3.7 | 24 | 4.2 | |
Pacific | 1 | 5.3 | 61 | 18.0 | 42 | 19.4 | 104 | 18.1 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 3 | .5 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 15 | 2.6 | |
Other | 1 | 5.3 | 9 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.3 | 15 | 2.6 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
N= | 19 | 100.0 | 339 | 100.0 | 216 | 100.0 | 574 | 100.0 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
PhD | 6 | 31.6 | 305 | 90.0 | 210 | 97.2 | 521 | 90.8 |
EdD | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.7 | 2 | .9 | 11 | 1.9 |
PsyD | 0 | .0 | 15 | 4.4 | 2 | .9 | 17 | 3.0 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.8 | 2 | .9 | 8 | 1.4 |
Masters | 12 | 63.2 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 2.3 |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Certificate/diploma | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Not specified | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 5 | 26.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 0 | .0 | 17 | 3.0 |
5 - 9 | 1 | 5.3 | 37 | 10.9 | 1 | .5 | 39 | 6.8 |
10 - 14 | 2 | 10.5 | 38 | 11.2 | 0 | .0 | 40 | 7.0 |
15 - 19 | 1 | 5.3 | 41 | 12.1 | 10 | 4.6 | 52 | 9.1 |
20 - 24 | 3 | 15.8 | 32 | 9.4 | 10 | 4.6 | 45 | 7.8 |
25 or more | 7 | 36.8 | 175 | 51.6 | 192 | 88.9 | 374 | 65.2 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.2 |
Mean | 22.8 |
| 25.9 |
| 37.6 |
| 30.2 |
|
SD | 19.0 |
| 14.3 |
| 10.9 |
| 14.5 |
|
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 27 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 19 | 100.0 | 339 | 100.0 | 216 | 100.0 | 574 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Behavior analysis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .2 |
Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.9 | |
Clinical | 3 | 15.8 | 134 | 39.5 | 68 | 31.5 | 205 | 35.7 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Counseling psychology | 1 | 5.3 | 14 | 4.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 18 | 3.1 | |
Family | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .2 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .2 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | .7 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 16 | 4.7 | 8 | 3.7 | 24 | 4.2 | |
School | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.4 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .2 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 21.1 | 179 | 52.8 | 92 | 42.6 | 275 | 47.9 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Community | 9 | 47.4 | 74 | 21.8 | 66 | 30.6 | 149 | 26.0 | |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .2 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.7 | 8 | 3.7 | 17 | 3.0 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.4 | 3 | .5 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .5 | 2 | .3 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | .9 | 7 | 1.2 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 3 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.0 | |
Quantitative/Math/Psychometrics/Stats | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 4 | 1.9 | 5 | .9 | |
Social | 1 | 5.3 | 14 | 4.1 | 10 | 4.6 | 25 | 4.4 | |
Subtotal | 10 | 52.6 | 112 | 33.0 | 98 | 45.4 | 220 | 38.3 | |
Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .2 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .9 | 3 | .5 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | .7 | |
Epidemiology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .2 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 2 | .3 | |
Organizational Behavior | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .9 | 4 | .7 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 1 | .5 | 4 | .7 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 2 | .3 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3.5 | 9 | 4.2 | 21 | 3.7 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 5.3 | 24 | 7.1 | 23 | 10.6 | 48 | 8.4 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 9 | 47.4 | 97 | 28.6 | 82 | 38.0 | 188 | 32.8 | |
Core science | 2 | 10.5 | 34 | 10.0 | 35 | 16.2 | 71 | 12.4 | |
Neither | 4 | 21.1 | 184 | 54.3 | 96 | 44.4 | 284 | 49.5 | |
Not specified | 4 | 21.1 | 24 | 7.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 31 | 5.4 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2011
Division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 19 | 8.8 | 32 | 5.6 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 3 | 15.8 | 14 | 4.1 | 13 | 6.0 | 30 | 5.2 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 7 | 3.2 | 8 | 1.4 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 17 | 5.0 | 16 | 7.4 | 33 | 5.7 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 4 | 1.9 | 5 | .9 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.9 | 13 | 6.0 | 23 | 4.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 34 | 15.7 | 47 | 8.2 |
9. SPSSI | 5 | 26.3 | 37 | 10.9 | 62 | 28.7 | 104 | 18.1 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | 2.8 | 11 | 1.9 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 40 | 11.8 | 60 | 27.8 | 100 | 17.4 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 12 | 5.6 | 25 | 4.4 |
14. SIOP | 1 | 5.3 | 8 | 2.4 | 6 | 2.8 | 15 | 2.6 |
15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 5.3 | 11 | 3.2 | 5 | 2.3 | 17 | 3.0 |
16. School Psychology | 1 | 5.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 11 | 5.1 | 24 | 4.2 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 5.3 | 14 | 4.1 | 12 | 5.6 | 27 | 4.7 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 5.3 | 13 | 3.8 | 11 | 5.1 | 25 | 4.4 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.2 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 12 | 5.6 | 25 | 4.4 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | .7 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 1 | 5.3 | 8 | 2.4 | 4 | 1.9 | 13 | 2.3 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 4 | 1.9 | 5 | .9 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.4 | 6 | 2.8 | 14 | 2.4 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.8 | 8 | 3.7 | 14 | 2.4 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 12 | 5.6 | 15 | 2.6 |
27. Community Psychology | 19 | 100.0 | 339 | 100.0 | 216 | 100.0 | 574 | 100.0 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 7 | 3.2 | 9 | 1.6 |
29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 5.3 | 29 | 8.6 | 19 | 8.8 | 49 | 8.5 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.7 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.2 | 10 | 4.6 | 14 | 2.4 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.8 | 13 | 2.3 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 4 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.2 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3.5 | 15 | 6.9 | 27 | 4.7 |
35. Psychology of Women | 1 | 5.3 | 33 | 9.7 | 34 | 15.7 | 68 | 11.8 |
36. Psychology of Religion & Spirituality | 1 | 5.3 | 11 | 3.2 | 9 | 4.2 | 21 | 3.7 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 2 | 10.5 | 22 | 6.5 | 23 | 10.6 | 47 | 8.2 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 40 | 11.8 | 34 | 15.7 | 74 | 12.9 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.9 | 9 | 1.6 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.9 | 4 | 1.9 | 14 | 2.4 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 15 | 6.9 | 28 | 4.9 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 20 | 5.9 | 15 | 6.9 | 35 | 6.1 |
43. Family Psychology | 1 | 5.3 | 9 | 2.7 | 15 | 6.9 | 25 | 4.4 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 14 | 4.1 | 12 | 5.6 | 26 | 4.5 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 5.3 | 36 | 10.6 | 41 | 19.0 | 78 | 13.6 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.1 | 11 | 5.1 | 18 | 3.1 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.1 | 11 | 5.1 | 18 | 3.1 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.1 | 15 | 6.9 | 22 | 3.8 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 5.3 | 10 | 2.9 | 8 | 3.7 | 19 | 3.3 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 4.1 | 14 | 6.5 | 28 | 4.9 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.4 | 9 | 4.2 | 17 | 3.0 |
52. International | 1 | 5.3 | 14 | 4.1 | 25 | 11.6 | 40 | 7.0 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 5.3 | 14 | 4.1 | 18 | 8.3 | 33 | 5.7 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.5 | 8 | 3.7 | 13 | 2.3 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 2 | .9 | 4 | .7 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 9 | 4.2 | 22 | 3.8 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 11 | 57.9 | 101 | 29.8 | 29 | 13.4 | 141 | 24.6 |
Two | 4 | 21.1 | 86 | 25.4 | 46 | 21.3 | 136 | 23.7 |
Three | 2 | 10.5 | 67 | 19.8 | 33 | 15.3 | 102 | 17.8 |
Four or more | 2 | 10.5 | 85 | 25.1 | 108 | 50.0 | 195 | 34.0 |
Number belonging to state associations | 7 | 36.8 | 114 | 33.6 | 69 | 31.9 | 190 | 33.1 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.5 | 15 | 6.9 | 20 | 3.5 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 2 | .3 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 2 | .3 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.4 | 3 | .5 |
Paid the Practice Assessment | 2 | 10.5 | 69 | 20.4 | 29 | 13.4 | 100 | 17.4 |
Did not pay | 17 | 89.5 | 270 | 79.6 | 187 | 86.6 | 474 | 82.6 |
Total | 19 | 100.0 | 339 | 100.0 | 216 | 100.0 | 574 | 100.0 |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
