Division 27: 2007
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 16 | 100 | 322 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 575 | 100 | |
| Gender | Men | 8 | 50 | 186 | 57.8 | 176 | 74.3 | 370 | 64.3 |
| Women | 8 | 50 | 136 | 42.2 | 61 | 25.7 | 205 | 35.7 | |
| Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 20 | 3.5 | |
| Hispanic | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 2.2 | 14 | 5.9 | 22 | 3.8 | |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8.7 | 18 | 7.6 | 46 | 8 | |
| White | 13 | 81.3 | 257 | 79.8 | 188 | 79.3 | 458 | 79.7 | |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 12.5 | 18 | 5.6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 4.7 | |
| Age | 35 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 12 | 2.1 |
| 40 - 44 | 1 | 6.3 | 25 | 7.8 | 4 | 1.7 | 30 | 5.2 | |
| 45 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7.5 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 5.4 | |
| 50 - 54 | 1 | 6.3 | 39 | 12.1 | 22 | 9.3 | 62 | 10.8 | |
| 55 - 59 | 5 | 31.3 | 58 | 18 | 58 | 24.5 | 121 | 21 | |
| 60 - 64 | 1 | 6.3 | 58 | 18 | 46 | 19.4 | 105 | 18.3 | |
| 65 - 69 | 2 | 12.5 | 25 | 7.8 | 28 | 11.8 | 55 | 9.6 | |
| 70 or older | 4 | 25 | 66 | 20.5 | 64 | 27 | 134 | 23.3 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 12.5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 4.3 | |
| Mean | 63.4 | 60.7 | 64.8 | 62.5 | |||||
| SD | 11.2 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 13 | |||||
| Region | New England | 2 | 12.5 | 30 | 9.3 | 19 | 8 | 51 | 8.9 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3 | 18.8 | 60 | 18.6 | 44 | 18.6 | 107 | 18.6 | |
| East North Central | 3 | 18.8 | 62 | 19.3 | 32 | 13.5 | 97 | 16.9 | |
| West North Central | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 3.1 | |
| South Atlantic | 3 | 18.8 | 68 | 21.1 | 58 | 24.5 | 129 | 22.4 | |
| East South Central | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 1.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 15 | 2.6 | |
| West South Central | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.9 | |
| Mountain | 2 | 12.5 | 12 | 3.7 | 9 | 3.8 | 23 | 4 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15.5 | 45 | 19 | 95 | 16.5 | |
| Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.9 | |
| Other | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 2.6 | |
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 16 | 100 | 322 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 575 | 100 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
| Ph.D. | 7 | 43.8 | 282 | 87.6 | 228 | 96.2 | 517 | 89.9 |
| Ed.D. | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 17 | 3 |
| Psy.D. | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.8 | 12 | 2.1 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Masters | 8 | 50 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 13 | 2.3 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
| Less than 5 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 5 – 9 | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.3 |
| 10 – 14 | 3 | 18.8 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 2.5 | 54 | 9.4 |
| 15 – 19 | 2 | 12.5 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 3.8 | 40 | 7 |
| 20 – 24 | 1 | 6.3 | 34 | 10.6 | 22 | 9.3 | 57 | 9.9 |
| 25 or more | 8 | 50 | 196 | 60.9 | 198 | 83.5 | 402 | 69.9 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Mean | 26.8 | 28.6 | 35.3 | 31.3 | ||||
| SD | 16.2 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 12.9 | ||||
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 27 Members, 2007
| 27 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N = | 16 | 100 | 322 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 575 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Clinical | 3 | 18.8 | 141 | 43.8 | 85 | 35.9 | 229 | 39.8 | |
| Counseling psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1.7 | 21 | 3.7 | |
| Family Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 3.7 | |
| School | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.1 | 10 | 1.7 | |
| Sport psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 25 | 182 | 56.5 | 107 | 45.1 | 293 | 51 | |
| Research and other subfields | Community | 10 | 62.5 | 73 | 22.7 | 78 | 32.9 | 161 | 28 |
| Comparative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Developmental | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.7 | 11 | 4.6 | 23 | 4 | |
| Educational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Experimental | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.2 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.9 | |
| Social | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3.8 | 25 | 4.3 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 68.8 | 113 | 35.1 | 112 | 47.3 | 236 | 41 | |
| Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Communications/Journalism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Education, Teaching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Epidemiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Public Admin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Public Health | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Sociology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 14 | 2.4 | |
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6.5 | 16 | 6.8 | 37 | 6.4 | |
| Not specified | Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 6 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Science designation | General science | 10 | 62.5 | 92 | 28.6 | 89 | 37.6 | 191 | 33.2 |
| Core science | 1 | 6.3 | 38 | 11.8 | 37 | 15.6 | 76 | 13.2 | |
| Neither | 4 | 25 | 186 | 57.8 | 109 | 46 | 299 | 52 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 1: Employment Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 16 | 100 | 322 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 575 | 100 | |
| Employment status | Employed full time | 3 | 18.8 | 120 | 37.3 | 124 | 52.3 | 247 | 43 |
| Employed part time | 1 | 6.3 | 20 | 6.2 | 16 | 6.8 | 37 | 6.4 | |
| Employed; status not known | 4 | 25 | 62 | 19.3 | 26 | 11 | 92 | 16 | |
| Unemployed, not seeking | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Retired | 3 | 18.8 | 15 | 4.7 | 14 | 5.9 | 32 | 5.6 | |
| Other | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Not specified | 4 | 25 | 104 | 32.3 | 53 | 22.4 | 161 | 28 | |
| Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 7 | 43.8 | 210 | 65.2 | 131 | 55.3 | 348 | 60.5 |
| Not licensed/unknown | 9 | 56.3 | 112 | 34.8 | 106 | 44.7 | 227 | 39.5 | |
| Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 1 | 33.3 | 65 | 54.2 | 90 | 72.6 | 156 | 63.2 |
| Four-year colleges | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.6 | |
| Medical school | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.3 | 12 | 9.7 | 16 | 6.5 | |
| Other academic settings | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | 2.8 | |
| Schools & other educational settings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.2 | |
| Independent practice | 1 | 33.3 | 13 | 10.8 | 4 | 3.2 | 18 | 7.3 | |
| Hospital | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 6 | 2.4 | |
| Clinic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Other human service | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 8 | 3.2 | |
| Business & industry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.7 | 6 | 4.8 | 14 | 5.7 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 66.7 | 65 | 54.2 | 95 | 76.6 | 162 | 65.6 |
| Education | 2 | 66.7 | 69 | 57.5 | 92 | 74.2 | 163 | 66 | |
| Health/mental health services | 1 | 33.3 | 34 | 28.3 | 19 | 15.3 | 54 | 21.9 | |
| Educational services | 1 | 33.3 | 9 | 7.5 | 15 | 12.1 | 25 | 10.1 | |
| Other applied psychology | 2 | 66.7 | 47 | 39.2 | 35 | 28.2 | 84 | 34 | |
| Management/administration | 0 | 0 | 53 | 44.2 | 59 | 47.6 | 112 | 45.3 | |
| Other employment activities | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9.7 | 30 | 12.1 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16.7 | 15 | 12.1 | 35 | 14.2 | |
| Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19.2 | 52 | 41.9 | 75 | 30.4 |
| Education | 2 | 66.7 | 33 | 27.5 | 26 | 21 | 61 | 24.7 | |
| Mental Health Services | 1 | 33.3 | 20 | 16.7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 10.5 | |
| Educational Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Applied Psychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1.6 | 8 | 3.2 | |
| Management/administration | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14.2 | 21 | 16.9 | 38 | 15.4 | |
| Other activities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17.5 | 16 | 12.9 | 37 | 15 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2007
| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| 1. General Psychology | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 23 | 9.7 | 41 | 7.1 | |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 4 | 25 | 23 | 7.1 | 16 | 6.8 | 43 | 7.5 | |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1.4 | |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 20 | 3.5 | |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.4 | |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 7.6 | 35 | 6.1 | |
| 8. Personality & Social | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8.4 | 34 | 14.3 | 61 | 10.6 | |
| 9. SPSSI | 4 | 25 | 50 | 15.5 | 65 | 27.4 | 119 | 20.7 | |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.7 | |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16.1 | 75 | 31.6 | 127 | 22.1 | |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 6.3 | 31 | 5.4 | |
| 14. SIOP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 2.6 | |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 17 | 5.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 27 | 4.7 | |
| 16. School Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 4.7 | 16 | 6.8 | 32 | 5.6 | |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4.6 | 28 | 4.9 | |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 4.7 | 14 | 5.9 | 30 | 5.2 | |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.3 | 14 | 5.9 | 31 | 5.4 | |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 4.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 24 | 4.2 | |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 16 | 2.8 | |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 16 | 2.8 | |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.2 | 15 | 6.3 | 19 | 3.3 | |
| 27. Community Psychology | 16 | 100 | 322 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 575 | 100 | |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 10 | 4.2 | 16 | 2.8 | |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.3 | 36 | 11.2 | 26 | 11 | 63 | 11 | |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 12 | 2.1 | |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.2 | 14 | 5.9 | 21 | 3.7 | |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2.1 | 18 | 3.1 | |
| 33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2.1 | |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 13 | 5.5 | 24 | 4.2 | |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 2 | 12.5 | 31 | 9.6 | 38 | 16 | 71 | 12.3 | |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 13 | 5.5 | 24 | 4.2 | |
| 37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 3 | 18.8 | 24 | 7.5 | 25 | 10.5 | 52 | 9 | |
| 38. Health Psychology | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12.4 | 36 | 15.2 | 76 | 13.2 | |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 2.6 | |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2.1 | 21 | 3.7 | |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.9 | 18 | 7.6 | 37 | 6.4 | |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 48 | 8.3 | |
| 43. Family Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 18 | 5.6 | 19 | 8 | 38 | 6.6 | |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 1 | 6.3 | 9 | 2.8 | 11 | 4.6 | 21 | 3.7 | |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 2 | 12.5 | 29 | 9 | 42 | 17.7 | 73 | 12.7 | |
| 46. Media Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 11 | 3.4 | 11 | 4.6 | 23 | 4 | |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 | 9 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.1 | |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.7 | 14 | 5.9 | 26 | 4.5 | |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 2.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.1 | |
| 50. Addictions | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4.7 | 12 | 5.1 | 27 | 4.7 | |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 10 | 1.7 | |
| 52. International | 1 | 6.3 | 23 | 7.1 | 27 | 11.4 | 51 | 8.9 | |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 8.4 | 37 | 6.4 | |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 | 13 | 5.5 | 21 | 3.7 | |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.9 | |
| 56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 17 | 3 | |
| Number of divisions | |||||||||
| One | 8 | 50 | 70 | 21.7 | 32 | 13.5 | 110 | 19.1 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 83 | 25.8 | 46 | 19.4 | 129 | 22.4 | |
| Three | 6 | 37.5 | 65 | 20.2 | 44 | 18.6 | 115 | 20 | |
| Four or more | 2 | 12.5 | 104 | 32.3 | 115 | 48.5 | 221 | 38.4 | |
| Number belonging to state associations | 8 | 50 | 130 | 40.4 | 78 | 32.9 | 216 | 37.6 | |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.2 | 20 | 8.4 | 27 | 4.7 | |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Family psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Total | 16 | 100 | 322 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 575 | 100 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
