Division 3: 2007
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 5 | 100 | 313 | 100 | 621 | 100 | 939 | 100 | |
| Gender | Men | 3 | 60 | 206 | 65.8 | 498 | 80.2 | 707 | 75.3 |
| Women | 2 | 40 | 103 | 32.9 | 123 | 19.8 | 228 | 24.3 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Race/ | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Ethnicity | Asian | 2 | 40 | 12 | 3.8 | 8 | 1.3 | 22 | 2.3 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 18 | 1.9 | |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.5 | |
| White | 3 | 60 | 262 | 83.7 | 571 | 91.9 | 836 | 89 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8.3 | 26 | 4.2 | 52 | 5.5 | |
| Age | Under 30 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.4 | |
| 35 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6.7 | 4 | 0.6 | 25 | 2.7 | |
| 40 - 44 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 3.1 | 44 | 4.7 | |
| 45 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 1.4 | 31 | 3.3 | |
| 50 - 54 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9.6 | 42 | 6.8 | 72 | 7.7 | |
| 55 - 59 | 2 | 40 | 42 | 13.4 | 88 | 14.2 | 132 | 14.1 | |
| 60 - 64 | 1 | 20 | 48 | 15.3 | 73 | 11.8 | 122 | 13 | |
| 65 - 69 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 84 | 13.5 | 106 | 11.3 | |
| 70 or older | 1 | 20 | 74 | 23.6 | 278 | 44.8 | 353 | 37.6 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4.8 | 23 | 3.7 | 38 | 4 | |
| Mean | 55.8 | 58.9 | 69 | 65.6 | |||||
| SD | 17.1 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 14.6 | |||||
| Region | New England | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12.8 | 54 | 8.7 | 94 | 10 |
| Middle Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16.6 | 124 | 20 | 176 | 18.7 | |
| East North Central | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10.5 | 74 | 11.9 | 107 | 11.4 | |
| West North Central | 1 | 20 | 30 | 9.6 | 32 | 5.2 | 63 | 6.7 | |
| South Atlantic | 1 | 20 | 49 | 15.7 | 130 | 20.9 | 180 | 19.2 | |
| East South Central | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.2 | 18 | 2.9 | 31 | 3.3 | |
| West South Central | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6.7 | 32 | 5.2 | 53 | 5.6 | |
| Mountain | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.1 | 33 | 5.3 | 49 | 5.2 | |
| Pacific | 1 | 20 | 38 | 12.1 | 80 | 12.9 | 119 | 12.7 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 29 | 4.7 | 34 | 3.6 | |
| Other | 2 | 40 | 16 | 5.1 | 15 | 2.4 | 33 | 3.5 | |
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 5 | 100 | 313 | 100 | 621 | 100 | 939 | 100 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
| Ph.D. | 2 | 40 | 309 | 98.7 | 606 | 97.6 | 917 | 97.7 |
| Ed.D. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| M.D. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Masters | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Not specified | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
| Less than 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.4 |
| 5 – 9 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 8.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 32 | 3.4 |
| 10 – 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11.2 | 13 | 2.1 | 48 | 5.1 |
| 15 – 19 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 7.3 | 16 | 2.6 | 40 | 4.3 |
| 20 – 24 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 8.6 | 28 | 4.5 | 56 | 6 |
| 25 or more | 1 | 20 | 183 | 58.5 | 554 | 89.2 | 738 | 78.6 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Mean | 16.8 | 28.2 | 40.9 | 36.6 | ||||
| SD | 10.1 | 15 | 13.3 | 15.1 | ||||
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 3 Members, 2007
| 3 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N = | 5 | 100 | 313 | 100 | 621 | 100 | 939 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Clinical | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2.9 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 3.7 |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Counseling psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Subtotal | 2 | 40 | 15 | 4.8 | 35 | 5.6 | 52 | 5.5 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 1 | 20 | 77 | 24.6 | 113 | 18.2 | 191 | 20.3 |
| Comparative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.6 | 16 | 1.7 | |
| Developmental | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 49 | 7.9 | 54 | 5.8 | |
| Educational | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 16 | 2.6 | 20 | 2.1 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Experimental | 0 | 0 | 131 | 41.9 | 201 | 32.4 | 332 | 35.4 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.2 | 11 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.9 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.3 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 34 | 5.5 | 40 | 4.3 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.1 | |
| Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 | 31 | 5 | 42 | 4.5 | |
| Psychopharmacology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.8 | 15 | 1.6 | |
| Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.7 | |
| Social | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 27 | 4.3 | 32 | 3.4 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 20 | 260 | 83.1 | 539 | 86.8 | 800 | 85.2 | |
| Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Cognitive science | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.2 | |
| Computer Science | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Education, Teaching | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Linguistics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Medicine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Public Health | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Sociology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Speech & Hearing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Statistics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.9 | 16 | 2.6 | 25 | 2.7 | |
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8.3 | 33 | 5.3 | 59 | 6.3 | |
| Not specified | Not specified | 2 | 40 | 12 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.3 | 28 | 3 |
| Science designation | General science | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 15 | 2.4 | 23 | 2.4 |
| Core science | 1 | 20 | 265 | 84.7 | 543 | 87.4 | 809 | 86.2 | |
| Neither | 2 | 40 | 28 | 8.9 | 49 | 7.9 | 79 | 8.4 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 1: Employment Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 5 | 100 | 313 | 100 | 621 | 100 | 939 | 100 | |
| Employment status | Employed full time | 3 | 60 | 135 | 43.1 | 263 | 42.4 | 401 | 42.7 |
| Employed part time | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 | 22 | 3.5 | 33 | 3.5 | |
| Employed; status not known | 1 | 20 | 40 | 12.8 | 59 | 9.5 | 100 | 10.6 | |
| Retired | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9.6 | 70 | 11.3 | 100 | 10.6 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 15 | 2.4 | 16 | 1.7 | |
| Not specified | 1 | 20 | 96 | 30.7 | 192 | 30.9 | 289 | 30.8 | |
| Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 2 | 40 | 41 | 13.1 | 82 | 13.2 | 125 | 13.3 |
| Not licensed/unknown | 3 | 60 | 272 | 86.9 | 539 | 86.8 | 814 | 86.7 | |
| Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 2 | 66.7 | 84 | 62.2 | 210 | 79.8 | 296 | 73.8 |
| Four-year colleges | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15.6 | 11 | 4.2 | 32 | 8 | |
| Medical school | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5.3 | 18 | 4.5 | |
| Other academic settings | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.7 | |
| Independent practice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Hospital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Clinic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Other human service | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.7 | |
| Business & industry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Government | 1 | 33.3 | 6 | 4.4 | 5 | 1.9 | 12 | 3 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.7 | 14 | 5.3 | 23 | 5.7 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Research | 1 | 33.3 | 101 | 74.8 | 205 | 77.9 | 307 | 76.6 | |
| Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) | Education | 1 | 33.3 | 88 | 65.2 | 190 | 72.2 | 279 | 69.6 |
| Health/mental health services | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7.4 | 9 | 3.4 | 19 | 4.7 | |
| Educational services | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10.4 | 12 | 4.6 | 26 | 6.5 | |
| Other applied psychology | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13.3 | 20 | 7.6 | 38 | 9.5 | |
| Management/administration | 0 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 140 | 53.2 | 198 | 49.4 | |
| Other employment activities | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11.1 | 24 | 9.1 | 39 | 9.7 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 66.7 | 27 | 20 | 49 | 18.6 | 78 | 19.5 | |
| Research | 0 | 0 | 34 | 25.2 | 138 | 52.5 | 172 | 42.9 | |
| Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Education | 1 | 33.3 | 53 | 39.3 | 44 | 16.7 | 98 | 24.4 |
| Mental Health Services | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 6 | 1.5 | |
| Educational Services | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.7 | |
| Applied Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Management/administration | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11.1 | 27 | 10.3 | 42 | 10.5 | |
| Other activities | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 66.7 | 27 | 20 | 49 | 18.6 | 78 | 19.5 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2007
| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| 1. General Psychology | 0 | 0 | 53 | 16.9 | 196 | 31.6 | 249 | 26.5 | |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 58 | 18.5 | 73 | 11.8 | 131 | 14 | |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 5 | 100 | 313 | 100 | 621 | 100 | 939 | 100 | |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.2 | 29 | 4.7 | 39 | 4.2 | |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15.3 | 175 | 28.2 | 223 | 23.7 | |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.1 | 84 | 13.5 | 103 | 11 | |
| 8. Personality & Social | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4.8 | 71 | 11.4 | 86 | 9.2 | |
| 9. SPSSI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 40 | 6.4 | 46 | 4.9 | |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 23 | 3.7 | 31 | 3.3 | |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 28 | 4.5 | 29 | 3.1 | |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.9 | |
| 14. SIOP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 19 | 3.1 | 27 | 2.9 | |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 40 | 14 | 4.5 | 57 | 9.2 | 73 | 7.8 | |
| 16. School Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 | |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.9 | |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.6 | |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2.6 | 19 | 2 | |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7.3 | 72 | 11.6 | 95 | 10.1 | |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8.3 | 38 | 6.1 | 64 | 6.8 | |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 10 | 1.1 | |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.9 | 12 | 1.9 | 21 | 2.2 | |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 24 | 3.9 | 28 | 3 | |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 1 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 56 | 9 | 79 | 8.4 | |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6.7 | 97 | 15.6 | 118 | 12.6 | |
| 27. Community Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.9 | |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6.7 | 59 | 9.5 | 80 | 8.5 | |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 7 | 1.1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 | |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.1 | |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.9 | |
| 33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.5 | |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.6 | 12 | 1.3 | |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.9 | 32 | 5.2 | 41 | 4.4 | |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 8 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.7 | |
| 37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.9 | |
| 38. Health Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 27 | 4.3 | 35 | 3.7 | |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.7 | |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 1 | 20 | 16 | 5.1 | 31 | 5 | 48 | 5.1 | |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 15 | 2.4 | 19 | 2 | |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.4 | |
| 43. Family Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 | |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 11 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.8 | |
| 46. Media Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.2 | |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.4 | |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 14 | 2.3 | 16 | 1.7 | |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.7 | |
| 50. Addictions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.9 | |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.9 | |
| 52. International | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 35 | 5.6 | 43 | 4.6 | |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.7 | |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 | |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.3 | |
| Number of divisions | |||||||||
| One | 2 | 40 | 97 | 31 | 118 | 19 | 217 | 23.1 | |
| Two | 1 | 20 | 114 | 36.4 | 150 | 24.2 | 265 | 28.2 | |
| Three | 2 | 40 | 44 | 14.1 | 132 | 21.3 | 178 | 19 | |
| Four or more | 0 | 0 | 58 | 18.5 | 221 | 35.6 | 279 | 29.7 | |
| Number belonging to state associations | 1 | 20 | 38 | 12.1 | 73 | 11.8 | 112 | 11.9 | |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Total | 5 | 100 | 313 | 100 | 621 | 100 | 939 | 100 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research
