Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2007

 

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

29

100.0

729

100.0

418

100.0

1,176

100.0

Gender

Men

8

27.6

241

33.1

231

55.3

480

40.8

Women

20

69.0

484

66.4

187

44.7

691

58.8

Not specified

1

3.4

4

.5

0

.0

5

.4

Race/

Ethnicity

American Indian

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Asian

3

10.3

32

4.4

3

.7

38

3.2

Hispanic

0

.0

16

2.2

8

1.9

24

2.0

Black

0

.0

16

2.2

6

1.4

22

1.9

White

20

69.0

570

78.2

384

91.9

974

82.8

Other

0

.0

0

.0

1

.2

1

.1

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

6

.8

0

.0

6

.5

Not specified

6

20.7

88

12.1

16

3.8

110

9.4

Age

Under 30

0

.0

6

.8

0

.0

6

.5

30 - 34

1

3.4

42

5.8

0

.0

43

3.7

35 - 39

2

6.9

75

10.3

2

.5

79

6.7

40 - 44

3

10.3

44

6.0

10

2.4

57

4.8

45 - 49

1

3.4

57

7.8

10

2.4

68

5.8

50 - 54

4

13.8

75

10.3

30

7.2

109

9.3

55 - 59

5

17.2

126

17.3

69

16.5

200

17.0

60 - 64

4

13.8

106

14.5

72

17.2

182

15.5

65 - 69

2

6.9

47

6.4

50

12.0

99

8.4

70 or older

3

10.3

108

14.8

159

38.0

270

23.0

Not specified

4

13.8

43

5.9

16

3.8

63

5.4

Mean

56.2

 

55.8

 

68.2

 

60.3

 

SD

13.6

 

14.8

 

13.6

 

15.6

 

Region

New England

2

6.9

67

9.2

38

9.1

107

9.1

Middle Atlantic

8

27.6

145

19.9

89

21.3

242

20.6

East North Central

3

10.3

91

12.5

60

14.4

154

13.1

West North Central

2

6.9

40

5.5

24

5.7

66

5.6

South Atlantic

1

3.4

125

17.1

84

20.1

210

17.9

East South Central

1

3.4

19

2.6

10

2.4

30

2.6

West South Central

2

6.9

36

4.9

15

3.6

53

4.5

Mountain

2

6.9

32

4.4

15

3.6

49

4.2

Pacific

5

17.2

129

17.7

62

14.8

196

16.7

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

4

.5

0

.0

4

.3

Canada

1

3.4

12

1.6

12

2.9

25

2.1

Other

2

6.9

29

4.0

9

2.2

40

3.4


 

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

29

100.0

729

100.0

418

100.0

1,176

100.0

Highest degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D.

11

37.9

668

91.6

409

97.8

1,088

92.5

Ed.D.

1

3.4

25

3.4

7

1.7

33

2.8

Psy.D.

0

.0

15

2.1

0

.0

15

1.3

M.D.

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

2

6.9

5

.7

1

.2

8

.7

Masters

9

31.0

9

1.2

1

.2

19

1.6

Certificate/diploma

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Not specified

6

20.7

5

.7

0

.0

11

.9

Years since degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 5

1

3.4

50

6.9

0

.0

51

4.3

5 – 9

4

13.8

105

14.4

1

.2

110

9.4

10 – 14

6

20.7

82

11.2

10

2.4

98

8.3

15 – 19

3

10.3

69

9.5

12

2.9

84

7.1

20 – 24

6

20.7

81

11.1

16

3.8

103

8.8

25 or more

4

13.8

325

44.6

377

90.2

706

60.0

Not specified

5

17.2

17

2.3

2

.5

24

2.0

Mean

19.2

 

23.4

 

39.1

 

29.0

 

SD

12.5

 

14.7

 

13.4

 

16.1

 

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

 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 7 Members, 2007

7

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Total

29

100.0

729

100.0

418

100.0

1,176

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

1

3.4

52

7.1

8

1.9

61

5.2

Clinical

3

10.3

107

14.7

48

11.5

158

13.4

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

4

.5

2

.5

6

.5

Counseling psychology

0

.0

9

1.2

2

.5

11

.9

Geropsychology

0

.0

2

.3

2

.5

4

.3

Health

0

.0

8

1.1

1

.2

9

.8

School

3

10.3

14

1.9

0

.0

17

1.4

Subtotal

7

24.1

196

26.9

63

15.1

266

22.6

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

11

1.5

8

1.9

19

1.6

Community

1

3.4

5

.7

3

.7

9

.8

Comparative

0

.0

0

.0

2

.5

2

.2

Developmental

10

34.5

367

50.3

262

62.7

639

54.3

Educational

1

3.4

24

3.3

12

2.9

37

3.1

Experimental

0

.0

5

.7

9

2.2

14

1.2

General/Methods & Systems

0

.0

6

.8

3

.7

9

.8

Industrial/Organizational

0

.0

3

.4

1

.2

4

.3

Neurosciences

0

.0

2

.3

5

1.2

7

.6

Personality

1

3.4

6

.8

7

1.7

14

1.2

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

0

.0

3

.7

3

.3

Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

0

.0

1

.1

4

1.0

5

.4

Social

1

3.4

9

1.2

14

3.3

24

2.0

Subtotal

14

48.3

439

60.2

333

79.7

786

66.8

Other fields

Anthropology

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Business or Management

0

.0

2

.3

0

.0

2

.2

Cognitive science

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Communications/Journalism

0

.0

2

.3

0

.0

2

.2

Education, Teaching

0

.0

8

1.1

2

.5

10

.9

Law

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Linguistics

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Medicine

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Nursing

1

3.4

0

.0

1

.2

2

.2

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

0

.0

1

.2

1

.1

Psychiatry

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Social/Behavioral Sciences

1

3.4

1

.1

1

.2

3

.3

Sociology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.2

1

.1

Special Education

0

.0

0

.0

1

.2

1

.1

Speech & Hearing

0

.0

2

.3

0

.0

2

.2

Theology/Religion

1

3.4

2

.3

0

.0

3

.3

Other

1

3.4

11

1.5

7

1.7

19

1.6

Subtotal

4

13.8

34

4.7

14

3.3

52

4.4

Not specified

Not specified

4

13.8

60

8.2

8

1.9

72

6.1

Science designation

General science

1

3.4

26

3.6

9

2.2

36

3.1

Core science

14

48.3

435

59.7

332

79.4

781

66.4

Neither

10

34.5

208

28.5

69

16.5

287

24.4

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

 

 


Table 1

Employment Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

29

100.0

729

100.0

418

100.0

1,176

100.0

Employment status

Employed full time

8

27.6

299

41.0

178

42.6

485

41.2

Employed part time

3

10.3

38

5.2

22

5.3

63

5.4

Employed; status not known

6

20.7

100

13.7

58

13.9

164

13.9

Postdoctoral study

0

.0

2

.3

0

.0

2

.2

Unemployed, seeking employment

0

.0

0

.0

1

.2

1

.1

Unemployed, not seeking

0

.0

2

.3

1

.2

3

.3

Retired

0

.0

25

3.4

35

8.4

60

5.1

Other

1

3.4

4

.5

7

1.7

12

1.0

Not specified

11

37.9

259

35.5

116

27.8

386

32.8

Licensure status

Licensed and/or certified

12

41.4

251

34.4

111

26.6

374

31.8

Not licensed/unknown

17

58.6

478

65.6

307

73.4

802

68.2

Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only)

University settings

4

50.0

185

61.9

147

82.6

336

69.3

Four-year colleges

1

12.5

23

7.7

6

3.4

30

6.2

Medical school

0

.0

19

6.4

15

8.4

34

7.0

Other academic settings

1

12.5

5

1.7

3

1.7

9

1.9

Schools & other educational settings

0

.0

8

2.7

1

.6

9

1.9

Independent practice

2

25.0

28

9.4

0

.0

30

6.2

Hospital

0

.0

4

1.3

0

.0

4

.8

Clinic

0

.0

2

.7

0

.0

2

.4

Other human service

0

.0

4

1.3

1

.6

5

1.0

Business & industry

0

.0

1

.3

0

.0

1

.2

Government

0

.0

8

2.7

0

.0

8

1.6

Other

0

.0

10

3.3

5

2.8

15

3.1

Not specified

0

.0

2

.7

0

.0

2

.4

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

Research

5

62.5

200

66.9

138

77.5

343

70.7

Education

7

87.5

187

62.5

132

74.2

326

67.2

Health/mental health services

2

25.0

64

21.4

13

7.3

79

16.3

Educational services

3

37.5

59

19.7

12

6.7

74

15.3

Other applied psychology

2

25.0

32

10.7

12

6.7

46

9.5

Management/administration

2

25.0

109

36.5

93

52.2

204

42.1

Other employment activities

0

.0

51

17.1

24

13.5

75

15.5

Not specified

0

.0

57

19.1

32

18.0

89

18.4

Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)

Research

0

.0

90

30.1

84

47.2

174

35.9

Education

6

75.0

83

27.8

34

19.1

123

25.4

Mental Health Services

1

12.5

30

10.0

2

1.1

33

6.8

Educational Services

1

12.5

9

3.0

3

1.7

13

2.7

Applied Psychology

0

.0

3

1.0

1

.6

4

.8

Management/administration

0

.0

26

8.7

21

11.8

47

9.7

Other activities

0

.0

1

.3

1

.6

2

.4

Not specified

0

.0

57

19.1

32

18.0

89

18.4

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

 


Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. General Psychology

1

3.4

22

3.0

68

16.3

91

7.7

2. Teaching of Psychology

4

13.8

59

8.1

33

7.9

96

8.2

3. Experimental Psychology

0

.0

19

2.6

84

20.1

103

8.8

5. Evaluation & Measurement

1

3.4

25

3.4

23

5.5

49

4.2

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

1

3.4

10

1.4

29

6.9

40

3.4

7. Developmental Psychology

29

100.0

729

100.0

418

100.0

1,176

100.0

8. Personality & Social

2

6.9

60

8.2

84

20.1

146

12.4

9. SPSSI

1

3.4

28

3.8

65

15.6

94

8.0

10. Psychology & the Arts

0

.0

12

1.6

14

3.3

26

2.2

12. Clinical Psychology

0

.0

57

7.8

52

12.4

109

9.3

13. Consulting Psychology

0

.0

4

.5

6

1.4

10

.9

14. SIOP

0

.0

8

1.1

7

1.7

15

1.3

15. Educational Psychology

6

20.7

65

8.9

61

14.6

132

11.2

16. School Psychology

3

10.3

29

4.0

16

3.8

48

4.1

17. Counseling Psychology

1

3.4

9

1.2

8

1.9

18

1.5

18. Psychologists in Public Service

0

.0

1

.1

3

.7

4

.3

19. Society for Military Psychology

0

.0

4

.5

3

.7

7

.6

20. Adult Development & Aging

1

3.4

43

5.9

35

8.4

79

6.7

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

2

.3

4

1.0

6

.5

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

1

3.4

6

.8

6

1.4

13

1.1

23. Consumer Psychology

0

.0

4

.5

2

.5

6

.5

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

1

3.4

8

1.1

14

3.3

23

2.0

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

9

1.2

12

2.9

21

1.8

26. History of Psychology

2

6.9

12

1.6

28

6.7

42

3.6

27. Community Psychology

1

3.4

16

2.2

18

4.3

35

3.0

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

0

.0

12

1.6

11

2.6

23

2.0

29. Psychotherapy

2

6.9

18

2.5

8

1.9

28

2.4

30. Psychological Hypnosis

0

.0

6

.8

4

1.0

10

.9

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

2

.3

7

1.7

9

.8

32. Humanistic Psychology

0

.0

4

.5

4

1.0

8

.7

33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

5

17.2

26

3.6

25

6.0

56

4.8

34. Population & Environmental

0

.0

7

1.0

16

3.8

23

2.0

35. Psychology of Women

0

.0

40

5.5

46

11.0

86

7.3

36. Psychology of Religion

1

3.4

23

3.2

8

1.9

32

2.7

37. Child and Family Policy & Practice

7

24.1

55

7.5

49

11.7

111

9.4

38. Health Psychology

0

.0

23

3.2

21

5.0

44

3.7

39. Psychoanalysis

1

3.4

19

2.6

10

2.4

30

2.6

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

1

3.4

43

5.9

14

3.3

58

4.9

41. Psychology-Law Society

1

3.4

20

2.7

12

2.9

33

2.8

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

0

.0

27

3.7

7

1.7

34

2.9

43. Family Psychology

1

3.4

37

5.1

18

4.3

56

4.8

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

0

.0

10

1.4

9

2.2

19

1.6

45. Ethnic Minority Issues

1

3.4

20

2.7

16

3.8

37

3.1

46. Media Psychology

0

.0

12

1.6

8

1.9

20

1.7

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

1

3.4

17

2.3

2

.5

20

1.7

48. Peace Psychology

1

3.4

7

1.0

12

2.9

20

1.7

49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy

0

.0

3

.4

5

1.2

8

.7

50. Addictions

0

.0

10

1.4

8

1.9

18

1.5

51. Men & Masculinity

0

.0

5

.7

3

.7

8

.7

52. International

1

3.4

10

1.4

28

6.7

39

3.3

53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

3

10.3

72

9.9

23

5.5

98

8.3

54. Pediatric Psychology

2

6.9

34

4.7

21

5.0

57

4.8

55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

0

.0

5<