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2008 Membership Statistics for Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008

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Table 1
Demographic Characteristics of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 118 100.0 1,361 100.0 299 100.0 1,778 100.0
Gender Men 59 50.0 647 47.5 220 73.6 926 52.1
Women 59 50.0 714 52.5 79 26.4 852 47.9
Race/ethnicity American Indian 0 .0 4 .3 2 .7 6 .3
Asian 1 .8 23 1.7 12 4.0 36 2.0
Hispanic 0 .0 28 2.1 6 2.0 34 1.9
Black 0 .0 33 2.4 3 1.0 36 2.0
White 94 79.7 1,060 77.9 265 88.6 1,419 79.8
Multiracial/multi-ethnic 0 .0 16 1.2 1 .3 17 1.0
Not specified 23 19.5 197 14.5 10 3.3 230 12.9
Age Under 30 0 .0 10 .7 0 .0 10 .6
30 – 34 8 6.8 66 4.8 0 .0 74 4.2
35 – 39 4 3.4 142 10.4 6 2.0 152 8.5
40 – 44 15 12.7 140 10.3 6 2.0 161 9.1
45 – 49 11 9.3 134 9.8 12 4.0 157 8.8
50 – 54 13 11.0 162 11.9 28 9.4 203 11.4
55 – 59 21 17.8 199 14.6 44 14.7 264 14.8
60 – 64 16 13.6 195 14.3 63 21.1 274 15.4
65 – 69 13 11.0 123 9.0 35 11.7 171 9.6
70 or older 14 11.9 122 9.0 103 34.4 239 13.4
Not specified 3 2.5 68 5.0 2 .7 73 4.1
Mean 55.6   53.9   65.9   56.1  
SD 12.9   13.5   13.5   14.2  
Region New England 5 4.2 115 8.4 29 9.7 149 8.4
Middle Atlantic 25 21.2 280 20.6 45 15.1 350 19.7
East North Central 20 16.9 204 15.0 42 14.0 266 15.0
West North Central 14 11.9 145 10.7 25 8.4 184 10.3
South Atlantic 16 13.6 228 16.8 62 20.7 306 17.2
East South Central 4 3.4 61 4.5 6 2.0 71 4.0
West South Central 5 4.2 89 6.5 19 6.4 113 6.4
Mountain 4 3.4 56 4.1 19 6.4 79 4.4
Pacific 20 16.9 131 9.6 43 14.4 194 10.9
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) 1 .8 4 .3 1 .3 6 .3
Canada 1 .8 20 1.5 4 1.3 25 1.4
Other 3 2.5 28 2.1 4 1.3 35 2.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 2
Educational Characteristics of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 118 100.0 1,361 100.0 299 100.0 1,778 100.0
Highest degree Ph.D. 29 24.6 1,248 91.7 296 99.0 1,573 88.5
Ed.D. 5 4.2 43 3.2 3 1.0 51 2.9
Psy.D. 1 .8 37 2.7 0 .0 38 2.1
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified 1 .8 21 1.5 0 .0 22 1.2
Masters 78 66.1 7 .5 0 .0 85 4.8
Baccalaureate/Associate 2 1.7 0 .0 0 .0 2 .1
Not specified 2 1.7 5 .4 0 .0 7 .4
Years since degree Less than 5 6 5.1 93 6.8 0 .0 99 5.6
5 – 9 14 11.9 199 14.6 4 1.3 217 12.2
10 – 14 12 10.2 190 14.0 8 2.7 210 11.8
15 – 19 24 20.3 171 12.6 11 3.7 206 11.6
20 – 24 16 13.6 154 11.3 25 8.4 195 11.0
25 or more 44 37.3 527 38.7 251 83.9 822 46.2
Not specified 2 1.7 27 2.0 0 .0 29 1.6
Mean 22.4   21.6   37.0   24.3  
SD 12.5   13.3   13.3   14.4  

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 3
Current Major Field of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
Health service provider subfields Child clinical 1 .8 10 .7 2 .7 13 .7
Clinical 10 8.5 279 20.5 46 15.4 335 18.8
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 4 .3 1 .3 5 .3
Counseling psychology 19 16.1 92 6.8 16 5.4 127 7.1
Family 0 .0 0 .0 1 .3 1 .1
Forensic 0 .0 3 .2 0 .0 3 .2
Geropsychology 0 .0 8 .6 1 .3 9 .5
Health 1 .8 24 1.8 4 1.3 29 1.6
School 0 .0 17 1.2 2 .7 19 1.1
Sport psychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Subtotal 31 26.3 438 32.2 73 24.4 542 30.5
Research and other subfields Cognitive 0 .0 50 3.7 10 3.3 60 3.4
Community 1 .8 6 .4 4 1.3 11 .6
Comparative 0 .0 6 .4 4 1.3 10 .6
Developmental 9 7.6 141 10.4 18 6.0 168 9.4
Educational 9 7.6 62 4.6 14 4.7 85 4.8
Environmental 0 .0 2 .1 2 .7 4 .2
Experimental 5 4.2 108 7.9 47 15.7 160 9.0
General/Methods & Systems 14 11.9 47 3.5 19 6.4 80 4.5
Industrial/Organizational 5 4.2 47 3.5 6 2.0 58 3.3
Neurosciences 1 .8 12 .9 2 .7 15 .8
Personality 0 .0 18 1.3 3 1.0 21 1.2
Physiological/Psychobiology 0 .0 20 1.5 6 2.0 26 1.5
Psychopharmacology 2 1.7 0 .0 1 .3 3 .2
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats 1 .8 15 1.1 10 3.3 26 1.5
Social 2 1.7 172 12.6 52 17.4 226 12.7
Subtotal 49 41.5 706 51.9 198 66.2 953 53.6
Other fields Behavioral Medicine 0 .0 3 .2 0 .0 3 .2
Business or Management 1 .8 3 .2 2 .7 6 .3
Communications/Journalism 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Computer Science 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Counseling 4 3.4 2 .1 0 .0 6 .3
Counselor Education 0 .0 4 .3 0 .0 4 .2
Criminology/Criminal Justice 1 .8 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Economics 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Education, Teaching 12 10.2 48 3.5 7 2.3 67 3.8
Engineering 0 .0 0 .0 1 .3 1 .1
Epidemiology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Industrial Relations 1 .8 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Law 0 .0 0 .0 1 .3 1 .1
Organizational Behavior 1 .8 2 .1 1 .3 4 .2
Psychiatry 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Social/Behavioral Sciences 0 .0 4 .3 1 .3 5 .3
Sociology 1 .8 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Statistics 0 .0 0 .0 1 .3 1 .1
Theology/Religion 0 .0 2 .1 0 .0 2 .1
Other 3 2.5 12 .9 13 4.3 28 1.6
Subtotal 24 20.3 85 6.2 27 9.0 136 7.6
Not specified Not specified 14 11.9 132 9.7 1 .3 147 8.3
Science designation General science 19 16.1 136 10.0 22 7.4 177 10.0
Core science 45 38.1 662 48.6 192 64.2 899 50.6
Neither 40 33.9 431 31.7 84 28.1 555 31.2
Total 118 100.0 1,361 100.0 299 100.0 1,778 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 4
Employment Characteristics of Division 2 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
  N % N % N % N %
  N= 118 100.0 1,361 100.0 299 100.0 1,778 100.0
Employment status Employed full time 42 35.6 554 40.7 141 47.2 737 41.5
Employed part time 8 6.8 28 2.1 15 5.0 51 2.9
Employed; status not known 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Postdoctoral study 0 .0 3 .2 0 .0 3 .2
Unemployed, seeking employment 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Unemployed, not seeking 1 .8 0 .0 1 .3 2 .1
Retired 2 1.7 36 2.6 36 12.0 74 4.2
Not specified 65 55.1 738 54.2 106 35.5 909 51.1
Licensure status Licensed as a psychologist 17 14.4 396 29.1 94 31.4 507 28.5
Not licensed/unknown 101 85.6 965 70.9 205 68.6 1,271 71.5
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) University settings 13 31.0 302 54.5 100 70.9 415 56.3
Four-year colleges 4 9.5 153 27.6 27 19.1 184 25.0
Medical school 0 .0 3 .5 0 .0 3 .4
Other academic settings 15 35.7 64 11.6 2 1.4 81 11.0
Schools & other educational settings 3 7.1 4 .7 1 .7 8 1.1
Independent practice 1 2.4 8 1.4 3 2.1 12 1.6
Hospital 2 4.8 2 .4 0 .0 4 .5
Clinic 0 .0 1 .2 0 .0 1 .1
Other human service 0 .0 5 .9 0 .0 5 .7
Business & industry 1 2.4 1 .2 0 .0 2 .3
Government 1 2.4 5 .9 0 .0 6 .8
Other 2 4.8 6 1.1 7 5.0 15 2.0
Not specified 0 .0 0 .0 1 .7 1 .1
Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) Research 18 42.9 410 74.0 109 77.3 537 72.9
Education 39 92.9 522 94.2 127 90.1 688 93.4
Health/mental health services 10 23.8 102 18.4 15 10.6 127 17.2
Educational services 8 19.0 100 18.1 16 11.3 124 16.8
Other applied psychology 12 28.6 96 17.3 26 18.4 134 18.2
Management/administration 16 38.1 260 46.9 72 51.1 348 47.2
Other employment activities 14 33.3 109 19.7 26 18.4 149 20.2
Not specified 0 .0 13 2.3 6 4.3 19 2.6
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) Research 3 7.1 30 5.4 22 15.6 55 7.5
Education 30 71.4 421 76.0 81 57.4 532 72.2
Mental Health Services 5 11.9 16 2.9 2 1.4 23 3.1
Educational Services 0 .0 7 1.3 0 .0 7 .9
Applied Psychology 1 2.4 3 .5 1 .7 5 .7
Management/administration 2 4.8 59 10.6 28 19.9 89 12.1
Other activities 0 .0 2 .4 1 .7 3 .4
Not specified 1 2.4 16 2.9 6 4.3 23 3.1

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 5
Membership Characteristics of Division 1 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
1. General Psychology 15 12.7 91 6.7 116 38.8 222 12.5
2. Teaching of Psychology 118 100.0 1,361 100.0 299 100.0 1,778 100.0
3. Experimental Psychology 0 .0 57 4.2 72 24.1 129 7.3
5. Evaluation & Measurement 3 2.5 39 2.9 25 8.4 67 3.8
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative 1 .8 31 2.3 29 9.7 61 3.4
7. Developmental Psychology 4 3.4 58 4.3 30 10.0 92 5.2
8. Personality & Social 8 6.8 163 12.0 75 25.1 246 13.8
9. SPSSI 5 4.2 54 4.0 65 21.7 124 7.0
10. Psychology & the Arts 3 2.5 24 1.8 10 3.3 37 2.1
12. Clinical Psychology 0 .0 83 6.1 40 13.4 123 6.9
13. Consulting Psychology 3 2.5 12 .9 17 5.7 32 1.8
14. SIOP 3 2.5 52 3.8 17 5.7 72 4.0
15. Educational Psychology 10 8.5 96 7.1 44 14.7 150 8.4
16. School Psychology 1 .8 22 1.6 9 3.0 32 1.8
17. Counseling Psychology 4 3.4 63 4.6 23 7.7 90 5.1
18. Psychologists in Public Service 0 .0 7 .5 4 1.3 11 .6
19. Society for Military Psychology 1 .8 7 .5 7 2.3 15 .8
20. Adult Development & Aging 1 .8 57 4.2 24 8.0 82 4.6
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering 0 .0 8 .6 11 3.7 19 1.1
22. Rehabilitation Psychology 1 .8 16 1.2 7 2.3 24 1.3
23. Consumer Psychology 0 .0 7 .5 8 2.7 15 .8
24. Theoretical & Philosophical 0 .0 29 2.1 19 6.4 48 2.7
25. Behavior Analysis 1 .8 29 2.1 12 4.0 42 2.4
26. History of Psychology 4 3.4 62 4.6 69 23.1 135 7.6
27. Community Psychology 3 2.5 20 1.5 18 6.0 41 2.3
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse 3 2.5 19 1.4 8 2.7 30 1.7
29. Psychotherapy 2 1.7 32 2.4 15 5.0 49 2.8
30. Psychological Hypnosis 1 .8 11 .8 3 1.0 15 .8
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs 0 .0 7 .5 15 5.0 22 1.2
32. Humanistic Psychology 2 1.7 22 1.6 8 2.7 32 1.8
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 0 .0 7 .5 5 1.7 12 .7
34. Population & Environmental 0 .0 8 .6 14 4.7 22 1.2
35. Psychology of Women 3 2.5 110 8.1 46 15.4 159 8.9
36. Psychology of Religion 4 3.4 62 4.6 23 7.7 89 5.0
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice 2 1.7 11 .8 17 5.7 30 1.7
38. Health Psychology 5 4.2 61 4.5 25 8.4 91 5.1
39. Psychoanalysis 0 .0 19 1.4 6 2.0 25 1.4
40. Clinical Neuropsychology 0 .0 48 3.5 12 4.0 60 3.4
41. Psychology-Law Society 1 .8 42 3.1 14 4.7 57 3.2
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice 0 .0 32 2.4 13 4.3 45 2.5
43. Family Psychology 3 2.5 19 1.4 7 2.3 29 1.6
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues 2 1.7 24 1.8 9 3.0 35 2.0
45. Ethnic Minority Issues 2 1.7 45 3.3 19 6.4 66 3.7
46. Media Psychology 2 1.7 9 .7 12 4.0 23 1.3
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology 2 1.7 31 2.3 7 2.3 40 2.2
48. Peace Psychology 0 .0 21 1.5 22 7.4 43 2.4
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy 1 .8 7 .5 8 2.7 16 .9
50. Addictions 0 .0 15 1.1 5 1.7 20 1.1
51. Men & Masculinity 1 .8 15 1.1 12 4.0 28 1.6
52. International 2 1.7 35 2.6 52 17.4 89 5.0
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 1 .8 23 1.7 11 3.7 35 2.0
54. Pediatric Psychology 0 .0 13 1.0 7 2.3 20 1.1
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy 0 .0 9 .7 5 1.7 14 .8
56. Trauma Psychology 1 .8 14 1.0 9 3.0 24 1.3
Number of divisions                
One 63 53.4 438 32.2 22 7.4 523 29.4
Two 32 27.1 485 35.6 51 17.1 568 31.9
Three 14 11.9 226 16.6 51 17.1 291 16.4
Four or more 9 7.6 212 15.6 175 58.5 396 22.3
Number belonging to state associations 24 20.3 293 21.5 78 26.1 395 22.2
ABPP Clinical psychology 0 .0 13 1.0 14 4.7 27 1.5
Counseling 0 .0 0 .0 2 .7 2 .1
Organizational business consulting psychology 0 .0 1 .1 1 .3 2 .1
School 0 .0 0 .0 1 .3 1 .1
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Forensic 0 .0 1 .1 3 1.0 4 .2
Family psychology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .3 1 .1
Psychoanalysis 0 .0 0 .0 1 .3 1 .1
Clinical child and adolescent psychology 0 .0 1 .1 3 1.0 4 .2
Paid the Practice Assessment 3 2.5 198 14.5 24 8.0 225 12.7
Total 118 100.0 1,361 100.0 299 100.0 1,778 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

 



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