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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Behav Med. 2016 Jun 30;40(1):214–226. doi: 10.1007/s10865-016-9758-2

Table 1.

Faculty Demographic Characteristics

Characteristic Total (n=162)
n (%)
Woman 118 (72.3)
Region*
Northeast 25 (15.7)
Mid-Atlantic 28 (17.6)
South 19 (12.0)
Midwest 46 (28.9)
Southwest 14 (8.8)
West 17 (10.7)
Outside US 10 (6.3)
Highest Academic Degree
PhD 151 (93.2)
MD/DO 4 (2.5)
PsyD 4 (2.5)
DrPH 2 (1.2)
EdD 1 (0.6)
Department/Academic School
Medicine 63 (38.9)
Psychology 28 (17.3)
Public Health 24 (14.8)
Other 18 (11.1)
Nursing 12 (7.4)
Kinesiology 6 (3.7)
Nutrition/Exercise Science 9 (5.6)
Human Development 2 (1.2)
Licensed Clinician 81 (50.0)
Post-terminal Degree Position
Post-doc 100 (61.7)
Junior Faculty 39 (24.1)
Research Scientist 12 (7.4)
Clinical Practice 9 (5.6)
Nonacademic Position 2 (1.2)
Tenured or Tenure-Track 100 (62.5)
Academic Career Stage
Assistant Professor 72 (45.9)
Associate Professor 34 (21.7)
Full Professor 41 (26.1)
Non-Tenure Track 10 (6.4)
Primary Academic Responsibilities
Research 140 (53.2)
Teaching 79 (30.0)
Administration 24 (9.1)
Clinical 13 (4.9)
Service 5 (1.9)
Consultant 2 (0.8)
Currently Mentored Predoctoral Trainees, n
0 63 (39.9)
1 38 (24.1)
2–4 38 (24.1)
5+ 19 (12.0)
Position Trainees Pursue Post-degree
Post-doc 70 (49.0)
Junior Faculty 28 (19.6)
Clinical Practice 19 (13.3)
Nonacademic Position 16 (11.2)
Research Scientist 10 (7.0)
*

US States by Census Region: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT); Mid-Atlantic (DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, DC); South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV); Midwest (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI); Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX); West (AK, CO, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)