Florida licensed psychologist (PY4489)

Dr. Kalkines is a Jacksonville native and was graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Florida. He was employed for nine years at a private psychiatric hospital in several roles including Director of Social Services and Director of Administration before entering the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Denver, School of Professional Psychology where he completed his Doctor of Psychology degree in 1989. In Denver, Dr. Kalkines was employed as a behavioral medicine research assistant at the University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine and in clinical positions at Rose Medical Center, St. Anthony Hospital Systems EAP Program, Aurora Presbyterian Hospital, the University of Denver Student Mental Health Clinic, and in private practice. He accepted a commission as an officer in the U.S. Navy and completed the Clinical Psychology Internship Program at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland before being transferred to Naval Hospital, Orlando. There, Dr. Kalkines directed outpatient mental health services and served as the primary psychological consultant to the prestigious Naval Nuclear Power Schools, which train the technicians and engineers who operate US Navy nuclear reactors. Dr. Kalkines was decorated by the Navy and officially recognized by the American Psychological Association for service with the First Marine Expeditionary Force in Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield. In that role, he was among the first 2000 in-country and was the first US Navy mental health professional deployed to the Southwest Asian theatre of operations in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 Dr. Kalkines returned to Jacksonville and joined the Byron Harless group in 1992. He has been a principal and President since 1998.   Dr. Kalkines is a psychologist licensed to practice in Florida (PY 4489) and is a member of the Florida Psychological Association, having served as President of the Northeast Florida Chapter.  He is a graduate of the inaugural class of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Citizen's Police Academy. He served as a mayoral appointee to the Victim's Assistance Advisory Council and was a founding member of the Arlington Rotary Club, where he held several leadership positions. 

 45+ years experience in very diverse settings including extensive pre-employment and talent assessment/ development for businesses and organizations, forensic examinations and expert testimony, police and operational psychology, military psychology, inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment, medical psychology, psychological testing, biofeedback therapy, and research.

Specialties: Law enforcement/operational psychology including psychological Fitness for Duty, special duty, and Return to Duty evaluations; police, public safety, security, and Defense Counterintelligence Agency psychological evaluations; forensic psychological examinations; pre-employment talent assessment and development for leaders, professionals, and management in private and public sector organizations; management and leadership selection and development;  succession planning. 

Dr. Kalkines has completed:

* Over 25,000 pre-employment psychological evaluations for local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies

* Several thousand fitness for duty evaluations

 
* 500+ Coach Aaron Feis School Guardian pre-employment evaluations (FDLE-designated examiner)

* 500+ Officer-Involved-Shooting incident psychological debrief/return to duty evaluations

* 75+ Specialized duty assessments for ICAC/CFI (Internet Crimes Against Children/Computer Forensics Investigations detectives

* 1000+ Pre-employment psychological evaluations of firefighter/EMT candidates

Dr. Kalkines also conducts evaluations for individuals who have been refused military enlistment for mental health reasons and are filing an appeal.