Kevin Settles, Psy.D.

 Sitka 

Specialty 

Behavioral Health, Psychology

Certification 

Behavioral Health, Psychology

Education 

Dr. Settles earned a doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles; a master’s degree in investigative psychology from the University of Liverpool, England; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Morehouse College in Atlanta. Dr. Settles previously spent two years working with the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue. He also spent two years as a post-doctoral fellow with NASA at Dryden Flight Research Center in California, and he spent nine-plus years in the U.S. Army, including a combat tour in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. Dr. Settles will oversee telebehavioral health services provided by the SEARHC Community Family Services program, which uses videoconferencing technology to provide higher-level clinical visits for patients living in our more remote communities. He will focus on the communities of Kake and Angoon while providing support for our other communities.

Awards & Honors 

While at Morehouse, Dr. Settles was a Robert E. McNair Scholar, and he later was awarded the Robert E. McNair Leadership Award for exceptional service and dedication.

Special Interests: 

Dr. Settles said his medical interests include exploring the integration framework of emotion, cognition, environment, culture and intrinsic motivation for the understanding of people — as to gain a working knowledge of the physical, psychological and spiritual components of human behavior. A few of his personal interests include conducting public workshops on self-empowerment (i.e., owning the self) and revering nature.