SJSU Professor Lewis Aptekar

Dr. Lewis Aptekar was a Professor in Counselor Education at San José State University’s Connie L. Lurie College of Education – he retired in 2016 after decades in education, much of which he spent overseas. He’s worked in around thirty-five different countries and, during his travels, became passionate about the plight of homeless youth in developing nations. During one of his most recent overseas travels, Dr. Lewis Aptekar was a Senior Fulbright Specialist and Visiting Professor of Community Counseling at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Francisco Morazán in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in 2002.

Dr. Lewis Aptekar is a clinical psychologist who, between 1987 and 2016, served as a Professor in Counselor Education at San José State University’s Connie L. Lurie College of Education. He’s worked in approximately thirty-five countries, and he’s spent many years observing the plights and lives of street children in his travels. In Dr. Lewis Aptekar’s “Street Children in the Developing World: A Review of Their Condition,” he demonstrates his in-depth understanding of the subject, shedding light on the compassion that led him to numerous humanitarian efforts. Early on, Lewis Aptekar explores the lack of a clear definition of “street children.” All street children are not homeless, for example. In fact, he states that up to ninety-percent of street children in some nations live at home and work on the street to make a living for their families. Meanwhile, others are forced to live on the streets exclusively. The term “street children” refers to both groups and makes und

Dr. Lewis Aptekar is a retired professor who graduated with a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1970. He’s also a well-published author who has traveled the world, immersed himself in cultures within developing nations and witnessed firsthand the struggles of homeless youth, street children and displaced families. Even in retirement, Dr. Lewis Aptekar maintains an excellent reputation in his field. He held a Partners of the Americas Fellowship and, over his decades-long career, he’s received numerous academic awards. His awards include a Senior Fulbright Scholar award and two Fulbright scholarships. Also, he was a Nehru Visiting Professor, he’s held a Rotarian International Ambassadorship, and he completed a Bellagio Rockefeller Foundation Study and Conference scholarly residency. Dr. Aptekar is a frequent reviewer for Child Abuse and Neglect, and he formerly served as the President of the Society of Cross-Cultural Research. He’s also