SJSU Professor Lewis Aptekar

Currently based in San Jose, California, Lewis Aptekar is originally from Detroit, Michigan. He began his college career at Wayne State University, where he completed his undergraduate degree in psychology and special education. He later went on to complete his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at the University of Michigan before moving on to his post-doctoral residency in clinical psychology at Texas Tech University from 1985-1986. He has focused his career on a variety of topics, including child development under traumatic circumstances.

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Lewis Aptekar has worked all over the world as a visiting professor in the field of psychology. He is a passionate clinical psychologist with a long history of success in the field, having written a variety of publications speaking to the challenges of mental health and development in the presence of difficult circumstances, such as war, homelessness,  displacement, and natural disasters. Lewis Aptekar  has worked with numerous groups of people to help tell their stories and allow healing to begin.

Lewis Aptekar, PhD, is a retired Clinical Psychologist and Counselor Education Professor who currently lives in California’s expansive countryside after decades in his field. Lewis Aptekar maintains many active memberships and seats on several editorial boards, such as the Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS (SAHARA) and the Expert Research Forum for the Consortium for Street Children. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Psychology in Africa.