Former SJSU Professor Lewis Aptekar attended the Latin American Psychology conference in Lima, Peru

Former SJSU Professor Lewis Aptekar attended the Latin American Psychology conference in Lima, Peru. He is a published author of several books including the Street Children of Cali (Duke University Press, 1988).
Lewis Aptekar


Former Professor Lewis Aptekar, attended a meeting for the Street Children Consortium. This is him at the Amnesty International in London. He is a clinical psychologist and a respected faculty member at San Jose State University for nearly 30 years.

Lewis Aptekar
Former SJSU Professor Lewis Aptekar, sampling Spanish tapas at Cesar's Restaurant in Berkeley, California. He is a respected academic and a United Nations Representative for the International Year of the Disabled in South America.
Lewis Aptekar

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