SJSU Professor Lewis Aptekar

Former SJSU Professor Dr. Lewis Aptekar, attending a lecture in New Delhi, India. Dr. Aptekar is a licensed Clinical Psychologist. Former San Jose State Professor and author of the book “Street Children of Cali,” Dr. Lewis Aptikar, studying in the library. Former Professor Dr. Lewis Aptekar, at Lima, Peru for the Latin American Psychological Association. Dr. Aptekar has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.

In late February 2005, former SJSU professor Lewis Aptekar delivered two presentations in the community of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The first was centered on the subject of “To Give or Not to Give: Cultural Determinants in the Value of Giving to Others in Great Need,” and was delivered to an audience at the SETI Institute. The second was a presidential address delivered at the Society of Cross-Cultural Research, and was centered on “A Cross-Cultural View of Street Children: Research and Policy.”

Lewis Aptekar – who is now resigned from his position in San Jose State University's counselor education – has worked in the field of clinical psychology for more than 20 years. During that span, Dr. Aptekar has worked in a number of roles. These include Expert Reviewer with the California Board of Psychology (2001); Eligible Psychologist within a California clinical correctional facility (2000-2010); and Child Psychologist with the San Benito County Mental Health organization (2006-2010).

As former professor Lewis Aptekar knows, economic inequality is an issue that impacts communities and countries around the world – as well as one at the heart of the distinction between developed and developing nations. Simply put, economic inequality is the difference between individuals, populations or both in terms of income, assets and overall wealth – and is what is generally used to separate countries into these two economic categories.  Lewis Aptekar in front of Amnesty International in London at meeting for Street Children Consortium A developed nation – as Lewis Aptekar knows – tends to be far more industrialized and has much higher per capita income levels than a developing nation. To qualify for the “developed” distinction, a country must have a per capita income of or higher than $12,000, though most developed nations reach an average of $38,000. As of 2010, the list of developed nations included Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United State...