SJSU Professor Lewis Aptekar

In 1994, former San Jose State professor Lewis Aptekar completed two written works. The first was titled Environmental Disasters in Global Perspective , which was published by New York’s G.K. Hall/Macmillan. The second was titled “Street children in the developing world: A review of their condition,” which was published in Cross-cultural Research. Currently, Aptekar is a member of the Consortium for Street Children Expert Research Forum; and Associate Editor of the Journal of Psychology in Africa.

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.

Dr. Lewis Aptekar was a Professor in Counselor Education at San José State University’s Connie L. Lurie College of Education until 2016, when he entered retirement. Throughout his career, he’s maintained an excellent reputation for compassion, kindness and humanitarian drive, and he continues to do so today. For decades, he’s worked to make the world a better place and to encourage others to do the same, and his published works display this passion in raw detail time and time again. If you want to join Dr. Lewis Aptekar in making the world a better place, consider reading “In the Lion's Mouth: Hope and Heartbreak in Humanitarian Assistance” (2010) for a deeper look at his efforts. Meanwhile, simple actions like these can help you better the world in meaningful ways: ·          Donate Clean Water Many people around the world live every day without clean water to drink. There’s a drought epidemic underway, and donating clean water ...

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...