Former San Jose University professor Lewis Aptekar has been rewarded by the opportunity to take part in multiple symposiums during his career. This includes 2015’s Congreso Interamericano de Psicologia, (Peru); 2000’s New York Academy of Sciences Workshop on Childhood and Adolescence in Cross-cultural perspective (New York); a Child and Family study group at Cambridge University (2000) and more. He has also been invited to deliver the keynote address at numerous high-profile events.