Alexandra Stein,
Ph.D.
(University of Minnesota, Sociology) is a writer and
sociologist. She has been active
in cult education for over ten years. Her first book, Inside Out: A Memoir of
Entering and Breaking Out of a Political Cult (North Star Press) appeared in
2002. She is an Executive Director of RISE International, a non profit
organisation that works to protect children from
abuse in cults.