Jean Eddy Saint Paul, PhD in Sociology, is a tenured full Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College. He is the founding director of the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute. where he founded & directed the Haitian Studies Institute. His geographic focus is Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Haiti and Mexico. His work focuses on civic society; political sociology of the Haitian state and ruling class; and the intersection between politics and religion. His newest book is Between Two Worlds: Jean Price-Mars, Haiti, and Africa (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2018).