Jocelyne Trouillot

Marie-Jocelyne Trouillot (born April 21, 1948) is a Haitian writer and educator.

Early life Left-to-right: Lyonel, Évelyne, Michel-Rolph, and Jocelyne Trouillot in front of their home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Marie-Jocelyne Trouillot was born in Port-au-Prince, Her siblings are the writers Lyonel Trouillot and Évelyne Trouillot and the historian Michel-Rolph Trouillot, and her uncle is the historian Henock Trouillot.

Career Trouillot graduated from the École normale supérieure in Haiti and then went on to study psychology and education at Université de Bordeaux. She received a master's degree in bilingual education from Long Island University. Trouillot taught for several years, also developing educational materials for Haitian children. After moving to Florida, she completed a doctoral degree at Florida Atlantic University. For a number of years, she directed bilingual education for schools in Dade County. After the Duvalier regime in Haiti ended, she returned to Haiti, where she was a co-founder of the Université Caraïbe. Trouillot also was founder and president of AYIBBY, the Haitian branch of the International Board on Books for Young People. She promotes the use of Haitian Creole in schools. She is also rector for the Université Caraïbe and director of the Université Caraïbe publishing house.

Selected works Betsi (2007) Yo bay kanè (2008) Pòpòl nèg Chanzòl (2009) Goudougoudou (2010) 126 lèt damou (2011)