Marie Lily Cerat

Marie Lily Cerat has a Ph.D. in Urban Education and a Certificate in Africana Studies from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Cerat is Associate Director of the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute at Brooklyn College and teaches with Africana Studies Department. Her research examines the effects of the exclusion of Haitian language and culture in the education of Haitian learners. Dr. Cerat is the co-founder of Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees established in 1992 to assist Haitian immigrants seeking refuge in the United States.