Robert Mercer
Professor of Journalism/Communications
Education
M.A. (Mass Communication) - University of Oklahoma, 1994
Bachelor's of Journalism (Photo-Journalism) - University of Missouri, 1973
A.A. (Journalism) - East Los Angeles College, 1968

- Photographer/Reporter, Bell Gardens Review, 1963
- Photographer/Reporter, Monterey Park Progress, 1967
- U.S. Navy Journalist 1968-72
- USS Ticonderoga, Gulf of Tonkin, 1969
- Commander Naval Forces Marianas Islands, 1970-71
- Bureau of Naval Personnel, "All Hands Magazine", Wash. D.C., 1971 --The President's Committee, Jobs for Veterans, White House, 1972
- Independent International Magazine Photojournalist 1974-1994
- President, Mercer Visual Communications, Inc., 1981-1994
- Adjunct instructor, Photography/Photojournalism/Visual Communication, University of Tulsa , 1975-1994
- Instructor, public relations; Adviser, student publications; Univ. of Evansville, Indiana,1994-1995
- Associate Editor, The Retherford Group, a chain of 14 weekly newspapers, 1995.
- Coordinator, Journalism/Communications Dept., Cypress College, 1996-present.