Jeannine Mercer currently works as the Academic Program Director for the Lebanon Residency Program at SUNY Empire State College. In an administrative role she has overseen various collaborations between faculty members in New York and Lebanon. In this role, she has assisted faculty with technological issues which commonly arise in international collaborations. Additionally, in her role of Visiting Assistant Professor in Media and Communications Studies, she has participated in several COIL collaborations, including two collaborations for the Stevens Initiative Project with Adam Daily from SUNY Cobleskill and Susan Oaks from SUNY Empire State College. She has an MA from New York University.