Please note: Course numbers may differ from those listed below. 
West Valley College is updating its course numbers as part of a statewide system called the Common Course Numbering (CCN) System. Implementation of the new numbering system began in Fall 2025. 

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Courses Taught

Academic Service

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The Faces of Genocide Conference, April 12, 2018

Education

University of California, Irvine

Doctorate of Philosophy in American History
Dissertation: "Thinking the Unthinkable: Civil Defense, Nuclear Strategy, and Popular Culture in Cold War America."
Areas of Concentration: U.S. Foreign Relations and Politics; U.S. History; Asian American Studies

University of London, Institute of United States Studies

Master of Arts in United States Studies
Master's Thesis: "Rhetoric and Symbols in the Nixon Presidential Campaigns"

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Arts in History, Cum Laude, June 1989

Student Office Hours - Fall 2023
  • Monday: 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Method: In Person
    Location: SS/LA 1E
  • Monday: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Method: In Person
    Location: SS/LA 1E
  • Tuesday: 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
    Method: In Person
    Location: SS/LA 1E
  • Wednesday: 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Method: In Person
    Location: SS/LA 1E
  • Wednesday: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Method: In Person
    Location: SS/LA 1E
  • Thursday: 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
    Method: In Person
    Location: SS/LA 1E

Last Updated 7/21/25