Tim Kelly, Ph.D.

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. 

For the most current course information, please visit: 

• West Valley College - Common Course Numbering 
• West Valley and Mission College - Common Course Numbering 

Courses Taught

• HISTORY 17A - United States Survey I
• HISTORY 17B - United States Survey II (On Campus - Spring)
• HISTORY 17B - United States Survey II (On Campus - Fall Honors)
• HISTORY 17B - United States Survey II (Online)
• HISTORY 20 - California History
• POLITICS 1 - American Government (Online)
• POLITICS 2 - Comparative Governments
• POLITICS 3 - Intro to Political Science
• POLITICS 3 - Intro to Political Science (Honors)
• POLITICS 4 - International Relations

Academic Service

• Co-Advisor, Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Gamma Iota Chapter
• Senator, WVC Academic Senate
• Study Abroad Program Advisor to Salzburg, Austria
  • 2017 Salzburg Blog
  • 2018 Salzburg Blog

Other

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