Valerie Adams
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Valerie Adams joined the history faculty at Arizona State University in 2008. Prior to her appointment at ASU, she served as an Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona, where she taught courses in foreign policy and area studies within the Global Security and Intelligence Studies program.
A diplomatic historian by training, her research examines the intersections of science, technology, and national security in the twentieth century. She has published on topics including President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s use of science and technology in national security planning, the relationship between STEM and the humanities in higher education, and key issues in Cold War policy and domestic governance.
In addition to her work in diplomatic and Cold War history, Adams maintains an active research agenda in aviation history. She is also a licensed private pilot, bringing practical experience to her scholarly interests in aviation.
Ph.D. American and Diplomatic History, University of New Hampshire (2001)
M.A. American History, University of New Hampshire (1996)
B.A. History, University of Arizona (1992)
- U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security during the Cold War
- History of Science and Engineering in National Defense
- History of Science and Engineering Education in High Ed
- Cold War domestic politics, culture and societal changes
- Aviation History
- Military and Veterans' Studies
Publications not limited to, but include:
o Eisenhower’s Fine Group of Fellows: Crafting National Security Policy to Uphold the “Great Equation.” (Lexington Books, August 2006).
o “Ensuring the Ivory Tower Did Not Fall Behind an Ivory Curtain: James Killian and the Advancement of Science & Engineering in the 1950s.” Essays in Arts & Sciences Summer 2004.
o The Uniting States: The Story of Statehood. Authored Chapter on Arizona. (Greenwood Publishing, 2004).
o The Red Scare after 1945. Contributing author. (Manley Press Inc., 2004).
Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 300 | Experience America Modern Wars |
| MVS 301 | Experience America Modern Wars |
| MVS 301 | Experience America Modern Wars |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 413 | Contemporary America |
| HST 493 | Honors Thesis |
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 300 | Experience America Modern Wars |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| MVS 301 | Experience America Modern Wars |
| MVS 301 | Experience America Modern Wars |
| HST 101 | Global History Since 1500 |
| HST 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 101 | Global History Since 1500 |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 312 | Hist of Women in Sci and Med |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 316 | 20th-C U.S. Foreign Relations |
| HST 101 | Global History Since 1500 |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 101 | Intro Science, Tech & Society |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 456 | The Vietnam War |
| HST 312 | Hist of Women in Sci and Med |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 484 | Internship |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 456 | The Vietnam War |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 312 | Hist of Women in Sci and Med |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 109 | United States to 1865 |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 316 | 20th-C U.S. Foreign Relations |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 101 | Global History Since 1500 |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 456 | The Vietnam War |
| HST 312 | Hist of Women in Sci and Med |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 484 | Internship |
| HST 314 | Am Cultural History Since 1865 |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| IDS 301 | Becoming Interdisciplinary |
| IDS 301 | Becoming Interdisciplinary |
| HST 314 | Am Cultural History Since 1865 |
| HST 484 | Internship |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 109 | United States to 1865 |
| HST 327 | Women in US History 1600-1880 |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 101 | Global History Since 1500 |
| HST 319 | History of Aviation |
| HST 484 | Internship |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 101 | Global History Since 1500 |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 484 | Internship |