▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁He ▁was ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁at ▁U CLA ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁Emer it ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁of ▁English . ▁ ▁Kelly ' s ▁research ▁interests ▁include ▁medieval ▁and ▁Renaissance ▁literature ▁and ▁history , ▁Bib lic al ▁studies , ▁and ▁E cc les iast ical ▁history ▁and ▁the ology . ▁ ▁Kelly ▁has ▁received ▁several ▁awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Simon ▁G ug gen heim ▁Foundation ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 7 2 ), ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ; ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 ), ▁the ▁Del ▁Am o ▁And ow ment ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁Academy ▁of ▁America ▁( 1 9 8 6 – ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁( 1 9 8 6 – 8 8 ) ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁Academy ▁of ▁America ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 9 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁a ▁U C ▁President ' s ▁Research ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁the ▁Human ities ▁( 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 ) ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Center