Background
Darby, Joanne Tyndale was born on September 22, 1948 in Tucson.
Darby, Joanne Tyndale was born on September 22, 1948 in Tucson.
Bachelor, University Arizona, 1972. Master of Education, University of California at Los Angeles, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1996.
Teacher English, chairman department Las Virgenes Unified School District, Calabasas, California, 1979-1982. Teacher English and gifted and talented education Las Virgenes Unified Sch.Dist., 1983-1984. School improvement coordinator/language arts/social studies/drama teacher Las Virgenes Unified School District, 1991-1992.
Teacher English and gifted and talented education Beverly Hills (California) Unified School District, 1982-1983, 84-89, English and drama teacher, 1994. Teacher, consultant California Literature Project, San Diego, 1985-1987. Consultant, free lance editor Los Angeles, since 1977.
Director Shakespeare education and festivals project Folger Library., Washington, 1990-1991. Field work supervisor teacher education program Center X, Graduate School Education and Information Studies, University of California at Los Angeles, 1992-1996, Center X postdoctoral scholar, teacher education program, 1996-1997. Assistant researcher American Indian Studies Center, University of California at Los Angeles, 1997—2000.
Assistant professor College Education San Diego State University, 2000—2006. Founding co-director Project HOOP American Indian Studies, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1997. Lecturer Graduate School Education and Information Studies University of California at Los Angeles, since 2006.
Consultant arts and education, Los Angeles, since 1991.
Member American Alliance for Theatre and Education, American Ednl. Research Association, National Council Teachers English, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta.
Daughter of Robert Porter Smith and Joanne Inloes Snow-Smith. Stepchildren: Margaret Loutrel, David Michael.