​Barry Joyce is the Co-Coordinator of the History/Social Studies Secondary Education program at the University of Delaware. He received his Ph.D. in American History from the University of California, Riverside, in 1995. He has directed the Social Studies Secondary Education Program since his arrival at UD in 2000.  The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) has continuosly ranked this program as one of the strongest in the nation.  He is currently organizing the Delaware Council for History Education, a new organization for Delaware teachers that is dedicated to creating a more inclusive curriculum and environment in Delaware schools.  As part of his work, Joyce regularly visits and observes in K-12 schools throughout the region during both fall and spring semesters.

His latest book is The First U.S. History Textbooks: Constructing and Disseminating the American Tale in the Nineteenth Century (Rowman and Littlefield). He is currently working on a project that investigates historical representations and perceptions of shared sacred space in the American Southwest. He teaches courses on the American West and Native American History in addition to offering various social studies educaaion, American History and World History courses.