After high school, she studied Public Policy and Planning at the University of Southern California, where she is still ranked as the #2 400 hurdler of all time (school record holder for 13 years until surpassed by future Olympic bronze medalist Tasha Danvers).
Danvers-Smith missed her second Olympics, as she had taken time out for child-birth.
Danvers, Massachusetts | Elizabeth Danvers | Tasha Yar | St. John's Preparatory School (Danvers, Massachusetts) | Danvers State Hospital | Danvers | Tasha Tudor | Tasha Reign | Tasha Danvers | Tasha Alexander | John Danvers | Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby | Charles Danvers |
In the absence of Tasha Danvers, Shakes-Drayton and Eilidh Child were the sole representatives for Great Britain at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics.