Cheryl Golden

Dr. Cheryl Golden serves as an Associate Teaching Professor within the Department of History at Wichita State University's Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. With over 25 years of teaching experience and research conducted across the United Kingdom and Europe, she specializes in Roman law, Hellenistic military and political leadership, and ancient medicine in Mediterranean civilizations.

Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, complemented by Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in History from the University of Houston.

Dr. Golden's research explores critical intersections of legal, military, and medical frameworks in antiquity. She has investigated Thucydidean geography, Hellenistic political exile, the Atlantis narrative, and Roman Just War Theory, contributing significantly to understanding ancient Mediterranean civilizations through these specialized lenses. Her current book project Poisons at Rome with Routledge Publishing extends this scholarly trajectory.

Throughout her 25-year academic career, Dr. Golden has mentored generations of history students, though specific advisee names are not documented in the provided materials. No grant funding details appear in the current text.

Professionally active, she currently holds the position of Treasurer for the international Association of Ancient Historians. Her service extends to the Kansas Association of Historians, Museum of World Treasures, and Wichita Sedgwick County Historical Museum through prior board memberships.