Cheryl H. White, PhD, is assistant professor of history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport and holds the endowed Hubert Humpreys Professorship. A winner of numerous teaching awards, Dr. White is a national and regional speaker and lecturer. She has founded community initiatives aimed at bringing arts and culture to underserved youth and has developed history-based reading projects for adult learners. Her publications and numerous professional presentations include topics related to local history, religious history and early modern England.