While at Morris Brown College in the late 1990s, Golden was credited with developing and encouraging participation in faculty development programs.[3]
In August 2019, Golden was named the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mississippi Valley State University, as the result of a nationwide search.[4][5][6] At that time, she already served as both the executive director of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists and director of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists Graduate Assistant Program.[7][8] She had also previously been the director of international programs at Mississippi Valley State University,[9] and also the associate vice president for academic affairs there.[2]
Golden has also served as the Executive Director of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.[10][11] The Lena Harris Stromile Student Leadership Award, named after Golden's mother, is given to a student in recognition of their community involvement and "honors the contributions of the Stromile family to NCOBPS and their life-long involvement in developing student leaders".[12]