Dr. Amy H. Sturgis is an author, speaker and scholar of science fiction and fantasy studies and Native American studies.Sturgis has served on the advisory board of Mythopoeic Press, and contributed to the Hugo Award-winning StarShipSofa podcast and the Liberty and Power group weblog. She served as adjunct instructor at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, before becoming a professor at Belmont University.Sturgis is author of four books on U.S. presidential history and Native American studies, five edited works on science fiction and fantasy, and other scholarly and mainstream book chapters, articles and presentations. She has been interviewed on science fiction and fantasy topics by organizations including NPR.She regularly contributes to the podcast StarShipSofa.Sturgis received her Ph.D. in intellectual history from Vanderbilt University.