Amy Skillman

Amy Skillman is an American folklorist. She has served as the academic director of the M.A. in cultural sustainability at Goucher College since 2012. In 2023, she was elected president of the American Folklore Society (AFS). She became involved with the AFS in 1978 and served on its executive board from 2009 to 2011. She is an AFS fellow and a recipient of the Botkin Prize.

Skillman completed a self-designed B.A. in cultural minorities and the immigrant experience from St. Lawrence University. She earned a M.A. in folklore from University of California, Los Angeles.