Rebecca A. Mattson
- Director of Operations and Scholarship, Montague Law Library – University Park
- Professor of Legal Research
- Email ram6023@psu.edu
- Phone 814-867-2239
Education
- J.D., University of Buffalo
- M.L.S., University of Buffalo
- B.A., University of Buffalo
Biography
Rebecca Mattson is the Director of Operations and Scholarship for the Montague Law Library and a Professor of Legal Research at Penn State Dickinson Law. In her role, she oversees the day-to-day operations of the law library in University Park and manages collection development, acquisitions, and digital projects for both Montague Law Library locations. Professor Mattson administers the law school’s institutional repository, Insight @ Dickinson Law, and the Penn State Dickinson Law Legal Research Paper Series, offering enhanced support for faculty scholarship and research. She also serves as the primary library liaison to law school journals, assisting with training, site development, and publication processes. She teaches first-year Legal Research as well as upper-level research courses. Her research interests include legal research pedagogy, legal research competency and assessment, and the preservation of historical legal documents.