Dr. Ingrid Mattson

Dr. Mattson earned her Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago in 1999. Her research is focused on Islamic law and society, especially in the early Islamic period. She is a Canadian Muslim who studies philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Ontario (B.A. 1987). In 1988, she traveled to Pakistan where she worked with Afghan refugee women and obtained a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency to develop a training and support program for traditional midwives.

During her graduate studies in Chicago, Dr. Mattson was involved with the local Muslim community, serving on the Board of Directors of Universal School in Bridgeview and as a member of the Interfaith Committee of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago. She is presently a Professor of Islamic Studies at the Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut.