N.M.A. Diepgrond (Nadeche) MA

Nadeche Diepgrond (1998) is a PhD candidate in the Department of History, Art History and Classics. She is interested in medical history and historical demography, specifically the history of hospitals and patients. Her dissertation examines the ‘health transition’ within Dutch hospitals and inequalities among hospital patients in the long 19th century. The project focuses on the understudied perspective of patients and studies health inequalities not only through mortality, but also morbidity (burden of disease) and opportunities to achieve optimal health. The research is conducted through case studies of different hospitals.

Nadeche completed her Bachelor’s degree in History and Master’s degree in Modern and Contemporary History (cum laude) at Radboud University Nijmegen. In the past she was a student assistant and junior researcher on the Amsterdam Causes of Death project. In 2023, she studied the history of illness, health and mortality in Oss as part of the fellowship-programme of the Brabant Historical Information Centre (BHIC).