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Angélique Janssens is a full professor of Historical Demography at Radboud University. She specializes in mortality, medical history, and the causes of death, focusing on gender and labor issues. Her research interests include historical demography and the historical context of health and mortality. Janssens is currently the principal investigator for the SHiP project, which is an NWO initiative aimed at lifting the burden of disease, and she also leads a Citizen Science project that investigates the history of health. She has been involved in various projects that study the evolution of mortality and health in port cities throughout Europe, analyzing how these areas acted as gateways for disease transmission. Her ongoing work from 2020 to 2024 examines the history of infectious diseases and their impact on society, particularly in light of the current coronavirus crisis. In addition to her research, she is active in educating others about historical demography and mortality research through her teaching at Maastricht University since 2015.
Radboud University • Nijmegen
Leading research and education in Historical Demography.
Radboud University • Nijmegen
Conducting research in Economical and Social Demographic History.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).