Natalie Van Deusen, University of Alberta

Research

Hagiography Iceland medieval women Old Norse-Icelandic literature gender studies philology Miracles

Latest funding

Finding Saint Helena Augusta in Old Norse and early modern Icelandic literature
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$58,468
"Completely Healed": Miracles, Cures, and Constructions of Disability in the Old Norse-Icelandic Sagas of Bishops
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$43,760
Mirrors of virtue: holy virgins and models for womanhood in early Icelandic verse
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$80,188

All 3 grants and awards

Finding Saint Helena Augusta in Old Norse and early modern Icelandic literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Van Deusen, Natalie M.

Keywords: Old Norse-Icelandic literature; hagiography; gender studies; philology

$58,468

"Completely Healed": Miracles, Cures, and Constructions of Disability in the Old Norse-Icelandic Sagas of Bishops

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Van Deusen, Natalie

Keywords: Medieval; Miracles; Disability; Impairment; Iceland; Hagiography; Madness; Women; Cures; Canonization

$43,760

Mirrors of virtue: holy virgins and models for womanhood in early Icelandic verse

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Van Deusen, Natalie M.

Keywords: Iceland; medieval; early modern; poetry; women; sexuality; religion; saints; manuscripts; oral tradition

$80,188

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hagiography Dear Professor Van Deusen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on hagiography connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Finding Saint Helena Augusta in Old Norse and early modern Icelandic literature" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]