麻豆传媒

Ruth Valentine is Pro Vice Chancellor Education at 麻豆传媒. In this role she is leading the strategic development of an inclusive education for life strategy for the University. Previously she has lead education in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, as Dean of Education (2019-2023). Prior to this she had Faculty roles of Associate Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Deputy Undergraduate Dean.

Ruth is a Professor of Educational Engagement and is passionate about widening participation in higher education and has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the imbalance in student demographics often seen in the Medical Sciences. She’s created innovative sessions for school children and teachers, raised awareness at Executive Board level and developed overall strategy. She continues to champion this agenda at University level.

An advocate of interprofessional education (IPE), Ruth has empowered colleagues and students to co-create a Faculty IPE strategy. To increase reach in this area, Ruth works with colleagues nationally on a research project to deliver inter-disciplinary Schwartz Rounds for clinical healthcare students.

Ruth was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from AdvanceHE in 2023 for her work in the areas of widening access to University. She is a Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE and a Registered Nutritionist.



I am Pro Vice Chancellor Education. Prior to this I was Dean of Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Undergraduate Teaching

I continue to teach on several programmes within the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

I teach Nutrition and Diet to BDS and ODHS students

I contribute to Food and Nutrition and Dietetics programmes

Stage 2 NUT2001 Macro and micro nutrients

Stage 3 NUT3001 Nutrition in Health and Disease

Research Interests

I received my first Degree in Food and Human Nutrition from the University of 麻豆传媒 in 1999 and a PhD in Molecular Biology in 2002. I believe the combination of these two disciplines represents a powerful approach through which to increase understanding of the relationship between diet and health. I have research interests in nutrient gene interactions with a particular focus on zinc and fluoride.     As my roles have changed at the University, my interests have diversified into education research. I am currently working with students to develop educational tools to provide better dietary advice on dental clinics.

Research Funding

• Articles

  • Wahono NA, Wakeling LA, Dirks W, Banks DA, Shepherd TJ, Ford D, Valentine RA. . Frontiers in Oral Health 2023, 4, 1119086.
  • Ahmed H, Paterson I, Aziz SA, Cremona O, Robinson M, Carrozzo M, Valentine RA. . Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine 2023, 52(8), 710-717.
  • Fernandes MS, Sabino-Arias IT, Dionizio A, Fabricio MF, Trevizol JS, Martini T, Azevedo LB, Valentine RA, Maguire A, Zohoori FV, Amaral SL, Buzalaf MAR. . Metabolites 2022, 12(2), 117.
  • Idowu OS, Duckworth RM, Valentine RA, Zohoori FV. . Caries Research 2021, 55(4), 292-300.
  • Ibiyemi O, Maguire A, Zohoori FV, Kometa S, Valentine RA. . Journal of Dentistry 2020, 2(2), 2-6. In Press.
  • Idowu SA, Duckworth RM, Valentine RA, Zohoori FV. . Caries Research 2020, 54(2), 134-143.
  • Idowu OS, Azevedo LB, Valentine RA, Swan J, Vasantavada PV, Maguire A, Zohoori FV. . PLoS One 2019, 14(9), e0222260.
  • Wahono NA, Ford D, Wakeling LA, Valentine RA. . Metallomics 2019, 11(3), 613-620.
  • Valentine RA, Wakeling LA, Ferrie LJ, Schartner A, Guilding C, Peterson J. . ARELCS 2019, 16(2), 1-29.
  • Zohoori FV, Omid N, Sanderson RA, Valentine RA, Maguire A. . British Journal of Nutrition 2019, 121(1), 74-81.
  • Bateman H, Smith M, Melvin C, Holmes RD, Valentine RA. . Journal of Dental Education 2019, 83(6), 706-713.
  • Ibiyemi O, Zohoori FV, Valentine RA, Kometa S, Maguire A. . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2018, 46(1), 54-62.
  • Ibiyemi O, Zohoori FV, Valentine RA, Maguire A. . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2018, 46(5), 482-491.
  • Amaral S, Azevedo LB, Buzalaf MAR, Fabricio MF, Fernandes MS, Valentine RA, Maguire A, Zohoori FV. . Scientific Reports 2018, 8, 3211.
  • Patel S, Omid N, Zohoori FV, Maguire A, Waldron KJ, Valentine RA. . Nutrition and Health 2018, 24(2), 111-119.
  • Al-Musawi M, Durham J, Whitworth JM, Stone SJ, Nixdorf DR, Valentine RA. . Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine 2017, 46(2), 134-141.
  • McAndrew R, Ellis J, Valentine RA. . European Journal of Dental Education 2017, 21(2), 108-112.
  • Preshaw PM, Henne K, Taylor JJ, Valentine RA, Conrads G. . Journal of Clinical Periodontology 2017, 44, S153-S177.
  • Hardyman J, Tyson J, Jackson K, Aldridge C, Cockell S, Wakeling L, Valentine RA, Ford D. . Metallomics 2016, 8(3), 337-343.
  • Gallager N, Mall D, Cotterill S, Valentine R. . MedEdPublish 2016, 2(5), 11-14.
  • Ogo OA, Tyson J, Cockell SJ, Howard A, Valentine RA, Ford D. . Molecular and Cell Biology 2015, 35(6), 977-987.
  • Mathers JC, Hill TR, Foster E, Adamson AJ, Valentine R, Rugg-Gunn AJ. . Nutrition Bulletin 2014, 39(3), 266-275.
  • Lal H, Zohoori FV, Omid N, Valentine R, Maguire A. . British Dental Journal 2014, 217(4), E8.
  • Nunez CMC, Bosomworth HJ, Field C, Whitworth JM, Valentine RA. . Journal of Endodontics 2014, 40(3), 406-411.
  • Ions LJ, Wakeling LA, Bosomworth HJ, Hardyman JEJ, Escolme SM, Swan DC, Valentine RA, Mathers JC, Ford D. . Age 2013, 35(5), 1835-1849.
  • Bosomworth HJ, Adlard PA, Ford D, Valentine RA. . PLoS One 2013, 8(5), e65475.
  • Coneyworth LJ, Jackson KA, Tyson J, Bosomworth HJ, vanderHagen E, Hann GM, Ogo OA, Swann DC, Mathers JC, Valentine RA, Ford D. . Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287(43), 36567-36581.
  • Bosomworth HJ, Thornton JK, Coneyworth LJ, Ford D, Valentine RA. . Metallomics 2012, 4(8), 771-779.
  • Thornton JK, Taylor KM, Ford D, Valentine RA. . PLoS One 2011, 6(8), e23878.
  • Jackson KA, Valentine RA, Mckay JA, Swan DC, Mathers JC, Ford D. . British Journal of Nutrition 2009, 101(10), 1474-1483.
  • Davison G, Mathers JC, Ford D, Valentine RA. . Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2009, 55(s1), 461.
  • Jackson KA, Valentine RA, Coneyworth LJ, Mathers JC, Ford D. . Biochemical Society Transactions 2008, 36(6), 1262-1266.
  • Valentine RA, Jackson KA, Christie GR, Mathers JC, Taylor PM, Ford D. . Journal of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282(19), 14389-14393.
  • Cragg RA, Phillips SR, Piper JM, Varma JS, Campbell FC, Mathers JC, Ford D. . Gut 2005, 54(4), 469-478.
  • Valentine RA, Ford D. . Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A: Human and Experimental 2005, 75(6), 15N-24N.
  • Cragg RA, Christie GR, Phillips SR, Russi RM, Kury S, Mathers JC, Taylor PM, Ford D. . Journal of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277(25), 22789-22797.
  • Moat SJ, Bonham JR, Cragg RA, Powers HJ. . Free Radical Research 2000, 32(2), 171-179.

• Book Chapter

  • Valentine RA. . In: Monographs in Oral Science. S. Karger AG, 2020, pp.108-113.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Al-Musawi M, Sayeed Z, Colley H, Murdoch C, Whitworth J, Stone S, Nixdorf D, Durham J, Valentine R. . In: IADR/PER General Session. 2018, London, England: IADR.
  • Idowu O, Zohoori F, Duckworth R, Valentine R. . In: 96th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR. 2018, London, UK: Sage Journals.
  • Idowu O, Zohoori F, Duckworth R, Valentine R. . In: Caries Research/64th ORCA Congress. 2017, Oslo, Norway: Karger Publishers.
  • Al-Musawi MJ, Durham J, Whitworth JM, Stone SJ, Valentine RA. . In: IADR/AADR/CADR 93rd General Session and Exhibition 2015. 2015, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Hardyman JEJ, Ogo OA, Tyson J, Wakeling LA, Valentine RA, Ford D. . In: Nutrition Society Annual Summer Meeting. 2013, 麻豆传媒 upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge University Press.

• Editorial

  • Jakubovics NS, Valentine RA. . Molecular Microbiology 2009, 72(1), 1-4.

• Review

  • Dang TS, Walker M, Ford D, Valentine R. . Periodontology 2000 2013. In Press.