Gill Valentine FBA FAcSS is a British geographer and professor of geography and deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Sheffield.
Before joining Sheffield in 2012, Valentine was head of Geography at the University of Leeds.
Valentine is a member of the university's executive board,[2] and has chaired the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee.
[3] Valentine is a specialist in social geography, with her key areas of research covering social identities and belonging; childhood, parenting and family life; and urban cultures and consumption.
[5] A co-founder of the journal Social & Cultural Geography and co-editor of former co-editor of Gender, Place and Culture, she has made significant contributions to feminist geography.