Pamela Ruth von Hurst is a New Zealand academic and is a full professor at Massey University, specialising in human nutrition.

von Hurst completed a PhD titled The role of vitamin D in metabolism and bone health at Massey University.

I am also interested in the interaction of genes and nutrients, and investigating the role of genetic differences in determining response to nutritional deficiencies".

[6] With her doctoral advisor Marlene Kruger she led research on the health benefits of drinking deer milk for preventing bone loss in older women.

[4] von Hurst has reviewed Ministry of Health guidelines on sun exposure and vitamin D, was part of a Technical Advisory Group developing guidelines for eating and physical activity, and co-led a join New Zealand–Australian working group to develop a Federation of Oceanic Nutrition Societies.