She is a Principal Lecturer in Midwifery, Neonatal and Sexual Health and is the Lead Midwife For Education in the School of Community Health and Midwifery. Her clinical experience ranges from working in Accident and Emergency, Practice Nursing, Midwifery and Sexual Health. Debbie is Chair of the RCN Midwifery Forum, NMC Reviewer and her research interests focus upon narrative enquiry, professional identity and role change following the completion of her Doctorate in Education in 2014.