Sam is a seasoned leader in education and research, known for her unwavering commitment to enhancing aspirations and strengthening research capacity within health and care.
Professor Sam Debbage has been a senior leader and influencer of education and research for many years, with a specific passion for raising aspirations and supporting research capacity building in health and care. Sam has dedicated her 30-year nursing career to building her knowledge and skills in education and research, forming strong relationships with NHS and Academic organisations to help enable individuals, teams and organisations to undertake and use applied research. Sam’s early scholarly activity focused on improving patient outcomes, with her PhD using a quantitative approach to demonstrate the impact of care pathways (University of Sheffield). Sam has worked in several senior nursing, research, and education positions, and participates in regional and national committees to help influence and shape education and research policy and strategy. Sam is the research capacity building lead for the NIHR Applied Research Collaborative in Yorkshire and Humber. Sam is substantively employed as the Director of Education and Research at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals.