Professor Debbie Tolson is an expert in dementia care and family carer education. She is Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In 2013 she was appointed as the inaugural Alzheimer Scotland Professor of Dementia and Director of the Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice at the University of the West of Scotland. Along with the Centre Team she has led award winning dementia education for all and led a research programme focused on living the best life possible with dementia.