DEBRA MACFARLANE
Director of Regulatory Services
QAA

Debra Macfarlane is Director of Regulatory Services at the QAA. An innovative and experienced quality professional with extensive expertise in tertiary education, specialising in quality assurance and enhancement, assessment, feedback, and employability. She joined QAA in 2013. Debra has a proven track record of collaborative work across the UK and internationally within the higher education sector. Her career spans roles in universities, industry, and public bodies.

Debra holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of St. Andrews, a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from the University of Glasgow and was a previous Robert T. Jones Memorial Scholar at Emory University in Atlanta, USA.