Dr Jessica Kaufman
Dr Jessica Kaufman
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Role
Team Leader / Principal Research Fellow
Research area
Infection, Immunity and Global Health
Group
Vaccine Uptake
Dr Jessica Kaufman is a Principal Research Fellow in the Vaccine Uptake Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and an Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne and La Trobe University. She leads the Vaccine Social Science Team, which conducts research about the factors that affect vaccine decision-making and interventions to increase vaccine uptake.
Her research focuses on vaccine uptake across the lifespan. She works with pregnant women, parents and children, healthcare workers, older adults, and diverse priority populations. With Prof Margie Danchin, she co-leads the Vaccine Champions program in Australia and the Pacific region. This community engagement and communication training program empowers community leaders to advocate for vaccination.
Jessica is the former Deputy Chair of the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation (2022-2024) and the co-lead of the Social Behavioural and Communication Working Group of the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance. She is also an editor and author with the Cochrane Consumers and Communication review group, which publishes systematic reviews on health communication and participation interventions.
Jessica is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (awarded 2023).
Her research focuses on vaccine uptake across the lifespan. She works with pregnant women, parents and children, healthcare workers, older adults, and diverse priority populations. With Prof Margie Danchin, she co-leads the Vaccine Champions program in Australia and the Pacific region. This community engagement and communication training program empowers community leaders to advocate for vaccination.
Jessica is the former Deputy Chair of the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation (2022-2024) and the co-lead of the Social Behavioural and Communication Working Group of the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance. She is also an editor and author with the Cochrane Consumers and Communication review group, which publishes systematic reviews on health communication and participation interventions.
Jessica is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (awarded 2023).
Dr Jessica Kaufman is a Principal Research Fellow in the Vaccine Uptake Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and an Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne and La Trobe University. She leads the Vaccine Social Science Team, which...
Dr Jessica Kaufman is a Principal Research Fellow in the Vaccine Uptake Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and an Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne and La Trobe University. She leads the Vaccine Social Science Team, which conducts research about the factors that affect vaccine decision-making and interventions to increase vaccine uptake.
Her research focuses on vaccine uptake across the lifespan. She works with pregnant women, parents and children, healthcare workers, older adults, and diverse priority populations. With Prof Margie Danchin, she co-leads the Vaccine Champions program in Australia and the Pacific region. This community engagement and communication training program empowers community leaders to advocate for vaccination.
Jessica is the former Deputy Chair of the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation (2022-2024) and the co-lead of the Social Behavioural and Communication Working Group of the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance. She is also an editor and author with the Cochrane Consumers and Communication review group, which publishes systematic reviews on health communication and participation interventions.
Jessica is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (awarded 2023).
Her research focuses on vaccine uptake across the lifespan. She works with pregnant women, parents and children, healthcare workers, older adults, and diverse priority populations. With Prof Margie Danchin, she co-leads the Vaccine Champions program in Australia and the Pacific region. This community engagement and communication training program empowers community leaders to advocate for vaccination.
Jessica is the former Deputy Chair of the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation (2022-2024) and the co-lead of the Social Behavioural and Communication Working Group of the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance. She is also an editor and author with the Cochrane Consumers and Communication review group, which publishes systematic reviews on health communication and participation interventions.
Jessica is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (awarded 2023).
Top Publications
- Patey, AM, Castrellon Pardo, M, Kennedy, M, Surti, MS, Amarbayan, MM, Myers-Stewart, M, Bruce, M, Kaufman, J, Danchin, M, Donald, M, et al. Using behavior change techniques to identify components for adapting a vaccination in pregnancy communication intervention in Canada.. JBI Evid Implement 24(2) : 398 -413 2026 view publication
- Ekhaguere, OA, Ekpenyong, N, Mohammed, EF, Bukar, FL, Oyo-Ita, A, Kaufman, J. Content and Factors Influencing Health Education in Immunisation Clinics in Nigeria.. Trop Med Int Health 2026 view publication
- Kaufman, J, Steffens, MS, Vidmar, S, Bolsewicz, KT, Leask, J, Christou-Ergos, M, Sabahelzain, M, Boxall, J, Danchin, M. Association of access and acceptance barriers with under- and non-vaccination of children <5 years in Australia: A national cross-sectional survey of parents.. Public Health 250: 106082 2026 view publication
- Acacio-Claro, PJ, Lota, MM, Roxas, E, Vidmar, S, Abeleda, A, Dalisay, SN, Landicho, M, Fujimori, Y, Rosuello, JZ, Dato, M, et al. Coverage and social and behavioural drivers of routine childhood immunisation in selected regions in the Philippines: a cross-sectional study.. BMJ Glob Health 10(12) : 2025 view publication
- Castillo, E, Patey, AM, Myers-Stewart, M, Surti, MS, Castrellon Pardo, M, Bruce, M, Jamal, Z, Kennedy, M, Bettinger, JA, Kaufman, J, et al. Supporting Informed Vaccine Decision-Making and Communication in Pregnancy Through the Vaccines in Pregnancy Canada Intervention: Multimethod Co-Design Study.. J Med Internet Res 27: e77446 2025 view publication
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