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Dr Jessica Kaufman

Dr Jessica Kaufman

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Role Senior Research Fellow
Dr Jessica Kaufman is a Senior 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 is an expert in communication and social and behavioural science related to vaccination.

Her research focuses on strategies to increase acceptance of vaccines across the lifespan. She works with the general public, healthcare workers, pregnant women and babies, children with neurodevelopmental disorders, and other 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 Deputy Chair of the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation 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) and a Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Fellow (awarded 2022).
Dr Jessica Kaufman is a Senior 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 is an expert in communication and social and...
Dr Jessica Kaufman is a Senior 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 is an expert in communication and social and behavioural science related to vaccination.

Her research focuses on strategies to increase acceptance of vaccines across the lifespan. She works with the general public, healthcare workers, pregnant women and babies, children with neurodevelopmental disorders, and other 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 Deputy Chair of the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation 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) and a Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Fellow (awarded 2022).

Top Publications

  • Tuckerman, J, Kaufman, J, Overmars, I, Holland, P, Danchin, M. Barriers to COVID-19 vaccination of migrant populations: A qualitative interview study of immunisation providers in Victoria, Australia. Vaccine 41(35) : 5085 -5089 2023
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  • Javid, N, Phipps, H, Homer, C, de Vries, B, Kaufman, J, Danchin, M, Hyett, J. Factors influencing uptake of the COVID‐19 vaccination among pregnant women in Australia: A cross‐sectional survey. Birth 2023
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  • Gordon, SF, Lam, J, Vasquez, JT, Cercone, R, Tenneti, N, Hart, J, Chisholm, M, Heland, M, Hoq, M, Kaufman, J, et al. A tailored COVID-19 vaccination pathway for children 5–11 years in Victoria, Australia. Vaccine 41(22) : 3436 -3445 2023
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  • Kaufman, J, Steffens, MS, Hoq, M, King, C, Marques, MD, Mao, K, Bullivant, B, Danchin, M. Effect of persuasive messaging about COVID‐19 vaccines for 5‐ to 11‐year‐old children on parent intention to vaccinate. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 59(4) : 686 -693 2023
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  • Kaufman, J, Ryan, R, Hill, S. Qualitative focus groups with stakeholders identify new potential outcomes related to vaccination communication. PLOS ONE 13(8) : e0201145 2023
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