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 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) and a Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Fellow (awarded 2022).