Stephanie Levy
Global Health Emergencies Specialist & Pacific Projects Manager
Background
With a background in international public health and medical anthropology, Stephanie has amassed extensive experience in international project management, humanitarian aid, and disaster preparedness and response across the Pacific, South Asian, and East African regions. Her primary interests lie in health system strengthening for health emergency preparedness and response, disaster resilience, workforce development, and fostering partnerships to support these endeavours.
Following her tenure with the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Stephanie joined the Burnet Institute in 2013. There, she played a role in facilitating Ebola response training for medical responders in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and Red R Australia. Subsequently, Stephanie served as a Delegate with the International Committee of the Red Cross, worked on a medical education initiative in the Solomon Islands, and oversaw various activities under the DFAT Australian Humanitarian Partnerships. In 2020, she assumed the role of Burnet Health Emergencies Working Group Program Manager, focusing on projects such as COMBAT-AMR aimed at mitigating antimicrobial resistance in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Region.
In her current capacity as the Burnet Global Health Emergencies Specialist within the Pacific Infectious Disease Working Group, Stephanie continues to provide invaluable project management support while contributing technical expertise to the development and execution of initiatives centered on health system fortification and resilience for outbreak detection and response.
Qualifications
- 2012-2013: Master of Public Health (Research Stream), Monash University, Australia
- 2010-2012: Master of Culture, Health & Medicine (Global Health & Development), Australian National University, Australia
- 2003-2006: Bachelor of Arts (International Relations), Australian National University, Australia
Positions
- Global Health Emergencies Specialist & Pacific Projects Manager, Burnet Institute, January 2024 - Present
- Health Emergencies Projects Manager, Burnet Institute, 2020 - 2023
- Health Projects Coordinator, Pacific Countries, AVI, 2019 - 2020
- Research Consultant, Health Care in Danger, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 2019
- Team Leader/Delegate (Sri Lanka, Burundi, Bangladesh), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 2015 - 2019
- Health Security Program (RID-TB), Project Manager, Burnet Institute, 2017
- Project Officer, Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute, 2013
- Community Engagement and Research Officer, Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services, 2012
- Research and Ethics Officer, Monash University, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 2010 - 2012
Burnet publications
Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use at a major referral hospital in Papua New Guinea: a point prevalence survey
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Stephanie J. Curtis et al
Behavioral Attitudes and Preferences in Cooking Practices with Traditional Open-Fire Stoves in Peru, Nepal, and Kenya: Implications for Improved Cookstove Interventions
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Stephanie Levy
Perspectives on Transitioning Uninsured Persons from an Emergency Department to Federally Qualified Health Centers in East Baltimore
Californian Journal of Health Promotion
Stephanie Levy
Current projects
View 1 moreA pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of electronic notification of confirmed cases of infectious diseases in Vanuatu
This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of electronic notifications for infectious disease surveillance in Vanuatu.
Improving disease outbreak response time in the Pacific: 7-1-7 tool testing
We're working with partners to see how the 7-1-7 approach can help track and respond to disease outbreaks in the Pacific.
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in Vanuatu
We offer a range of studies focusing on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B.
Past projects
KICK AMR: kickstarting antimicrobial resistance responses in Papua New Guinea
This project in Papua New Guinea focused on strengthening hospital-based staff systems to respond to the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Development of the Papua New Guinea Antimicrobial Guidelines
This project will develop Papua New Guinea's first standalone national antimicrobial guidelines, addressing gaps in previous work and complementing other related investments.
COMBAT AMR: mitigating the threat of antimicrobial resistance in Pacific island countries
COMBAT AMR supported the prevention, diagnosis, surveillance and management of antimicrobial pathogens in Pacific Island countries.