Dr Stephanie Enkel is a public health researcher focused on reducing infectious-disease inequity through prevention-first, policy-informed, translational research. Her work examines the environmental and systems determinants of Streptococcus pyogenes and related infections, integrating field epidemiology, clinical trials, qualitative yarning, and economic evaluation.

She works in partnership with Aboriginal leaders and services to co-design practical, scalable approaches that strengthen housing and hygiene infrastructure, improve vaccine acceptance and service delivery, and generate decision-grade evidence under strong governance and Indigenous Data Sovereignty.

Dr Enkel is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention team at The Kids Research Institute Australia, with training spanning immunisation attitudes, infectious-disease control, drowning epidemiology, injury prevention, and rheumatic heart disease. She has also served as a Policy Adviser to the Western Australian Minister for Health and Mental Health, informing her focus on strengthening the link between evidence, services, and policy.

Her work is guided by a commitment to equity, accountability, and measurable, sustained reductions in infection in partnership with communities.