EPRC Students
Rohini Kadoo, BDS Candidate , is a second-year MPH student in the Health Policy and Management department at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health. She graduated from India with a Bachelor in Dental Surgery. After graduating, Rohini worked as an Associate Dentist for over two and a half years back in her home country India. As a Graduate Research Assistant at EPRC, she contributes to the systematic review of the Lung Cancer Screening Project. Her research interests focus on chronic diseases, social determinants of health, and oral health.
e‑mail: rohini.vijay.kadoo@emory.edu
Brittany “Michelle” Saxon, BA MPH candidate, is a first-year student in the Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Services department at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. She graduated from Agnes Scott College in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health. After graduating, Michelle worked as a perioperative nurse aide in her hometown Augusta GA at Piedmont of Augusta Hospital. During her time as a nurse aide, she witnessed how chronic diseases that are poorly managed can negatively impact the health outcomes of patients. She developed a greater passion for public health and established a greater yearning to work in communities to develop health interventions that targeted chronic diseases. At the EPRC, Michelle creates social media content and infographics, and edits videos to highlight current research conducted in the center. Additionally, she produces social media content for BreatheEasyGA Homes and assists in managing BreatheEasy operations. Her current research interests include health equity, healthcare business and management, and chronic disease management.
e‑mail: brittany.saxon@emory.edu
Michael Peters, BA, MPH Candidate, is a first-year MPH student in the Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences department at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. He graduated from Stanford University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology and a minor in Ethics in Society. Prior to joining Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC), Michael served as a research assistant in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford Medicine where he contributed to a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project designed to co-develop resources with Latino community health workers (CHWs) in Santa Clara County to improve resource navigation strategies for underserved Latino communities. Simultaneously, Michael served as a program co-director for a harm reduction program operated by the Substance Use Programs, Education, and Resources Office at Stanford. In 2024, Michael received the Stanford Alumni Association Award of Excellence for his commitment to the university through his involvement and leadership. At the EPRC, Michael is a data collector for the Smoke Free Homes 5A Study and Smoke Free Homes Tribal Study. His research interests include health equity, substance use, rural health, and child health. e‑mail: mdpeter@emory.edu
Madison Benjamin, MPH Candidate, is a first-year MPH student in the Behavioral, Social, and Health Educations Sciences department at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. She graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Human Nutrition. While in undergraduate school, Madison was IOC Chair of the Nutrition Awareness Club (NAC) and facilitated collaboration between student organizations, oversaw club operations, coordinated joint events, and ensured effective communication between leadership and members. As a graduate research assistant at EPRC, she assists with the Smoke-Free Homes 5A and Tribal program. Her research interests include health equity, food insecurity, and program implementation for underserved populations. e‑mail: madison.benjamin@emory.edu
Camila Diaz, BSc, MPH Candidate, is a first-year MPH student in the Epidemiology department at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology in Peru. Prior to joining EPRC, she worked on various infectious disease research projects, assisting with both laboratory work and data collection. As a Graduate Research Assistant, Camila does qualitative data collection for Smoke Free Homes 5A Study and Smoke Free Homes Tribal Study. Her research interests include women’s health, perinatal and neonatal health, and data science. e‑mail: camila.diaz.bendezu@emory.edu
Tejaswini Agarwal, BDS, MPH Candidate, in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health. I graduated from India with a bachelor’s in dental surgery (BDS) in 2023 following which I applied to Emory. I am pursuing two certificates- WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) and CHE (Complex Humanitarian Emergencies).
As a graduate research assistant at IDDI Shared Resource at Winship Cancer Institute, I am contributing to data coding and analysis. My interests lie in WASH, CHE’s, healthcare access and delivery, oral health and cancer prevention. e‑mail: tejaswini.agarwal@emory.edu