BENIKA DIXON, M.P.H. ’11, an assistant professor at Texas A&M University School of Public Health, was named a 2024 Kavli Fellow. This prestigious fellowship, awarded annually by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), recognizes the brightest young scientists who are age 45 or younger.
The honorees, who represent a variety of disciplines from industry, academia, and government, participate in Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia organized by the NAS in the U.S. and internationally. More than 6,800 young scientists have attended to date, 354 of whom ultimately have been elected to the NAS and twenty of whom have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
Dixon earned a master’s degree in public health from Southern after graduating from Spelman College in Atlanta with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.
Her research focuses on the mental and physical health implications of environmental exposures, hazards, and disasters on vulnerable populations. Her current work centers on inmates in the Texas prison system.
