Shaul Gayle

Shaul Gayle

School: UAB School of Public Health

Academic Mentor: Dr. Tamika Smith

Site Mentor: Jilisa Milton

Site: Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP)

Shaul conducted a community-engaged project focused on lead exposure and health communication across four areas of Greater Birmingham. They organized community meetings to gather perspectives on lead awareness and preferred communication methods, and collaborated with local stakeholders and venues to facilitate these sessions. Shaul developed a health communication product on lead, adapted existing tools, and created qualitative questions to assess effectiveness. They also engaged residents through community events and administered follow-up assessments to evaluate knowledge retention and behavior change over time. This work helped expand outreach to new communities and informed ongoing efforts to improve environmental health communication.

Project Results

  • Organized and facilitated community meetings across four areas in Greater Birmingham
  • Developed a health communication product on lead and adapted two evaluation tools
  • Created and administered qualitative assessments to measure knowledge retention and behavior change
  • Engaged a new community with no prior involvement in environmental justice initiatives
  • Reached over 100 community members through meetings and outreach events
  • Received positive feedback from stakeholders and participants on session content and engagement
  • Data analysis is ongoing to assess knowledge, mitigation behaviors, and civic engagement outcomes
  • Contributed to GASP’s continued refinement and integration of the communication tool into their programming and website