The work IU Southeast student Steven Moberly is performing this summer to eradicate the West Nile virus is helping the residents of New Albany and the Kentuckiana area. Not only is the Depauw, Indiana, native working to rid the area of the infected mosquitoes, but he is inspecting restaurants, public pools, septic systems, and housing conditions to ensure residents have a safer environment. These are just a few of the jobs Moberly has during his summer internship as an environmental health specialist with the Clark County Health Department.

Moberly, a sophomore, says this experience will aid him with his studies at IU Southeast. A biology major, Moberly wants to learn more about the system that is set up to protect the environment and its people. He hopes to improve his relationships with professionals across the nation and world, and he wants to gain a deeper understanding of the required steps to apply for research funding and how to develop self-sustaining research programs.

“Another area of learning I want to achieve is not as simply defined,” Moberly says. “I hope to always learn about ideas and perspectives that I have yet to encounter.”

Moberly describes how he hopes to make a difference this summer through his internship and how it will help further his education.