Isabella Hauptman plans to continue her studies at USC, where she will obtain her master\u2018s degree in applied biostatistics and epidemiology. (Photo: Gus Ruelas.)<\/p>\n
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Valedictorian Isabella Hauptman focuses on health in ways big and small<\/p>\n
Since she was 11 years old, the cognitive science major wanted to be an epidemiologist. Now, as she prepares to graduate during the COVID-19 pandemic, USC\u2019s 2020 valedictorian sees that career becoming more important than ever. [1 min read]<\/p>\n
Grayson Schmidt<\/p>\n
May 13, 2020<\/p>\n
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Before deciding to come to USC, Isabella Hauptman found herself in a predicament. The Los Angeles native knew she wanted to become an epidemiologist but didn\u2019t quite know which specific degree path \u2014 or even which specific university \u2014 would help get her there.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve wanted to be an epidemiologist since I was 11 years old, which is a very odd thing for an 11-year-old to stumble across,\u201d she said. \u201cGrowing up telling people I wanted to be an epidemiologist was very weird, because nobody knew what it was.\u201d
\nDespite growing up less than 20 miles north of USC\u2019s University Park campus, being a Trojan was not always on Hauptman\u2019s mind. It wasn\u2019t until she took a closer look at the progressive degree program offered at USC \u2014 along with a scholarship \u2014 that Hauptman decided to stay home.
\nAfter four years of classes, several internships and countless volunteer hours, Hauptman graduates from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences on May 15 with her bachelor\u2019s degree in cognitive science and a minor in public health. The 22-year-old has already started working towards her master\u2019s degree\u00a0and was named USC\u2019s valedictorian for the Class of 2020.
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