Shayla Fitzsimmons-Call

Shayla Fitzsimmons-Call

Shayla Fitzsimmons-Call

  • CDDRL Honors Student, 2025-26

Biography

Major: International Relations
Minor: Theater
Hometown: Winchester, Virginia
Thesis Advisor: Kathryn Stoner

Tentative Thesis Title: U.S. Silence as a Form of Soft Power

Future aspirations post-Stanford: I plan to attend graduate school, work at the intersection of international development & foreign policy, and pursue global public service projects.

A fun fact about yourself: I was born on leap day!

Current research

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CDDRL Fisher Family Honors Class of 2026
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Introducing Our 2025-26 CDDRL Honors Students

We are thrilled to welcome twelve outstanding students, who together represent fourteen different majors and minors and hail from seven different states and four countries, to our Fisher Family Honors Program in Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
Introducing Our 2025-26 CDDRL Honors Students