Kayla Goodson
Communicator, Storyteller, Researcher, Advocate
I am a writer and academic driven by an interest in the human experience and the power of storytelling. My areas of interest include the intersection of communications, law, and conflict; the security implications of climate change; the role of women in peace processes; and art as a form of reconciliation.
I recently received my master’s in International Peace and Security from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. My coursework included international and transnational law, foreign policy and diplomacy, strategic communications, and Arabic. My dissertation looked at narrative warfare — how social media can be used to spread narratives that influence conflict.
I received my bachelor’s from Brigham Young University in Utah, USA, where I studied News Media and French with a minor in International Strategy and Diplomacy.
I first developed a love for journalism when my friends and I gave a “newscast” as part of a class project on Kenya in elementary school. In high school, I found real passion for journalism as I took on the role of news editor and then managing editor of my school paper. At BYU, I came to the realization that this is what I am meant to do; I can have a positive impact on the world through journalism. Now I am setting myself up for a career in foreign correspondence, so I can tell the stories that would not be heard otherwise.