Trais Pearson
Trais joined Modus Outcomes as our Medical & Scientific Writer in March 2023. He collaborates with cross-functional teams to support the development of clinical study reports, presentations, regulatory communications, abstracts and article manuscripts. He has also taken up the role of chief copywriter, editing and developing original content for social media initiatives aimed at bringing greater visibility to the work of the Modus Outcomes research team.
Originally trained as an historian and scholar of Southeast Asian area studies, Trais brings to Modus Outcomes an extensive record of academic research and publication in the medical humanities. After receiving his Ph.D. from Cornell University, he held several teaching and research posts, including a postdoctoral research fellowship at Harvard University and a three-year visiting faculty appointment at Boston College.
Much of his academic research and teaching focused on the global history of medicine, with special expertise in topics including vaccination, obstetrical medicine, and forensic science. His original peer-reviewed research publications include an academic monograph (Sovereign Necropolis: The Politics of Death in Semi-Colonial Siam [2020]) and several journal articles. He also served as a peer-reviewer and editorial board member for international journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Much of his academic research and teaching focused on the global history of medicine, with special expertise in topics including vaccination, obstetrical medicine, and forensic science. His original peer-reviewed publications include an academic monograph (Sovereign Necropolis: The Politics of Death in Semi-Colonial Siam [2020]) and several journal articles. Trais also served as a peer-reviewer and editorial board member for international journals in the humanities and social sciences.
