Claire Pearson

Claire Pearson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine and serves as Research Director at St. John Hospital. With dual degrees in Medicine (M.D.) and Public Health (M.P.H.), she focuses on trauma outcomes, chronic pain, neuroimaging, and health disparities.

Education:

• M.D., Central America Health Science University - School of Medicine (2002-2005)
• M.P.H., Walden University (2006-2009)
• B.A. in Anthropology & B.S. in Biology, University of Colorado (1993-1997)

Her research explores post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), microRNA biomarkers, and neuroimaging predictors of trauma outcomes, with recent work on urban health disparities and smartphone-based neuropsychiatric biomarkers. Articles in American Journal of Emergency Medicine and Molecular Pain highlight her expertise in emergency care and trauma biology.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (2013)
• Leadership Program Completion, Michigan College of Emergency Physicians (2011)
• In-service Award, Detroit Receiving Hospital (2008)

Claire has advised NIH-funded studies on asthma management (R01 HL114981) and ED-based interventions. She actively participates in journal clubs, abstract reviews, and committees for the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Her work bridges clinical research, public health, and neurobiology, with a focus on improving emergency care through data-driven outcomes analysis.