Pearce-Tai Thomasson

Psychology and Cognitive Science Student @ McGill University & Research Assistant @ BabyLab

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

About

Former international exchange student who represented the Northeastern United States in Brittany, France. I have four years of hands-on medical work experience as an Orthodontic Assistant with specific knowledge of braces, Invisalign and palatal expander maintenance and fabrication. Outside of my education, I practice multiple disciplines of photography to express how I see the ever-expanding globalised world through my seven-year portfolio of fine art, street and travel photographs. E: [email protected]

Experience

  • McGill Model United Nations (McMUN) (On-site)
    • Director of Public Relations
      Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    • Deputy Director of Public Relations
      Apr 2025 - Feb 2026 · 11 mos

      Direct multimedia strategy and operations for Canada’s top-ranked Model UN conference and North America’s second-largest collegiate conference, leading a 25-person team across content, production, and branding for 1,100+ delegates. Drove a 267% increase in Instagram engagement (341K views, 36.7K interactions, 891 new followers), a 198% rise in profile visits, and a 579% (1,098) boost in external website leads year-over-year while upholding strategic partnerships with Le Centre Sheraton, ICAO, and the Open Door initiative to reinforce McMUN’s longstanding global profile.

    • Photography Coordinator
      May 2024 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr

  • Volunteer Research Assistant at McGill University School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Analyse speech repetition and language code-switching practices of interactions between bilingual/multilingual parents and their infants to understand and predict phonological and cognitive development. Facilitate EEG procedures, including skin/hair preparation and electrode application, ensuring high-quality data collection and participant comfort. Segment and transcribe conversational recordings in English and Québecois French using ELAN.

  • Arts Undergraduate Society of McGill University (On-site)
    • Vice President Communications
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

      Lead strategic communications for McGill’s largest faculty association, serving 8,600+ undergraduate students. Produce a high-impact weekly bilingual newsletter to entire the entire faculty, direct Instagram and LinkedIn strategy. Chair the Francophone Commission and Fine Arts Commission to strengthen McGill University’s commitment to inclusive, bilingual communications and to elevating student engagement with the visual arts.

    • Production Coordinator
      May 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Plumbers' Photographer Union (On-site)
    • Vice President Administration
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Event Photographer
      May 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Deliver on-demand professional event and portrait photography for McGill University's student socities and flagship events (Frosh, Open Air Pub, Department Banquets, Blue's Pub). Manage complete post-production workflow for social media and publication-ready deliverables.

  • Fine Arts Commission Chairperson at McGill University
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos