Michael Koon Boon TAN
- Associate Professor, Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
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Recent Research
Tan, M. K. B., & Barnes, A. (2024)
Dying matters – innovating spaces to foster end-of-life discussions with applied theatre.
Tan, M.K.B., Tan, C. M., Tan, S. G., Yoong, J & Gibbons, B. (2023)
Connecting the Dots: The State of Arts and Health in Singapore
Tan, M.K.B. and Atkinson, Sarah (2020)
Multiplicity and Encounters of Cultures of Care in Advanced Ageing, GeoHumanities and Health
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Dr Michael Tan is, an arts-health practitioner, creative health researcher, artist, and educator from Singapore. As a leading advocate for arts & design for health development in Singapore, his creative practice, publications, collaborations, public engagements, and teaching have championed efforts and contributed to improving community wellbeing and Long-Term Eldercare through cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary research collaborations.
His practice and research explore, interrogate, and imagine the future of care through creative practice to promote human flourishing. His current inquiries are concerned with mental health literacy, ageing, nature connectedness, compassionate communities, end-of-life planning and loss, health justice, disability and inclusion, and creative critical pedagogy.
He has served as grant reviewer (e.g. The Leverhulme Trust, UK, AHRC, UK, NAC Singapore), PhD examiner, guest editor and reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals for work at the intersection of Creative practice, health, and wellbeing (e.g. Arts and Health, Wellcome Open Research, The Gerontologist, Frontiers). He also held appointments as external examiner and member of the advisory committee e.g. (Arts and Health at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital) and advisory board of Journal (Design for Health).
He is currently the Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange at the University of the Arts, Singapore, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.