Singapore
Anxiety, stress, and the occasional low mood are part and parcel of our lives; it's what makes us human. The stigma around mental health is something I desire to change, and I want to contribute towards making a difference. I wish to shape society into being more open, understanding, and accepting of mental health and its associated disorders. Afterall, we should not have to fight our mental health battles alone. Academic authorship name: Gabriel X. D. Tan
Research Lab Member at SMU DawnLab • Provided writing and narrative synthesis guidance for umbrella reviews • Undertook several different research projects (see below for full list). Completed works: • Tan, G. X. D., Hartanto, A., Guevarra, Y. A., Lee, A. K. M. P., Koh, K. J. J., Kasturiratna, K. T. A. S. (2026). Outcomes associated with childhood parental divorce: An umbrella review of meta-analyses. Child Protection and Practice, 100320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2026.100320 • Tan, G. X. D., Hartanto, A., Eun, Z. K. Y., Hu, M., Hsu, K. J. & Majeed, N. M. (2026). Effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral interventions in the treatment of schizophrenia: An umbrella review of meta-analyses. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 15(1), 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15010187 • Tan, G. X. D, Soh, X. C., Hartanto, A., Goh, A. Y., & Majeed, N. M. (2023). Prevalence of anxiety in college and university students: An umbrella review. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 100658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100658 • Veerapandian, K. D., Tan, G. X. D., Majeed, N. M. & Hartanto, A. (2023). Executive Function Deficits and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptomatology in a Nonclinical Adult Sample: A Latent Variable Analysis. Brain Sciences, 13(2), 206. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13020206 Under Review/On-going works: • Soh, X. C., Tan, G. X. D., Majeed, N. M. & Hartanto, A. (On-going). Prevalence of depression in university students: An umbrella review.
Research Lab Member at SMU DawnLab • Undertook a systematic review of meta-analyses • Conducted a lab workshop titled "Forest plots for Umbrella Reviews using R"; this workshop focused on creating forest plots manually (without the use of metafor package) for umbrella reviews