Tim Killian

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas

Human Environmental Sciences

11 h-index 34 pubs 496 cited

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Tim Killian's research focuses on public health, particularly concerning older adults and emergency preparedness. He has investigated the relationship between perceptions of emergency preparedness, disaster experience, and health-care provider education among individuals over 50. Killian also studies rural health disparities, specifically in the context of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, examining the current state of scientific knowledge in this area. His work has explored family resilience, evaluating measurement tools like the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire. Additionally, Killian has examined life course transitions and their impact on depressive symptoms in midlife women, as well as older adults' perceptions of intergenerational programming.

Killian has published 34 works, accumulating 496 citations and an h-index of 11. He collaborates with Allison Martin at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom he shares one publication. His most recent publication was in 2026, and he remains an active researcher.

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h-index: 11
Publications: 34
Citations: 496

Positions

Associate Professor 2007–present

University of Arkansas UADA | HES | School of Human Environmental Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

Perceived Obligations of Older Partners in Living-Apart-Together Relationships (2025)

Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
Lessons Learned from a Pandemic: Personhood and Caregiver Stress in Nursing Home Dementia Care (2025)

Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care DOI OpenAlex
Who Cares? Examining Marriage, Culture, and Family Approval on Perceived Obligations to Provide Dementia Care (2025)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
Beyond baby talk: Unique vocal dynamics directed at older adults. (2025)

Psychology and Aging DOI OpenAlex
THE PMDC AS A FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING AND ORGANIZING PERSON-CENTERED CARE INTERVENTIONS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW (2024)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
Using the Web-first Tailored Design Method in a Rural Population: A Follow-Up Investigation (2024)

Advances in Social Science and Culture DOI OpenAlex
BROADBAND ACCESS, SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS, AND SELF-REPORTED HEALTH IN A RURAL COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF OLDER ADULTS (2023)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science (2023)

Alzheimer s & Dementia 105 citations DOI OpenAlex
Measuring Community Resilience: An Empirical Evaluation of Two Instruments (2022)

International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
RURAL ADULTS' BEHAVIOR CHANGES DURING COVID-19: A LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS (2022)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
THE IMPACTS OF NURSING HOME COVID-19 SOCIAL ISOLATION POLICIES ON RESIDENTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA (2022)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: More Empirical Support (2022)

The Family Journal 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Depressive Symptoms in Context: Variations in a Community Sample Based on Dispositional Optimism, Self-Rated Health, Place Attachment, and Social Trust (2022)

The Family Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics (2021)

The Family Journal 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Emergency Preparedness in 2010 and Concerns About COVID-19: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study (2021)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex