Timothy S. Killian
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Researcher
Also affiliated: University of Missouri (1998–2001)
Faculty Researcher
Human Environmental Sciences
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Timothy S. Killian's research focuses on understanding health disparities and resilience, particularly within rural populations. His work investigates factors influencing health status, including cognitive decline such as Alzheimer's disease, and depressive symptoms. Killian has examined individual psychological resources, social capital, and sociodemographic characteristics in relation to family resilience. He also explores methodologies for assessing community resilience and the effectiveness of different survey designs, such as the web-first tailored design method, in reaching rural participants.
His publications address the state of science regarding rural health disparities in dementias and the impact of personal attributes and social factors on resilience. Killian has also investigated communication dynamics directed at older adults and the challenges faced by caregivers during pandemics, specifically concerning personhood and stress in dementia care settings. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 11 with 34 publications and 480 citations. Key collaborators include M. E. Betsy Garrison, Kelly A. Way, J. Michael Duncan, and Zola K. Moon, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 11
- Publications: 34
- Citations: 490
Selected Publications
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Perceived Obligations of Older Partners in Living-Apart-Together Relationships (2025)
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Lessons Learned from a Pandemic: Personhood and Caregiver Stress in Nursing Home Dementia Care (2025)
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Beyond baby talk: Unique vocal dynamics directed at older adults. (2025)
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Using the Web-first Tailored Design Method in a Rural Population: A Follow-Up Investigation (2024)
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Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science (2023)
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Measuring Community Resilience: An Empirical Evaluation of Two Instruments (2022)
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The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: More Empirical Support (2022)
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Depressive Symptoms in Context: Variations in a Community Sample Based on Dispositional Optimism, Self-Rated Health, Place Attachment, and Social Trust (2022)
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Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics (2021)
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Emergency Preparedness in 2010 and Concerns About COVID-19: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study (2021)
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Measuring Family Resilience: Evaluating the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (2020)
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Stories after disaster survival: Preparing, heeding warnings, and self-reliance (2018)
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VARIATIONS IN RELATIONSHIPS ACCORDING TO PARTNER PERCEPTIONS: DATA FROM THE NSHAP PROJECT (2017)
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Leisure, Relatedness, and Ill-Being among Older Adults in Long-Term Care (2017)
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Emergency Preparedness of Persons Over 50 Years Old: Further Results From the Health and Retirement Study (2017)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics
- The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: More Empirical Support
- Depressive Symptoms in Context: Variations in a Community Sample Based on Dispositional Optimism, Self-Rated Health, Place Attachment, and Social Trust
- Measuring Community Resilience: An Empirical Evaluation of Two Instruments
- Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics
- Depressive Symptoms in Context: Variations in a Community Sample Based on Dispositional Optimism, Self-Rated Health, Place Attachment, and Social Trust
- Using the Web-first Tailored Design Method in a Rural Population: A Follow-Up Investigation
- Measuring Community Resilience: An Empirical Evaluation of Two Instruments
- Emergency Preparedness in 2010 and Concerns About COVID-19: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
- Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics
- The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: More Empirical Support
- Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics
- Using the Web-first Tailored Design Method in a Rural Population: A Follow-Up Investigation
- Emergency Preparedness in 2010 and Concerns About COVID-19: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
- Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science
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