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Last published 2025
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Timothy S. Killian

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Researcher

Also affiliated: University of Missouri (1998–2001)

Faculty Researcher

Human Environmental Sciences

11 h-index 34 pubs 490 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Middle Aged
  • Rural Population
  • Health Status
  • Aged
  • Male
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Depression
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Life Change Events
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Caregivers
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • United States

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

  • 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
  • Beyond baby talk: Unique vocal dynamics directed at older adults. (2025)
    Psychology and 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
  • Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science (2023)
    Alzheimer s & Dementia 102 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Measuring Community Resilience: An Empirical Evaluation of Two Instruments (2022)
    International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: More Empirical Support (2022)
    The Family Journal 4 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
  • Measuring Family Resilience: Evaluating the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (2020)
    The Family Journal 40 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stories after disaster survival: Preparing, heeding warnings, and self-reliance (2018)
    Journal of Emergency Management 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • VARIATIONS IN RELATIONSHIPS ACCORDING TO PARTNER PERCEPTIONS: DATA FROM THE NSHAP PROJECT (2017)
    Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
  • Leisure, Relatedness, and Ill-Being among Older Adults in Long-Term Care (2017)
    Activities Adaptation & Aging 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Emergency Preparedness of Persons Over 50 Years Old: Further Results From the Health and Retirement Study (2017)
    Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 27 citations DOI OpenAlex

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