Dr. Tim Kuball, M. Sc. Psych.

Research Interests and Teaching

• Age stereotypes and ageism
• Intergenerational relations
• Technology acceptance and usability research
• Psychology of music: Music as a social resource

Teaching

• Seminar: Ageism, social relations & living of older adults (MA)
• Seminar: Social relations at an advanced age (MA)
• Seminar: Theories and findings in gerontological psychology (BA)
• Seminar: Ambulatory assessment as a research method (BA)

Vita

Academic Background

• 2015-2018: Masterstudies in Psychology at the Chemnitz University of Technology (Degree: M. Sc. Psychology - Title of Thesis: Music and Psychosocial Resources - the Influence of Music on the Perception of Geographical Slant)
• 2012-2015: Bachelorstudies in Psychology at the Dresden University of Technology (Degree: B. Sc. Psychology)

Professional Career

• since 08/2024: Research Associate at the BMFTR project "CareCollApp"
• 08/2022 - 07/2023: Research Associate at the BMBF project "QuartierPflegeApp"
• since 02/2019: Research Associate at the Chemnitz University of Technology
• 2017-2018: Student assistant in the project "SoKonBe" (funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

Training/Qualifications

• 2017: Internship at the Forensic Psychiatry St. Georg, Leipzig
• 2016: Internship at the Day-care Hospital for Cognitive Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig
• 2014: Internship at the "Universitäts-SchmerzCentrum", University Hospital Dresden

Publications

Journal article

Weiss, D., & Kuball, T. (2025). Stepping Up and Stepping Down: The Dynamic Nature of Social Status Across the Lifespan. Journal of Adult Development. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-025-09532-y

Kuball T., Meixelsberger K., & Jahn G. (2024). Café Connections: Investigating Factors Motivating Older Adults  to Seek or Avoid Intergenerational Contact. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1–29.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241301032

Kuball, T., & Jahn, G. (2024). Subjective social status across the past, present, and future: status trajectories of older adults. European Journal of Ageing, 21(1), 1–11. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-024-00810-4

Kuball, T., Pollmanns, C., Asbrock, F., & Jahn, G. (2023). Older Adults’ Stereotypes of and Attitudes Toward Younger Adults and Intergenerational Contact Frequency. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 1–22.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2023.2223196

Conference paper

Kuball, T., Oeben, T., Look, L., & Jahn, G. (2025). Enhancing Community Care Through Digital Coordination: A User-Centered Approach to Expanding the Helferportal. 7th International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED 2025).https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1006794

Siebert, N., Wenner, H., Kuball, T., Kiel, F., Beggiato, M., Oer, S., & Jahn, G. (2023). Digital Support Requirements for the Care Community QuartierPflege. In: Jay Kalra (eds) Human Factors in Aging and Special Needs. AHFE (2023) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 88. AHFE International, USA.http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003665

Conference presentations

Tim Kuball, Chiara Hohaus, Georg Jahn, FEELING VALUED IN OLD AGE: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE SOCIAL STATUS IN LATER LIFE, Innovation in Aging, Volume 7, Issue Supplement_1, December 2023, Page 673, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.2189

Verena Kleissner, Tim Kuball, Georg Jahn, CHALLENGING AGEISM IN PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF GEROPSYCHOLOGY COURSES AMONG PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS, Innovation in Aging, Volume 7, Issue Supplement_1, December 2023, Page 836, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.2696

Kuball, T., & Jahn, G. (2022). OLDER ADULTS’ INDIVIDUAL TRAJECTORIES IN SOCIAL STATUS AND AGING ANXIETY. Innovation in Aging, 6(Supplement_1), 525–526. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2004

Kuball, T., Jahn, G., & Pollmanns, C. (2021). Intergenerational Contact Experiences and Their Relation to Ageism as a Multidimensional Construct. Innovation in Aging, 5 (Supplement_1), 181. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.684

Kuball, T. & Schäfer, T. (2019, September 6-8). Music as a Companion - How Music Can Activate Psychosocial Resources in People Estimating a Hill's Slant [Poster presentation]. Fachtagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Musikpsychologie. Eichstätt, Germany.

Guest lectures

Kuball, T. (2025). Jeder will alt werden, aber keiner will altern. Am Pulsschlag - Stadtgespräche mit der Volkshochschule, Zwickau.

Kuball, T. (2025). Department of General Psychology II, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena

Kuball, T. (2024). Department for Developmental Psychology, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg

Kuball, T. (2024). Panel discussion: Age is just a number?! How to lead successful intergenerational practice. Kulturhauptstadt 2025 re:generation conference, Chemnitz

Kuball, T. (2023). Department for Psychology of Communication and Media Use, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena

Kuball, T. (2023). Kulturhauptstadt 2025 re:generation conference, Chemnitz