Education

Ph.D. - West Virginia University (1982)
  major - Wildlife Management, Division of Forestry
  research - Ruffed grouse brood habitat on reclaimed surface mines

M.A. - West Virginia University (1972)
  major - Animal Behavior, Department of Biology
  research - Impact of imprinting on mate selection in Japanese quail

B.S. - Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana (1969)
  major - Biology

Professional Experience

2000-present - Wildlife Research Group Leader, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.    Major research interests are wild turkey ecology, avian habitat use, avian survey and modeling techniques, and wildlife-agricultural relationships.

1981-2000  - Wildlife Research Biologist for Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.  

Adjunct/Consulting Professor for: 
  Department of Biology, St. Cloud State University
  Departments of Geography and Biology, Minnesota State University -  
    Mankato
  Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Minnesota
  Department of Biology, South Dakota State University

Publications (partial listing)  

Kimmel, R.O. and W.K. Krueger. 2005. Northern wild turkeys - Issues or opportunity. National Wild Turkey Symposium 9.

Kimmel, R.O. 2000.  Regulating spring wild turkey hunting based on population and hunting  quality.  National Wild Turkey Symposium 8. 

Haroldson, K.J., M.L. Svihel, R.O. Kimmel, and M.R. Riggs. 1998. Effect of winter temperature on wild turkey metabolism.  Journal of  Wildlife Management 62(1):299-305.

Kimmel, R.O. and A.H. Berner. 1998. Effects of farm programs on ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and other grassland nesting birds in the United States. In M. Birkan et al., eds. Perdix VII, International Symposium on Partridges, Quails, and Pheasants. Gibier Faune Sauvage 15(4):491-500.

Kimmel, R.O., J.H. Poate, and M.R. Riggs. 1996. Spatial handling of wild turkey survey data using geographic information system mapping procedures.  National Wild Turkey Symposium 7.

Kimmel, R.O., A.H. Berner, R.J. Welsh, B.S. Haroldson and S.B. Malchow. 1992.  Population responses of grey partridge, ring-necked pheasants, and meadowlarks to farm programs in Minnesota. Gibier Faune Sauvage 9:797-806. 

Kimmel, R.O. 1990. Behavioral relationships of gray partridge and ring-necked pheasants in mixed-species broods.  Pages 223-229 in K.E. Church, R.E. Warner, and S.J. Brady, eds. Perdix V: gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant workshop. Kans. Dep. Wildl. and Parks, Emporia.

Kimmel, R. O.  1988.  Potential impacts of ring-necked pheasants on other game birds.  Pages 253-265 in W. R. Edwards et al., eds. Pheasants -- symptoms of wildlife problems on agricultural lands, proceedings of a symposium.  Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Dec. 1987.  

Kimmel, R.O. and W.M. Healy. 1987. Imprinting - a technique for wildlife research.  Pages 39-52 in R. O. Kimmel et al., eds.  Perdix IV - Gray Partridge Workshop.  Minn. Dep. Nat. Resour., Madelia. 155 pp. 

Kimmel, R.O. and R. Erpelding. 1987. Utilization of gray partridge by hunters in Minnesota. Pages 133-135 in R.O. Kimmel et al., eds. Perdix IV - Gray Partridge Workshop. Minn. Dep. Nat. Resour., Madelia. 155 pp.

Kimmel, R.O. 1984. Ruffed grouse brood habitat on reclaimed surface mines in West Virginia. Minerals and the Environment 6(4):150-153.

Kimmel, R.O. and D.E. Samuel. 1984. Implications of ruffed grouse brood habitat studies in West Virginia. Pages 89-108 in W. L. Robinson, ed. Ruffed grouse management - state of the art in the early 1980's.  Ruffed grouse symposium. North Central Section, The Wildlife Society. 181 pp. 

Healy, W.M., R.O. Kimmel, D.A. Holdermann, and W. Hunyadi. 1980. Attracting ruffed grouse broods with tape-recorded chick calls. Wildlife  Society Bulletin 8(1):69-71.

Kimmel, R.O., and D.E. Samuel. 1978. Ruffed grouse use of a twenty year old surface mine.  Pages 345-351 in D.E. Samuel et al., eds. Surface mining and fish/wildlife needs in the eastern United States proceedings, December 3-6, 1978. Morgantown, West Virginia. 386 pp.

Healy, W.M., R.O. Kimmel, and E.J. Goetz. 1975. Behavior of human-imprinted and hen-reared wild turkey poults. National Wild Turkey Symposium 3.

Kimmel C.B., J. Patterson, and R.O. Kimmel. 1974. The development and behavioral characteristics of the startle response in the zebra fish. Developmental Psychobiology 7(1):47-60.

Kimmel, R.O. and M. W. Schein. 1971. Sexual behavior in Japanese quail as influenced by imprinting and taming. Amer. Zool. 11.

Awards, Honors, and Certificates 
- Henry S. Mosby Award, National Wild Turkey Federation, 2003.
- Hall of Fame Award, MN Chapter, National Wild Turkey Federation,  
  2003.
- DNR Award, National Wild Turkey Federation. 1996.
- Achievement Award, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
  1984, 1988, 1990, 1998.
- Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society. 1985.
- Certified Associate Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society. 1980.