Research Supervisors

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The supervisor is the key person in a thesis-based graduate degree program. The principal role of the supervisor is to help students achieve their scholastic potential and to chair the student’s Supervisory Committee. The Supervisor will provide reasonable commitment, accessibility, professionalism, stimulation, guidance, respect and consistent encouragement to the student. Learn more

Graduate programs have different expectations regarding prospective students contacting faculty members. Some require commitment of a faculty member as thesis supervisor prior to applying while others assign supervisors in the first year. Please review the requirements for each program in the degree listing under the heading "Admission Information & Requirements" in step 3 "Prepare Application" under "Thesis Supervision".

Advice on how to reach out to supervisors

 
Namesort ascending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Lefebvre, Louis Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Lefaivre, Kelly Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Lees, Eric Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Lee, Tim Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Lee, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Lee, Sanghoon Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Lee, Barbara Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Lee, Kevin Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Lee, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Lee, Agnes Yuet Ying Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Hematology
Lee, Steven Hugh Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Lee, Jongho Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Lee, Gene Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Leddy, Shannon Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Lecuyer, Mathias Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
LeBaron, Michelle Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Leavitt, Blair Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Leavitt, Sarah Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Leander, Brian Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
le Billon, Philippe Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Department of Geography
Lazrak, Ali Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Lazarus, Liora Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Lawrence, Gregory Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Law, Hedy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Law, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Lavoie, Pascal Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Laval, Bernard Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Lauster, Nathanael Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Laurin, Kristin Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Laule, Cornelia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Lauer, Sean Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Lauck, Sandra Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Lau, Anthony K Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Lau, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Laroussi, Farid Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Laronde, Denise Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Larjava, Hannu Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Lansdorp, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Lange, Dirk Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Lange, Philipp Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Langager, Graeme Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Lang, Donna Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Lan, James Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Lampe, Lutz Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lamers, Yvonne Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Lam, Raymond Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Lam, Tzeng Yih Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Lam, Frank Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Lam, Stephen C Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Lam, Wan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

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Reaching Out Tips

Complete these steps before you reach out to a faculty member!

Check requirements
  • Familiarize yourself with program requirements. You want to learn as much as possible from the information available to you before you reach out to a faculty member. Be sure to visit the graduate degree program listing and program-specific websites.
  • Check whether the program requires you to seek commitment from a supervisor prior to submitting an application. For some programs this is an essential step while others match successful applicants with faculty members within the first year of study. This is either indicated in the program profile under "Admission Information & Requirements" - "Prepare Application" - "Supervision" or on the program website.
Focus your search
  • Identify specific faculty members who are conducting research in your specific area of interest.
  • Establish that your research interests align with the faculty member’s research interests.
    • Read up on the faculty members in the program and the research being conducted in the department.
    • Familiarize yourself with their work, read their recent publications and past theses/dissertations that they supervised. Be certain that their research is indeed what you are hoping to study.
Make a good impression
  • Compose an error-free and grammatically correct email addressed to your specifically targeted faculty member, and remember to use their correct titles.
    • Do not send non-specific, mass emails to everyone in the department hoping for a match.
    • Address the faculty members by name. Your contact should be genuine rather than generic.
  • Include a brief outline of your academic background, why you are interested in working with the faculty member, and what experience you could bring to the department. The supervision enquiry form guides you with targeted questions. Ensure to craft compelling answers to these questions.
  • Highlight your achievements and why you are a top student. Faculty members receive dozens of requests from prospective students and you may have less than 30 seconds to pique someone’s interest.
  • Demonstrate that you are familiar with their research:
    • Convey the specific ways you are a good fit for the program.
    • Convey the specific ways the program/lab/faculty member is a good fit for the research you are interested in/already conducting.
  • Be enthusiastic, but don’t overdo it.
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G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.