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

 
Name Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Pelech, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Lynn, Francis Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Bansback, Nick Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Lam, Stephen C Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Gleave, Martin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Teves, Sheila Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jevitt, Cecilia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Puyat, Joseph Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Talhouk, Aline Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Goerges, Matthias Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Moe, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Isaac, Kathryn Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Henderson, Sarah Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Greenblatt, Ethan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ambasta, Anshula Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Ardern, Clare Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Stringhini, Silvia Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Schindler, Corinna Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Spering, Miriam Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Zwicker, Jill Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Meneilly, Graydon Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine
Matsell, Douglas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Moore, David Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Dormuth, Colin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Garnis, Catherine Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Madden, Kenneth Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine
Brubacher, Jeffrey Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Leavitt, Blair Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Cripton, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Poon, Brenda Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Tremlett, Helen Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Kastrukoff, Lorne Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Kalia, Sunil Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
MacNeily, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Greidanus, Nelson Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Chia, Stephen K.L. Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Silver, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Allard, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Small, Jeff Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Stuart, Gavin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Aparicio, Samuel Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Turvey, Stuart Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Munk, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Nunez, Desmond Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Eng, Janice Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Skoretz, Stacey Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Schrader, Kasmintan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Panenka, William Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Subramaniam, Sriram Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Schuetz, Christian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry

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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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