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 Rolesort ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Gao, Ying Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
John Peter, Arun Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Ameli, Ali Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Logan, Tricia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Montwe, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Nichols, Eva Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Velenosi, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Georgopulos, Nicole Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Lunken, Genelle Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Yan, Han Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Hoang, Nguyen Phong Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Bullard, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Mokak Teguia, Alberto Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Rosen, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Turner, Hannah Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Kuo, Calvin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Shaffer, Elizabeth Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Atleo, Tara Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Hoekstra, Femke Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
McCarty, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Zheng, Xin Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Reid, Jolene Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Norris, Samuel Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Vu, Ly Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sia, Rosanne Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Forbes, Connor Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Wang, Daochen Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Sirwani, Deepak Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Nesbitt, Lorien Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Makris, Georgios Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Orsi, Anais Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Abedinifard, Mostafa Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Im, Hee Yeon Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Salfi, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Naqvi, Naveena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Yi, Kwang Moo Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Bouchard, Katrina Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Zhou, Lily Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Hariri, Amani Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Achermann, Reto Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Miskovic, Ilija Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Harriman, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Matthews, Benjamin Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Lachance, Lindsay Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Abdulai, Fatawu Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Kim, Kwang Ho Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Pikulina, Elena Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Michaletz, Sean Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Duffy, Kay Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies

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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.