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 descending Faculty Academic Unit
Lester, Richard Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Yeung, Sonia Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Hallensleben, Markus Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Street, John Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Code, Jillianne Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Morzycki, Marcin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Li, Minghao Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Frackman, Kyle Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Williams, Ben Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Kitson, Clifford Neil Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Johnson, Phyllis Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Van Raamsdonk, Catherine Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Margulis, Matias Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Mchale, Melissa Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Borwein, Sophie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Koh, Germaine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Teves, Sheila Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Talhouk, Aline Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Man, Allison Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Shahrad, Mohammad Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ambasta, Anshula Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Ahmed, Anwar Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Yavicoli, Alexia Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Tak, Thena Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Zimmerman, Naomi Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Isaac, Kathryn Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Greenblatt, Ethan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wu, Helena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Gaynor, Kaitlyn Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology, Department of Botany
Duan, Kevin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Schrewe, Brett Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Schwartz, Naomi Beth Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Kroc, Edward Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Dawson, Samantha Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Park, Mi Jung Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Robin, Tabitha Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Poon, Brenda Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Kuhn, McKenzie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Kikkawa, Ayumu Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Moon, Seok Min Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Yin, Shoufu Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Hayat, Zahra Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
McCasland, Jamie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
McEwan, Desmond Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Park, CJ Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
McKendry, James Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Bailey, C. D. Alison Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Loss, Cristiano Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Tenenboim, Ori Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Peck, Alexandra Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory

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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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