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
Kellett, Ronald Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Saewyc, Elizabeth Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Sayed, Tarek Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Holuszko, Maria Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Takahata, Kenichi Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Frigaard, Ian Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics
Swei, Omar Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Shahrad, Mohammad Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Kravchenko, Sergii Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Lauck, Sandra Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Desjardins, Adrien Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Torres Cruz, Luis Alberto Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Dahmen, Joseph Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Garrett, Bernard Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Stevens, Sara Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Feng, James Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Mathematics
Cockcroft, Steven Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Brown, Helen Jean Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Tang, Shuo Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nasiopoulos, Panos Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Altintas, Yusuf Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Leung, Cyril Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Martinez, Mark Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Bacca, Mattia Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Zimmerman, Naomi Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jaiman, Rajeev Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rojas, Orlando Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Wood Science
Kim, Amy Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Kadir, Aynur Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Sherpa, Pasang Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Asian Studies
Sultan, Nazmul Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Nunn, Nathan Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Ongchoco, Joan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Nobiss, Jac Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Poudrier, Eve Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Pulleyblank, Douglas Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Hassan, Marwan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Sundstrom, Lisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Winstanley, Catharine Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Rankin, Catharine Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Frackman, Kyle Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Kingstone, Alan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Maillard, Keith Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Lauster, Nathanael Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Savalei, Victoria Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Cooper, Elisabeth Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Kuus, Merje Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Rea, Christopher Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Schneider, Thomas Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Davis, Henry Thomas Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics

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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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