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
Jin, Xiaoliang Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Schaeffer, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Cao, Yankai Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Foster, Johan Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Huyser, Kimberly Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Donaldson, R Glen Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Arbel, Efrat Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Rouse, Robert Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Girard, Jonathan Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Coulthard, Glen Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Political Science
Shneiderman, Sara Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Hutchinson, Norman Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Fulton, Bruce Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Perla, Jesse Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Tamber, Mandeep Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Haase, Kristen Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Forde, Shawn Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Swanson, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
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
d'Arcy, Mitch Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Reilly, Patrick Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Paradis, Gregory Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Haji, Faizal Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Moore, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Department of Botany
Yavicoli, Alexia Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Tak, Thena Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Gourlay, William Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Page, Brent Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Schmidt, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Keenan, Harper Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Turgeon, Ricky Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dadugblor, Stephen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Lemieux, Caroline Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Duan, Kevin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Schrewe, Brett Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
McCarty, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Petherick, Leanne Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Mitchell, Cameron Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Park, Yongjin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics
Rosin, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Hirsch-Reinshagen la, Veronica Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Kuhn, McKenzie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Cragg, Jacquelyn Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Weidberg, Hilla Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Reid, Andrea Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Khmelnitskaya, Ekaterina Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Alaica, Aleksa Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
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

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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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