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

 
Namesort descending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Scholes, Rachel Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Scholte, Tom Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Schoof, Christian Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Schrader, Kasmintan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Schrewe, Brett Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Schrimpf, Paul Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Schuetz, Christian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Schulte, Patricia Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Schultz, Kirk Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Schulz, Martin Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Schummers, Laura Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Schwartz, Naomi Beth Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Schwarz, Stephan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Scoates, James Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Scott, Ian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Scott, Douglas Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Scott, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Scott, Alexander Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Seamans, Jeremy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Seidel, Marc-David Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Sellers, Stephanie Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
Seltzer, Margo Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Selvanathan, Thiviya Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Semenoff, Gordon Walter Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Senbel, Maged Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Servati, Peyman Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Severinov, Sergei Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Severs, Jeffrey Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Shadgan, Babak Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Shaffer, Elizabeth Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Shahidi, Neal Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Shahnaz, Navid Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Shahrad, Mohammad Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Shahriari, Dena Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, School of Biomedical Engineering
Shakiba, Nika Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Shakya, Tsering Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Department of Asian Studies
Shan, Hongxia Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Shannon, Kate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Shapka, Jennifer Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Shariff, Azim Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Sharon, Rena Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Shaw, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Shechter, Steven Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Sheel, William Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Sheffer, Alla Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Shekhar, Sudip Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Shelton, Anthony Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Shen, Ya Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Shepherd, Bruce Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Sherman, John Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry

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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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