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
Rabkin, Simon Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
McKeown, Martin Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Collins, Colin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Devlin, Angela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Khan, Nadia Ahmed Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Illes, Judy Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Yatham, Lakshmi Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Bayrampour Basmenj, Hamideh Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Midwifery Program
Afshar, Kourosh Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Weng, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Kornelsen, Jude Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Hunt, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Nielsen, Torsten Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Strynadka, Natalie Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kobor, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Rothstein, Ralph Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Stirling, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Sadarangani, Manish Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Lansdorp, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Schaeffer, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Lin, Kuo-Shyan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Vigo, Daniel Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Steif, Adi Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Hach, Faraz Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Singh, Anurag Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine
Hilton, Brett Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Hawkes, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Sladen, Douglas Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Av-Gay, Yossef Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Hanley, Gillian Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Krausz, Reinhard Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Lee, Tim Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Kershaw, Paul Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Chew, Ben Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Doan, Quynh Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Hackett, Tillie-Louise Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Lam, Raymond Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Phillips, Anthony Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Webb, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
Paterson, Ryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Black, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Cheifetz, Rona Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Rossi, Fabio Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics
Verchere, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Sutherland, Jason Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Matsubara, Joanne Aiko Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Gourlay, William Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Miran-Khan, Karim Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice, School of Kinesiology
Ngan, Elton Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Cynader, Max Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

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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.