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 ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Huemoeller, Katharine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Wong, Danielle Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Bradbury, Hal Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Vanderwal, Tamara Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Amini, Kiana Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Deering, Kathleen Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Davis, Ryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Tong, Nicholas Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Thrampoulidis, Christos Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Yan, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Hwang, Il Myoung Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Matthew, Ian Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Zou, Ke Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Fairbairn, Nadia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Maler, Anabel Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Laird, Colleen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Cooke, Ilsa Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Alford-Duguid, Dominic Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Partridge, Stephen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Rosenblum, Daisy Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology
Cookson, Tara Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Ibrahim, Mohamed Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Vidler, Marianne Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Hoffmann, Alexandra Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Moe, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Huemoeller, James Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Sriram, Veena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, School of Population and Public Health
Kravchenko, Sergii Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Goldbach, Toby Susan Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Zhang, Wei Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mitchell, Tamara Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Tavasoli, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Enfield, Katey Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Knipfer, Thorsten Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Wisnovsky, Simon Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Munoz, Joaquin Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Dev, Rubee Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Bryant, Ross Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Mawson, John Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Liao-McPherson, Dominic Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jaccard, Torsten Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Daniels, Megan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Boyd, Jade Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Ayars, Alisabeth Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Smilges, Logan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Caggiano, Holly Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Klein Geltink, Ramon Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Ti, Lianping Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Evans, Jonathan Blair Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Heagy, Lindsey Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric 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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