Research Supervisors

The supervisor is the key person in a research-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 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 "Supervision".

Advice how to reach out to supervisors

 
Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Dunbar, W Scott Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Haukaas, Terje Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Nislow, Corey Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bonn, Douglas Andrew Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Condon, Anne Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Rieseberg, Loren Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Lemay, Valerie Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Naus, Monika Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Sigal, Leonid Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Bertram, Allan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Garbi, Rafeef Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Friedman, Joel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Mathison, Sandra Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Kiefl, Robert Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Dancygier, Barbara Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Mérida, Walter Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jiang, Xiaoyan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Russell, James Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Pawlowicz, Richard Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Benedet, Janine Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Kozlowski, Piotr Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Weary, Daniel Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Menzies, Charles Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Fortin, Nicole Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Van Raamsdonk, Mark Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Anderson, David Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Ramankutty, Navin Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Servati, Peyman Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Goold, Benjamin Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Christenson, James Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Greif, Chen Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Griffin, Dale Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Lacaille, Diane Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Finlay, B Brett Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wiseman, Sam Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Wellington, Cheryl Lea Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Brander, James Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
King, Ross Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Hubley, Anita Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Lee, Agnes Yuet Ying Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Hematology
Scott, Alexander Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Wachs, Anthony Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Effros, Bonnie Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Shannon, Kate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Hatzikiriakos, Savvas Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Clark, Luke Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Marziali, Andre Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Jones, Steven J Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Hancock, Robert E Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Feng, Steve Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering

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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.
    Attend an information session

    G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.