Research Supervisors

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
Testa, Carlo Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Gick, Bryan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Wood, Stepan Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Schuetz, Christian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Gusterson, Hugh Phillimore Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Allan, Douglas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Nashon, Samson Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Phang, P Terence Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Coulthard, Lisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Taylor, Eric Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Chen, Jiahua Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Klein, Bern Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Sorensen, Poul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Ventura, Carlos Estuardo Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Folk, Joshua Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Weary, Daniel Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Lemieux, Thomas Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Kojevnikov, Alexei Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Frank, Adam Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Bowie, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Lemieux, Guy Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bromme, Dieter Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Slingerland, Edward Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Manges, Amee Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Adebar, Perry Erwin Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Cui, Wei Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Ford, Cristie Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Ahmed, Rumee Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Pakhomov, Yevhenii Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Ur, Ehud Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Endocrinology
Hoodless, Pamela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Engineering
Levings, Megan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Haukaas, Terje Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Hubley, Anita Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Simpson, Elizabeth Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Glassheim, Eagle Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Penninger, Josef Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Chan, Kai Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Morgan, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Hackett, Tillie-Louise Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Peck, Jamie Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Gupta, Neeru Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, School of Population and Public Health
Grecov, Dana Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Salibian-Barrera, Matias Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Straus, Suzana Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Ashe, Maureen Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Laronde, Denise Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Gyenge, Elod Lajos Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Henry, Annette Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Gregory-Evans, Kevin 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.
Attend an information session

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