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
Deering, Kathleen Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Dell, Sharon Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
DeLongis, Anita Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Dempsey, Jessica Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Dennis, Brittany Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Dennis, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Desjardins, Adrien Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dev, Rubee Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Devereux, Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Devisscher, Tahia Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Devlin, Angela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Di Matteo, Olivia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Diamond, Adele Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Dias Saraiva-Patelli, Ella Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Dick, Alexander Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Dierker, Steve Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Dierkes, Julian Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Ding, Jiarui Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Dixon, Joy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Dixon, David Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Doan, Quynh Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Doberstein, Carey Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Dobson, Teresa Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Doebeli, Michael Walter Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics, Department of Zoology
Dollinger, Stefan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Donaldson, R Glen Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Dong, Xuesen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Donnelly, Leeann Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Donner, Simon Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Dormuth, Colin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Douglas, Jennifer Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Dreisinger, David Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Drelichman, Mauricio Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Drew, Yvette Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Drljaca, Igor Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Duan, Kevin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Ducharme, Michel Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Duff, David Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Duff, Patricia Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Duffy, Kay Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Dummer, Trevor Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Dumont, Guy A Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dunbar, W Scott Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Dunn, Elizabeth Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Duong, Franck Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dutta, Souradeep Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dutz, Jan Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Dvorak, Marcel F S Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Earle, Bo Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Early, Margaret Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education

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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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