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
Virji-Babul, Naznin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Kuhl, David Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Oxland, Thomas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Roskelley, Calvin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Robinson, Wendy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Gadermann, Anne Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Yip, Stephen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Daugaard, Mads Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Chakrabarty, Trisha Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Dennis, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
de Boer, Carl Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Kuo, Calvin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Loucks, Catrina Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Forbes, Connor Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Bhatti, Parveen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Thiessen, Kellie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Midwifery Program
Griesdale, Donald E Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Department of Medicine
Prior, Jerilynn Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Endocrinology
Anis, Aslam Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
MacVicar, Brian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Jan, Eric Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kissoon, Niranjan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Roland, Elke Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Wiseman, Sam Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Yoshida, Eric Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Gsponer, Joerg Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories
Levings, Megan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Freeman, Hugh James Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Loock, Christine Ann Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Beristain, Alexander Guillermo Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Stockler-Ipsiroglu, Sylvia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Salh, Baljinder Singh Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Kelleher, Dermot Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Savage, Kerry Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Nimmon, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Geller, Josie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Oberle, Eva Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Lima, Viviane Dias Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Olson, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Rahmim, Arman Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Dell, Sharon Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Pouladi, Mahmoud Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Besserer, Floyd Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Gao, Zu-Hua Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Nappi, Lucia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Gupta, Neeru Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, School of Population and Public Health
Bingham, Brittany Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Ho, Vincent Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Shannon, Kate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Allan, Douglas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological 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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