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".

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Supervisor Directory

Namesort ascending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Lo, Owen Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Lo, Kin Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Liu, Wenying Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Liu, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, School of Biomedical Engineering
Liu, Siyuan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Liston, Mary Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Lister, Alison Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Lisonkova, Sarka Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Lis, Mieszko Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lindsey, Charles Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Lin, Kuo-Shyan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Lin, Li-Wen Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Lima, Viviane Dias Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Lim, Chinten James Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Lim, Emilia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lightfoot, Sheryl Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Liao-McPherson, Dominic Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Liao, Carol Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Liao, Renjie Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Li, Wei Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Li, Xiaoxiao Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Li, J. Frank Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Li, Yue-Xian Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Li, Xiaojun Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Li, Kai Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Li, Hongbin Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Li, Xin Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Botany
Li, Loretta Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Li, Linda Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Li, Hao Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Li, Guofang Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Li, Minghao Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Li, Shyh-Dar Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Leyton-Brown, Kevin Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Lewis, Avi Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Levings, Megan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Levin, Adeera Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Levell, Nicola Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Leung, Janice Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Leung, Peter C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Leung, Cyril Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lester, Richard Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Leslie, Sabrina Associate Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Lence, Barbara Jean Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
LeMoult, Joelle Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Lemieux, Caroline Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Lemieux, Victoria Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Lemieux, Guy Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lemieux, Thomas Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics

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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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