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 Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Sawatzky, Bonita Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Lam, Raymond Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Krahn, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
Spittal, Patricia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Sadowski, Ivan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Woodward, Todd Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Woollard, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Dutz, Jan Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
O'Donnell, Maureen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Cote, Helene Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
West, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Mikelberg, Frederick Samuel Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Marra, Marco Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, Michael Smith Laboratories
Steidl, Christian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Reilly, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Calam, Betty Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Mui, Alice Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lefaivre, Kelly Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Wang, Yu Tian Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Lam, Stephen C Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Gleave, Martin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Dong, Xuesen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Sadar, Marianne Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Schmidt, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Isaac, Kathryn Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Ju, Myeong Jin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Singh, Amritpal Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Gupta, Neeru Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, School of Population and Public Health
Griesdale, Donald E Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Department of Medicine
McNagny, Kelly Marshall Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics
Brussoni, Mariana Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health
Nygaard, Haakon Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Lorincz, Matthew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Bally, Marcel Bertran Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Anis, Aslam Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Seamans, Jeremy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Tomek, Jennifer Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Howe, Tami Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Moore, Edwin D Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Leung, Peter C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Purssell, Roy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Van Petegem, Filip Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Holsti, Liisa Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Choi, Peter Tsz Lung Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Garbuz, Donald Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Kitson, Clifford Neil Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
MacLure, Malcolm Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Dedhar, Shoukat Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Freeman, Hugh James Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Loock, Christine Ann Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

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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.