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 ascending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Weaver, Michael Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Weary, Daniel Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Watson, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Watson, Liam Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Waterman, Stephanie Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Wasteneys, Geoff Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Wasserman, Wyeth Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Ward, Michael Jeffrey Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Warburton, Darren Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Wang Kazun, Siyun Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Wang, Zhen Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wang, Yan Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Wang, Yuzhuo Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Wang, Fei Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Wang, Daochen Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Wang, Ying Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Wang, Guangyu Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Wang, Yu Tian Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Wang, Jessica Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Wang, Tongli Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Wang, Yanwen Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Wang, Lele Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wang, Rizhi Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Walus, Konrad Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Waltham, Christopher Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Walsh, Shannon Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Walley, Keith Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Walker, Judith Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Wagner, Katherine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Wachs, Anthony Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Vujosevic, Tijana Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Vu, Ly Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Voss, Christine Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Vora, Siddharth Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
von Keyserlingk, Marina Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
von Bergmann, Hsingchi Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Virji-Babul, Naznin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Vincent, Amanda Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Vilarino-Guell, Carles Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Vila-Rodriguez, Fidel Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Vijayaraghavan, Rajesh Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Vigo, Daniel Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Vidler, Marianne Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Victoriano, Ramon Antonio Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Viau, Victor Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Vessey, Mark Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Vertinsky, Patricia Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Vertinsky, Ilan Boris Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Verchere, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Vercammen, James Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food and Resource 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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G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.