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 Rolesort ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Verchere, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Marra, Marco Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, Michael Smith Laboratories
Schulte, Patricia Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Sin, Donald Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Hermiston, Nancy Jane Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Chen, Jinhua Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Av-Gay, Yossef Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
McCormack, James Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Phillips, Anthony Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Lopes, Dominic Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Bostock, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Vatsal, Vinayak Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Otto, Sarah Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Rossi, Fabio Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics
Li, Kai Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Churg, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Ripeanu, Matei Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rogak, Steven Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hepburn, John Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Maxwell, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Wylie, Alison Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Clifton, Kelly Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Borwein, Sophie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Koh, Germaine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Korthauer, Keegan Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Weber, Alexander Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Cohen-Hillel, Tamar Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Dias Saraiva-Patelli, Ella Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Yavicoli, Alexia Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Tak, Thena Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Tang, Xin Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Computer Science
Pollock, Courtney Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Agarwal, Isha Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Gerrie, Alina Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Leavitt, Sarah Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Di Matteo, Olivia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Frandy, Tim Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Georgopulos, Nicole Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Duan, Kevin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Schrewe, Brett Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Bullard, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Mokak Teguia, Alberto Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Rosen, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Turner, Hannah Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Kuo, Calvin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
McCarty, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Kuhn, McKenzie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Dutta, Souradeep Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ameli, Ali Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Logan, Tricia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies

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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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