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 descending Role Faculty Academic Unit
McKenna, Janis Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
McKeown, Martin Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
McLeod, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
McMaster, W Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
McNagny, Kelly Marshall Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics
McNeilly, Kevin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Measday, Vivien Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Meckler, Garth Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Medved, Maureen Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Mehta, Aastha Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Meitner, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Meneghetti, Adam Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Meneilly, Graydon Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine
Menkis, Richard Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Menzies, Charles Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Mercer, Sterett Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Mérida, Walter Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mesbah, Ali Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Metcalfe, Amy Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Metzer, David Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Meyboom, Annalisa Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Meyers, Eric Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Michal, Carl Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Michalak, Erin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Michaletz, Sean Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Michelson, David Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mickelson, Karin Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Mikami, Amori Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Mikelberg, Frederick Samuel Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Militzer, Matthias Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Miller, Bradley Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Miller, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Miller, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Miller, Kenneth Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Miller, Freda Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics
Milligan, Kevin Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Milloy, Michael-John Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Milner, Valery Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Milner-Bolotin, Marina Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Milstein, Sara Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Mirabbasi, Shahriar Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Miran-Khan, Karim Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice, School of Kinesiology
Miskovic, Ilija Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Miskovic, Sanja Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Mitchell, Karice Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Mitchell, Tamara Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Mitchell, Cameron Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Mitchell, Ian Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Mitton, Craig Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health

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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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