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
Mohseni, Madjid Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Mokak Teguia, Alberto Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Molday, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mole, Christopher Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Molina Hutt, Carlos Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Momose, Takamasa Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Money, Deborah Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Monteyne, Joseph Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Montgomerie, Johnna Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Montgomery, H. Monty Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Montwe, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Moon, Seok Min Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Moore, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Department of Botany
Moore, Marcus Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Moore, Edwin D Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Moore, Patrick Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Moore, David Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Moran, Patrick Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Morgan, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Morin, Gregg Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Moritz, Orson Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Morris, Leora Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Mortenson, Ben Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Morton, David Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Morzycki, Marcin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Moss, Laura Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Mostow, Joshua Scott Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Mota, Miguel Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Moukhles, Hakima Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Muehlmann, Shaylih Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Mui, Alice Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mulpuri, Kishore Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Munk, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Munoz, Joaquin Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Munzner, Tamara Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Murphy, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Murphy, Enda Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Murphy, Timothy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Murphy, Rachel Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Murphy, Gail Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Murphy, Anne Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Murugan, Mathav Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Myers, Tamara Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Myers-Smith, Isla Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Nabi, Ivan Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Nagamune, Ryozo Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nagarajan, Mahesh Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Nair, Prashant Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nakamura, Fuyubi Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Nan, Ning Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems

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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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