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
Kopylova, Maya Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Koppes, Michele Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Kopp, Janel Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Kontogiorgos, Vasileios Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Kong, Hoi Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Koncan, Frances Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Kolind, Shannon Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Kojevnikov, Alexei Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Koh, Germaine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Koehoorn, Mieke Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Koehle, Michael Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology, Department of Family Practice
Kobor, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Knipfer, Thorsten Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Knight, Darryl Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Knight, Vicki Floyd Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Klonsky, Elisha Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Klein Geltink, Ramon Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Klein, Naomi Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Klein, Bern Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Klein, Peter Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Kitts, David Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Kitson, Clifford Neil Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Kissoon, Niranjan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Kirchen, Patrick Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kingstone, Alan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
King, Kayla Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
King, Ross Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Kindler, Anna Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Kim, Amy Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Kim, Young-Heon Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Kim, Hyosub Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Kim, Sooyeon Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Kim, Christine Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Kim, Hugh Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Kim, Kwang Ho Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Kim, Eric Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Kim, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Kikkawa, Ayumu Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Kieffer, Tim Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Kiczales, Gregor Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Kia, Hannah Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Khmelnitskaya, Ekaterina Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Khanna, Tarun Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Khan, Nadia Ahmed Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Khan, Samia Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Khan, Rabia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Kershaw, Paul Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Kerr, Thomas Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Kerns, Connor Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology

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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.