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
Parfrey, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
Paris, Leslie Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Park, Mi Jung Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Park, Kyung Ae Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Park, CJ Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Park, Yongjin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics
Park, Keun Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Park, Jen Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Parker, Seth Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Parkes, Debra Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Partridge, Stephen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Pasquier, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Paterson, Ryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Patey, Grenfell Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Patrick, David Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Pattabiraman, Karthik Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Patterson, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Pauly, Daniel Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Department of Zoology
Pavlich, Dennis Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Pavlidis, Paul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories
Pawlik, Marek Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Pawlowicz, Richard Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Peacock, Simon Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Peck, Alexandra Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Peck, Jamie Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Peihani, Maziar Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Peirce, Anthony Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Pelech, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Pennefather, Patrick Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Perla, Jesse Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Perley, Bernard Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Perrin, David Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Perrin, Benjamin Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Perrone, Lucy Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Perry, Nancy Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Peters, Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Petherick, Leanne Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Petrella, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Pettersen, Jacqueline Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Phang, P Terence Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Phani, Srikantha Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phelan, Anne Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Philbrick, Rachel Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Philip, Kavita Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Phillips, Anthony Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Phinney, Alison Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Picard, Sebastien Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Piechocki, Katharina Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Pierre, Jemima Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Pigozzo Manso, Adriana Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences

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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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