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
Zwicker, Jill Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Zuo, Mila Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Zumbo, Bruno Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Zulyniak, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Zoubeidi, Amina Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Zou, Bingshuang Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Zou, Ke Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Zimmerman, Naomi Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ziethen, Antje Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Ziels, Ryan Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Zhu, Jian Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Zhou, Lily Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Zhou, Youwen Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Zhou, Mi Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Zhou, Fei Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Zhitnitsky, Ariel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Zheng, Xin Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Zheng, Andrew Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Zhao, Jiaying Associate Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Psychology
Zhang, Hao Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Zhang, Gaoheng Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Zhang, Lewei Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Zhang, Wei Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Zhang, Jenny Li Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Zhang, Anming Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Zeweri, Helena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Zerriffi, Hisham Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Zeng, Haishan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Zeitlin, Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Zed, Peter Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Zebehazy, Kim Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Zappa, Sandra Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Zandstra, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Michael Smith Laboratories
Zaiontz, Keren Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Zahl, Joshua Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Yu, Lingtao Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Yu, Henry Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Younger, Alastair Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Young, Margot Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Young, Mary-Lynn Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Yoshida, Eric Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Yoon, Florence Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Yoon, Liv Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Yoon, Dongwook Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Yoo, Philip Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Yong, Paul Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Yodanis, Carrie Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Yip, Calvin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yip, Stephen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Yin, Shoufu Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History

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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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