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
Sherpa, Pasang Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Asian Studies
Shin, Leo Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History, Department of Asian Studies
Shmerkin, Pablo Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Shneiderman, Sara Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Shuler, Charles Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Shwartz, Vered Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Sia, Rosanne Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Siddiqui, Hasan Zahid Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Sidhu, Ravindar Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Sigal, Leonid Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Sigurdson, Kris Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Silberman, Lior Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Silva, Tony Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Silver, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Silver, Erin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Silverberg, Noah Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Simard, Suzanne Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Simchen, Ori Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Sin, Donald Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Sin, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Sinclair, Chadwick Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Singh, Anurag Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine
Singh, Amritpal Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Sinnamon, Luanne Silvia Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Sinner, Anita Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Sirwani, Deepak Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Siu, Henry Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Skarsgard, Erik Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Skoretz, Stacey Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Slade, Gordon Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Sladen, Douglas Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Slingerland, Edward Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Sly, Laura Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Small, Jeff Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Smilges, Logan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Smit, Matthijs Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Smith, Tai Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Smith, Gregory Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Smukler, Sean Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Snowberg, Erik Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Snutch, Terrance Preston Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry
Snyder, Jason Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
So, Alan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Sobolev, Boris Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Socias, Maria Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Soja, Peter Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Solymosi, Jozsef Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Soma, Kiran Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Somasekharan, Syam Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Somerville, Tsur Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics

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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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