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".

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Supervisor Directory

Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Vanwynsberghe, Robert Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Stoeber, Boris Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Fannin, R Jonathan Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Kremen, Claire Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Zoology
Razack, Saleem Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Bi, Xiaotao Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Sadovnick, Adele Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Anis, Aslam Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Perry, Nancy Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Nagamune, Ryozo Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hohl, Corinne Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Nabi, Ivan Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Wong, Judy Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Beauchamp, Mark Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Pavlidis, Paul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories
Barnes, Trevor Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Snutch, Terrance Preston Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry
Mansfield, Shawn Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science, Department of Botany
Hasinoff, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Bowie, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Lansdorp, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Ajjawi, Rola Professor Faculty of Medicine
Carleton, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Pante, Nelly Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Grayston, Susan Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Marziali, Andre Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Carlson, Murray Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Molday, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ward, Michael Jeffrey Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Choi, Peter Tsz Lung Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Graham, Sean Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Soja, Peter Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Laronde, Denise Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Benedet, Janine Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Forster, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Fels, S Sidney Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Goldenberg, S Larry Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Benavente, Oscar Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Ollivier-Gooch, Carl Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Staub-French, Sheryl Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Stirling, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Wood, Frank Donald Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Jetter, Reinhard Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Chemistry
Granot, Daniel Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Brauner, Colin Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Dancygier, Barbara Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
MacLean, Karon Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Harrison, Kathryn Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Hoodless, Pamela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Engineering
Dunbar, W Scott Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering

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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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