Research Supervisors

The supervisor is the key person in a research-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 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 "Supervision".

Advice how to reach out to supervisors

 
Name Rolesort ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Sultan, Nazmul Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Conklin, Annalijn Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nolan, Seonaid Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Beswick, Samuel Peter Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Velenosi, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Haji, Faizal Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Wilson, Tina Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Corella Morales, Meghan Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Lallous, Nada Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Wang, Ying Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Vila-Rodriguez, Fidel Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Khmelnitskaya, Ekaterina Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Swanson, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Squires, Munir Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Rosen, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Wytenbroek, Lydia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Sutherland, Danica Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Norris, Samuel Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Fung, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
LU, JULIET Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Lee, Jongho Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Palombo, Daniela Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
McIver, Jess Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Laksman, Zachary Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Mehta, Aastha Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Cohen-Hillel, Tamar Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Lemieux, Caroline Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Singh, Anurag Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine
Karakochuk, Crystal Dawn Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Thauberger, Althea Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Nesbitt, Lorien Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Keenan, Harper Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Morris, Leora Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Webster, Crystal Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Moore, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Department of Botany
Byrne, Fionn Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Salfi, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Agarwal, Isha Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Ti, Lianping Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Szabo, Krisztina Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Beck, Sara Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Mitchell-Foster, Sheona Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ponga de la Torre, Mauricio Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Alaica, Aleksa Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Feng, Haibo Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Giang, Amanda Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Harriman, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Weidberg, Hilla Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Ziethen, Antje Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Ojukwu, Emmanuela Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing

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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.
    Attend an information session

    G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.