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
Forbes, Connor Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Folk, Joshua Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Flynn, Alexandra Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Floresco, Stanley Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Fleetham, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Flannigan, Ryan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Flake, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Fisher, Adlai Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Fisher, Kevin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Fisher, Alexander Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Fisher, Charles Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Fischer, Monika Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Firkins, Jacqueline Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Finlay, B Brett Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Finbloom, Joel Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Field, Thalia Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Ferreira da Silva, Denise Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Ferraz, Claudio Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Fernandez Utrera, Maria Soledad Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Fernandez, Rachel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Feng, James Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Mathematics
Feng, Steve Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Feng, Haibo Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Fels, S Sidney Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Feeley, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Fedorova, Alexandra Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Fedida, David Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Favilukis, Jack Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Faulkner, Guy Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Fast, Naomi Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Fast, Danya Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Farinha Luz, Vitor Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Fannin, R Jonathan Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Fang, Limin Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Fallon, Gerald Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Fairbairn, Nadia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Fabris, Michael Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Evgin, Laura Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Everhart, Avery Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Evenden, Matthew Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Evans, Jonathan Blair Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Evans, Philip David Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Evans, William Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Eva, Kevin Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Etxabe, Julen Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Etminan, Mahyar Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Eskelson, Bianca Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Eryigit Madzwamuse, Suna Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Ervin, Ruth Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Enns, James Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology

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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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