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

 
Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Gladwin, Derek Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Gaertner, David Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Elliott, Alison Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Nelson, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Hieawy, Ahmed Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Frackman, Kyle Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Lauster, Nathanael Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Sidhu, Ravindar Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Rieger, Caroline Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Michelson, David Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Silver, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Jenkins, Emily Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Jelovica, Jasmin Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
Hooper, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Bradbury, Hal Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Amini, Kiana Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Davis, Ryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Bailey, C. D. Alison Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Havaei, Farinaz Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Abdin, Yasmine Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Steif, Adi Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Jun, Hyejung Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Maler, Anabel Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Poon, Brenda Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Jurkevics, Anna Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Song, Liang Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Bloem-Reddy, Benjamin Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Bourges, Antoine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Tokuyama, Maria Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Barbeito Sanchez, Ignacio Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Vidler, Marianne Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Hoffmann, Alexandra Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Huemoeller, James Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
McCasland, Jamie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Clough, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Ghebremusse, Sara Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Weaver, Michael Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Amijee, Fatema Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Sam, Johanna Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Bain, Kimberly Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Grenz, Jennifer Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Gebril, Mohamed Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Tavasoli, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Enfield, Katey Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Tseng, Michelle Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
McCracken, Rita Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
McCormick, Kelly Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Silva, Tony Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Shwartz, Vered Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Gao, Lucy Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics

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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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