Research Supervisors

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 Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Cote, Helene Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Dedhar, Shoukat Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Skarsgard, Erik Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Mayo, John Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine
Laher, Ismail Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Etminan, Mahyar Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Ngan, Elton Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Mawson, John Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Guenette, Jordan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Murphy, Rachel Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Mui, Alice Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lefaivre, Kelly Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Cibere, Jolanda Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Nimmon, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Geller, Josie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Regier, Dean Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Tamber, Mandeep Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
McCracken, Rita Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Gilbert, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Liu, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, School of Biomedical Engineering
Besserer, Floyd Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Yassi, Annalee Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Giaschi, Deborah Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Spiegel, Jerry Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Lovato, Chris Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Sawatzky, Bonita Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Anis, Aslam Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Seamans, Jeremy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Hoffman, Bradford Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Eva, Kevin Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Conibear, Elizabeth Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Nguan, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Woollard, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Craig, Ann Marie Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Devlin, Angela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Khan, Nadia Ahmed Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Sidhu, Ravindar Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
MacLure, Malcolm Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Crook, Juanita Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Lefebvre, Louis Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Beristain, Alexander Guillermo Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Kerr, Thomas Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Allard, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Small, Jeff Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Stuart, Gavin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Krystal, Gerald Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Yee, John Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Bhagavatula, Sastry Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Scott, Alexander Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Wong, Hubert Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health

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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.