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
Adebar, Perry Erwin Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Olson, James Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Chang, Stephanie Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Taiebat, Mahdi Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Fujita, Mari Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Poole, Warren Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Madden, John Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Howard, Fuchsia Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Di Matteo, Olivia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Tavasoli, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Huemoeller, James Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Phinney, Alison Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Englezos, Petros Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Nojeh, Alireza Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Salcudean, Tim Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Jaeger, Nicolas A Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lau, Anthony K Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Laval, Bernard Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Miskovic, Ilija Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Vujosevic, Tijana Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Hill, Jane Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Scholes, Rachel Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Liao-McPherson, Dominic Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Caggiano, Holly Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Nagamune, Ryozo Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bungay, Vicky Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Mérida, Walter Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Martindale, Andrew Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Langager, Graeme Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Siu, Henry Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
la Selva, Samuel Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Bowers, Katherine Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Richardson, Alan Walter Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Kojevnikov, Alexei Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Yan, Miu Chung Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Shelton, Anthony Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Milligan, Kevin Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Casas Aguilar, Anna Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Abrutyn, Seth Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Soskuthy, Marton Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Naqvi, Naveena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Carrabre, T. Patrick Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Bryce, Benjamin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Lachance, Lindsay Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Goetz, Friedrich Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Webster, Crystal Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Safieddine, Hicham Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Abedinifard, Mostafa Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Karimi, Aryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Sia, Rosanne Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice

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