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".

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Supervisor Directory

Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Marra, Marco Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, Michael Smith Laboratories
Carenini, Giuseppe Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Beatty, John Henry Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Gulati, Sumeet Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food and Resource Economics
Fuller, Sylvia Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Lin, Kuo-Shyan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Kovach, Margaret Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Gustafson, Stephen James Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Levin, Adeera Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Pike, Ian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Walley, Keith Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Brauer, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Chen, Jiahua Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Salibian-Barrera, Matias Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Franz, Marcel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Illes, Judy Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Otto, Sarah Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Rossi, Fabio Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics
Li, Kai Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Ng, Raymond Tak-Yan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Sinclair, Chadwick Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Dahl, Darren Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Pelech, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Nunez, Desmond Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Eng, Janice Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Jones, David Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Thobani, Sunera Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Conati, Cristina Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Myers, Tamara Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Schultz, Kirk Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Ford, Cristie Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Koppes, Michele Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
O'Brien, Heather Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Verchere, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Devereux, Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Taiebat, Mahdi Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Krystal, Gerald Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Green, David Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Takahata, Kenichi Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Munk, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Cherkasov, Artem Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Sossi, Vesna Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Martin, Tara Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Zerriffi, Hisham Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Giaschi, Deborah Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Gu, Xiong Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Baron, Andrew Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Hoegg, Jo Andrea Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Sheel, William Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Welch, William 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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