Research Supervisors

The supervisor is the key person in a research-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 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 "Supervision".

Advice how to reach out to supervisors

 
Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Thomasen, Kristen Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Teves, Sheila Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Knox, Sara Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Naqvi, Naveena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Hay, Kevin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Hematology
Clifford, Amanda Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Alaica, Aleksa Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Feng, Haibo Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Shawwash, Ziad K Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Jelovica, Jasmin Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
Zimmerman, Naomi Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Korthauer, Keegan Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
McGee, Alexis Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Di Matteo, Olivia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hirsch-Reinshagen la, Veronica Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Gladwin, Derek Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Ranger, Manon Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Duffy, Kay Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
d'Arcy, Mitch Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Knipfer, Thorsten Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Goetz, Friedrich Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Schummers, Laura Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hwang, Il Myoung Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Poon, Brenda Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Kunz, Nadja Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Etxabe, Julen Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Turner, Hannah Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Daniels, Megan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Madhav, Manu Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Bates, Genevieve Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Darvin, Ron Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Madiseh, Ali Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Clough, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Bailey, C. D. Alison Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Nair, Prashant Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Munro, Sarah Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Evans, Jonathan Blair Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Frommel, Andrea Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Safieddine, Hicham Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Dias Saraiva-Patelli, Ella Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Yeung, Ira Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Parra, Alvaro Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Tseng, Michelle Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
Jurkevics, Anna Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Kikkawa, Ayumu Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Makris, Georgios Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Thrampoulidis, Christos Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Emberson, Lauren Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Vu, Ly Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ghebremusse, Sara Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law

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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.