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

 
Namesort descending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Liao, Carol Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Liao-McPherson, Dominic Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lightfoot, Sheryl Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Lim, Emilia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lim, Chinten James Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Lim, Theodore Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Lima, Viviane Dias Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Lin, Li-Wen Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Lin, Kuo-Shyan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Lis, Mieszko Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lisonkova, Sarka Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Lister, Alison Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Liston, Mary Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Liu, Wenying Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Liu, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, School of Biomedical Engineering
Liu, Siyuan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Lo, Kin Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Lo, Owen Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Lockwood, William Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Loewen, Peter Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Loewen, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Loewen, Philip Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Logan, Tricia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Lokman, Kees Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Loo, Tina Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Loock, Christine Ann Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Lopes, Dominic Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Loree, Jonathan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Lorincz, Matthew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Loss, Cristiano Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Loucks, Catrina Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Louie, Dustin Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Loutzenheiser, Lisa Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Low, Margaret Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Lowe, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
LU, JULIET Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Luciani, Dan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Lucyshyn, Joseph Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Lui, Harvey Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Lukes, Laura Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Lundholm, Russell Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Lunken, Genelle Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Luo, Honglin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Lynd, Larry Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lynn, Francis Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Lynn, Hyung Gu Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Lyon, Annabel Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Lyons, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Ma, Hongshen Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering

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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.