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

 
Name Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Yong, Paul Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Van Petegem, Filip Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Campbell, Kristin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Molday, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brown, Kelly Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Dutz, Jan Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Choi, Peter Tsz Lung Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Gonzalez-Montaner, Julio Sergio Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Hohl, Corinne Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Nabi, Ivan Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Janssen, Patricia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Freeman, Hugh James Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Loock, Christine Ann Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Beristain, Alexander Guillermo Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Stockler-Ipsiroglu, Sylvia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Salh, Baljinder Singh Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Kelleher, Dermot Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Savage, Kerry Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Wong, Hubert Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Lockwood, William Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Sakakibara, Brodie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Dell, Sharon Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Pouladi, Mahmoud Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Besserer, Floyd Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Forbes, Connor Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Bhatti, Parveen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Thiessen, Kellie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Midwifery Program
Ciocca, Valter Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Levin, Adeera Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Pike, Ian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Reid, Gregor Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Gill, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Cundiff, Geoffrey Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Geoffrion, Roxana Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Spittal, Patricia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Younger, Alastair Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Ho, Kendall Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Lui, Harvey Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Dedhar, Shoukat Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qayumi, Abdul Karim Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Skarsgard, Erik Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Guy, Pierre Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Pang, Catherine C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Rideout, Elizabeth Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Sandford, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Honer, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Colozzo, Paola Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Wang, Yu Tian Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Taylor, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery

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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.