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 Rolesort ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Rachapalli, Swapnika Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Henderson, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Nicholson, Cecily Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Franks, Scott Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Wu, Lyndia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Morris, Leora Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Fabris, Michael Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Rahmani, Mona Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Dennis, Brittany Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Ryu, Min Hyung Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
An, Ji-yoon Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Matthew, Ian Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Zou, Ke Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Fairbairn, Nadia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Yang, Renren Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Siddiqui, Hasan Zahid Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Pasquier, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Leung, Janice Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Raynard, Mia Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Ba, Wenjia Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Akinwole, Tolulope Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Bryant, Ross Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Huemoeller, Katharine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Wong, Danielle Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Madhav, Manu Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Li, Xiaoxiao Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mannas, Miles Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Mack, Johnny Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Krentz, Nicole Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Atiquzzaman, Mohammad Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Bruce, Heather Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Goldbach, Toby Susan Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Zhang, Wei Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Laird, Colleen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Noori, Sofia Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Wagner, Katherine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Glegg, Stephanie Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Yeung, Ira Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Proctor, Jonathan Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food and Resource Economics
Rosenblum, Daisy Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology
Cookson, Tara Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Ibrahim, Mohamed Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Vanderwal, Tamara Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Deering, Kathleen Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Tong, Nicholas Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Thrampoulidis, Christos Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Yan, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Lau, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Selvanathan, Thiviya Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Tarling, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences

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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.