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 Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Booker, Courtney Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Earle, Bo Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Gillham, David Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Gordillo, Gaston Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Schrimpf, Paul Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Iurascu, Ilinca Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Karwowska, Bozena Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Dauvergne, Peter Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Dempsey, Jessica Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Menzies, Charles Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Kemple, Thomas Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Green, David Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Fortin, Nicole Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Fisher, Alexander Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Antwi, Phanuel Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Sin, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Squires, Munir Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Palombo, Daniela Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Shariff, Azim Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Thauberger, Althea Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Gelinas-Lemaire, Vincent Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Silverberg, Noah Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Szabo, Krisztina Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Caragata, Lea Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
McGee, Alexis Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Brown, William Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Crowston, Clare Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Koncan, Frances Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Nicholson, Cecily Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Hummel, Calla Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Hamm, Corey Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Turin, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology
Levell, Nicola Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Coulthard, Lisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Myers, Tamara Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Coleman, Katharina Pichler Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Justice, Daniel Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of English Language and Literatures
Hwang, Il Myoung Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Wyly, Elvin Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Hermida, Alfred Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Quirk, Paul Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Meyers, Eric Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Frelick, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures, Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Wilkes, Rima Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Moore, Patrick Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Wood, Jasper Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Copeland, Brian Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Pareles, Mo Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Kerns, Connor Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Mahtani, Minelle Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice

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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.