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
Lalji, Fawziah Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Li, Yue-Xian Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Stuart, Gavin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Mackenzie, Ian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Milligan, Kevin Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Frangou, Sophia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Spiegel, Jerry Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Hickson, Paul Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Wittman, Hannah Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Bull, Gary Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Wong, Vincent Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
McKay, Heather Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice, Department of Orthopaedics
Scott, Ian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Dixon, David Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Siu, Henry Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Zhang, Anming Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Li, Kai Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Zhou, Youwen Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Devine, Dana Virginia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Aquino, Karl Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Leung, Cyril Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hopkinson, Nalo Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Carleton, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Simchen, Ori Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Young, Mary-Lynn Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Yang, Tsung-Yuan Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Brauner, Colin Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Eberhardt, Erik Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Hieter, Philip Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics
Cunliffe, Emma Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
la Selva, Samuel Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
MacFarlane, Andrew Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Bedke, Matthew Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
MacNeily, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Boccassini, Daniela Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Tebbutt, Scott Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Joseph, K.S. Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Population and Public Health
Yan, Miu Chung Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Hepburn, John Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
LeBaron, Michelle Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Simard, Suzanne Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Wolf, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Chapman, Mary Ann Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Chanway, Christopher Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Hatala, Rose Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Dvorak, Marcel F S Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Olson, James Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tetzlaff, Wolfram Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Gsponer, Joerg Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories
Zebehazy, Kim Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education

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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.