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
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
Samuels, Anne Lacey Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Hubball, Harry Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Woodward, Todd Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Ellis, Naoko Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Song, Kyungchul Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Hu, Alan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Gouzouasis, Peter Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Irwin, Rita Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Hasinoff, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Jenson, Jennifer Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Dell, Sharon Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Gupta, Neeru Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, School of Population and Public Health
Shapka, Jennifer Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Cameron, Maxwell Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Hodgson, Elizabeth Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Spittal, Patricia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Sadowski, Ivan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Holmes, Reid Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Duff, David Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Sarra, Janis Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Cote, Helene Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
de Silva, Clarence Wilfred Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Marra, Marco Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, Michael Smith Laboratories
Steidl, Christian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
White, Katherine Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Macdonald, Christopher Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Granot, Frieda Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Lam, Stephen C Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Sunderland, Terence Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Aronson, Meigan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Shmerkin, Pablo Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
DeLongis, Anita Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Evans, Paul Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Rodrigues, Brian Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lorincz, Matthew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Abdi, Ali Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Leyton-Brown, Kevin Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Matthews, Jaymie Mark Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Leung, Peter C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Campbell, Suzanne Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Muehlmann, Shaylih Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
MacLean, Karon Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Garbuz, Donald Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Lemieux, Victoria Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information

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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.