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

 
Namesort ascending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Vellutini, Claudio Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Velenosi, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Veenstra, Gerry Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Vedam, Saraswathi Professor Faculty of Medicine Midwifery Program
Vaziri, Reza Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Vatsal, Vinayak Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Vanwynsberghe, Robert Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Vanderwal, Tamara Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
van Willigenburg, Stephanie Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Van Waerbeke, Ludovic Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Van Raamsdonk, Catherine Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Van Raamsdonk, Mark Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Van Petegem, Filip Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
van Jaarsveld, Danielle Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Van Handel, Leigh Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Van Duzer, Leslie Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
van der Ven, Hamish Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Van de Panne, Michiel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Vallance, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Valencia Caicedo, Felipe Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Valadares, Desiree Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Vadeboncoeur, Jennifer Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Usher, Camille Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Ur, Ehud Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Endocrinology
Upham, David Chester Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Unruh, William Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Underhill, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Tworek, Heidi Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Turvey, Stuart Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Turner, Hannah Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Turin, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology
Turgeon, Ricky Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tu, Qingshi Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Tseng, Michelle Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
Tsang, Teresa Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
Tsai, Tai-Peng Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Tropini, Carolina Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Biomedical Engineering
Trites, Andrew Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Tremlett, Helen Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Tremblay, Regine Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Tran, Martino Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Trajano, Heather Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Tracy, Jessica Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Traboulsee, Tony Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Tortell, Philippe Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Botany
Torres Cruz, Luis Alberto Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Tong, Nicholas Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Tomc, Sandra Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Tokuyama, Maria Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology

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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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