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

 
Name Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Holsti, Liisa Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Lacaille, Diane Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Mancini, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
Sobolev, Boris Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Teichman, Joel Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Kitson, Clifford Neil Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Stoessl, A Jon Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Mawson, John Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Guenette, Jordan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Murphy, Rachel Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Keown, Paul Anthony Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Pelech, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Lynn, Francis Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Bansback, Nick Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Lam, Stephen C Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Gleave, Martin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Skoretz, Stacey Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Schrader, Kasmintan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Panenka, William Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Subramaniam, Sriram Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Schuetz, Christian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Ciernia, Annie Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Socias, Maria Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Elliott, Alison Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Hach, Faraz Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Singh, Anurag Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine
Hilton, Brett Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Hawkes, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Sladen, Douglas Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Law, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Chi, Kim Nguyen Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Davies, Hugh William Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Murphy, Timothy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Krahn, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
Conibear, Elizabeth Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Howe, Tami Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Friedman, Jan Marshall Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Wang, Yuzhuo Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Sidhu, Ravindar Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Russell, James Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Holt, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Psychiatry
MacNeily, Andrew Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Greidanus, Nelson Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Chia, Stephen K.L. Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Silver, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Allard, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Small, Jeff Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Stuart, Gavin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Aparicio, Samuel Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Turvey, Stuart Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

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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.