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 Rolesort ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Simard, Suzanne Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Sayer, Jeffrey Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Mank, Judith Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Jones, David Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Gill, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Cundiff, Geoffrey Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Spittal, Patricia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Ghioca, Dragos Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Dancygier, Barbara Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Masri, Bas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Sanatani, Shubhayan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Langager, Graeme Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Hoodless, Pamela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Engineering
Dunbar, W Scott Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Pavlidis, Paul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories
Barnes, Trevor Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Zoubeidi, Amina Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Barichello, Richard Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food and Resource Economics
Gibson, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Enns, James Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Krems, Roman Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Watson, Liam Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Forbes, Connor Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Shadgan, Babak Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Wang, Daochen Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Lagresa-González, Elizabeth Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Sirwani, Deepak Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Ju, Myeong Jin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Starling, Dan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Leung, Janice Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Raynard, Mia Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Yu, Lingtao Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Im, Hee Yeon Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Morris, Leora Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Fabris, Michael Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Hariri, Amani Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Yang, Renren Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Achermann, Reto Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Siddiqui, Hasan Zahid Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Pasquier, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Noori, Sofia Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Wagner, Katherine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Cloth, Allison Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Earle, Bo Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Wu, Lyndia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kim, Kwang Ho Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Madhav, Manu Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Li, Xiaoxiao Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hwang, Il Myoung Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Matthew, Ian Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences

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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.