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
Hill, Ian Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Schulz, Martin Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Li, Xiaojun Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Virji-Babul, Naznin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Mizumoto, Kota Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Gordon, Julia Yulia Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Bratiotis, Christiana Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Hill, Jane Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Summers, Alexander Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Miller, Kenneth Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Goble, Scott Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Pritchard, Robert Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Cavusoglu, Hasan Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Ong, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
O'Brien, Heather Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Ortiz Molina, Hernan Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Radic, Valentina Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Hunt, Brian Associate Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Sigal, Leonid Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Harris, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Zhang, Hao Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Ma, Hongshen Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Baines, Erin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Blydt-Hansen, Tom Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Waterman, Stephanie Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Antweiler, Werner Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Sin, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Bergmann, Luke Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Flynn, Alexandra Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Hanser, Jessica Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Gilbert, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Lynn, Hyung Gu Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Reinsberg, Stefan Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
McLeod, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Milner, Valery Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Giaever, Guri Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rideout, Elizabeth Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Salh, Baljinder Singh Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Murphy, Anne Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Wilbur, Kerry Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Soskuthy, Marton Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Saylor, Joel Edward Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Leslie, Sabrina Associate Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Drew, Yvette Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Matthews, Philip Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Garrett, Bernard Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
MacHan, Lindsay Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Quon, Bradley Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Liston, Mary Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Anderson, Scott Allen Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy

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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.