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
Brander, James Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
King, Ross Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Hubley, Anita Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Lee, Agnes Yuet Ying Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Hematology
Scott, Alexander Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Wachs, Anthony Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Clare, Adam Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shannon, Kate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Hatzikiriakos, Savvas Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Clark, Luke Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Marziali, Andre Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Jones, Steven J Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Hancock, Robert E Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Feng, Steve Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
MacDougall, Bruce Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Cheek, Timothy Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Department of History
Mayo, John Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine
Henry, Annette Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Gleason, Mona Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Wilkes, Rima Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Robinson, Wendy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Day, Susan Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Thobani, Sunera Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Gill, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Cockcroft, Steven Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Ryan, Colm Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Sheel, William Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Molday, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Abolmaesumi, Purang Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jaeger, Nicolas A Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Srivastava, Diane Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Skarsgard, Erik Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Diamond, Adele Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Ghoussoub, Nassif Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
McAusland, Carol Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food and Resource Economics
Xiang, Qing-San Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Luo, Honglin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Chen, Jingyi Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Fuller, Sylvia Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Kwakkel, Erik Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Madzwamuse, Anotida Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Road, Jeremy Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Hafeli, Urs Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Walley, Keith Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Berbee, Mary Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Lampe, Lutz Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Manges, Amee Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Madden, Kenneth Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine
Coughtrie, Michael Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dipple, Gregory Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric 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.
    Attend an information session

    G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.