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
Dadugblor, Stephen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
d'Arcy, Mitch Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
D Adduzio, Jenna Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Cytrynbaum, Eric Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Cynader, Max Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Cutler, Frederick Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Currie, Leanne Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Cunliffe, Emma Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Cundiff, Geoffrey Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Cui, Wei Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Crowston, Clare Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Crowe, Sean Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Crook, Juanita Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Cronk, Quentin Charles Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Cripton, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Cretu, Edmond Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cresswell, Silke Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Creighton, Millie Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Cranston, Emily Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Craig, Ann Marie Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Cragg, Jacquelyn Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cox, Daniel Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Cox, Susan Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Cox, Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Coulthard, Lisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Coulthard, Glen Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Political Science
Coughtrie, Michael Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cote, Helene Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Corrigall-Brown, Catherine Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Cornil, Yann Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Cornelis, Jean Thomas Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Corella Morales, Meghan Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Copeland, Brian Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Coops, Nicholas Charles Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Cooper, Elisabeth Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Coombs, Daniel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Cool, Julie Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Cookson, Tara Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Cooke, Ilsa Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Conway, Edward Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Hematology
Connolly, James John Timothy Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Conklin, Annalijn Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Conibear, Elizabeth Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Condon, Anne Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Condon, Patrick Michael Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Conati, Cristina Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Colozzo, Paola Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Collins, Colin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Colliander, James Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Coleman, Katharina Pichler Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science

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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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