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 descending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Williams, Jennifer Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Williams, Ben Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Williams, Karla Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wilson, David Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Wilson, Brian Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Wilson, Tina Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Wilton, Steven Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Winstanley, Catharine Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Winthrop-Young, Geoffrey Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Wiseman, Sam Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Wisnovsky, Simon Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wittman, Hannah Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Wolf, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Wolkovich, Elizabeth Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Wong, Hubert Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Wong, Vincent Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wong, Sabrina Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Wong, Judy Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wong, Danielle Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Wong, Harvey Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wood, Evan Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Wood, Jasper Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Wood, Stepan Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Wood, Frank Donald Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Woodward, Todd Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Woody, Sheila Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Wright, Joanne Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Wright, Handel Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Wright, Matthew Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Wright, David Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Wu, Amery Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Wu, Lang Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Wu, Helena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Wu, Lyndia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Wu, Joy Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Wu, Chunhua Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Wyatt, Christopher Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Wyatt, Alexander Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Wylie, Alison Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Wyly, Elvin Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Wytenbroek, Lydia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Xia, Guangrui Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Xiao, Robert Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Xu, Zhaoming Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Yachie, Nozomu Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Yada, Rickey Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Yadav, Vikramaditya Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Yan, Han Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Yan, Miu Chung Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Yan, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics

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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.