Research Supervisors

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 Role Facultysort ascending Academic Unit
Parker, Seth Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Greyson, Devon Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Shahidi, Neal Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Bouchard, Katrina Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Sellers, Stephanie Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery
Zhou, Lily Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Oldani, Graziano Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Boerner, Katelynn Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Amri, Michelle Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Khan, Rabia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Pioro, Erik Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine
Avina, Antonio Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Austin, Jehannine Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Genetics
Brussoni, Mariana Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health
Nygaard, Haakon Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Walley, Keith Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Bassett, Ken Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Vedam, Saraswathi Professor Faculty of Medicine Midwifery Program
Ogrodniczuk, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Hutcheon, Jennifer Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Leipsic, Jonathon Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine
Quon, Bradley Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Oruc, Ipek Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Watson, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Daley, Denise Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Cote, Helene Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Crook, Juanita Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Pavlidis, Paul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories
Forster, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Dummer, Trevor Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Shahnaz, Navid Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Zoubeidi, Amina Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Fleetham, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Mayor, Thibault Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories
Gibson, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Morin, Gregg Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Lefaivre, Kelly Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Bhagavatula, Sastry Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Scott, Alexander Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Kolind, Shannon Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Loewen, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Anglesio, Michael Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Cembrowski, Mark Steven Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Bashashati Saghezchi, Ali Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Lan, James Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Laksman, Zachary Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering
Somasekharan, Syam Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Henderson, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Dennis, Brittany Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Brumme, Chanson Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases

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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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