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

 
Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Smilges, Logan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Barnett, Kristen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Im, Hee Yeon Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Prueitt, Cat Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Raker, Ethan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Sherpa, Pasang Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Asian Studies
LU, JULIET Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Hariri, Amani Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Achermann, Reto Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Murugan, Mathav Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Vigo, Daniel Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Borduas-Dedekind, Nadine Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Hammerly, Christopher Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Sultan, Nazmul Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Baada, Jemima Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Kim, Kwang Ho Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
d'Arcy, Mitch Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Reilly, Patrick Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Paradis, Gregory Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Haji, Faizal Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Moore, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Department of Botany
Zhu, Jian Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Barudin, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Gourlay, William Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Tamber, Mandeep Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Haase, Kristen Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Forde, Shawn Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Swanson, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Wiesner, Felix Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Amri, Michelle Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Petherick, Leanne Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Mitchell, Cameron Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Park, Yongjin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics
Rosin, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Hirsch-Reinshagen la, Veronica Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Dennis, Brittany Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Ryu, Min Hyung Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Page, Brent Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Schmidt, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Keenan, Harper Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Turgeon, Ricky Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dadugblor, Stephen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Lemieux, Caroline Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Henderson, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Nicholson, Cecily Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Franks, Scott Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
McCarty, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Pollock, Courtney Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Moore, Marcus Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Grunau, Brian Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine

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