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 Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Leung, Peter C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Palepu, Anita Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Dvorak, Marcel F S Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Bernatchez, Pascal Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Ashe, Maureen Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Ur, Ehud Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Endocrinology
Bettinger, Julie Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
MacLure, Malcolm Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Carlsten, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Traboulsee, Tony Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Harris, Kevin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Vallance, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Laule, Cornelia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Karsan, Aly Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Bennewith, Kevin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
McMaster, W Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Lim, Chinten James Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Gregory-Evans, Kevin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
So, Alan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Viau, Victor Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Conway, Edward Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Hematology
Dong, Xuesen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Ryerson, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Fairbairn, Nadia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Vanderwal, Tamara Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Deering, Kathleen Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Gilbert, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Shakiba, Nika Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Fast, Danya Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Lack, Nathan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Abdelrahman, Khaled Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Kurteva, Siyana Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Brunham, Liam Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Lyons, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Wilson, David Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Pettersen, Jacqueline Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Nguan, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Hsiung, Ging-Yuek Robin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Moore, Edwin D Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
McAlpine, Jessica Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Wasserman, Wyeth Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Abu-Laban, Riyad Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Sorensen, Poul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Gregory-Evans, Cheryl Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Camp, Pat Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Norman, Wendy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Ayas, Najib Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Grunau, Ruth V Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Forwell, Susan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

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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.