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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
Thachuk, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Stacey, Jocelyn Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Austin, Philip Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Whitton, Jeannette Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Ziels, Ryan Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Schnellert, Leyton Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Hacihaliloglu, Ilker Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine
Farinha Luz, Vitor Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Senbel, Maged Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Marinova-Todd, Stefka Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Newton, Christie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Jankowski, Jill Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Rosado Rey, Abel Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Meyboom, Annalisa Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Gadermann, Anne Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Leslie, Sabrina Associate Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Lange, Dirk Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Seidel, Marc-David Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Luciani, Dan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Kealy, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Virji-Babul, Naznin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Schleich, Kristin Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Ford, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Daugaard, Mads Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Gaston, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Opini, Bathseba Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
McAllister, Murdoch Associate Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Todd, Rebecca Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Yedlin, Matthew Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Roland, Elke Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Milner, Valery Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Tan, Yuen Sze Michelle Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Oberle, Eva Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Boyd, David Associate Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Vujosevic, Tijana Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Griesdale, Donald E Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Department of Medicine
Rowley, Susan Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology
Trajano, Heather Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Harrison, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yi, Christina Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Callison, Candis Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Loock, Christine Ann Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Fujita, Mari Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Geller, Josie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Howard, Fuchsia Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Hill, Jane Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Baldauf, Markus Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Beasley, Clare Louise Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Adriasola Munoz, Ignacio Alberto Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Anger, Suzy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures

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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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