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
Somerville, Tsur Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Dahl, Darren Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Head, C Keith Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Rachapalli, Swapnika Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Ning, Eddie Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Seidel, Marc-David Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Daniels, Michael Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
van Jaarsveld, Danielle Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Robinson, Sandra Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Li, Kai Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Chandrashekaran, Murali Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Aquino, Karl Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Shechter, Steven Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
D Adduzio, Jenna Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Raynard, Mia Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Helsley, Robert Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Favilukis, Jack Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Parra, Alvaro Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Schulz, Martin Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Zhang, Anming Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Bena, Jan Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Ortiz Molina, Hernan Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Marshall, Guillermo Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Raftery, James Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Paltin, Judith Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Kam, Christopher Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Birch, Susan Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Snyder, Jason Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Morton, David Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Rouse, Robert Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Slingerland, Edward Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Peck, Jamie Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Adriasola Munoz, Ignacio Alberto Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Yi, Christina Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Kamat, Vinay Ramnath Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Yodanis, Carrie Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Baines, Erin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Ahmed, Rumee Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Wyly, Elvin Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Siu, Henry Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Hamel, Keith Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Hur, Nam-Lin Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Kramer, Jennifer Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Marshall, Christopher Warren Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Sathaye, Adheesh Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
de Villiers, Jessica Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Riano-Alcala, Pilar Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Glassheim, Eagle Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Jacobs, Alan Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Roy, Marina Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory

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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.