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
Voss, Christine Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Yoon, Liv Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Nelson, Melanie Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Lague, Marysa Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Squires, Munir Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Etxabe, Julen Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Bochnak, Ryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Harten, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Ayan, Irem Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Yavicoli, Alexia Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Tak, Thena Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Tang, Xin Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Computer Science
Coil, Jeffrey Martin Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Miskovic, Sanja Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Ranger, Manon Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Clifford, Robert Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Wiens, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Zeweri, Helena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Borwein, Sophie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Koh, Germaine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Vilarino-Guell, Carles Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Black, Alexis Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Clark, Drew Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Kuhn, McKenzie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Dutta, Souradeep Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Corella Morales, Meghan Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Nair, Prashant Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hirani, Saima Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
White, Rachel Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Yoo, Philip Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Liao, Renjie Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Duan, Kevin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Schrewe, Brett Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Giang, Amanda Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering
D Adduzio, Jenna Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Maharaj, Anil Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lack, Nathan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Wu, Helena Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Gaynor, Kaitlyn Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology, Department of Botany
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Gao, Ying Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
John Peter, Arun Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Peihani, Maziar Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Shakiba, Nika Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Fast, Danya Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Joshi, Yuvraj Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Ambasta, Anshula Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Ahmed, Anwar Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
McEwan, Desmond Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Park, CJ Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education

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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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