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

 
Namesort descending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Robeva, Elina Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Robillard, Julie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Robin, Tabitha Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Robinson, Sandra Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Robinson, Dylan Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Robinson, Wendy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Rocha Perkerwicz, Samuel Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Rodrigues, Brian Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Roecker, Inge Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Roehr, Daniel Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Roeser, Dominik Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Rogak, Steven Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rogers, Theresa Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Rohling, Robert Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rojas, Orlando Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Wood Science
Roland, Elke Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Roman, Leslie Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Roosa, John Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Rosado Rey, Abel Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Rosen, David Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Rosenberg, Jordy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Rosenblum, Daisy Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology
Rosin, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Roskelley, Calvin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Ross, Colin Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ross, E. Wayne Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Rossi, Fabio Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics
Roth, Andrew Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Computer Science
Rothstein, Ralph Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Rottler, Joerg Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Rouse, Robert Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Routh, Supriya Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Rowley, Susan Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology
Roy, Marina Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Rozali, Moshe Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Rubin, Julia Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ruitenberg, Claudia Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Rullmann, Hotze Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Ruse, N Dorin Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Rusk, Bruce Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Russell, Kelly Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Russell, James Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Russolillo, Angela Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Ryan, Katherine Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Ryan, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Ryan, Colm Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Ryerson, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Rysanek, Adam Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Ryu, Min Hyung Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Sadar, Marianne Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory 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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