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 descending Academic Unit
Holsti, Liisa Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Lacaille, Diane Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Bernatchez, Pascal Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Watson, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Janssen, Patricia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Yoshida, Eric Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Kwon, Brian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Miller, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Mikelberg, Frederick Samuel Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Marra, Marco Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, Michael Smith Laboratories
Greidanus, Nelson Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Bennewith, Kevin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Langlois, Sylvie Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Roskelley, Calvin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering
Tanentzapf, Guy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Frank, Erica Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Teves, Sheila Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jevitt, Cecilia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Puyat, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Vanderwal, Tamara Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Petrella, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Weber, Alexander Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Shahriari, Dena Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, School of Biomedical Engineering
Ambasta, Anshula Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Voss, Christine Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Razack, Saleem Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Mannas, Miles Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Shannon, Kate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Allan, Douglas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Phang, P Terence Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Barr, Alasdair Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Redekop, Gary Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Brooks-Wilson, Angela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Tomek, Jennifer Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Quandt, Jacqueline Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Kissoon, Niranjan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Kealy, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Preston, Roanne Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Chung, Stephen Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Sorensen, Poul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Fisher, Charles Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Matsubara, Joanne Aiko Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Gourlay, William Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
McMaster, W Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Kazanjian, Arminee Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Benavente, Oscar Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Gibson, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Michalak, Erin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
MacNab, Ying Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health

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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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