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 ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Eskelson, Bianca Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Liston, Mary Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Creighton, Millie Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Harris, Kevin Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Lim, Chinten James Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
So, Alan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Charles, Grant Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Byrne, Fionn Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Knight, Vicki Floyd Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Morzycki, Marcin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Jing, Zhichun Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Bernatchez, Pascal Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Li, Wei Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Karakochuk, Crystal Dawn Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Margulis, Matias Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Opini, Bathseba Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Plan, Yaniv Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Levell, Nicola Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Zappa, Sandra Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Santos, Alessandra Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Yoon, Florence Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Nathan, Lisa Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Lester, Richard Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Yeung, Sonia Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Hallensleben, Markus Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Street, John Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Code, Jillianne Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Zuo, Mila Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Sargent, Risa Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Gordon, Sara Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Wang, Yan Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Turin, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology
Soules, Matthew Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Chen, Yu Christine Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nguan, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Powers, Bradley Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Camp, Pat Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Hoffmann, Florian Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Johnson, Phyllis Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Van Raamsdonk, Catherine Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Marshall, Guillermo Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Hardisty, David Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Brown, Helen Jean Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Murphy, Rachel Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Christopoulos, John Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Hofri-Winogradow, Adam Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Ishiguro, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Cohen Freue, Gabriela Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Hudson, Zachary Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Williams, Ben Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics

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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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G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.