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
Marshall, Toph Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Marshall, Katie Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Marti, Jose Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Martin, Tara Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Martin, Gregory Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Martindale, Andrew Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Martinez, Mark Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Martone, Patrick Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alex Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Marziali, Andre Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Masri, Bas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Masse, Louise Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Mathijs, Ernest Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Mathu-Muju, Kavita Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Matsell, Douglas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Matsubara, Joanne Aiko Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Matsui, Shigenori Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Matsuuchi, Linda Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Matthew, Ian Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Matthews, Philip Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Matthews, Benjamin Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Matthewson, Lisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Mattison, Thomas Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Mawani, Renisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Mawson, John Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Maxwell, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Mayer, Ulrich Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Mayor, Thibault Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories
Mazawi, Andre Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
McAllister, Murdoch Associate Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
McAlpine, Jessica Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
McAusland, Carol Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food and Resource Economics
McCarty, Matthew Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
McCasland, Jamie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
McConnell, Kathryn Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
McCormack, James Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
McCormick, Kelly Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
McCracken, Rita Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
McDonald, Daniel Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
McDougall, Scott Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
McElduff, Siobhan Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
McEwan, Desmond Assistant Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
McGee, Alexis Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
McGowan, Sharon Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
McGrail, Kimberlyn Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
McGrenere, Joanna Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Mchale, Melissa Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
McIver, Jess Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
McKay, Heather Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice, Department of Orthopaedics
McKendry, James Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & 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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G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.