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
Ferreira da Silva, Denise Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Field, Thalia Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Finbloom, Joel Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Finlay, B Brett Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Firkins, Jacqueline Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Fischer, Monika Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Fisher, Kevin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Fisher, Alexander Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Fisher, Charles Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Fisher, Adlai Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Flake, Jessica Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Flannigan, Ryan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Fleetham, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Floresco, Stanley Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Flynn, Alexandra Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Folk, Joshua Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Forbes, Connor Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Ford, Laurie Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Ford, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Ford, Cristie Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Forde, Shawn Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Forster, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Forsyth, Janice Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Fortin, Nicole Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Forwell, Susan Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Foster, Leonard Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories
Foster, Johan Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Frackman, Kyle Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Franch Ballester, Jose Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Francis, Gordon Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Endocrinology
Francois, Patrick Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Frandy, Tim Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Frangou, Sophia Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Frank, Adam Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Frank, Erica Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Frankel, Adam Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Franks, Scott Assistant Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Franz, Marcel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Fraser, Ailana Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Freeman, Hugh James Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Frelick, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures, Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
French, Whitney Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Friedlander, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics
Friedman, Jan Marshall Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Friedman, Joel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Frigaard, Ian Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics
Frommel, Andrea Assistant Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Frostad, John Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Fu, Qiang Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Fujita, Mari Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture

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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.