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 descending Faculty Academic Unit
Patterson, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Hieawy, Ahmed Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Chew, Ben Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Hickey, Kenneth Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Lis, Mieszko Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Satterfield, Blair Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Rosenberg, Jordy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Mizumoto, Kota Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Kalua, Khumbo Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Kornelsen, Jude Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Miller, Bradley Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Murphy, Anne Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Haverkamp, Beth Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Ye, Ziliang Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Lee, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Main, Jessica Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Sinnamon, Luanne Silvia Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Ortiz Molina, Hernan Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Ngan, Elton Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Lang, Donna Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Madiseh, Ali Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Liao, Carol Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Perrone, Lucy Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Madison, Kirk Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Somerville, Tsur Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Sladen, Douglas Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Wang, Fei Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Moukhles, Hakima Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Pohl-Weary, Emily Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Jiang, Feng Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science
Summers, Alexander Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Ho, Janice Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Farinha Luz, Vitor Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Senbel, Maged Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Marinova-Todd, Stefka Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Newton, Christie Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Garcia, Ronald Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Field, Thalia Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Meneghetti, Adam Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Pratap-Singh, Anubhav Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Lange, Dirk Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Seidel, Marc-David Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Luciani, Dan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Ahenakew, Cash Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Thachuk, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Stacey, Jocelyn Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Sadatsafavi, Mohsen Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rehavi, M. Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Molina Hutt, Carlos Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
McAllister, Murdoch Associate Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

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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.