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

 
Namesort ascending Role Faculty Academic Unit
Pauly, Daniel Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Department of Zoology
Patterson, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Pattabiraman, Karthik Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Patrick, David Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Patey, Grenfell Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Paterson, Ryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Pasquier, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Partridge, Stephen Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Parkes, Debra Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Parker, Seth Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Park, CJ Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Park, Yongjin Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics
Park, Keun Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Park, Jen Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Park, Kyung Ae Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Park, Mi Jung Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Paris, Leslie Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Parfrey, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
Pareles, Mo Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Paradis, Gregory Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Pante, Nelly Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Pang, Catherine C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Panenka, William Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Paluch, Rebecca Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Paltin, Judith Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Palombo, Daniela Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Palepu, Anita Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Pakhomov, Yevhenii Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Pailer, Gaby Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Pai, Dinesh Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Page, Brent Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Paat, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Oya, Simon Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Oxland, Thomas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Ovie, Glory Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Overall, Christopher Mark Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Otto, Sarah Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Ostwald, Kai Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Department of Political Science
Oser, Scott Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Osborne, Lisa Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Oruc, Ipek Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Ortner, Christoph Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Ortiz Molina, Hernan Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Orsi, Anais Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Orr, Patrick Scott Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Orell, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Ordonez, Martin Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Orbaugh, Sharalyn Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Opini, Bathseba Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies

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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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