Research Supervisors

The supervisor is the key person in a research-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 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 "Supervision".

Advice how to reach out to supervisors

 
Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
MacNab, Ying Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Watson, Liam Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Silverberg, Noah Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Turin, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology
Puterman, Eli Associate Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Nardizzi, Vin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
French, William Earl Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Milloy, Michael-John Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Bigazzi, Alex Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Cox, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Hohl, Corinne Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Wang, Yanwen Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Zappa, Sandra Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Mansoor, Jaleh Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Cerri, Ronaldo Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Lefebvre, Louis Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Price, Morgan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Michal, Carl Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Tansey, James Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration
Maxwell, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Wolkovich, Elizabeth Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Liu, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, School of Biomedical Engineering
Barker, Shaun Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
McAllister, Murdoch Associate Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Janara, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Elfring, Gwynn Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Brubacher, Jeffrey Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Oruc, Ipek Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Chowdhury, Arjun Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Early, Margaret Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Meckler, Garth Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Moore, Patrick Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Scott, David Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Zerriffi, Hisham Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Avina, Antonio Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Brown, Helen Jean Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Mortenson, Ben Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Stevens, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Meyboom, Annalisa Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Frankel, Adam Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Zou, Bingshuang Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Meitner, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Orians, Kristin Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Boley, Aaron Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Lee, Nancy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Jeong, Gyung-Ho Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Beristain, Alexander Guillermo Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Hanser, Amy Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Li, Wei Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Hameed, Morad Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery

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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.
    Attend an information session

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