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".

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Supervisor Directory

Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Werker, Janet Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Wright, Handel Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Li, Guofang Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Carenini, Giuseppe Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Faulkner, Guy Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Ellermann, Antje Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Conway, Edward Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Hematology
Innes, John Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Kremen, Claire Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Zoology
Pulleyblank, Douglas Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Svendsen, Linda Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Prior, Jerilynn Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Endocrinology
Bizzotto, Dan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Coulthard, Lisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Wijewickreme, Dharmapriya Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Biukovic, Ljiljana Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Pramanik, Malabika Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Moritz, Orson Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Koppes, Michele Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Nosco, Peter Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Hoodless, Pamela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Engineering
Andersen, Raymond Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Eltis, Lindsay Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Grant, Edward Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Mirabbasi, Shahriar Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ramdorai, Sujatha Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Hunt, Michael Anthony Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Norton, Bonny Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Fedorova, Alexandra Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Beatty, John Henry Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
King, Kayla Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Zoology
Thompson, Evan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Pike, Ian Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Tiberghien, Yves Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Jan, Eric Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Leander, Brian Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
Sork, Tom Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Lindsey, Charles Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Rottler, Joerg Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Black, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Ivanov, Andre Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bryan, Stirling Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Sutherland, Jason Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Altintas, Yusuf Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Taiebat, Mahdi Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Trites, Andrew Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
MacPhee, Maura Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Dumont, Guy A Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Macfarlane, Allison Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Miller, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

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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.