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
Richards, Jeffrey Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Fisher, Alexander John Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Wylie, Alison Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Madzwamuse, Anotida Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Kovach, Margaret Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Morgan, Steven Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Hackett, Tillie-Louise Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Tokuriki, Nobuhiko Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Carlson, Murray Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Collins, Colin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Raymond, Lynn Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Tremlett, Helen Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Neurology
Gustafson, Paul Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Wong, Judy Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Miller, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Drelichman, Mauricio Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Takei, Fumio Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Ogilvie, Gina Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Klein, Peter Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Shelton, Anthony Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Ling, Victor Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Bakker, Karen Jessica Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Ghioca, Dragos Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Zamar, Ruben Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Unruh, William Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Vatsal, Vinayak Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Folk, Joshua Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Black, Thomas Andrew Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Mohn, William Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Boushel, Robert Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology, Department of Family Practice
Hurd, Laura Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Murphy, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Maldonado, Maite Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Moss, Margaret Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
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

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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.