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".

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Supervisor Directory

Name Rolesort descending Faculty Academic Unit
Wong, Vincent Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campbell, Kristin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
MacDonald, David Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Chang, Stephanie Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Wiseman, Sam Michael Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Veenstra, Gerry Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Yoshida, Eric Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
de Silva, Clarence Wilfred Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hur, Nam-Lin Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Devereux, Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Carenini, Giuseppe Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Mawani, Renisa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Frank, Adam Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Angert, Amy Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
Roehr, Daniel Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Clare, Adam Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Wang, Zhen Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wolf, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Christensen, Villy Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Ogrodniczuk, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Pottinger, Rachel Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Solymosi, Jozsef Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Taylor, Alison Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Garlappi, Lorenzo Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Gsponer, Joerg Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories
Ng, Raymond Tak-yan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Hamel, Keith Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Almeida, Fernanda Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Sinclair, Chadwick Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Bonn, Douglas Andrew Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Testa, Carlo Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Brumer, Harry Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemistry
Madden, John Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Innes, John Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Cranston, Emily Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Wood Science, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Miller, Freda Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics
Affolder, Natasha Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Nagarajan, Mahesh Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Handy, Todd Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Nelson, Brad Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Scoates, James Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Brooks-Wilson, Angela Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Aydede, Murat Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Salcudean, Tim Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Dutz, Jan Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Jaeger, Nicolas A Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Scholte, Tom Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Hauert, Christoph Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Freeman, Hugh James Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Peters, Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics

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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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