Research Supervisors

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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
Bowie, William Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
Bowers, Katherine Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Boushel, Robert Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology, Department of Family Practice
Bourges, Antoine Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Bouchard-Cote, Alexandre Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Bouchard, Katrina Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Bouchard, Marie-Eve Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Bostock, Michael Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Bostanci, Gorkem Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Boschma, Geertje Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Borwein, Sophie Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Borgen, William Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Borduas-Dedekind, Nadine Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Booker, Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Booker, Courtney Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Bonn, Douglas Andrew Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Boley, Aaron Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Bohlmann, Joerg Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Botany
Boerner, Katelynn Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Boedhihartono, Agni Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Bochnak, Ryan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics
Boccassini, Daniela Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Blydt-Hansen, Tom Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Blouin, Jean-Sebastien Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Bloemraad, Irene Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Bloem-Reddy, Benjamin Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Bloch, Alexia Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Blanke, Philipp Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology
Blakney, Anna Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Michael Smith Laboratories, School of Biomedical Engineering
Blackburn, Carole Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology
Black, Jennifer Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food, Nutrition & Health
Black, Peter Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Black, Alexis Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
Black, Thomas Andrew Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Black, Charlyn Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Bizzotto, Dan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Biukovic, Ljiljana Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Birol, Inanc Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Birch, Susan Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Bingham, Brittany Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Binet, Andrew Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Bigazzi, Alex Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Biesanz, Jeremy Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Bian, Bo Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Bi, Xiaotao Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Bhatti, Parveen Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Bhandar, Brenna Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Bhagavatula, Sastry Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Beznosov, Konstantin Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bettinger, Julie 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.
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G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.