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

 
Name Role Faculty Academic Unit
Oberoi, Harjot Singh Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Oblander, Shin Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Odic, Darko Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Ogilvie, Gina Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Ogrodniczuk, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Ohlin, Alix Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Ojukwu, Emmanuela Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Oldani, Graziano Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Oliffe, John Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Ollivier, Rachel Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Ollivier-Gooch, Carl Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Olson, James Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Olson, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Ong, Christopher Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Ongchoco, Joan Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Opini, Bathseba Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Orbaugh, Sharalyn Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Ordonez, Martin Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Orell, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Orr, Patrick Scott Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Orsi, Anais Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Ortiz Molina, Hernan Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Ortner, Christoph Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Oruc, Ipek Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Osborne, Lisa Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Oser, Scott Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Ostwald, Kai Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Department of Political Science
Otto, Sarah Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Overall, Christopher Mark Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Ovie, Glory Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Oxland, Thomas Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Oya, Simon Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Paat, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Page, Brent Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pai, Dinesh Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Pailer, Gaby Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Pakhomov, Yevhenii Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Palepu, Anita Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Palombo, Daniela Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Paltin, Judith Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Paluch, Rebecca Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Panenka, William Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Pang, Catherine C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Pante, Nelly Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Paradis, Gregory Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Pareles, Mo Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Parfrey, Laura Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology
Paris, Leslie Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Park, CJ Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education

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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.