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
Bryant, Ross Assistant Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Bryce, Benjamin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Bryman, Douglas Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Bryson, Mary Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Bulkan, Janette Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Bullard, Julia Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Bundon, Andrea Associate Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Bungay, Vicky Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Burgess, Miranda Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Burke, Sarah Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy, Department of Chemistry
Burton, Cole Associate Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Bushe, William Kendal Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bustin, Robert Marc Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Byers, Michael Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Byrne, Fionn Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Byrne, Jeffrey Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Caggiano, Holly Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Cairns, Brian Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Calam, Betty Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice
Callison, Candis Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Cameron, Maxwell Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Camp, Pat Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Campbell, Heather Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Campbell, Kristin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Campbell, Trevor Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Cannon, Joanna Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Cao, Yankai Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Capon, Francesca Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Caragata, Lea Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Cardinal-McTeague, Warren Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Carenini, Giuseppe Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Carleton, Bruce Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Carlson, Murray Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Carlsten, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Caron, Nadine Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Carpenter, Mark Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Carrabre, T. Patrick Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Carrillo, Juli Associate Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Carroll, Allan Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Carvalho, Rick Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Casas Aguilar, Anna Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Castellarin, Simone Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology
Castonguay-Belanger, Joel Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies
Catungal, John Paul Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Cautis, Sabin Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Cavanaugh, Lisa Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Cavell, Richard Anthony Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Cavusoglu, Hasan Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Cembrowski, Mark Steven Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Cenfetelli, Ronald Timothy Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems

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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.