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 | Role Sort descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakshmi Yatham | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Denise Laronde | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| David Tindall | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Andrew Churg | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Arminee Kazanjian | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Torsten Nielsen | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Craig Mitton | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Xuesen Dong | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Manish Sadarangani | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Jill Zwicker | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Gaby Pailer | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |
| Geoffrey Winthrop-Young | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |
| John Webb | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Jozsef Solymosi | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Antony Hodgson | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Henry Thomas Davis | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Dolph Schluter | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Tongli Wang | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Samia Khan | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Jason Hein | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| James Johnson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Department of Surgery |
| Loren Rieseberg | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Henry Yu | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |