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 ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Van Handel | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Neda Maghbouleh | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Alex Bigazzi | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Matthew McCarty | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Leslie Paris | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Kelly Lefaivre | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Eva Oberle | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Frederik Noack | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food and Resource Economics |
| Elitza Tocheva | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Simcha Srebnik | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Antje Ziethen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| J. Scott Goble | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Gregory Mackie | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Roxana Geoffrion | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Zhichun Jing | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Sunil Kalia | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Dermatology & Skin Science |
| Phyllis Johnson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Billy-Ray Belcourt | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Parveen Bhatti | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |