Research Supervisors

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)
Emily Brigham Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Colin Dormuth Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Martin Schulz Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Lisa Osborne Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
John Yee Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
John Frostad Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Nancy Sin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Vicki Floyd Knight Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Sarah Hedtrich Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Biomedical Engineering
Mila Zuo Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Laura Nelson Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Peter Hudson Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Marika Kunnas Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Alex Yu-Ting Lin Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Ashley Dalrymple Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Gorkem Bostanci Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Miles Mannas Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Brittany Dennis Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Alycia Hall Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Sadia Shirazi Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Ido Levin Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Valerie Whitney Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Adi Steif Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Wade Thompson Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Cecily Nicholson Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
AJ Chen Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Kimberly Yazzie Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Jeff Dong Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Seok Min Moon Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
David Chester Upham Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Olivia Michiko Gagnon Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Kevin Lee Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Nicole Krentz Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ryan Hoiland Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Joy Wu Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Alexander Ross Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
Kirsten Marchand Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Sanja Miskovic Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Sheila Teves Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aline Talhouk Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ori Tenenboim Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Kimberly Bain Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Stephanie Glegg Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Wenjia Ba Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Michael Chen Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Yacoub Kassouri Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Department of Forest Resources Management
Ayumu Kikkawa Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Annie Ciernia Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Antoine Bourges Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Maria Tokuyama Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology

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