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".
Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isha Agarwal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Thomas Velenosi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Alexandra Peck | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Ying Gao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Tina Liu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Calvin Kuo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Zahra Hayat | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Liv Yoon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| J. Frank Li | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Deepak Sirwani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Melissa Hunte | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Courtney Pollock | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Tricia Logan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| David Montwe | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Eva Nichols | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Matthew Wiens | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Tara Atleo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Alberto Mokak Teguia | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Georgios Makris | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Anais Orsi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Warren Cardinal-McTeague | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Melanie Nelson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Reto Achermann | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Rodolfo Brandao Macena Lira | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Ali Ameli | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Renjie Liao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Hyejung Jun | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Erika Fundelius | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Hee Yeon Im | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Kate Salters | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Yemin Wang | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| David Rosen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Ben Matthews | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Lindsay Lachance | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Helena Wu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Kevin Duan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Sophie Borwein | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Shaojun Zhang | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Natasha Lane | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Geriatric Medicine |
| Naveena Naqvi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Kwang Moo Yi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Devon Greyson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Anshula Ambasta | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Mohamed Gebril | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Alexia Yavicoli | Assistant Professor | Department of Mathematics | |
| Kwang Ho Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Ana Komparic | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Martial Guillaud | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| James Lan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Medicine |
| Shoufu Yin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |