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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Grunau | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Eric Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Hyosub Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Eric Lees | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Andrew Zheng | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Phillip Domeier | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Mady Salker | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Keegan Korthauer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alexander Weber | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Keun Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Kaitlyn Gaynor | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology, Department of Botany |
| Brett Hilton | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Cyrus Neary | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Morgan Piczak | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| 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 |
| Whitney French | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Rachel Philbrick | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Carol Chen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Kaylee Byers | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| 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 |
| Katey Enfield | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Cassady Harraden | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Courtney Pollock | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Tricia Logan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| 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 |
| Joan Ongchoco | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Ryan Davis | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Ross Bryant | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Yanpu He | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Sofia Bartlett | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| 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 |
| Jacqueline Quandt | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Allen Hu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Jonathan Seinen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Andrew Ivsins | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Social Medicine |
| 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 |