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 descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ly Vu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Andi Binet | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| McKenzie Kuhn | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Bavisha Kalyan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Nathan Harms | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Kasmintan Schrader | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Harper Keenan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Irem Ayan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Joel Finbloom | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Nguyen Phong Hoang | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Pouya Rezazadeh-Azar | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Erica Lau | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Yongjin Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics |
| Katrina Bouchard | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Anwar Ahmed | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Isabella Huberman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Ying Gao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Tina Liu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Hilla Weidberg | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Andrea Reid | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Drew Clark | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Anosh Irani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Simon Oya | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tara Atleo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| 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 |
| Reto Achermann | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Rodolfo Brandao Macena Lira | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Stephen Partridge | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Marlene Briggs | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| William Gourlay | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic 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 |
| 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 |
| Allison Cloth | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| 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 |