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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valter Ciocca | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Sam Rocha | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Ali Abdi | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Lukas Chrostowski | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Helen Brown | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Thalia Field | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Yevhenii Pakhomov | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Sheila Woody | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Joshua Scott Mostow | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Sergei Severinov | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Murali Chandrashekaran | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Ismail Laher | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Robert Vanwynsberghe | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Jeff Small | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Carlo Testa | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Janice Eng | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Liam Watson | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Hilary Grocott | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| David Gramling | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |