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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Te Punga Somerville | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| Matthew Choptuik | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Allan Bertram | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Charles Shuler | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Philip David Evans | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Maja Krzic | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Ronald Kellett | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Kiley Hamlin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Richard Pawlowicz | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Kim Zebehazy | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Rosemin Kassam | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Scott Tebbutt | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| David Kitts | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Jeremy Heyl | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Leticia Aviles | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Heather Campbell | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Richard Hamelin | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Clare Crowston | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |