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 ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Lo | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Stephanie Waterman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Alice Mui | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| John Kramer | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Fuchsia Howard | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Michael Anglesio | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Elizabeth Wolkovich | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Nadia Fairbairn | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Social Medicine |
| Alasdair Barr | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Ignacio Adriasola | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Bradley Quon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Tania Willard | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Martino Tran | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Anna Casas Aguilar | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Lingtao Yu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
| Anna Michelle Lehman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Jessica Moe | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Anne Salamon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Bruce Rusk | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Hao Zhang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Theodore Lim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Gareth James | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Maureen O'Donnell | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |