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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Yoon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Norman Hutchinson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Jennifer Kramer | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Julie Robillard | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Samuel Norris | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Ahmed Hieawy | Associate Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Michael Hawkes | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Laura Janara | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Rebecca Todd | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Ravi Sidhu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Miranda Burgess | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Yuen Sze Michelle Tan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| 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 |
| Marysa Lague | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Melanie Nelson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Asher Leeks | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Thea Whitman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| 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 |
| Joan Ongchoco | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Erika Fundelius | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Souradeep Dutta | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Aaron Beedle | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| David Rosen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Ben Matthews | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Lindsay Lachance | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Helena Wu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Kevin Duan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Germaine Koh | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Sophie Borwein | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Naveena Naqvi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Kwang Moo Yi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Devon Greyson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Anshula Ambasta | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Mohamed Gebril | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Karice Mitchell | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Alexia Yavicoli | Assistant Professor | Department of Mathematics | |
| Arun John Peter | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Chadi Saad-Roy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| James Lan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Medicine |
| Shoufu Yin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Desmond McEwan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Brett Schrewe | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Xun Liu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Coralie Salesse-Smith | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Kay Duffy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |