Research Supervisors

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)
Kelly Clifton Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Johnna Montgomerie Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Jehannine Austin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Psychiatry
Nicholas Swindale Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Erik Eberhardt Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Christopher Harley Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Frank Lam Professor Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Department of Wood Science
E. David Klonsky Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Paul Gustafson Professor Faculty of Science Department of Statistics
Eric Yoshida Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
Jeannette Whitton Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
S Larry Goldenberg Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Gina Ogilvie Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Nick Bansback Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Janis McKenna Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
David Boyd Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Hoi Kong Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Russell Lundholm Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems
Bianca Eskelson Professor Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Department of Forest Resources Management
Lori Brotto Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Department of Psychiatry
Amee Manges Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Jan Marshall Friedman Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
John Roosa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Jeffrey Brubacher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Laura Sly Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Steven Plotkin Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Sally Otto Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Paul Quirk Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Lindsay Eltis Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Amina Zoubeidi Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Robert Boushel Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology, Department of Family Practice
Franck Duong Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robert Olson Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Judith Mank Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Mahesh Nagarajan Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Tina Loo Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Joel Friedman Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Jessica Tracy Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Ivan Sadowski Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kalle Karu Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Thomas Schneider Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Christiane Hoppmann Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Christoph Hauert Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Michael Tenzer Professor Faculty of Arts School of Music
Naznin Virji-Babul Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Harjot Singh Oberoi Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Andrea Damascelli Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Michael Hunt Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy
Miu Chung Yan Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Desmond Nunez Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery

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