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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Wasteneys | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Jason Sutherland | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Jeremy Biesanz | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| S Larry Goldenberg | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Teresa Tsang | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Mark Van Raamsdonk | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| George Belliveau | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Peter Lansdorp | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Nathan Nunn | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Corey Hamm | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Lisa Sundstrom | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Scott Renneckar | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Lisa Coulthard | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Edmond Cretu | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Young-Heon Kim | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Kiley Hamlin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Dominique Weis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Andrew Trites | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Teresa Liu-Ambrose | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Ian Frigaard | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics |
| Claudio Ferraz | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Sharon Dell | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Zhen Wang | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Ozgur Yilmaz | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Eli Puterman | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Steven J Jones | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Blair Leavitt | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Jozsef Solymosi | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Antony Hodgson | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Christopher Rea | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Martin Ordonez | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Amori Mikami | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Ronaldo Cerri | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| 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 |
| Andrea Damascelli | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Anne Condon | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Steven Pelech | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Wendy Robinson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Julia Rubin | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Arman Rahmim | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Erik Pioro | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine |
| Shyh-Dar Li | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Douglas Matsell | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Albert Chau | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Joerg Bohlmann | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Botany |
| Lynn Raymond | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Mario Brondani | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Shannon Hagerman | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Fabio Rossi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics |