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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rocha | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Ali Abdi | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Lukas Chrostowski | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Helen Brown | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Thalia Field | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Sudip Shekhar | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Wendy Norman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Ronald Giammarino | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Sarah Gergel | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Jason Sutherland | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Jeremy Biesanz | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Michael Friedlander | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics |
| Jordan Guenette | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Calvin Roskelley | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Martin Gleave | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Guangyu Wang | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| T. Patrick Carrabre | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Ben Britton | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering |
| David Wright | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |