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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Bertram | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Charles Shuler | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Philip David Evans | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Maja Krzic | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| David Duff | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Shannon Hagerman | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Trevor Dummer | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Nathan Hesselink | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Katherine White | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Guy Lemieux | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Daniel Roehr | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Bruce Shepherd | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Steve Dierker | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Orlando Rojas | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Wood Science |
| Christoph Ortner | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Amy Kim | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Ariel Zhitnitsky | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Brad Nelson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Younes Alila | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Hannah Wittman | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability |
| Vinay Ramnath Kamat | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Courtney Booker | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| John Mancini | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Farid Laroussi | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Amori Mikami | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Sandra Robinson | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
| Tamara Munzner | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Jason Barton | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Thomas Oxland | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| John Madden | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Thaïsa Way | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Alison Elliott | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Steven Miller | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Nicholas Harvey | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Savvas Hatzikiriakos | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Francois Benard | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
| Geoffrey Cundiff | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Alan Kingstone | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Andrei Krassioukov | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Kristin Campbell | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Gage Averill | Professor | Faculty of Arts | |
| Yuzhuo Wang | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| James Kronstad | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Romeo Chua | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Abdul Karim Qayumi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Tal Jarus | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Rena Sharon | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| William Gibson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Ara Norenzayan | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Amy Angert | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Zoology |