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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Norenzayan | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Amy Angert | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Zoology |
| Colin Gay | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Rajeev Jaiman | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Lalitha Raman-Wilms | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Gary Hinshaw | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Harish Krishnan | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Andre Marziali | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Hasan Cavusoglu | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Lisa Matthewson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Anita Palepu | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of General Internal Medicine |
| 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 |
| Alison Elliott | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |