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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Algar | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| M. V. Ramana | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Alix Ohlin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Kuo-Shyan Lin | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
| Susan Samuel | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| 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 |
| Naoko Ellis | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Ingrid Stairs | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Andrew MacFarlane | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Cornelia Laule | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Sean Lauer | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Warren Poole | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering |
| Philip C Stamp | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Kristin Laurin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |