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".
Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Miller | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Robert Rohling | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Bruce Vallance | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Siyun Wang Kazun | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Kenichi Takahata | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Bonny Norton | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Steven Wilton | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Doug Altshuler | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Rola Ajjawi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Nelson Greidanus | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Kasmintan Schrader | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Harper Keenan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Irem Ayan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Joel Finbloom | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Michelle Amri | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Yuanhao Wei | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Hila Gonen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Daisy Rosenblum | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology |
| Yongjin Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics |
| Katrina Bouchard | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Anwar Ahmed | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Isabella Huberman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Heather Bruce | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Nicole Dunn | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Charlie Rafkin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Hilla Weidberg | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Andrea Reid | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Drew Clark | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Anosh Irani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Simon Oya | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Scott Franks | Assistant Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Erica Moszkowski | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
| Amanda Slaunwhite | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Brian Grunau | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Eric Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Hyosub Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Eric Lees | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Matthew Tarling | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Keegan Korthauer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alexander Weber | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Keun Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Kaitlyn Gaynor | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology, Department of Botany |
| Brett Hilton | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Tolulope Akinwole | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Alberto Padoan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Miguel Ortiz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Isha Agarwal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Thomas Velenosi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Alexandra Peck | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Whitney French | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |