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 descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Yazzie | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Eva Nichols | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Jeff Dong | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Matthew Wiens | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Alberto Mokak Teguia | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Ahmet Alacaoglu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Georgios Makris | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Holly Hummer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Anais Orsi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Warren Cardinal-McTeague | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Melanie Nelson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Ali Ameli | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Michael Chen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Yacoub Kassouri | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Renjie Liao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Hyejung Jun | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Erika Fundelius | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| David Rosen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Camellia Bryan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
| Ben Matthews | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Cheryl Peters | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Lindsay Lachance | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Saifuddin Syed | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Helena Wu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Kevin Duan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Sophie Borwein | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Naveena Naqvi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Monika Fischer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Joseph Dupris | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Kwang Moo Yi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Henry Kilgore | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Devon Greyson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Anshula Ambasta | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Mohamed Gebril | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Alexia Yavicoli | Assistant Professor | Department of Mathematics | |
| Jacqueline Noder | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering |
| James Lan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Medicine |
| Charles Margossian | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Shoufu Yin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Desmond McEwan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Brett Schrewe | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Eric Lees | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Kay Duffy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Trevor Goodyear | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Margot White | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Seth Parker | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Megan MacPherson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Tabitha Robin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Amy Jamieson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| David Harriman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |