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 ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaleh Mansoor | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Leanne Petherick | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Xin Zheng | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Sean Michaletz | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Anne-Michelle Tessier | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| John Thomas Steen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Noah Silverberg | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Joseph Paat | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Lauren Emberson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Gregor Reid | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Carole Blackburn | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Steven Weijs | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Sebastian Prange | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Chinten James Lim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Stephen Yip | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Marie Auger-Methe | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Marton Soskuthy | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| David Liu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Naomi Klein | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |