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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Kastrukoff | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Chinten James Lim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Dean Regier | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Seonaid Nolan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Social Medicine |
| David Bunn | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Mahmoud Pouladi | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Melissa Mchale | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Glen Donaldson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Mary Liston | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Jeffrey Severs | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Michael Kim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Katie Marshall | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Alexandra Flynn | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Benjamin Bryce | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Nicola Levell | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Yann Cornil | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Peter Cole | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Matthijs Smit | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Pascal Bernatchez | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Jenny Li Zhang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Muhammad Abdul-Mageed | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Jean Thomas Cornelis | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |