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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahrad | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Jemima Baada | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Hee Yeon Im | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Deepak Sirwani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Rodolfo Brandao Macena Lira | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Anil Maharaj | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Nathan Lack | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Vered Shwartz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Keren Zaiontz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Jian Zhu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Ana Komparic | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Martial Guillaud | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Nika Shakiba | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Mi Jung Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Jennifer Grenz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Felix Wiesner | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Shaojun Zhang | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Natasha Lane | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Geriatric Medicine |
| Munir Squires | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Kathryn Isaac | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Ethan Greenblatt | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Aryan Karimi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Jessica Barudin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Kwang Ho Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Miffy Cheng | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Stephen Partridge | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Allison Man | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Julia Henderson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Min Hyung Ryu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Akshay Ramachandran | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Santiago Izquierdo Tort | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Gorkem Bostanci | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Miles Mannas | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Brittany Dennis | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Social Medicine |
| 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 |
| Jamie McCasland | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Valerie Whitney | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Adi Steif | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Wade Thompson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Cecily Nicholson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| 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 |
| Seok Min Moon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| David Chester Upham | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Olivia Michiko Gagnon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Kevin Lee | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
| Nicole Krentz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |