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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Dawn Karakochuk | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Fuyubi Nakamura | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Lisa Osborne | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Jeanine Rhemtulla | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Cristiano Loss | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Fatema Amijee | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Roberto Sassi | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Johanna Sam | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Katharina Piechocki | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Christina Laffin | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Naomi Fast | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Jack Favilukis | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Karin Mickelson | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Kevin Harris | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Guri Giaever | Associate Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Roger Tam | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Hubert Wong | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Naomi Zimmerman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Tony Silva | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |