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 descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarek Sayed | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Megan Levings | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Evelyn Stewart | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Larry Lynd | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Kenichi Takahata | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Suzanne Simard | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Jasbir Puar | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Deborah Giaschi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Andrew Krahn | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Albert Chau | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Dragos Ghioca | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Mu Chiao | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Ayesha Chaudhry | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Blair Satterfield | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Timothy Cheek | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Department of History |
| Brian Wilson | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Bruno Zumbo | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Scott Hinch | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Mark Van Raamsdonk | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Charles Haynes | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Cecilia Jevitt | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Irene Bloemraad | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Daniel McDonald | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |