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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Reilly | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Sean Smukler | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Catherine Van Raamsdonk | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Emily Pohl-Weary | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Carlos Molina Hutt | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Jane Hill | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Cynthia Kallenbach | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Friedrich Goetz | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Alex Wang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Miriam Spering | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Paola Colozzo | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Grant Charles | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Social Work |
| Ali Madiseh | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Mahsa Jessri | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Sebastien Picard | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Suna Eryigit-Madzwamuse | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Eve Poudrier | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Saygin Salgirli | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Jill Jankowski | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Julie Cool | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Ehsan Karim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Jessica Flake | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Anusha Kassan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |