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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Sinner | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| David Jones | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Peyman Servati | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Vanessa Auld | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Matthew Soules | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Paul Yong | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Rizhi Wang | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Walter Mérida | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Sean Crowe | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Stephanie van Willigenburg | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Mark Beauchamp | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Amin Ghaziani | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Andrew MacNeily | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| David Green | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Paul Bartha | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Bonny Norton | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Steven Wilton | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Doug Altshuler | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Rola Ajjawi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Alison Phinney | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Michael Hayden | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Roger Beckie | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Brian Rodrigues | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |