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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Laurin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Guy Stecklov | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Anotida Madzwamuse | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Matthew Lorincz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| David Moore | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Stefan Taubert | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Edwin H Yen | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Harry Sue Wah Joe | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alejandro Adem | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Candis Callison | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| Carlos Estuardo Ventura | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Dominique Weis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Juanita Crook | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Laura Hurd | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Kurt Huebner | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| M. V. Ramana | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Alexander Summers | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Zu-Hua Gao | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |