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".
Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sian Echard | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Takamasa Momose | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Darren Dahl | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Scott Hinch | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Philip Loewen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| George Belliveau | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Christopher Ryan | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Kamal Al-Solaylee | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Journalism, Writing, and Media |
| Anita Sinner | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Irem Ayan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Joel Finbloom | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Evan Shelhamer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Daisy Rosenblum | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology |
| Yongjin Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics |
| Katrina Bouchard | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Anwar Ahmed | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Isabella Huberman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Jac Nobiss | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Social Work |
| Meaghan Thumath | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Gillian Vandekerkhove | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Nelson Greidanus | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Kasmintan Schrader | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Harper Keenan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Andrea Reid | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Drew Clark | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Anosh Irani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Simon Oya | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Zelalem Taye | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Chao Liu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Brian Grunau | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Eric Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Hyosub Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Eric Lees | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Rachel Eddy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Pediatrics |
| Kasia Jankiewicz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Sweta Agrawal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Hilla Weidberg | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Keegan Korthauer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alexander Weber | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Keun Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Kaitlyn Gaynor | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology, Department of Botany |
| Brett Hilton | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Randa Soussou | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Julia Spiegelman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Isha Agarwal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Thomas Velenosi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Alexandra Peck | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Whitney French | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Muskan Chawla | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Emily Schaeffer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |