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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcin Morzycki | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Edward Kroc | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Samantha Dawson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Sandesh Shivananda | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Miranda Holmes-Cerfon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Philip Matthews | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Stefka Marinova-Todd | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Nathanael Lauster | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Kirk Madison | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Margaret Early | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Cole Burton | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Amanda Giang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Michael Hooper | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Ilker Hacihaliloglu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine |
| Gary Redekop | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Li-Wen Lin | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Mohsen Sadatsafavi | Associate Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Garth Meckler | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Jeanine Rhemtulla | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Michel Ducharme | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Fionn Byrne | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| David Gaertner | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| Alison Elliott | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |