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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Woodward | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Deborah Money | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Emma Cunliffe | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Siwan Anderson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Rachel Fernandez | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Joerg Gsponer | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Joy Marion Richman | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Samuel Aparicio | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Peter Klein | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Journalism, Writing, and Media |
| Monika Naus | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Hugh Gusterson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Fei Zhou | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Ori Simchen | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Christopher Shaw | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Dana Grecov | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Daniel Justice | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of English Language and Literatures |
| David Dixon | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering |
| Kathryn Harrison | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Gaston Gordillo | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |