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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Simard | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Jasbir Puar | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Tim Lee | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Dermatology & Skin Science |
| Sterett Mercer | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Elizabeth Conibear | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Simon Rabkin | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Brian Leander | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Zoology |
| Elisabeth Cooper | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Gerry Veenstra | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Najib Ayas | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Critical Care Medicine |
| Elod Lajos Gyenge | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Peter Dauvergne | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Aly Karsan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Carol McAusland | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food and Resource Economics |
| Steven Pelech | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Mark Van Raamsdonk | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Charles Haynes | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Cecilia Jevitt | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Daniel McDonald | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |