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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Mitchell | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Jess McIver | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Sarah Leavitt | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| William Brown | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Sara Gordon | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Graham Reynolds | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Alasdair Barr | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Ignacio Adriasola | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Bradley Quon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Gregory Dake | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Zhaoming Xu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Harvey Wong | Associate Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Lior Silberman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Phanuel Antwi | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Stacey Skoretz | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Igor Drljaca | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Mandeep Tamber | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Lillian Hung | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Hicham Safieddine | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |