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 descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinten James Lim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Stephen Yip | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Marie Auger-Methe | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Marton Soskuthy | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| David Liu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Naomi Klein | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Cynthia Kallenbach | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Bonita Sawatzky | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Marlene Briggs | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| William Bowman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Robert Clifford | Assistant Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Isaac Soon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Philip Yoo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Mohammad Arif Ashraf | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Natalia Echeverri | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Kristen Barnett | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Elizabeth Shaffer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |
| Tara Atleo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Allison Cloth | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Ilija Miskovic | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Amanda Cheong | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Ryan Bochnak | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Julia Harten | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Aynur Kadir | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| Rosie Shrout | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Desiree Valadares | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Yan Song | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Connor Forbes | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Han Yan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Manon Ranger | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Saima Hirani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Rachel White | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Angela Russolillo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Mohammad Shahrad | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Heather Palis | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Ribu Dhakal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Jemima Baada | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Alexis Black | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Luis Torres Cruz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Ignacio Barbeito Sanchez | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Michael Sullivan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
| Amani Hariri | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Daochen Wang | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Stephen Partridge | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Nika Shakiba | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Mi Jung Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Evan Shelhamer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Jennifer Grenz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Felix Wiesner | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Anil Maharaj | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |