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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bowie | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Robert Petrella | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Jeff Clune | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Supriya Routh | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Ming Yi Hung | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Reinhard Krausz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Margot Young | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Harish Krishnan | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Andre Marziali | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Hasan Cavusoglu | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Lisa Matthewson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Courtney Booker | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| John Mancini | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Victoria Lemieux | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |
| Judy Wong | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Nam-Lin Hur | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Bruce Baum | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Kevin Bennewith | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Savvakis Nicolaou | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
| Jennifer Berdahl | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Sheryl Staub-French | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Ngai Pindell | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Matthew Lorincz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |