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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boyd | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Hoi Kong | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Adrien Desjardins | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Russell Lundholm | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Bianca Eskelson | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Lori Brotto | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Department of Psychiatry |
| Amee Manges | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Jan Marshall Friedman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| John Roosa | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Alastair Younger | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Vin Nardizzi | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Boris Sobolev | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Shigenori Matsui | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Mauricio Drelichman | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Adele Diamond | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Reza Vaziri | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Donald Sin | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Artem Cherkasov | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Terry Sunderland | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |