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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilinca Iurascu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |
| Mary De Vera | Associate Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| 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 |
| Christopher Moraes | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| 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 |
| Jacqueline Pettersen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Sara Shneiderman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Anthony Lau | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Leanne Petherick | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Xin Zheng | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Dustin Garnet | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Sean Michaletz | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Anne-Michelle Tessier | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| John Thomas Steen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Noah Silverberg | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Joseph Paat | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Lauren Emberson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Christina Laffin | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Naomi Fast | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Ben Williams | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |