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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Hesselink | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Katherine White | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Sabin Cautis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| William Lockwood | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Hilary Grocott | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Leonid Sigal | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Darryl Knight | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Janice Forsyth | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Rajavel Elango | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health |
| Leila Harris | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Mark Jellinek | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Kevin Leyton-Brown | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Colm Ryan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Darren Irwin | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Peter Cripton | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Naoko Ellis | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Farid Laroussi | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Amori Mikami | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Sandra Robinson | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
| Susan Baldwin | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Andrew Rechnitzer | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Carl Ollivier-Gooch | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Bryan Gick | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |