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 Scott | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Medical Oncology |
| Zhen Wang | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Kurt Haas | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| 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 |
| Michael Jeffrey Ward | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Paige Raibmon | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Elizabeth Saewyc | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| James Russell | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Critical Care Medicine |
| Patrick John Keeling | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Sally Aitken | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Shawn Mansfield | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science, Department of Botany |
| Karl Aquino | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Konrad Walus | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Brian Copeland | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Tara Martin | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Florian Kuchenbauer | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Hematology |
| Allison Macfarlane | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Corey Hamm | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Lisa Sundstrom | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Nicholas Swindale | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |