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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Marshall | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
| Jessica Flake | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Reka Juhasz | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Tricia Tang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Endocrinology |
| Glen Donaldson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Jacqueline Pettersen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Candace Galla | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| Thomas Davidoff | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
| David Silver | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| John Yee | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Michel Ducharme | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Fionn Byrne | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| David Gaertner | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| Jocelyn Stacey | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Richard Lester | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Cole Burton | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Amanda Giang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Michael Hooper | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Ilker Hacihaliloglu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine |