Research Supervisors

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)
John Mark Ansermino Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Richard Price Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Hongshen Ma Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tim Salcudean Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Lesley Andres Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Jonathan Ichikawa Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy
Susan Forwell Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Rick Carvalho Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Roland Stull Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Gavin Stuart Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Jeffrey Richards Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Roman Krems Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Sven Bachmann Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Jose Marti Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Kim Nguyen Chi Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Timothy Murphy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Jennifer Baumbusch Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Blair Leavitt Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Ann Marie Craig Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
William Unruh Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Charles Fisher Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Mark Schmidt Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Ulrich Mayer Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Ross King Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Gregory Smith Professor Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Department of Wood Science
Giuseppe Carenini Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Kevin Gregory-Evans Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Tania Lam Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Alan Jacobs Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Daan Maijer Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Ian Frigaard Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics
Stepan Wood Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Frank Donald Wood Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Susan Samuel Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Hisham Zerriffi Professor Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Department of Forest Resources Management
Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Antonio Avina Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Marwan Hassan Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Mohamed Bedaiwy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ussif Rashid Sumaila Professor Faculty of Science Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Edmond Cretu Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mark MacLachlan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Lari Hakkinen Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Joshua Folk Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Brian Wetton Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Joanne Aiko Matsubara Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Chadwick Sinclair Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Thomas Kemple Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
K.S. Joseph Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Population and Public Health
Michael Murphy Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology

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