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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Swei | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Joseph Puyat | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Eugenia Socias | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Social Medicine |
| Bathseba Opini | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Alex Wang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Miriam Spering | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Sara Stevens | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| L. Mark Anderson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Raul Alvarez Moreno | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Susan Gerofsky | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Scott McDougall | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Dongwook Yoon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Matthias Goerges | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Stefanie Blain-Moraes | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Eve Poudrier | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Yu Christine Chen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| David Kealy | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Mauricio Ponga de la Torre | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Katherine Bowers | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |