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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Snyder | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Jocelyn Stacey | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Richard Lester | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Crystal Dawn Karakochuk | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Naomi Zimmerman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Nic Johnson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Elina Robeva | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Nadena Doharty | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Tamara Cohen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| 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 |
| Paul Schrimpf | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Valentina Radic | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Marina Roy | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Erez Aloni | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Farinaz Havaei | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Laura Nimmon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |