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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary MacDougall | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Arman Rahmim | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Nathan Nunn | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Douglas Allan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Mariana Brussoni | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health |
| Vanessa Auld | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Matthew Soules | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Paul Yong | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Michael Bostock | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| 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 |
| Juri Jatskevich | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Mahdi Taiebat | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Glenn Sammis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| James Johnson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Department of Surgery |
| Honglin Luo | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Stephen C Lam | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Peter Stirling | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |