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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kershaw | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Laura Janara | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Rebecca Todd | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Lorne Kastrukoff | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Juanita Sundberg | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Alexander Guillermo Beristain | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Navid Shahnaz | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Annalisa Meyboom | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Frederick Cutler | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Jesse Perla | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Althea Thauberger | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| H.Monty Montgomery | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Social Work |
| Sarah Benson-Amram | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Department of Zoology |
| Kevin McNeilly | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Sarah Burke | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy, Department of Chemistry |
| Kelly Brown | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Jan Bena | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Jude Kornelsen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Anthony Lau | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |