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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine White | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Rena Sharon | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| William Gibson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Ara Norenzayan | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Amy Angert | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Zoology |
| Colin Gay | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Rajeev Jaiman | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Gary Hinshaw | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Harish Krishnan | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Andre Marziali | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Hasan Cavusoglu | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Lisa Matthewson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Anita Palepu | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of General Internal Medicine |
| Farid Laroussi | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Amori Mikami | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Sandra Robinson | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
| Tamara Munzner | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Jason Barton | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Thomas Oxland | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| John Madden | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Alison Elliott | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Steven Miller | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Andrew Macnab | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Leanne Currie | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Mary Chapman | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Hugh Davies | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Christopher Wyatt | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Peter Zed | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Simon Peacock | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Murat Aydede | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Diane Lacaille | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Rheumatology |
| Yuzhuo Wang | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| James Kronstad | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Romeo Chua | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Abdul Karim Qayumi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Tal Jarus | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Yi Qian | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Corey Nislow | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Stavros Avramidis | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| David Fedida | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Michael Kobor | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Russ Algar | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Jonathan Davies | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Margaret Kovach | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Kelly Marshall McNagny | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics |
| Evan Wood | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Social Medicine |
| Maureen Kendrick | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Joseph Monteyne | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Darren Irwin | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Peter Cripton | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |