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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel McDonald | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| 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 |
| Ken Bassett | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Lutz Lampe | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Mark Harrison | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Katharina P. Coleman | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Jiahua Chen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alison Taylor | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Andrew Martindale | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Tarek Sayed | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Megan Levings | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Evelyn Stewart | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Larry Lynd | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Kenichi Takahata | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Suzanne Simard | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Jasbir Puar | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Deborah Giaschi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Andrew Krahn | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Albert Chau | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Dragos Ghioca | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Mu Chiao | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Ayesha Chaudhry | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |