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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyeth Wasserman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Peter Tsz Lung Choi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Maureen Ashe | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Robert Holt | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Psychiatry |
| Paul Pavlidis | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Glenn Sammis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Eric Cytrynbaum | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Francis Lynn | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Darko Odic | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Yue Qian | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Reinhard Jetter | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Chemistry |
| Younes Alila | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Hannah Wittman | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability |
| Taraneh Sowlati | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Steve Feng | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Ailana Fraser | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Sudip Shekhar | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Sheila Woody | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Yevhenii Pakhomov | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Paul Gustafson | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Helene Cote | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Sian Echard | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Toph Marshall | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Thomas Kemple | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |
| Torsten Nielsen | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Rima Wilkes | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Leticia Aviles | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Jonathan Davies | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Kuo-Shyan Lin | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
| Thaïsa Way | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Deborah Giaschi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Christopher Wyatt | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Michael Griffin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Department of Philosophy |
| Vincent Wong | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Daniel Pauly | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Department of Zoology |
| Deborah Money | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Vicky Bungay | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Elizabeth Saewyc | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Sally Otto | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Sabrina Wong | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Robert Rohling | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mary Bryson | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| William Mohn | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Jason Hein | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Mark Schaller | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Carl Ollivier-Gooch | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Bryan Gick | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Bernard Perley | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies |
| Andrew Jorgenson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Mariana Brussoni | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health |