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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Leander | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Zoology |
| Elisabeth Cooper | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Tom Scholte | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| A Jon Stoessl | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Lewei Zhang | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Patricia Badir | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Sujatha Ramdorai | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Brian Harry Marcus | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Tai-Peng Tsai | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Wendy Robinson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Bernard Laval | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Pablo Shmerkin | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| John Ries | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
| Zachary Hudson | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Catherine Garnis | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Mark Carpenter | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Bern Klein | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Vinayak Vatsal | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| William Miller | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Robert Rohling | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Bruce Vallance | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Siyun Wang Kazun | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Kenichi Takahata | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Bonny Norton | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Steven Wilton | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Lee Paul Gunderson | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Stepan Wood | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Frank Donald Wood | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Curtis Berlinguette | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Sheldon Green | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Catharine Rankin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Claudia Ruitenberg | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Rose-Marie Dechaine | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Leonora Angeles | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Filip Van Petegem | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Shaylih Muehlmann | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Sam Michael Wiseman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Harvey Lui | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Dermatology & Skin Science |
| Toni Schmader | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Sian Echard | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Takamasa Momose | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Darren Dahl | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Scott Hinch | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Philip Loewen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| George Belliveau | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Sven Bachmann | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Daniel Graf | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Anita DeLongis | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Catharine Winstanley | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Tony Yang | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |