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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Laks Lakshmanan | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Janine Benedet | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Brian Wilson | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Bruno Zumbo | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Natalie Strynadka | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Jessica Wang | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Peter Lansdorp | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Brenna Bhandar | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| 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 |
| Dorothy Chang | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Maria Soledad Fernandez Utrera | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Matias Salibian-Barrera | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Joerg Rottler | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Alfred Hermida | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Journalism, Writing, and Media |
| Raymond Andersen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Chemistry |
| Evelyn Stewart | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Larry Lynd | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Paul Anthony Keown | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Nephrology |
| Alexandra Fedorova | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Ian Frigaard | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics |
| Freda Miller | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics |
| Nelly Pante | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |