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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaojun Li | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Abel Rosado Rey | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Werner Antweiler | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
| Sean Smukler | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Emily Pohl-Weary | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Carlos Molina Hutt | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Anusha Kassan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Susan Rowley | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology |
| Pamela Dalziel | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Susan James | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Grant Charles | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Social Work |
| Ali Madiseh | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Mahsa Jessri | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Sebastien Picard | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Suna Eryigit-Madzwamuse | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Bradley Powers | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Eduardo Jovel Ayala | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Hernan Ortiz-Molina | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Ehsan Karim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |