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".
Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irem Ayan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Joel Finbloom | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Rachel Eddy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Pediatrics |
| Kasia Jankiewicz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Sweta Agrawal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Yongjin Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Statistics |
| Katrina Bouchard | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Anwar Ahmed | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Isabella Huberman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Randa Soussou | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Zelalem Taye | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Kasmintan Schrader | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Chao Liu | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Julia Spiegelman | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Hilla Weidberg | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Andrea Reid | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Drew Clark | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Anosh Irani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Simon Oya | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Muskan Chawla | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Emily Schaeffer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Milan Valyear | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Brian Grunau | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Eric Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Hyosub Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Shin Oblander | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Andrew Zheng | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Kate Hale | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Leandro Venturutti | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Keegan Korthauer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alexander Weber | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Keun Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Kaitlyn Gaynor | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology, Department of Botany |
| Brett Hilton | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Stephen Partridge | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Marlene Briggs | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| William Gourlay | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Steve Cyrille Kenne | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Skye Augustine | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Eric Kumeh | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Isha Agarwal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Thomas Velenosi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Alexandra Peck | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Allison Cloth | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Rachel Philbrick | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Phillip Domeier | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Mady Salker | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Calvin Kuo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Zahra Hayat | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Liv Yoon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |