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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Abrutyn | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Yossef Av-Gay | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Michael Underhill | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| David Moore | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Stefan Taubert | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Edwin H Yen | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Purang Abolmaesumi | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Paul Beaudry | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| James Kronstad | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Romeo Chua | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Trevor Dummer | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Nathan Hesselink | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Katherine White | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Sabin Cautis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| William Lockwood | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Leonid Sigal | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Darryl Knight | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Janice Forsyth | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Rajavel Elango | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health |
| Leila Harris | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Mark Jellinek | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Kevin Leyton-Brown | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Colm Ryan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |