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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Meyers | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |
| Morgan Price | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Maria Holuszko | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Laura Nimmon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Crystal Dawn Karakochuk | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Fuyubi Nakamura | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Mark Turin | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology |
| 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 |
| Jessica Main | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Noelle Davis | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Michael Feeley | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Cristiano Loss | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Fatema Amijee | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Johanna Sam | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Katharina Piechocki | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Bradley Powers | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| William Kendal Bushe | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Millie Creighton | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Roger Tam | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Hubert Wong | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Naomi Zimmerman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Tony Silva | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |