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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Nunez | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| David Anderson | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Isla Myers-Smith | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Russell Lundholm | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Bianca Eskelson | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Lori Brotto | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Department of Psychiatry |
| Amee Manges | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Jan Marshall Friedman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| John Roosa | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Alastair Younger | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Laura Sly | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Steven Plotkin | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Sally Otto | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Paul Quirk | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Lindsay Eltis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Amina Zoubeidi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Robert Boushel | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology, Department of Family Practice |
| Joel Conrad Bakan | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Liora Lazarus | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law |